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  • Trafford 21 Sep 2012 13:08:02 4,022 posts
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    I've always found the Book Depository good. They sent me a wrong item once, which I got to keep along with the replacements.

    Walking Dead Compendium vol 2 is out next month. Got a nice price on pre order, very exciting.
  • rtk79 21 Sep 2012 13:36:23 318 posts
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    @Trafford I'd always found the Book Depository rather good up until now (though their packaging is woefully inadequate), and did get a good price on the book, but I don't think having to wait a month or more for a book you've had on preorder for such a long time is normal. And they've done nothing to make the wait less frustrating.
  • Trafford 21 Sep 2012 13:45:06 4,022 posts
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    Well you could cancel it and shop elsewhere, instead of whinging on the internet.
  • rtk79 21 Sep 2012 14:00:21 318 posts
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    Sure, but half the fun of on-line shopping is "whinging" about it afterwards.
    More to the point, canceling would be difficult as the book is getting scarce, and its price's gone up since April. Had I known, I'd have bought it on Amazon when it was roughly the same price.
    Good luck with the preorder !
  • joelstinton 21 Sep 2012 14:07:04 4,022 posts
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    The order i have in for the book as been ridicolous. I ordered it two weeks ago. Originally sent via hermes. didn't arrive. got sent back (or rather they never bothered to drive down all teh way to cornwall), so had to re-order it on sunday day, first class, never got dispatched till wednesday evening. Piss take.

    Going to treat myself to Spiderman blue next month i think.

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  • rtk79 21 Sep 2012 14:08:55 318 posts
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    @joelstinton The book you mention, would that be The Invisibles Omnibus ? From the Book Depository ? Because they've stated they'd never received copies from their suppliers.
  • Trafford 21 Sep 2012 14:09:26 4,022 posts
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    @rkt, yeah I went supersaver on Amazon.
  • joelstinton 21 Sep 2012 14:13:35 4,022 posts
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    @rtk79

    nah , sorry Walking dead C1. From amazon.

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  • joelstinton 21 Sep 2012 14:34:03 4,022 posts
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    Heh, for the moaning, its just arrived! Bloody massive!

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  • damagedinc 21 Sep 2012 14:51:18 316 posts
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    Anyone reading saga. Really enjoying it so far
  • Trafford 6 Oct 2012 18:02:02 4,022 posts
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    Yes! My Walking Dead Compendium vol2 has just shipped.
    Been looking forward to the next 48 issue chunk.
  • elvenscroll 6 Oct 2012 19:24:42 1,113 posts
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    Trafford wrote:
    Yes! My Walking Dead Compendium vol2 has just shipped.
    Been looking forward to the next 48 issue chunk.
    Same. Amazon are being a bit naughty aren't they? Isn't the official release the 16th?

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  • Deleted user 7 October 2012 17:42:14
    A work colleague let me read his copy of Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'malley. Very good! I recommend it.
  • PearOfAnguish 9 Oct 2012 12:11:24 6,576 posts
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    Just finished Daredevil: Born Again.

    Brilliant. One of Miller's finest, superior to Dark Knight Returns IMO. Helps that the artwork is gorgeous as well.
  • crwoody 9 Oct 2012 13:14:41 2,482 posts
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    @PearOfAnguish

    Is that from the Marvel Graphic Novel Collection? As that's the next book to be posted my way.
  • PearOfAnguish 9 Oct 2012 13:28:12 6,576 posts
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    Yeah, it came with Avengers Forever Part 2.
  • crwoody 9 Oct 2012 13:40:29 2,482 posts
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    You must be one book ahead of me then, my next two are Daredevil and she-hulk.

    I keep trying to read Avengers Forever, but it's really not clicking with me.
  • PearOfAnguish 9 Oct 2012 13:46:24 6,576 posts
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    Yeah, I found that one hard going as well. Most of the collection so far has been pretty good though, it's usually the older books which have been weak. They're so cheesy now.
  • crwoody 9 Oct 2012 14:01:03 2,482 posts
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    I fully agree with you on the old books being cheesy. But only having read the Beano in the 80's I don't have anything to compaire them too.

