Hellboy Community Pull Bin. What's In Your "Box"?

[Dave Scheidt]

Let's Get You Guys and Gals Talking!
What Funny books tickle your fancy these days? Here's a good oppurtunity to suggest new books and stuff.

For Me It's Been....

Shaolin Cowboy
The art is simply breathtaking..though the writing for me seems difficult to understand but I'm thinking that's the point? Geoff Darrow is a great guy by the way, got a killer quick rusty the boy robot sketch from 'em.

Powers
I know, I know..few years late on this one but wow! I love mike oemings art..almost like a combination of mignola, bruce timm and of course the king himself, jack kirby. I bought hc collection one..can't wait for the others to come out.

also Cross Bronx(Oeming's The Man)
Civil War
Astonishing X-Men
and of course..

The Goon!
Though lately I've had mixed feelings because goon noir #1 for the most part was rubbish. I hope china town is worth the wait.

[Mike Cross]

Justice
BPRD and Hellboy books
Civil War
Conan
any Essential Spider-man related books
Justice League of America
Mouse Guard
forgot one: Of Bitter Souls, a great little smaller press book by Norm Breyfogle and Chuck Satterlee..kind of heroes meet x-files meet the devil

[Mikolaj]

I'v been drifting slowly towards the non-cape teritory:

> DMZ
a great simple and incredibly fun book with a very dinamic art.

> Fables
a masterpiece.

> HB and BPRD stuff
as allways

> Ultimates 2
two issues left. a great example of lost Mark Millar's genius for these who tried to read civil war

> Walking Dead
just TPBs becouse it's both an incredibly creepy thing and it also comes out in poland.

> Eternals
no need to itroduce Neil Gaiman i hope.

> Ocasional things that get printed here.

picked up a limited polish hardcover editions of Gaiman's "Black Orchidea" and "Books of Magic" both visualy and story-wise great!

and that's mostly it.

Edit:
Totally forgot about the Mosue Guard! It's also on my list!

[Neil Hill]

The Goon!
Though lately I've had mixed feelings because goon noir #1 for the most part was rubbish. I hope china town is worth the wait.

Although I pickup more titles than I could comfortably sandwich into a post on this Messageboard, I do occasionally pickup Goon, so I'll answer to this. I agree with you regarding the uneven quality of the series. Sometimes I'm thrilled to death and other times not so much. I haven't read Goon Noir yet and probably won't, as I'm not a big fan of anthologies. Usually you get one or two great stories, but the rest often end up being midlan at best. I'll second your comments about Chinatown though. Hopefully it will live up to the hype and be worth the wait time.

[Otto66]

I like anthologies, both literary and comicbook, and see the value
of "Goon Noir" and "Hellboy: Weird Tales". Buy the artist/writer some
time to finish another project and let others play with their toys.
But, I degress. Ya wanted pulls and much like Stygian, I have many.
Here are just a few, besides Hellboy/BPRD, and why:

1)Legion of Super Heros-Been reading this series since I was just a wee-fan.
All the different writers, artists, members, restarts. Even those times when
money was tight or I'd given up on comics, I bought The Legion.
2) 52-I'm a Giffen fan. Read all his stuff and see 52 is just one big Giffen
story (much like Annihilation) where other writers and artists are involved.
Plus, I like the idea of a weekly book that is so damn well written.
3)Powers-I too was late to the game but have enjoyed every issue, even
the Caveman stuff, and have the first 2 TPBs. Oemings and Bendis are the
best combo since a shot and a BEER.
4)Batman/Detective Comics-Next to Hellboy, Batmans' my fav and these
2 books are the core.
5)Eternals-Neil Gaiman writes some nifty stuff. Wonder what he could do
with the News Gods.
6)Astonishing X-Men-Whedon/Cassiday. Shut up and let them drive.
7)Planetary-When ever it comes out. Hey, Ellis/Cassidy. I'll wait.

I could go on but then I'd be here all day.;)

[parrish]

My pull list is:

Hellboy/ BPRD

Goon

Powers

Fell

Mouse Guard, now that my shop has started carrying it (WOO HOO!)

