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Comics Should Be Cheap! (4/18/2018)

By | April 17th, 2018
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Buying comics can be an expensive hobby. A lot of fans simply can’t afford everything they’re interested in, due to rising prices and the over-saturation of the market with superhero titles.

That’s why we’re here. Every week, the Multiversity staff is asked “What would you buy this week if you couldn’t go over $20?” and shares their reasons why, in order to help others who might have similar tastes make their own decisions in buying comics on a budget. Be sure to leave your own picks in the comments!

Kate’s Picks:

Action Comics #1000 ($7.99) – Whether or not you’re a regular “Action Comics” reader, the significance of a comic series reaching four digits cannot be ignored. It’s a cultural touchstone many of us may well never see again in our lifetimes. (Rest assured I’ve pre-ordered my copy!)

Skyward #1 ($3.99) – This premise is one of those questions your science curious self (or your science curious kids) are bound to have asked at one point: what would the world be like without gravity? Fans of Image’s “The Family Trade” are bound to enjoy this teen girl-centric story as well.

Fence #5 ($3.99) – This series is back, and I am so thrilled, especially as the solicit promises a peek into alpha fencer Seiji’s past.

Penny Dreadful Vol. 2 #9 ($3.99) – The current Penny Dreadful arc had gone on far too long for my tastes, and I wonder if this three month break is the start of something new or a continuation of the same. Only one way to find out.

Total: $19.96.

Mark’s picks:

“Be Prepared” ($12.99 (SC) / $22.99 (HC))— I’m buying this one purely because I adore Vera Brosgol’s previous comic “Anya’s Ghost” (which took home the Eisner for Best Publication for Young Adults in 2012). Brosgol’s art is fantastic, not just to look look at, but in terms of storytelling. She’s got a knack for distilling an emotion down to its most readable state. From what I understand, “Be Prepared” is an autobiographical comic about camping. So I guess it’s a horror comic, right?

“Black Hammer: Age of Doom” #1 ($3.99)— “Black Hammer” #13 had one of my favorite endings for 2017, with Lucy taking up her father’s hammer and becoming the titular Black Hammer. I’m very eager to see where Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston take things from there.

“The Damned” #9 ($3.99)— Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt’s “The Damned” is back, kicking off a flashback arc, ‘Bad Ol’ Days,’ which explores a different time for Eddie, Morgan, Sophie, and the Wyrm. I was expecting this to be the first part of the long-awaited ‘Daughter’s Danse,’ but I guess that arc’s been pushed back further in the schedule. Either way, it’s nice to have new material again.

Total: $20.97. Not even close to all the books I’ll be getting…

Justin Beeson’s Picks:

Action Comics #1000 ($7.99) – This one is pretty much unavoidable, right?

Batman: Creature of the Night #3 ($5.99) – This series is a must-buy for the art alone, but Busiek is also telling a really great, unexpected story that plays with the Batman mythos.

Lazarus #27 ($3.99) – I don’t even care that this series feels like it only comes out twice a year. It’s that good, and worth every delay. Now is a good time to catch up, because it seems like it’s about to launch in a whole new direction.

Mister Miracle #8 ($3.99) – I don’t think I need to explain why I’m picking this series up anymore.

Total: $21.96. I’m making up for the lack of DC last week by overspending on it this week.

Matt Lune’s Picks:

Her Infernal Descent #1 ($3.99) – “The Dregs” was one of my favourite books from last year, so hearing that the writing team of Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nader are returning is exciting. This book, about a middle aged mom who goes through literal hell for her family, has a hell (excuse the pun) of an elevator pitch, so I’m definitely on board.

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Survival Fetish #1 ($3.99) – A fast paced action thriller about a runner that miraculously survives the gang-infested no-mans-lands of downtown Honolulu. This feels like the start of a compelling story, and I want in.

Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1 ($3.99) – I’ve loved this burgeoning universe since Day One, and while I’ve loved the various spin-off series and the fact that this is a line that isn’t afraid to expand into its richly developed world, I’m desperate for this issue to get back to the core story and hopefully start solving some of the mystery.

Skyward #1 ($3.99) – Speaking of excellent elevator pitches, what if Earth’s gravity was as good as cancelled? That’s the question posed by Joe Henderson and Lee Garbett, that explores a generation that’s grown up with both feet firmly in the clouds.

Wasted Space #1 ($3.99) – I said it at the beginning of the year ( or maybe the end of last year) that in 2018, Vault Comics will be the one to watch, and I’m hoping that this new series will prove why. A sci-fi epic that claims to be a cross between Philip K. Dick and “Preacher,” “Wasted Space” is about a reluctant prophet that has a chance at saving the universe he helped destroy.

Total: $19.95 – There’s also a little book out called “Action Comics” #1000, but you already knew about that, right?

Kevin’s Picks:

Action Comics #1000 ($7.99) – The epic 80 years in the making. The first American superhero comic to make it to #1000, the beginning of the Reign of Bendis at DC. Let’s go people. This should be on everyone’s pull list this week.

Justice League #43 ($2.99) – I have thoroughly enjoyed Priest, Woods and co’s run on “Justice League” and am excited for what’s to come, but the way Priest has handled this title will have me missing him.

Her Infernal Descent #1 ($3.99) – Modern Dante’s Inferno with a mom wanting her family back being guided by William Blake and Agitha Christie. Alright count me in.

Wasted Space #1 ($3.99) – Sometimes premises just grab you and that’s happening twice this week. A retired failed prophet saving the galaxy. Count me in again. Give me all the religion, sci-fi, horror books please.

Total: $18.95

Vince’s Picks:

Action Comics #1000 ($7.99) – How could I not have this on the list this week? I’m a sucker for a momentous anniversary or numbering milestone and I can happily say that DC Comics got this one pretty well right. There are quibbles you can have about which creatives got to be included and which ones didn’t, but it’s pretty well representative of what the “Superman” character has stood for and the types of stories that are told with him. I don’t know what the next 1,000 issues holds for him, but this comic completely works as a look into the past with him.

Superman #45 ($2.99) – Peter Tomasi says goodbye to Superman and the little world he and Patrick Gleason carved out for The Kent family in the little country town of Hamilton. It’s heart-warming and pretty much all-encompassing as far as the best things their run on the book had to offer.

Assassinistas #4 ($3.99) – A book that continues to delight with tight, punchy scripts from Tini Howard and Gilbert Hernandez hitting right in his sweet spot.

Total: $14. 97

Nick’s Picks:

Spirit Circle, volume 3 ($12.99) – My attempts to journey outside shonen manga have brought me to some unexpected places. Here, we have a story about a boy coming to terms with the sins and triumphs of his past lives and trying to understand how they figure into his current self-image. I’m looking forward to seeing his next past life, and even moreso, his attempts to understand his current life now that we’ve gotten to know a few of his pasts.

Quantum and Woody #5 ($3.99) – While it saddens me to know this is the last issue of Kibblesmith and Kano’s arc, we can still enjoy their final 20 pages of off-the-wall hilarity and inventive page layouts. Pour one out for the reluctant step-bros, and another for the goat, too.

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Total: $16.98.

Ken’s Pick:

Action Comics #1000 ($7.99): I mean, you can’t not, right? Regardless of your thoughts on Superman, DC or what not, that a series made it to a thousand issues is completely crazy. A plethora of talent (although, DC, for godsake. Berganza’s gone, it’s fine for your to put more women in this) are on this large special, including the prologue to Brian Michael Bendis taking on both “Action” and “Superman”. And yes, it marks the return of the red trunks (even if personally I thought his most recent costume was fine. Don’t @ me, Vince).

Total: $7.99


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