What's on your pull list?

[Agnew420]

I am writing this thrtead to find out what people are reading and what people would like to see in comcis in the future: subject matter, characters, and creative teams?
Are there certain subjects that you would like to see dealt with in the future?
(school, drugs, sex, pop culture, music, reality tv, movies etc)
This is my attempt at a focus group deeply rooted in the comic book culture, being as how pop culture such as cartoons, movies and television are deeply rooted in the comic book culture.

My Pull List includes, but is not limited to:
1. Punisher (Max, and soon Punisher War Journal)
2. DMZ (DC Vertigo)
3. Moon Knight (Marvel)
4. Civil War (Marvel and Wolverine civil War tie in)

Please, help me out, let me know what you're reading and why.
Thanks

[scottv]

I am a Spider-man kind of guy.

Amazing Spider-Man
Sensational Spider-Man
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
New Avengers
Fantastic Four
Wolverine
Civil War
Front Line

[rebelchelle]

I have a fairly long pull list. As far as subjects I would like to see tackled, I would like to see homelessness and poverty. What about a superhero response to a natural disaster? (ie. Katrina, Tsunami)

I read what I read because I enjoy the writer/characters/concept. I enjoy books from the big two as well as indepedent companies.

[Capt 30]

I am writing this thrtead to find out what people are reading and what people would like to see in comcis in the future: subject matter, characters, and creative teams?
Are there certain subjects that you would like to see dealt with in the future?
(school, drugs, sex, pop culture, music, reality tv, movies etc)
This is my attempt at a focus group deeply rooted in the comic book culture, being as how pop culture such as cartoons, movies and television are deeply rooted in the comic book culture.

My Pull List includes, but is not limited to:
1. Punisher (Max, and soon Punisher War Journal)
2. DMZ (DC Vertigo)
3. Moon Knight (Marvel)
4. Civil War (Marvel and Wolverine civil War tie in)

Please, help me out, let me know what you're reading and why.
Thanks

I am so glad you started this thread. I was just about to ask the same question. I've not been reading comics regularly for many, many moons and came back to see what was good.

So far I see some awesome art and computer color applications. Yet I'm not being grabbed by a story or concept. No one is running through the streets saying 'Did you see issue suchnsuch of thisnthat? It's awesome!'

I remember days when dudes would come flying down the street on anything from feet to wheeled vehicles just to blurt out about how Capt. America did this or Batman did that.

So that's why I came back here cause I knew if there was anything great out here it would be hyped on this board.

[Bry Kotyk]

I don't actually have a pull list, as in one of those little files where my monthly subscribed titles are stowed away for me by the comic shop. I tend to read things in trade paperback format when possible, so my buying habits are a little irregular.

As far as individual issues go, I get Usagi Yojimbo, All-Star Superman, Nextwave, the Escapists, Astonishing X-Men (for the time being), and the TMNT titles (currently TMNT, Tales of the TMNT, and Leonardo: Blind Sight).

For trades, I regularly follow Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, the Losers (which is ending), Scott Pilgrim, the Ultimates (until the end of the current volume), and the Walking Dead. I used to get Ultimate Spider-Man, but fell behind on it about three volumes ago and have yet to catch up.

Other than that, I tend to buy things on a pretty random and casual basis.

[Stephane Garrelie]

See my signature;) :)

[Cei-U!]

I don't have a pull list because, as a rule, I don't follow contemporary comics. The money I spend on comics goes mostly for Essentials and Showcase collections and assorted back issues. When I do find a modern series that interests me, such as DC's Justice, I pick up recent issues at conventions.

Hopefully that won't skew any statistical trends disproportionately.

Cei-U!
I summon the different drummer!

[Gingold]

Let's see, I pull-
DC: Action, Superman, Detective, Batman, All Star Batman, All Star Superman, 52, Birds of Prey, Atom, Justice, Secret Six, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, and Planetary. I think I'll be adding the new JLofA, Wildcats, Authority, and Gen 13 books as well. I'm on the fence with the new Wonder Woman and JSofA.

Marvel: Ultimates 2, Daredevil, Captain America, Uncanny X-Men, Astonishing X-Men Edit: oh, and Nextwave.

I follow various other stuff in collections, and I snap up most Essential and Showcase Presents books.

[BillR]

I do have a pull list, but it is a tiny one and I can never remember what's on it. Let me think...

All-Star Superman
Desolation Jones
Fell
Nextwave
Seven Soldiers

And it looks like I'll be adding Detective, Batman, Authority, and Wildcats.