Plastic Man

Then a bunch of cancelled/ended stuff (American Century, Transmetropolitan)

As far as Goon Noir, I wasn't that impressed, hopefully Chinatown will live up to the hype

[Eric Lofgren]

For me, I finally got it down to a manageable two- Hellboy and The RedStar. Now that Mike is no longer active in the drawing of Hellboy and The RedStar is on (permanent) hiatus, I got nuthin'. Which really isn't a terrible thing (save Mike no longer drawing HB regularily) as I can't afford comics in the first place :)

[Catlin]

Nothing right now. I've kind of lost my interests in comics *shock! gasp!* except for anything Hellboy/BPRD related. I feel like I've had a personality transplant ;)

[Lilitu]

Battle Angel Alita: Yukito Kishiro
Alita last order : Yukito Kishiro
Fortified School : Takeshi Narumi- Shinichi Hiromoto
Sky Doll: Barbucci- Canepa
Blacksad: Dìaz Canales- Guarnido
Hellboy- BPRD
and a big collection of Italian comics that I am waiting for to read

[Ken O]

Hellboy/BPRD- Naturally
Mouse Guard- Obviously
Flash- Couldn't have had a worse relaunch if they tried, but I'm still picking them up.
52- It's been a fun ride so far.
Teen Titans- I'm digging Kid Devil.
JSA- When it relaunches it is mine.
Checkmate and Justice League- Great books, but may get trimmed off the list.
Jonah Hex- Probably my favorite book on the market right now.
Fables- Been reading since issue 1.
Heroes for Hire- I did Daughters of the Dragon from reading all the old Iron Fist books. Great stuff right now. So the Iron Fist book will also get on the pull list.
X-Factor- The only mutant book worth reading.
Invincible- The best superhero book out right now.

[Otto66]

X-Factor? (Otto66 holds the back of his head with his left hand
and SMACKS his forehead with his right hand)
How could I have forgotten? Yep, luv'n the Peter David writting
on this one. Shame Ryan Sook couldn't stay as artist. Thought
for sure this would be his breakout series.

[hellboyone]

Stopped buying comics about 6 months ago. I don't miss 'em. But I'll still grab any Hellboy/BPRD books when they come out.

I'm catching up on a bunch of old comics and trades and re-reading some favorites. (Camelot 3000!)

[SpydaWeb]

Goon
Hellboy/BPRD
Shaolin Cowboy
Doc Frankenstein
Civil War
Astonishing XMen
MK Punisher
Eternals


Misc Warren Ellis stuff.

[Mike Cross]

Yeah Rick, Camelot 3000 was a great series with top notch Bolland art. His look on all the characters was truly superb and the story was darn fine as well.

[parrish]

Misc Warren Ellis stuff.

Did you go to Heroes this past summer when he was there?

[SpydaWeb]

Did you go to Heroes this past summer when he was there?

No. I live in GA. Not much chance of me going to the Carolinas.

Ellis did come to Dragon*Con a few years ago though and I sat in on his panel then. This was around the time he was just getting off shooting his Global Frequency TV Pilot. He's definately a fascinating guy to listen to. Really loves what he does.

[parrish]

Ellis did come to Dragon*Con a few years ago though and I sat in on his panel then. This was around the time he was just getting off shooting his Global Frequency TV Pilot. He's definately a fascinating guy to listen to. Really loves what he does.

Yeah, he had a panel Friday night at Heroes, but I didn't get there til Saturday so I missed it. I did stand in his line for 2 hours and he was really nice when I got my books signed.

[SpydaWeb]

Yeah, he had a panel Friday night at Heroes, but I didn't get there til Saturday so I missed it. I did stand in his line for 2 hours and he was really nice when I got my books signed.

Ellis is worth listening to when he speaks. You should try to catch his panel next time out. The one I went to was filled to bursting.

[Jon D.]

Hellboy/B.P.R.D.

Batman

thats it really... :o

[patrick r]

I don't really have any consistent monthly titles.


