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Post by johnmfmorgan on Dec 18, 2011 10:47:51 GMT -7
I've got a brother-in-law for whom I usually buy trades for X-mas, but my tastes and his aren't quite flush. He is a massive Hulk fan, but I have a difficult time getting him something he hasn't already read in that quarter. He has read New Avengers and liked that, also Aaron's Wolverine run and the Brubaker/Fraction Iron Fist (which is fucking awesome). That said, my last two gifts Brubaker's Captain America and Hickman's Secret Warriors got pretty decisive mehs. DC, indepentents, and my more esoteric ultra-violent comics with no discernable heros baffle the shit out of him.
So I want to get him a good gift shouters. Which comic should I be looking for?
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Post by Dave Jordan on Dec 18, 2011 12:41:38 GMT -7
okay, if he didn't like bru's cap or hickman's secret warriors, the longer form more cerebral stories aren't his style. so really obvious hero work, and (mostly) sticking to marvel...
here's my suggestions:
warren ellis's iron man: extremis - great intro to modern era iron man stories
matt fraction's iron man - the first trade especially is a great superhero story. great character work, plus, if he liked iron fist, that's in line with this style of fraction's writing
joss whedon's astonishing x-men - this one is a bit older and very popular, so he might've read it, but it's so great. it's my favorite x-men i've ever read.
geoff johns actually did a really great avengers arc called "red zone" about the red skull with olivier coipel, he had a decent sized run on the title, but that was far and away the highlight.
i know this is an independent, but INVINCIBLE is about as pure a superhero comic as it gets. so it's obviously not going to have any characters he's familiar with, but he might fall in love with it just like pretty much everyone else that ever reads it.
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Post by mikeesaysfuckalot on Dec 18, 2011 13:12:25 GMT -7
i totally forgot my board name!! i should probably come to this board more often but im like 40 posts from 1k on skull brain so ive been preoccupied lol so whats going on??
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Post by mikeesaysfuckalot on Dec 18, 2011 13:14:53 GMT -7
invincible is a great call all the time or maybe some FF be it millar or hickman stuff or possibly just toss him some ASM by dan slott
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Post by johnmfmorgan on Dec 18, 2011 13:15:35 GMT -7
Trying to figure out what to get my bro-in-law. He's a Marvel Zombie with particular tastes.
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Post by Dave Jordan on Dec 18, 2011 13:31:03 GMT -7
millar FF could be a good choice, but i'd maybe stay away from the hickman FF. it's fucking brilliant, but it's very brainy, and very long form, he's still telling the same story he started 30+ issues ago.
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Post by mikeesaysfuckalot on Dec 18, 2011 15:06:58 GMT -7
that is very true but that said if kyle can read it then i think its accessible enough lol
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