Basically I get everything Grant Morrison does, plus a couple Ellis things, and then an odd bit here or there. I'm an elitist.

[AdoraSpintriae]

Civil War
Nextwave
Ultimate X-men
Blue Beetle
Ex Machina
American Virgin

[daletron]

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=132005

Incredible Hulk
Young Avengers
Captain America
Daredevil
Ultimates
(the current) Uncanny X-Men
Runaways
Annihilation Mini Event

these are all MUST haves to me... trust me on these titles, i guarantee almost everyone aggrees. the thing is i never cared about the hulk, captain america, daredevil..before but it's the writers i've learned to follow which make me actually like the character. i think following writers is the best way to go, following great writers like Brian K. Vaughn, Ed Brubaker, Mark Millar, etc...

Feel free to PM me if you want more info on where you should start reading in these titles


my favorite vertigo/story type comics:
Walking Dead
DMZ
Y The Last Man
Fables
Exterminators

[Agnew420]

This is a much bigger response than I anticipated: I was thinking in a week or two people would get to it, but this is great.
I think homelessness, and poverty are great subjects to try and tackle. Thing is they are hard to do research on in the sense of how do you walk up to a homelss person and ask them how things turned out this way for them.
Other areas of interest I can think of are child abuse (as a subjest to deal with in a comic), people with developmental disabilities (like autism and mental retardation [I plan on dealing with this in futurew issues of the book I am producing]), and politics in a more guerrilla fashion like Rage Against the Machine (I also plan on taking this on with the local rock group the Step-Monsters [they appear in the pages of my comic and will be launching campaigns against the mayor, and govenor of Apex City])
The other social issue discussed was a superhero response to a natural disaster, such as Hurrican Katrina, or maybe a tornado. They attempted this shortly after 9/11 with the attack on the World Trade Center. I realize this was not a natural disaster, but I think it may be the closest editors have allowed in such a fashion. I think a group of heroes , whether they be super powered or not, responding to a disaster the caliber of Katrina would be an amazing story. It might also delve into a political type scenario with how the government responded to the people affected.
Terrorism is most likely going to be what writers attempt to tackle in a more fictionalized way. I can't think that a writer might take the liberty of directly attacking the governemental system we currently have in place. Although I would certainly applaud any efforts in this matter. I am sort of going to be tackling this in future issues of Youth in Asia. Right now I am working on issue 2 which is deeply routed in a vigilante type story, based in a serial kidnapping. It's all action and the end brings a nice closure although I feel I am going to have a swerve in how the local government responds to the vigilante in question and the people responsible for the serial kidnappings.
Please let me know if there are any other events or subject matters you might like to see in a comic. I am mainly working at a pop culture type story. Here is a quick synopsis:
Youth in Asia:
It revolves around a guy and his sidekick, who moves into the city and makes friends with the local misfits. The book is about their adventures and everyday life. Although sometimes that everyday life involves jumping rooftop to rooftop prowling the dark alleyways in search of evil. But most of the book will focus on a handful of characters that are truly beyond family. They have several common bonds which include, making people self aware, trying to undermine the mayor of Apex City and the govenor of the state, rock music, horror movies and even wrestling. I know you might think wrestling won't work in a comic book, but there is a genre out there for everyone. I think it's about time that wrestling got it's due and not with it being cheesey like the old WCW comics from Marvel or the attempt at horror and the control of Hell with the Undertaker series from Chaos, although the Mankind one shot was very well done. It has to be done in a way that ordinary people can relate to in an everyday kind of way wrapped up into package that is well written from a creative/ wrestling mind as well as relate to what people know in real life. While not many people are wrestlers or go patrolling the streets at night and most certainly they don't fight maniacal super villains, they do have family and friends. That's my angle. As a friend of mine who read some of the stories said it's like Friends the tv show in terms how my characters relate to each other, but with the vigilante/ anti-hero and indy wrestler quest to make it more intriguing and action oriented. But in the end it is a love story.
this comes straight from my profile on Myspace.
this one comes from Agnew's profile: Agnew is my sidekick, the guy who rides with me into the face of battle... he's also my avatar here on CBRForums
My name is Agnew. I am a professional sidekick. I work side by side with John Nash, the number one on my top friends list. Right now I help Nash out on his comic book and at work for the Blake Foundation. Every day I help with the daily rigamerole of working with JoJo and Louise.
I am the star of the comic book Youth in Asia. It's an indy book about 8 friends living is Apex City, and how they live their daily lives. Four of them are part of a local rock band, the Step Monsters who are a cross between Rage Against the Machine and Bikini Kill. Nash is a pro wrestler by day and a super powered vigilante at night. I go everywhere with him. Kyle is Nash's girlfriend and guitarist for the Step Monsters. Grrry is Kyle's best friend and front woman for the band. She is also heavily involved in XXX, the local wrestling promotion. Em is Grrry's oldest friend, from the first day of third grade and the bassist for the Step Monsters. She is also the quietest member of the group. Only speaking with something funny or extremely intelligent, kinda like Silent Bob. Jane is the drummer, and the girlfriend of Kevin. Kevin is a certified genius of computers and a four star hacker. He's also the weapons designer for Nash and his "Oracle" of information. And Jaime is Grrry's brother. He is developmentally disabled, with the mannerisms of about a four year old. He's the only person who is allowed to call Grrry by her real name, Geri. He is also the only person who is allowed to hold Grrry's most prized possession, Grrr Bear; and is also allowed to call Agnew, Mr. Teddy. And well, I am Agnew, Nash's sidekick and best friend and confidant. Created in Nash's split personality after hsi family was brutally murdered, and placed in the confines of Norfolk Asylum. I am his guardian and protector, the one who knows Nash best and look forward to making Apex City safer, better place to live.

