Tempy wrote:

I've not partaken in Century because the 60s one got slated. If they collect it together and shove it out in a cheap TPB I might bother with it. I really like the original stories though, War of the Worlds part is excellent.

Yeah, Century 2009 has the same "spot the reference at the expense of plot" issues that '69 had.  I suppose you could argue it's a deliberate attempt to reflect the superficial nature of the era (something alluded to several times in 09).  In fairness the latest installment is more coherent than '69 was, and has a couple of great pay-offs (and a whole bunch of loose ends too).  It's worth a read at some point, as it's still pretty entertaining, it's just a shame Moore seems to have opted to create a sort of pop-culture Where's Wally, rather than a proper story, well told.

Bollockoff wrote:

Just starting tin_robot's spare Jerusalem. Right from the first couple of pages involving the camp survivor playing with the author's daughter on the plane I knew i'd be enjoying this.

I don't normally go with smileys, but... 

Wait, the old one or the new one? Cos I have the old one on my reading pile.

Of the 52, it did seem to be the best in theme and look. Some of that stuff was pisspoor. New Starfire and Catwoman stuff has to be seen to be believed.

My The Walking Dead Book 1 turned up today and it is rather lovely. The hardback is incredibly well presented and the extra content is very good.

The actual comic has been excellent so far.

Well I have one hell of a long way to go before I catch them up so its all good!
The hardcover versions will end up being a rather nice collection over all.

Is it only realease one a month then?

I didn't realise they were so far apart. I'm going to catch them up really quickly then.

Still, they both shit on everything put out by DC and Marvel by a country mile.

I thought walking dead was six monthly?

Just pre-ordered the paperback reprint of volume 2 of Grant Morrisons run on JLA. I've been trying to get a hold of it for fucking ages and I'm quite excited about finally having it. I've never pre-ordered a comic before.

Have also bought The Return of Bruce Wayne, the side-story between the end of the recent Batman & Robin and Batman Incorporated.

I love me some Batman.

Unless it's The Invisibles.

*runs*

It's not so much the comic itself, which should be awesome, its more the having wanted it for so long and finally being able to have it.
Still, if you can't get excited by the little things in life...

Neil Gaiman's writing a new Sandman series for its 25th anniversary.  It's basically a prequel detailing the events leading up to his capture in issue 1.  I was a massive fan in its day, but am oddly not as excited as I might have been.  Still, Gaiman's on board, and JH Williams is pretty much the perfect artist for it...

There's ever been a place for that Jim Lee thing, but only at the hands of actual Jim Lee.

Like, I've never actually read his '90s X-Men stuff but even I know exactly what he made that cast look like.