Hellboy (singles and trades)
B.P.R.D. (singles and trades)
Mouse Guard (singles and the hard cover when it's published)
Conan (hardbacks as published)
Cal McDonald Stories (whenever they're published)
The Walking Dead (trades only - love zombies)
Other random things from Dark Horse like the Books of...

[Gary_B]

I only buy Hellboy, BPRD, Shaolin Cowboy and Mouse Guard as they are released.

I am also amassing a few titles as they come out in tpb such as Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina and to some extent The Goon. I love Eric Powell's art but I struggle with his writing.

[SpydaWeb]

Yeah, I too pickup several books in trade that are not by pull bin.

Y the last man and 100 bullets are a couple of them, I do this with all my DC books, as I'm not the biggest fan and there's only ever a reason to pick them up when someone recommends a particular story arc.

[shonokin]

Hellboy as it comes out, BPRD in TPB form, the GOON in TPB, Mouseguard, The SPIRIT Archives and currently Death Note (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_note) which I'm enjoying greatly.

[Aaron King]

A few of my pulls have already been mentioned, so I'll skip those, but I'll add:

Escapists
Ex Machina
I'm a moderate fan of Brian K. Vaughan. Escapists has been great so far. If you're at all interested in the process of making comic books, you should pick up this title. Ex Machina is great at times and sags in others.

Incredible Hulk
I can't get enough of Planet Hulk. It's like if Flash Gordon could turn into a giant raging monster.

Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis
If anyone here liked Kurt Busiek's work on Conan, check him out on Aquaman: a young, brash hero travelling the depths of the oceans after all of its great societies have been put back in the Dark Ages by DC's recent Crisis.

Criminal
Daredevil
Ed Brubaker has been fantastic lately. These two crime titles are the bee's knees. Criminal has been like a mix between Ocean's Eleven and Reservoir Dogs so far, which is awesome.

Kabuki
I must say that I initially bought issue 6 simply for the Mignola cover. After that, though, I was hooked. I have all the issues of the current series now and I'm looking forward to the trades of the previous series. David Mack is an amazing artist.

Usagi Yojimbo
Stan Sakai is an amazing cartoonist and I love his work, which is basically historical fiction set in Medieval Japan.

Secret Six
A fun DC title based on some great villains... my first real exposure to Gail Simone.

Seven Soldiers
This title just wrapped up, and it was a great ride. A huge epic made up of seven four-issue minis and two bookends. I think most people here would really get into the Frankenstein mini and they wouldn't need any of the other issues to "get" it.

[Janzen]

Hellboy...of course...And ALL Mignolia fx. "Squid of Man"...Love it! Also "The Amazing Screw-On Head"!
Goon....But I was also dissapointed with the "noir-thing"!
Futurama...Have to stick to the comic books now!
AND
Pip & Norton...Only recently discovered this insane book!
Oh yeah...And then of course my all time favorite Jacques Tardi...

[hellboyone]

With all this Ellis talk, I forgot that Nextwave is currently the only comic I'm spending money on. It's brilliant and I'm bummed that it's ending.

Anyone interested might dig the step-by-step that Stuart Immonen posted on the Drawing Board detailing the creation of a Nextwave cover.

http://www.drawingboard.org/viewtopic.php?t=49244

There's also a neat surprise on page 3...

[Mikolaj]

With all this Ellis talk, I forgot that Nextwave is currently the only comic I'm spending money on. It's brilliant and I'm bummed that it's ending.

Anyone interested might dig the step-by-step that Stuart Immonen posted on the Drawing Board detailing the creation of a Nextwave cover.

http://www.drawingboard.org/viewtopic.php?t=49244

There's also a neat surprise on page 3...

I'm also bummed that they'r ending it. It was the best humor comic i'v read in years... I guess I'm kind of resposible for such a sad end, as I was only bu'n TPB [or the firts one so far...]. A real shame.

p.s.
Thnx for the link!

[MackSztaba]

All Hellboy stuff! Savage Dragon, i've been collecting that since 1992 when it came out.
I mostly collect art books!

[Tad]

Everything in the Helliverse
Jack Staff
Nextwave
Blue Beetle
The Perhapsanauts
Mouse Guard
The Goon
And then random stuff that looks fun. Like today I picked up the Superman Batman annual.

