What are you reading right now?

Howard the Duck · 07-31-2011, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

My oldest friend is an absolute comic nut and has literally a whole room dedicated to Marvel and DC comics storage, he keeps most of the best comics safe in see through plastic bags, I'm sure you know the type

and he swears by Marvel and up until around the late 80s and early 90s DC just couldn't compete with Marvel. From what I've read of both uptil the late 70s, Marvel is in a different league quality wise, even though I do like a lot of the really old Batman stuff from the 30s and 40s.

Anybody who hasn't read stuff by Marvel in the 60s and 70s should do so, this really is the Golden Age of Marvel.

DC had a pretty bad spate in the 80s when their best-selling comic (Batman) sold worse than Marvel's least-selling comic (Shang-Chi)

but I think they've caught up since then, with sterling stories

**Janszoon** · 07-31-2011, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Hell I didn't know you guys were Marvel fans

In 2009 I started reading nearly all of the main Marvels titles from the early to mids 60s onwards and starting off with the oldest titles such as Fantastic Four and Thor etc, two years later and I'm upto the late 70s.

At this rate given the huge title expansion that Marvel underwent in the 80s and 90s, I should be upto date in around 10 years time

I've always been more of a DC fan myself. Batman and Swamp Thing are my favorites.

Unknown Soldier · 07-31-2011, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

(Batman) sold worse than Marvel's least-selling comic (Shang-Chi)

Don't you mean Master of Kung Fu, which was one of the best comics ever written, Shang-Chi was the name of the main character.

**Janszoon** · 07-31-2011, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

I'm actually reading a DC graphic novel right now: The Dark Knight Returns.

One of my favorites.

Unknown Soldier · 07-31-2011, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I've always been more of a DC fan myself. Batman and Swamp Thing are my favorites.

Seems like I'm the only true Marvel believer on here

I'm also a huge Batman fan and have a load of those to read as well. Batman probably has the best array of villains of any super heroe character, only Spiderman can match him.

HajjLaboratory · 07-31-2011, 10:10 AM

A corperate business book

Howard the Duck · 07-31-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Don't you mean Master of Kung Fu, which was one of the best comics ever written, Shang-Chi was the name of the main character.

its full name was Shang Chi : Master of Kung Fu, i believe

i loved it as well

but that one, along with Moon Knight (another great title) was Marvel's worst-selling in the 80s

RVCA · 07-31-2011, 02:02 PM

Life of Pi

So far I'm loving the interplay of different religions. It's kind of odd to be reading a fictional narrative from the perspective of a Muslim-Hindu-Christian immediately after reading God Is Not Great (a clearly anti-theist diatribe against all religion) and The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (a sci-fi tale that delves deeply into the ideas of spirituality)

Dr.Seussicide · 07-31-2011, 07:21 PM

Read these two books recently:

A definitely terrific read! Extremely short, but good nonetheless and nothing short of inspirational.

Paulo Coelho's themes are a recurrent one, and for that reason, the ending of this novel seemed a bit predictable. But it is riddled with some every insightful anecdotes and some powerful realizations.

The next book on the list:

storymilo · 08-01-2011, 11:21 PM

The Code Book

Nearing the end of this, and for a book that's largely about math, it manages to be pretty engrossing. It's basically a rundown of the history of cryptography, and the author weaves technical explanations in with dramatic historical events remarkably well. Really gives you a feel for how much of history has hinged on a cipher.

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Dr.Seussicide FakingSuicideForApplause Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: I live in a van down by the river Posts: 1,365	Read these two books recently: A definitely terrific read! Extremely short, but good nonetheless and nothing short of inspirational. Paulo Coelho's themes are a recurrent one, and for that reason, the ending of this novel seemed a bit predictable. But it is riddled with some every insightful anecdotes and some powerful realizations. The next book on the list: __________________ I'll stay if I ever could, and pick up your pieces babe, because there's never a perfect day. Don't fret, baby, we're simply growing And my darling, I wouldn't mind to die like this.

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RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Life of Pi So far I'm loving the interplay of different religions. It's kind of odd to be reading a fictional narrative from the perspective of a Muslim-Hindu-Christian immediately after reading God Is Not Great (a clearly anti-theist diatribe against all religion) and The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (a sci-fi tale that delves deeply into the ideas of spirituality)

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storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	The Code Book Nearing the end of this, and for a book that's largely about math, it manages to be pretty engrossing. It's basically a rundown of the history of cryptography, and the author weaves technical explanations in with dramatic historical events remarkably well. Really gives you a feel for how much of history has hinged on a cipher.