Please let me know what you think. Issue one is out right now and is heavily centered on the wrestling promotion, issue 2 is due in late August/early September, and issue 3 is slated to be a slack type story in homage to Kevin Smith.

[matt levin]

Favorites: Age of Bronze, Autumn, Boneyard, Conan, Colonia, Castle Waiting, Daredevil, Fables, Fell, Jack Staff, Jonah Hex, (Lone Wolf), Next Wave, Usagi.

Now, double that...no, triple that list, and you have, god help me, what I order each month. Not listed, "newcomers" Dusty Starr and Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse.


Matt

[BigBoss]

it's in my sig.

[Reptisaurus!]

The Comics Journal. Everything else I can find on the shelves.

[whitey museum]

siggy siggy

[DubipR]

Manditory Pulls on my list:
- Testament
- Catwoman
- Jonah Hex
- all Grant Morrison projects
- Thunderbolts
- Heroes For Hire
- Iron Wok Jan
- Love & Rockets
- Angry Youth Comix
- Uncle Scrooge

Everything else I'll either pick up if I feel like it or read someone else's book

[stealthwise]

Hmm..

Ultimates 2
All-Star Superman
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Y the Last Man
She-Hulk
Nextwave


Wow. I made some recent cuts to my list, but I'm looking at dropping about four more of those titles, and Y is ending within the next year.

[The New Fate]

My Pull List:

Civil War
Civil War:Frontline
Ms. Marvel (Civil War) just ended
Runnaways/Yong Avengers (Civil War) ending soon
New Avengers (started w/ #24)
Incredible Hulk (started w/ Planet Hulk #100)
X-Men 1st Class
X-Men: Phoenix Warsong
Ultimates 2
Ghost in the Shell
52
Justice

Future Pull list:

Punisher War Journal
X-23
Runnaways (starting w/ #22)
Bullet Points
Thunderbiolts (starting w/ #110)
JSA

[the film freak]

I mostly pick up trades but currently...

Savage Dragon (which I'll probably never drop).
Invincible
BPRD
Hellboy
Jack Staff
Mouse Guard
Shaolin Cowboy
All Star Superman
Ex Machina
Astro City

Been giving some of the Wildstorm relaunches a try, the new Batman (Morrison and Kubert), Superman (by Busiek and Pacheo) and Wonder Woman runs as well. Also occasionally mini like the Wagner Batman stuff or whenever Morrison does something.

[Agnew420]

1. Punisher [MAX]
2. Punisher War Journal [if it ever ships]
3. Moonknight
4. Pirates of Coney Island
5. DMZ
6. Bombqueen
and of course, if I weren't writing and drawing it I'd be pulling Youth in Asia too, but I can just steal my copy when I get it printed
I am also reading Civil War and the Wolverine tie in to Civil War

[Mike Smash!]