[sePL]

OMG, David Mack has started a new Kabuki series...?
Shieet, where do I get them issues now?
Ok,
Hellboy (Universe) / Mignola
Planetary
all Sam Kieth stuff
Kabuki (maan, that is really bothering me, Mr. Mack is a great guy)
Sergio Aragonés stuff
[edit: some Alan Moore]
as for the Manga stuff:
all Koike (LW&C, Lady Snowblood, Crying Freeman)
all Otomo
Homunculus

[parrish]

Sergio Aragonés stuff


Oops, forgot about him. He's on my pull list, too. Along with Kyle Baker.

[Neil Hill]

With all this Ellis talk, I forgot that Nextwave is currently the only comic I'm spending money on. It's brilliant and I'm bummed that it's ending.

Anyone interested might dig the step-by-step that Stuart Immonen posted on the Drawing Board detailing the creation of a Nextwave cover.

http://www.drawingboard.org/viewtopic.php?t=49244

There's also a neat surprise on page 3...

I agree with you about Nextwave Rick. I'm a huge fan of the series and lament its untimely demise. I'm glad that Stuart won't be put out to pasture though, as he'll soon be working on (I believe) Ultimate Spiderman. Now that, should be interesting.

BTW Rick, I'm logged into the drawingboard site, but I can't see any of Stuart's amazing artwork (or any images beyond avatars)! Any idea why that might be?

[hellboyone]

Those images are directly linked to Stuart's Flickr account and not to the Drawing Board. It could be that they reached their viewing quota. Try right-click-saving the images.

I'm also looking forward to his work on Ultimate Spider-Man, although I was reading Nextwave as much for Warren Ellis as I was for Immonen. Bendis (is that who's writing it?) hasn't really hooked me since his independent stuff.

[Ivar_L]

If I must say what's my all time favourite comics series, it's very likely Monsieur Jean by Dupuy & Berberian. Last week I got two books, published in English by Drawn & Quarterly. One of them is Get A Life, which collects first 3 albums. (There are 7 out in France by now if I'm not out of date.) Other one I got is Maybe Later, black and white diary-type album about hard times when making third Jean book. This was the book I haven't read before and it turned out to be as good as series! They are smaller than originals, but both are very nice hardback editions.

I also got Bopbot and The Walking Dead collections and trying to read them now... Another book I'd really like to recommend is Blankets by Craig Thompson. His Carnet De Voyage (Travel Journal) about travelling in Europe and Africa is also very interesting read.

[Ivar_L]

Sorry, double post...

[Mikolaj]

Immonen talks ultimate spider-man:
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=88987

[hellboyone]

Art collectors might wanna pounce on these very reasonably priced Nextwave originals:

http://www.fanfare-se.com/searchresult.asp?Page=2&txtSearch=stuart+immonen

[Dave Scheidt]

Let's bring this thread back..from the deadddddddd!



muhahahahahha!!
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I've been reading alot lately...

captain america
daredevil
powers
ultimate spider-man
shaolin cowboy
the goon
criminal
criminal macabre
runaways
the walking dead
detective comics
loveless
the spirit
immortal iron fist
new avengers
thunderbolts
scott pilgrim

[TBolt]

The Goon
JSA
The Twelve
Project Superpowers
Teen Titans Year One
Hellboy and or BPRD related stuff
Atomic Robo
Doc Savage pulp reprints
Men of Mystery

[Todd H]

My list has dropped drastically of late. I'm down to

Hellboy
BPRD
The Goon
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
JSA
Mouse Guard

[Doc Thunder]

Hey! I want to play too --

Just finished Clan Destine and Iron Man:Enter the Mandarin -- both so great.
Fantastic Four
Godland
The new Eternals series -- I can't tell yet if it's any good, but it sure is pretty

ummm...
the Hellboy/BPRD stuff, of course... does anyone remember Guy Davis's Nevermen series? I just re read that - great textury feel.
The Shadow reprint pulps (I'm just starting the Golden Pagoda)
100 Bullets in TPB's
Blade of the Immortal in TPB's as well
and any older Donald Duck's I can get my hands on! HAHA
OH! And anything Darwyn Cooke draws -- his line work is so great :)

