pryko Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 AvX is out in collection form next month I believe, might be worth waiting and getting that instead Like I said, I'm a digital reader. Don't think they get collected digitally as quick, as I was thinking I may pick up Schism also AvX was 12 issues and various tie in issues. Are the tie in issues the "Infinite" issues? Just been looking on Comixology and there are 12 issues, and various numbered issues where there is, for example Issue 1 and also Issue 1: Infinite. No. The tie in comics are basically Avengers and X-Men, etc. They each tell the stories from various characters' points of view. The 'infinite' comics are specifically digitally-optimised, which are almost animated. It's difficult to explain, but works nicely. Ah right, cheers for that. Looked earlier and there's like 28 tie-in issues Quote
Harvey Dent Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 I only read the 12 issues and prologue, you'll be fine reading just those. I do have the "AvX Consequences" first couple of issues on their way to me though, heard good things. By the way, Batman 13 is fucking awesome if anyone hasn't read it and has anyone else read Grant Morrion's Happy! ? Its absolutely mental. Quote
pryko Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Agreed on Batman 13. It's amazing. Regarding X-Men, think I'm gonna pick up Schism and AvX tomorrow morning and go from there. Comixology doesn't seem to have the Schism Prelude though, and not sure about AvX? Quote
Paid Members Chris B Posted October 22, 2012 Paid Members Posted October 22, 2012 I only read the 12 issues and prologue, you'll be fine reading just those. I do have the "AvX Consequences" first couple of issues on their way to me though, heard good things. If you want to read any other, go for AvX Uncanny X-Men, which has been pretty good. AVOID the Avengers vs X-Men tie-in. It's just meaningless fight scenes. By the way, Batman 13 is fucking awesome if anyone hasn't read it and has anyone else read Grant Morrion's Happy! ? Its absolutely mental. Both are brilliant. Scott Snyder is terrifyingly good, and I'm loving his take on The Joker. I'm actually doing the mask-look for Halloween this year. And Happy was just the most fun thing I've read in a while, and easily the most interesting thing Morrison has done in ages. Quote
Harvey Dent Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 I said a few months back on here how much I've been enjoying Scott Snyder's stuff, I think I've read most of his work since then. He's doing a Superman book with Jim Lee next year which has my interest. I just loved how off the wall Happy! was, it where Morrison is at his best. Its only a 4 issue series at the moment, but if it keeps up the standard of the first issue hopefully there'll be more. Theres some awesome stuff on Image at the moment, EVERYONE GO READ SAGA! Quote
pryko Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 I really want to get into X-Men. I picked up X-Men Season 1 at weekend and really enjoyed it. Want to get into it, but at the same time I want to get some backstory on the characters too. So not sure where to go next, and whether picking up Schism and AvX is what I want to do right now or not? Is there any sort of essential reading in anybodies opinion? Quote
spotlightmagnet1 Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 I decided to try Schism and I did enjoy it. One of the things I liked about it is I haven't read any X-Men since Grant Morrison's take and that Butterfly girl came into it, but I didn't feel lost at all. It does hit on some back story but alot of it is mentioned straight up (thanks to the decision to set part of the story in an mutant museum) and the one thing which harps back to the past without directness is the one thing almost everyone knows about the X-Men, even from watching the films. Well that's my opinion on it. Quote
pryko Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Cheers for that. I'll pick it up today then an see how it goes Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted October 28, 2012 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2012 Some sort of Comic book shop documentary on National Geographic now. Quote
Ian 86 Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 if anyone wants a copy of Schism PM me and make an offer - I have a never read copy going begging. someone bought me it and i also bought it myself (bad timing!) so i have a spare... Quote
pryko Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 I ended up not picking up AvX yet, and instead picked up a few collected editions that were available on the Comixology site, so I grabbed Dark Phoenix Saga, House of M, Second Coming and Messiah Complex as well as the individual Schism issues Quote
SSJLogan Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Has anyone else been reading Skullkickers? Its a fantastic DnD style comic book thats full of comedy and the main characters being total douchebags to everyone. Quote
pryko Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Has anyone else been reading Skullkickers? Its a fantastic DnD style comic book thats full of comedy and the main characters being total douchebags to everyone.Just checked, and Issue #0 is free on Comixology, so downloading now to check it out Quote
pryko Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 AvX collected edition is available digitally today (and in print I believe) priced at Quote
Retro Red Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 AvX collected edition is available digitally today (and in print I believe) priced at Quote
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