My Pull List:

Ultimates 2
Ultimate Hulk vs. Wolverine (if it ever comes out)
The Incredible Hulk
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Ex Machina
Y - The Last Man
The Walking Dead
Conan
Daredevil
Astonishing X-Men
X-Factor
Justice Society of America
Action Comics
Superman
All-Star Superman
Supergirl and the Legion of Super Heroes
She-Hulk
52
Civil War
Empire on the Planet of the Apes (when it comes out)

[Cactusakic]

My pull list recently went up to over 120 titles per month.
I always swore I would never let it go over 100 so when I realised that it had got so high I started making cuts. It's now down to pretty much 100 and with things such as civil war coming to a close soon it should drop to around 90 after xmas.
As far as my "Essential" titles go, it would be:

Y: The Last Man
The Exterminators
DMZ
Punisher (Max)
Nextwave
Runaways
Ultimates
Daredevil
Walking Dead
Fell
Invincible
Astonishing X-Men
Wasteland
Ex Machina
Jonah Hex
Incredible Hulk

[dupersuper]

See my sig. Also, I'm getting Birds of Prey up to 100, The Next, The Boys, some Civil War tie-ins (New Avengers, a few of the friendly neighbourhood Spiderman and Wolverine, the Cap/Iron Man special...), and Krypto.

[glue]

Agents of Atlas
Ant Man
Astonishing X-Men
Captain America
New Excalibur
Hulk
Dr Strange
Atom
Batman (for Morrison's run)
Flash
JLA
Superman Confidential
Wonder Woman


I also get Conan and Goon in trades.

[Mr. Palmer]

American Splendor
American Virgin
Deadman
DMZ
Exterminators
Loveless
Testament
The Other Side
Crossing Midnight
Escapists
The Boys
Jonah Hex

[will_butler]

Good to see the love for American Virgin, Mr. Palmer. I fear that book may get the axe if the sales continue sliding, but I'm really enjoying it thus far. C'est la vie. My pulls are in my sig. Lots of minis, irregularly published stuff, and bimonthlies. I need Warren Ellis to do some more longform monthly work, though were I him, I'd more than likely not bother, either.

Will

[Sam T.]

New Avengers
Fantastic Four
Incredible Hulk
She-Hulk
Ms. Marvel
Civil War
Civil War: Frontline
Amazing Spider-Man
Sensational Spider-Man
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Astonishing X-Men
X-Factor
Wolverine
Wolverine: Origins


I'll probably be adding more soon...:D

[G. Wayne]

I’d mention the subject matter I’d like to see in comics, but that kinda ties heavily into the original material I’m writing for hopeful publication.

I go for superheroes mostly. I like the idea of Super McHero fighting Powered the Villain, so sue me. This list doesn’t include anything that’s coming out soon or anything that comes out once in a blue moon (heh), but here’re the essentials of mine.

52
Action Comics
Astonishing X-Men
Authority
Cable & Deadpool
Conan
Ghost Rider
Green Lantern Corps
Hellboy
Incredible Hulk
Justice League of America
Ms. Marvel
New X-Men
Planetary
Runaways
Shadowpact
Squadron Supreme
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Legacy
Street Fighter II
Supergirl
Superman
Teen Titans
Ultimate Power
Ultimate X-Men
Ultimates
Uncanny X-Men
WildCATS
Wolverine Origins
X-Men
X-Men: Phoenix Warsong

[Babylon23]

My pull list changes fairly regularly. At the moment, I seem to be dropping more and more Marvel titles. DC have drawn me in big time with IC and OYL.

Marvel

Excalibur
X-Factor
Daredevil
Thunderbolts (I'll be dropping this with issue #109)
Captain America
Young Avengers (If it ever comes back)

DC

JSA & JSA Classified (The one book I'll buy regardless of creative team. I love DC's golden age characters, and I'll buy any book featuring any of the JSA/All-Star Squadron characters)
52
Batman
Detective Comics
Catwoman
Robin
Superman
Action Comics
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Teen Titans
JLA

Other Publishers

Boom Studios

Hero Squared
Planetary Brigade
Jeremiah Harm

IDW

Fallen Angel

Ape Entertainment

The Black Coat

There's a few series I buy in trades, either because I missed them as single issues or because I think they read better in that format

Birds of Prey
Outsiders
Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimates
Fables
Y: The Last Man

As for what issues I'd like to see covered, I don't mind seeing any topic explored, as long as the writer has researched the topic in question. One of the amazing things about comics is how human topics can be extrapolated upon and explored in a superhuman environment. In many respects, the larger than life settings of a comic universe can be used to examine a topic in its most extreme form.

[Graham Vingoe]

All-Star Superman
SUPERGIRL AND THE LOSH ( until around issue 25 then I'm gone:( )
52
MS MARVEL - I may cancel this its on probation
DAREDEVIL
CAPTAIN AMERICA
POWERS
PLANETARY
CIVIL WAR ( plus various and sundry tie-ins)
NEW AVENGERS
THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST
THE ULTIMATES for 1 more issue
NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI
newuniversal
THUNDERBOLTS (FROM ISSUE 110 THE RELAUNCH)

[stealthwise]

I have only a few titles on my pull list currently.