    So far I have two stand out's, Marvels and Ironman Extremis.

    My most looked forward to comics (spiderman) have been quite a let down.
  • PearOfAnguish 9 Oct 2012 14:08:21 6,576 posts
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    Ultimate Spider-man is coming along soon. That's excellent.
  • munki83 11 Oct 2012 20:55:42 1,078 posts
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    @PearOfAnguish I read the first Ultimate Ultimate spiderman collection adn thought it was really awesome so will need to get more. Really enjoying that and the ultimate xmen but need to buy more...and find time to read them.

    I've also been reading the Judge Dredd case files. Only read teh first few volumes and although a bit cheesy some of the stories are great if a bit short. The second volume was a lot better than the first as it comprises of two sagas the first being hte cursed earth where Dredd goes across the wastelands of america and the second being about an insane dictator judge.

    Oh and Unwritten Vol 6 will be out soon very excited about that :D
  • read_only 25 Oct 2012 13:00:20 146 posts
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    Google books has previews of some graphic novels now but they're hard to browse around. I made a site to find and browse the ones with previews: comicbrowse.com.

    A lot of the big names are missing, presumably because publishers haven't agreed to let google include previews, but IDW, Dynamite and some others are there.

    Hope it's useful!
  • Gunzberg 25 Oct 2012 13:08:27 384 posts
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    Going through the Walking Dead Compendium 2.

    It is still great stuff
  • PearOfAnguish 25 Oct 2012 13:42:52 6,576 posts
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    read_only wrote:
    Google books has previews of some graphic novels now but they're hard to browse around. I made a site to find and browse the ones with previews: comicbrowse.com.

    A lot of the big names are missing, presumably because publishers haven't agreed to let google include previews, but IDW, Dynamite and some others are there.

    Hope it's useful!
    Nice work, this is a really great idea.
  • read_only 25 Oct 2012 14:12:25 146 posts
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    PearOfAnguish wrote:
    read_only wrote:
    Google books has previews of some graphic novels now but they're hard to browse around. I made a site to find and browse the ones with previews: comicbrowse.com.
    Nice work, this is a really great idea.
    Thanks, good to hear :) Any suggestions for improvements welcome.
  • El_MUERkO 5 Nov 2012 21:56:56 16,142 posts
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    The last ever issue on The Boys {#72} this month. Looking forward to it :)



    Edited by El_MUERkO at 03:42:41 06-11-2012

    Edited by El_MUERkO at 03:43:49 06-11-2012
  • joelstinton 11 Dec 2012 11:58:48 4,022 posts
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    Just picked up Batman and the monster men. Been trying to get shaman (its on ebay, but details are years out of date and can't remeber log in). So look forward to that.

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  • senso-ji 13 Dec 2012 13:09:41 4,566 posts
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    Picked up the Batman/Judge Dredd collection.

    Lovely hardback GN. I think this is the only cross over that worked for me; hero and anti-hero trying to work together. Plus most of the artwork is astonishing (Simon Bisley at his very best in the first story).

    Edited by senso-ji at 13:10:22 13-12-2012
  • Vortex808 14 Dec 2012 13:54:35 5,365 posts
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    Oh man, I must pick up some old Dredd stuff again. we were looking at what passes for kids comics for our son last weekend, and I found my eye drawn to 2000AD and the megazine.

    Another few years to wait and I'll try him on them!

    I did buy a collection of the Japanese judge thing that Frank Quitely drew. Who's name excapes me just now and it did remind me how much I enjoyed that universe. Old age is bad for the brain....

    Edit: Shimura! The penny finally drops. I also bought we3, which I rather enjoyed.

    Edited by Vortex808 at 13:55:59 14-12-2012
  • MetalDog 14 Dec 2012 15:12:05 23,448 posts
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    I found out recently that one of the artists I work with used to do art for Judge Dredd. I went all OMG fangirl on him for a while.

    -- boobs do nothing for me, I want moustaches and chest hair.

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