I've been reading comics for over 40 years and the dollar bins is probably the best way to dive in. It's low risk/ high reward, and the quickest path to discovering a readers likes and dislikes in medium. I'm a new subscriber, found your channel through booktube and happily surprised to get comic videos too.
Very true! I've really been enjoying it, and as you said, it's been a way to explore a wide variety of stuff and see what I like and don't like. Glad you're here. It's mostly book talk around these parts, but I'll probably be throwing a few comic videos in here and there.
This is so awesome! Also, perfect timing for me. I just picked up my first comic in about 10 years. I saw Zorro riding a dual sport and had to read Zorro Man of the Dead. Since then I asked around for recommendations and unlocked this whole new world. I think you’d love Half Past Danger and Mercenary Sea. Both of those were suggested to me.
Those aren't books!!! Ha. I love the idea of Dollar Store GI Joe but then got sad when I thought about the poor kid who's stuck with them. EC comics were the best. Dont know about any new stuff, but those Dark Horse reprint anthologies are magnificent. I get the hardcover versions, and they are some of the favorite books I own.
Dude, Six from Sirius...anytime you see a Paul Gulacy comic in the dollar bins, grab it. I recently took those same Lugers from a dollar bin! That New America series is a spinoff of Scout from Tim Truman (Grimjack, The Spider pulp hero comic); he's another name to look out for. Since you mentioned dinosaurs and men's adventure in comics, try to get hands on Mark Schultz's Xenozoic Tales which has recently come back into print as a trade. Gorgeous artwork and next level fun.
I saw @ITCamefromthePage show some websites you can read comics on panel by panel and he pointed out how it hits harder that way because your peripheral vision doesn't subconsciously spoil the next scene. I find that intriguing.
Okay, I'll be "that guy." The interior art in the "New EC" doesn't even deserve the staples that hold its pages together compared to the legendary "New Trend" line from the 50's (featuring the greatest group of comics artists ever assembled in one place).