Y the Last Man
Ultimates 2
The Goon
Nextwave
X-Factor
All-Star Superman

er... that might be it. Wow, at this rate I might have nothing in six to twelve months.

[Althalus]

That's my current pull list (only those series that have currently at least one issue solicited):

Artesia - Besieged (6)
Boneyard
Burglar Bill [Image] (6)
Castle Waiting, vol.2
Comics Journal, The
Devil's Panties
Dinowars: Jurassic War of the Worlds (3)
Dork Tower
Escapists, The (6)
Experts, The
Fell
Forgotten Realms - Dark Elf - Crystal Shard (3)
Gargoyles
Gold Digger
Jack Staff
Justice League Unlimited
Leading Man (5)
Lions, Tigers and Bears, vol.2 (4)
Looking Glass Wars: Hatter M (4)
Love and Capes
Lullaby (ongoing)
Magician: Apprentice, REF's (6) [Marvel]
Mouse Guard (6)
NewUniversal
Nextwave (12)
Ninja High School
Ninja Scroll
Outer Orbit (4)
Perfect Dark: Janus' Tears (6)
Phonogram (6)
Power Pack, Spider-man and (4)
PvP [Image]
Retro Rocket (4)
Rokkin (6)
Sabrina (the Teenage Witch) vol.2
Sidekick (5)
Spider-Man loves Mary Jane (15)
Spirit, The
Thieves & Kings
True Story, Swear to God [Image]
Truth, Justin, and the American Way (5)
Usagi Yojimbo
White Tiger (6)
Wonderland
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse

But then, I have to put every series on pull, even minis and irregular series. Since I live outside the US, I have to preorder everything (no shop over here orders stuff like that for the racks anymore).


~Althalus

[SKETCHSANCHEZ]

Just gonna copy and paste my online pull list

1 52 Weekly Series DC Regular
2 Action Comics DC Regular
3 All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder DC Regular
4 All Star Superman DC Regular
5 Authority DC Regular
6 Batman DC Regular
7 Blue Beetle DC Regular
8 Detective Comics DC Regular
9 DMZ DC Regular
10 Flash: The Fastest Man Alive DC Regular
11 Friday The 13th DC Regular
12 Gen 13 DC Regular
13 Green Lantern DC Regular
14 Green Lantern Corps DC Regular
15 Ion DC Regular
16 Justice League Of America DC Regular
17 Manhunter DC Regular
18 Midnighter DC Regular
19 Nightmare On Elm Street DC Regular
20 Red Menace DC Regular
21 Robin DC Regular
22 Rush City DC Regular
23 Shadowpact DC Regular
24 Supergirl DC Regular
25 Supergirl And The Legion Of Super-Heroes DC Regular
26 Superman DC Regular
27 Teen Titans DC Regular
28 Tranquility DC Regular
29 Trials Of SHAZAM! DC Regular
30 Uncle Sam And The Freedom Fighters DC Regular
31 Wildcats DC Regular
32 Wonder Woman DC Regular
33 Worldstorm One-Shot DC Non-Regular
34 Supermarket IDW Publishing Regular
35 Invincible Image Regular
36 Pirates Of Coney Island Image Regular
37 Walking Dead Image Regular
38 Day Of The Dead: The Rising Of Bub Independents Regular
39 Dead @17 Independents Regular
40 G.R.A.V.E. Grrrls: Destroyers Of The Dead Independents Non-Regular
41 Ghostbusters Independents Regular
42 Hack Slash Independents Regular
43 Middleman Vol 2 Independents Regular
44 Modern Man Independents Regular
45 Night Of The Living Dead: Barbara's Zombie Chronicles Independents Non-Regular
46 Painkiller Jane Independents Regular
47 Street Fighter II Cover A
48 Street Fighter Legends Cover A Dogan Independents Regular
49 Lo-Fi Comics & Entertainment Magazine Magazines Regular
50 Amazing Spider-Girl Marvel Regular
51 Civil War Marvel Regular
52 Criminal Marvel Regular
53 Genext Marvel Regular
54 Moon Knight Marvel Regular
55 Punisher Marvel Regular
56 Spider-Man: Reign Marvel Regular
57 Squadron Supreme Marvel Regular
58 Ultimate Power Marvel Regular
59 Wolverine Marvel Regular
60 X-Factor

[Reptisaurus!]

The Comics Journal.