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Defiant1:

--- Quote from: Roygbiv666 on February 17, 2019, 04:40:32 PM ---Is anyone buying indie comics?

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I shifted to indy comics in the late 90's because they had more consistency to them. The sales were lower, so the spacing between the issues got further and further apart. It was too difficult to remember what had happened in the prior issue after 8 months went by. I had to give up on them also. I quit subscribing to new comics in 2000. I've randomly picked up issues since then, but as a whole, I don't like 99.9% of the product released. Some people say "I only buy Image", but they aren't buying superhero titles. I've looked at those and don't care for those either. Shops in my area could shut down and I wouldn't miss any of them. Walking into a local comic shop is utterly depressing.  I have a pocket full of money, but they have nothing I want.

Yoc:
I'm reading a variety of books.  Nothing anymore by Marvel.  Two or three from DC and the rest are Image and indy non-hero books.  Beside Astro City I'd say Paper Girls is another real favourite of mine the last couple years. 

A few months back I managed to read the entire Savage Dragon run up to the latest issue as well as Kirkman's Invincible run.  I'm just now catching up on the Hellboy volumes and plan to move to Concrete after that.  One Punch Man has been oddly fun to read.  Like Larson's SD the hero and villains they come up with in OPM can be pretty funny.  The Rick and Morty comics are close to the tv show for story lines and fun if you are into that kind of humour.

Other books I've been reading:
American Gods
Auntie Agathas Home For Wayward Rabbits
Cinema Purgatorio
Curse Words
Die!Die!Die!
Eclipse
Elephantmen series
Everafter
Hit-Girl
John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction various series
Kick-Ass
Oblivion Song
Outcast
Prometheus (The Europe comic)
Redlands
Rose
Self-Made
Skyward
Strangers in Paradise XXV
The Freeze
United States vs. Murder - Inc.
William Gibson's Alien 3

-Yoc

erwin-k:
Like Defiant1 says, I see little or nothing I want when I go to a comic book shop these days.

Over the last few years, there is one indy title that I look forward to. That's Mr. Jigsaw the Man of 1000 Parts. Does that sound a bit familiar to older fans here? The strip, by Ron Fortier and Gary Kato, was crested for the Charlton Bullseye title back in the 1980's. Only Bullseye folded. The strip appeared in a random issue of Scary Tales. The character appeared in a few other places, as well.

But, in 2009, Jiggy began his own title with Redbud Comics. There are now about 15 issues (plus trades) available on Indy-Planet. I highly recommend them.

Defiant1:
Ron is more of an old school style writer.
I met him once when he was pushing B&W comics for a dollar.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/e262b9dca055f86c5a9b98383dd2ace4/tumblr_pn58q1Ba6E1rl13p0o1_500.pngI'm not going to chase after things he writes because it isn't usually the same subject matter that interests me.

OtherEric:
I still read lots of current comics; I like a lot of the new, modern style books.  But I like old school fun just as much.

Two current books I would recommend to people who don't like a lot of the new stuff.

1) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, from Marvel.  This book is just incredibly fun, incredibly funny, and very, very angst-free.  Plenty of action but the main character is as likely to solve problems by talking to people as fighting them.  Although when she does run into somebody where that doesn't work the fights are highly entertaining as well.

2) Love And Capes, by Thom Zahler.  Superheroes meet romantic comedy.  It's been on hiatus a few years, but is returning later this year.  It's also available as a webcomic in addition to print, so easy to read and see if you like it.  Very funny commentary on the superhero genre, it starts good and just keeps getting better as it goes along, and the rare points where it gets serious are excellent.  It has the most moving superhero death I've ever read, for instance.

http://loveandcapes.com/comic/love-and-capes-strip-1/

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