So what books do you think are actually worth the $3 price you pay? I don't mean your favorites. I mean which ones do you read that occupy your interest consecutively enought to warrant three bucks? Mine is Cable/Deadpool. The intro pages alone are enough entertainment to keep me shelling out $3 an issue. I just read the latest issue and having Black mamba, Asp, and Diamondback talking about dirty minded fanboys was priceless. Great Great Book!
if I could find a comic store near me (not online) then pretty much anything in the Ultimate series would keep me coming back. Anything with Deadpool in it probably would too (those pages you posted from one a month or so back where he was talking to Sinister were priceless)
Strangers in Paradise. Consistantly well written and illustrated. Ultimate Spider-Man. See above. Currently also the miniseries Girls by the Luna Bros.
-ULTIMATES 2 -The SUPERMAN/BATMAN "With a Vengeance" arc so far -INVINCIBLE -The Seven Soldiers series -ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER
Definitely Cable & Deadpool. Whedon's Astonishing X-Men, Ultimate Spider-Man, Punisher, and Y: The Last Man are all worth the money as well.
Geez, looks like I didn't (entirely) need to post that thread about Cable & Deadpool. Anyway, Ultimate Spider-Man is definitely worth it. I've enjoyed it since I started with the impostor Spidey almost three years ago. When "Warriors" was announced, my first thought was: "Oh no, not another Kingpin story." But I'm actually enjoying it. Probably because Black Cat is back, and the "new" characters are keeping the story fresh.
Ultimates 2 House of M Spider-Man (I can't wait for the finale, this has been one of the best stories I've seen in YEARS) Astonishing X-Men Anything else, I'm not so sure about. I WANT to say Iron Man, Daredevil, etc, but there are so many times just recently that I read an issue and want more...but not in the good way. It feels as though those issues should have more SUBSTANCE in them, rather than feeling like something light and airy (and substance doesn't necessarily connotate an incredibly wordy issue...Daredevil v.2 #49 and 50 were incredibly NOT text-heavy, and yet were still very satisfying comics).
Ultimates 2 New Avengers Ultimate Fantastic Four Marvel Knights Spidey (although when Pat Lee takes over I am OUTTA there)
Right now I got only two books, Gold Digger and Street Fighter. I've got every issue of SF so far, and I haven't missed an issue of GD in several years.
Superman/Batman (THIS COMIC BAD. DOOMZARRO HATE IT VERY MUCH!) JLA (got sucked back in with "Syndicate Rules" and been loving it ever since) Supergirl (it has a solid start and will be picking up steam real soon) New Avengers (Giving Luke Cage his due is worth it for me) Ultimate Fantastic Four (only regular Ultimate title I get) Fantastic Four (JSM is a worthy sucessor to Waids run)
"Crossover" was the most enjoyable story arc in any comic in quite some time. Plus it really helps that the artist draws Sue in a super hot fashion. Super hot.
I think he gonna be the regular artist though "Tomb of Namor" or so. Hiro and I hate how he does Johnny. Cut the f*cking perm and give him a classic Torch look for crying out loud!
I buy a lot of books monthly, but the one's that are actually WORTH it... That's a really good question. The only Marvel book I'm really attached to is Ultimates 2. The other "must-buys" all seem to come from the DC/Wildstorm/Vertigo stables, which sort of surprised me. Ex Machina, Desolation Jones, Life During Wartime (which is vastly better than it has any right to be, given how lackluster the past few years of "Books of Magick" have been), Fables, 100 Bullets, Y: The Last Man, and Jack Cross are all indispensible. Invincible, Fell, Girls, and Silent Dragon come close, but could be axed if necessaary. Most of the traditional superhero stuff really doesn't draw my attention these days, though the current "Extremis" arc on Iron Man is friggin' brilliant.