I'm rereading a ton of stuff from my boxes these days too -- Jason

[Ken O]

In no real order I think this is everything on my pull list:

Hellboy/BPRD
Criminal Macabre
Atomic Robo
Mouse Guard
Invincible
Hawiian Dick
Iron Fist
X-Factor
Booster Gold
JSA
Green Lantern Corps
Flash
Jonah Hex
Tiny Titans
Simon Dark
Final Crisis

[Gary_B]

Hellboy
BPRD
Mouse Guard
Scott Pilgrim
Rasl
Usagi Yojimbo

[H.G. Manifold]

I just cut my list down... I just can't afford all the crossovers, yeesh!

All Star Batmand and Robin
The Boys
B.P.R.D.
Hellboy
The Punisher (Maxx)
Skaa: The Son of Hulk
The Walking Dead

[pimpernel]

In comics...

Hellboy and BPRD
Zorro
Eternals
Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam
Dan Dare (new series)
All Star Superman
Wonder Woman

In trades...

Goon
Y
Fables
Ex Machina
Rex Mundi
Alan Moore's Swamp Thing
Dan Dare (original series)

Intend to check out...

Shaolin Cowboy
Ferro City
Tales of Colossus
Jonah Hex
Jack Staff
Usagi Yojimbo

[Ambassador Curt]

I am a crossover Junkie, so right now I get the Secret Invasion tie-ins. Without those included, these are the books I get on a regular basis.

Anything Fantastic Four
Anything Hellboy / BPRD
Iron Man: Legacy of Doom
Hellblazer
Kick-Ass
Daredevil
New Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Avengers: The Initiative
She-Hulk
Hulk
Captain America
Invincible Iron Man
Thor
Amazing Spider-Man
Last Defenders
Walking Dead
Jack Staff
1985
Haunt of Horror: HP Lovecraft
Criminal Macabe
Punisher: War Journal
Punisher Max

I think that’s it.

Sadly, Grendel and Y the Last Man are over… for now.

You know, looking back on this list, I am a ridiculous Marvel Fanboy. Seriously, by this list, you’d think I was 12.

[Pangaea]

Revived thread alert!

Uh huh, 'dis 'mah shit...

Kick Ass
The Goon
Hellboy/BPRD and all other spin-offs; Abe Sapien, Lobster Johnson

A new one I have is Light Children. You guys should check it out, it's a new graphic novel that just debuted at Heroes Con. This is one out of a twelve book run, then they will combine them all into three big volumes.

[Mike Cross]

i get:
Hellboy-verse
Conan
Secret Invasion
Final Crisis ( i know, i know)
Brave & the Bold
whatever trades strike my fancy
and Essential Spider-Man

[Kees_L]

In comics: - (R) for reread
Hellboy and BPRD / (R);
Mouse Guard Fall HC;
The Twelve;
Defenders: indefensible tpb; (really hated the coloring and product feel, love the art as expected)
Eddy Current (R);
Nausicaä; (first Dutch translated book I bought in 15 yrs - figuring it need't be in Engl ;D

to check out with intent:
Goon; (finally!)
Zorro;
Sorrow!;
Gianni's Prince Valiant book;
Studio Space;
2 upcoming Frazetta galore books; - expecting to favor the one focusing? on drawn art over painted works. The Buck Rogers covers are so sweet!
On a US visit I must snatch me the 2? Lou Fine readers - someday...

Some I will have forgot to mention - like the forum member-made titles which i will edit in.

pimpernel: do check out Shaolin Cowboy It so rocks!

