Been getting deeper into comics

[Broken_Hero]

the past couple of months, just bought about 30 back issues of Superman from the late 80's through 2004(bargain bin, for a buck each). I actually remembered quite a few of the storylines/art work on the comics I picked up. Going through huge bins of comics, and remembering old story lines has been a small, but pleasant joy of mine lately, its amazing how remembering these issues, brings a smile back to my face.

I left single issue comics(picking them up weekly/montly) in Jan of 1994, when my parents house caught fire and my 1500+ comics got destroyed...since then I've been a graphic novel hound. I've been trying to keep current on superman, superman/batman, and Action Comics, but I'm finding it hard to find issues. Some stores have 1 or 2, and I have to hit a circuit of 4 stores to find everything, its kind of a pain, but at least it gives me something to do.

[semillama]

1. Do you read any of the Vertigo titles?

I don't care much for the main DC line (I'm a Marvel guy myself) but Vertigo is the pinnacle of comics today in my opinion, followed by Dark Horse and Avatar.

[Broken_Hero]

2. Never got into Vertigo

but on the other hand I could never find them, especially when I first got into comics.

Although with Dark Horse I did read quite a few Terminator/Alien comics. With Vertigo, I see a lot of there titles(currently) and I don't know where to begin, or know if they are worth the chance. If you got recommendations, I'm all ears...

[Broken_Hero]

3. Any worth while Marvel titles I should start reading?

I use to be an Xmen/Spiderman/Hulk guy, but I drifted from them(except Hulk). I see a lot of Capt America, Avengers titles...not sure if the current storylines are worth getting into...hell, I'm still trying to keep on top of the DC side of things(superman/batman).

[semillama]

4. I basically now just look at who the author is

I used to read the X-titles, but they proliferated like bunnies, so I stopped for a while. I currently read Wolverine, X-men, and Astonishing X-men. The Astonishing X-men TPBs are worth picking up - the first couple volumes were written by Joss Whedon, and then Warren Ellis picked it up for a good run. Also, the stories DON'T tie into any crossovers - they all stand alone. So you can read them without having to figure out what is happening in the Avengers or a different x-title.

If Jason Aaron is writing something, I'll pick it up, because he's one of the best new writers out there right now. I heartily recommend his series, Scalped, which is among the best comic book writing and art being produced today.

[Broken_Hero]

5. Thanks for the info

Xmen was usually a decent read when I was into comics(late 80's/early 90's). The past couple of days I've been reading a lot of Marvels Civil war series....

I read:

Road to Civil War
Civil War Frontline-1
Civil War-Frontline-2
Civil War
Civil War-Captain America
Civil War-Spiderman

They are all graphics, fwiw. I also got Civil War Punisher, and Civil War Wolverine. The series so far is pretty damn good, I liked the angle of Speedball(?) the guy who got the blame for the Stamford explosion and basically put a huge charge into the superhero registration act.

I've also read Swamp Thing Bad Seed, and Sam and Twitch:Writer.

[WCGreen]

7. Those are pretty cool reads...

[Broken_Hero]

6. I picked up the Batman Arkham Asylum comic

that come out this past wednesday, its part 1 of 5(I believe). So far the comic is very top notch, and it takes place/is a filler in between the ending of Batman Arkham Asylum(the video game), and the new game coming out later this year, Batman Arkham City.

I also picked up the HC of Brightest Day vol 2, its a pretty solid story line, artwork is down right amazing....

[semillama]

8. Most of my haul last week was Dark Horse Mignola titles

You owe it to yourself to read Hellboy and BPRD if you don't already. Some of the best storytelling in comics today.