Comics Added to Want List/Biggest Surprises of Classic Comics Christmas 2012

[Polar Bear]

Looks like I'm going to have to pay at least $4 an issue if I want to read Prez.

I figure $4 is the cover price on many comics by Marvel and IDW anyway, so it's tolerable.

[dan bailey]

Looks like I'm going to have to pay at least $4 an issue if I want to read Prez.

No way, unless you're a condition nut, which I'm pretty sure you're not. I acquired the run (#s 1-3 in one order, then #4 maybe last month) for about that for all of 'em combined within the last year or so.

Even as I type, Lone Star (which is who I got 'em from) is selling #1 in VG for $1.05 & #4 in VG for $1.90. (Nos. 2 & 3 are pricey at the moment because don't have them in anything below FN/VF & VF, respecitvely.)

[mrc1214]

I figure $4 is the cover price on many comics by Marvel and IDW anyway, so it's tolerable.

Very true. It's worth it though.

No way, unless you're a condition nut, which I'm pretty sure you're not. I acquired the run (#s 1-3 in one order, then #4 maybe last month) for about that for all of 'em combined within the last year or so.

Even as I type, Lone Star (which is who I got 'em from) is selling #1 in VG for $1.05 & #4 in VG for $1.90. (Nos. 2 & 3 are pricey at the moment because don't have them in anything below FN/VF & VF, respecitvely.)

I checked Lone Star saw how much 2 and 3 were and figured ill wait. I did buy the Marvel Universe mini ClanDestine, and Foolkiller. Id like to pick up the whole set at once but if I can't it's not a big deal. I'd like to own this and Brother Power the Geek before the new year.

[dan bailey]

I'd like to own this and Brother Power the Geek

My indoctrination of the nation's youth continues apace ...

Next: Canada.

[dupont2005]

I started my list until I realized it was nearly everything outside the super hero genre that I haven't read yet

I'm likely to actually seek out some of the mags, and that nice Euro TPB

[FanboyStranger]

The ones I'm thinking of, from '89-'91, were all drawn by Ernie Colon, I'm pretty sure. Looks like a few anthology-type appearances have cropped up over the years, though.

Ish #2 of the 3rd mini does include Yankee Stadium & Hulk, but again, Colon is the artist.

I think Kyle Baker inked Colon on one of the series, which is why it had those distinctive Baker faces.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, it was their intern who had been doused with gamma radiation, not the actual Hulk.

[DubipR]

While I'm not in the market to buy, when I am I would definitely like find those Dynamite comics, along with the last few issues contining in Johnny Dynamite.
I remember in the 90s Dark Horse doing a mini, written by Max Allen Collins and Terry Beatty doing the artwork; killer Mitch O'Connell covers

[Brian Gravity]

Officially added to want list:

Tales of the Zombie
Six From Sirius
Ring of Nibelung
Twilight
Slash Maraud
Hollywood Superstars
Mars
Open Space
Camelot 3000
Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction
Captain Action
Sinister House of Secret Love
Death Dealer
Tor
Anthro
Swordquest
Kobra
Reptilicus/Reptisaurus
Conan (1997)
Empire Lanes
Age of Reptiles

Big surprises and awesome picks from fellow members of which I can't recommend enough:

Atomic Age
Ribit!
Twilight Avenger
Ragman
Time Warp
The Goblin
Twisted Tales
Doctor Tomorrow
Atari Force
Spacehawk
Tales of Evil
Son of Ambush Bug
Destroyer Duck
Magik
Scream
Megaton Man
Timespirits
Madman
A1
The Forever People
New Gods
OMAC



Shade, Prez, Bat Lash and Wolverine all look like the big winners, with Shade taking the prize! Great event and for the most part I enjoyed my first Classic Comics Christmas.

[foxley]

I was the only person to nominate Camelot 3000? Really?

I was also surprised for the amount of love shown for Rima the Jungle Girl. I've often felt like I'm the only person to cherish this title. Glad to know I'm not alone.

[Simon Garth]

Biggest surprise for me is the love for Prez. I only ever read a couple of issues when it came out (the vampire one, and one other than I can't remember) but thought it was awful, so (while recognising that my tastes don't coincide with a lot of the other posters here) was really baffled by the amount of praise it got.

[thwhtGuardian]

Ring of Nibelung and Usagi in Space are two that spring directly to my mind, but I remember a few others that I saw and though, "Damn, I need to read that!" only at this moment I can't remember what they were. Looks like it's time to pour over the lists.

After careful review this is the full list of books I want to try and pick up in the coming year based on the Christmas suggestions:
Ragman
Mars
The Black Dragon
Open Space
Jack Kirby's 2001: A Space Odyssey
The Books of Ballads and Sagas
Shade the Changing Man
Alien Worlds
Undersea Agent
Silver Star
Grendel: Black, White and Red
Conan the Barbarian (1997)
Scream
Age of Heroes
Megaton Man
Barry Windsor-Smith’s Storyteller
MADMAN

I don't think I'll get to them all, but I'll certainly try.

[pakehafulla]

The ones I'm thinking of, from '89-'91, were all drawn by Ernie Colon, I'm pretty sure. Looks like a few anthology-type appearances have cropped up over the years, though.

Ish #2 of the 3rd mini does include Yankee Stadium & Hulk, but again, Colon is the artist.

I know this is kinda off subject, but I could never GET Colon's style. Had Damage Control back in the day as well as Arak (and probably a few others), but could never bring myself to like his work. And now I see hes doing Richie Rich, to paraphrase Cei-U... I summon the WTF

[Slam_Bradley]

I know this is kinda off subject, but I could never GET Colon's style. Had Damage Control back in the day as well as Arak (and probably a few others), but could never bring myself to like his work. And now I see hes doing Richie Rich, to paraphrase Cei-U... I summon the WTF

He was doing Richie Rich before he was doing Arak or Damage Control.

[icctrombone]

I was the only person to nominate Camelot 3000? Really?

I was also surprised for the amount of love shown for Rima the Jungle Girl. I've often felt like I'm the only person to cherish this title. Glad to know I'm not alone.

I had Camelot 3000 as my top 5 but I felt I needed to do "less obvious" picks. I went for the obscure and away from the most popular in most of my picks.

[Rob Allen]

Biggest surprise for me is the love for Prez. I only ever read a couple of issues when it came out (the vampire one, and one other than I can't remember) but thought it was awful, so (while recognising that my tastes don't coincide with a lot of the other posters here) was really baffled by the amount of praise it got.

As I wrote on the first or second day someone mentioned it, I too thought it was awful at the time. But my tastes have changed. I now find it a lot easier to enjoy a completely insane fever-dream cartoon like Prez. If you haven't read it since it came out, give it another look and see if it doesn't make you laugh a lot now.

Also, for those who got interested in Scream, its companion magazines Nightmare and Psycho were just as good, especially the Hewetson-edited issues.