[Pumpkin King]

Hellboy
BPRD
Captain America
Mighty Avengers
Thunderbolts
The Goon
Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion Front Lines
Avengers Invaders

[Jankenstein]

Hellboy/BPRD/anything Mignola
Atomic Robo
Usagi Yojimbo
Castle Waiting

I might be a tad unusual in that I follow creators much more often than titles. I buy the occasional pulp and retro-SF material that looks interesting, and a *lot* of art books.
These creators are pretty much must-haves for me:

Mike Kaluta, Charles Vess, Gary Gianni, Mark Schultz, William Stout, Al Williamson, Moebius, P. Craig Russell, Francois Schuiten, Roy Krenkel

[mattmanw54301]

Hellboy/BPRD/Lobster Johnson
The Goon
Preacher
Hellblazer
Army of Darkness
New Line House of Horror (Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Nightmare on Elm Street)
HalloweeN
Sandman Mystery Theater

[Kees_L]

What I forgot to mention for my box is:
- the Amazing Spider-Man # 558 by BARRY KITSON (great artist, one of the coolest/nicest
artistpersons I've ever met) He also has
- Secret Invasion: Fanta Four # 1-3 coming out.


I might be a tad unusual in that I follow creators much more often than titles.

Hey, I do that too (and I also enjoy Moebius, Mark Schultz and Al Williamson), and must say it really works for me. Ever since starting to - around 1993 - collecting comics has for me become much more gratifying. Aside from sure-to-be-smashing characters like HB (related) and Shaolin Cowboy I find the quality of the makers as - if not more - important than the players.
WARNING: hateful!? > Why else would I read Spider-Man or 'the Four' nowadays if somebody great wasn't drawing it!

[Pangaea]

Why else would I read Spider-Man or 'the Four' nowadays if somebody great wasn't drawing it!

Exactly; why do you think Spider-Man raised in popularity for awhile when Todd McFarlane started drawing him?

I don't even think a great artist would get me back to reading Spider-Man. Maybe if Mignola did it, maybe.

[patrick r]

Well, looking back on my last post in November of 2006 my list hasn't changed all that much.

Hellboy (singles and trades)
B.P.R.D. (singles and trades)
Mouse Guard (singles and the hard cover when it's published)
Conan (hardbacks as published)
Cal McDonald Stories (whenever they're published)
The Walking Dead (trades only - love zombies)
Other random things from Dark Horse like the Books of...

Now I'm reading:

Anything in the Hellboy-verse (singles, trades and library editions)
Conan (hardbacks as published)
Cal McDonald Stories (singles)
Umbrella Academy (singles and trades - hope there is more)
Rex Mundi (trades)
Mouse Guard (singles)
The Walking Dead (trades)
Invincible (trades)
Other random stuff that catches my eye or is recommended

Waiting on...
Solomon Kane
The Devil's Footprints

Might pick up a trade of the Invasion series from Marvel and possibly Final Crisis trades from DC. I usually wait to see what the final verdict is before I bother.

[pimpernel]

pimpernel: do check out Shaolin Cowboy It so rocks!

I found the first seven issues on eBay recently, and it does indeed rock. I'm really glad you guys tipped me to it. Incredible art, and i'm really digging the writing, so funny. :biggrin:

Also ordered the first Atomic Robo trade.

[patrick r]

Also ordered the first Atomic Robo trade.Fun read that one is.

[Rob.H]

Not much. I mainly just pick up trades when they're released. I can't really afford to go nuts on single issues these days.

The Goon (my favorite next to Madman)
Hellboy
BPRD
Madman (my favorite next to Hellboy)
The Walking Dead
Conan (when I'm in the mood)
Fables (when I'm in the mood)
Astonishing X-Men (when I'm in the mood and only because it's Whedon)

And any other trade that tickles my fancy, which is usually mostly everything else. :tongue:

[The Left Hand of Doom]

Naturally anything in the HB universe (Hellboy, BPRD, Lobstah Johnson)
Plenty of other Dark Horse goodness (Conan, Rex Mundi, several Star Wars titles, Indiana Jones, Solomon Kane )
Marvel: Secret Invasion, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers/Invaders, Captain America, Astonishing X-men, Wolverine, Eternals and Immortal Iron Fist (if you haven't checked this out, do yourself a favor and pick up an issue!)
DC: Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Batman, JLA and JSA
I'm also looking forward to Galveston from Boom Studios.

Has anyone heard of Dead Rider (it was titled Deadlander for issue 1) from Dark Horse? The first two issues were great, but then it fell off the face of the Earth. Does anyone know what the status of this book is?