Long, long ago I was a huge X-Men addict, but I haven't read anything from the Big Two in years. These days it's all indies for me.
Pretty much the only monthly books I read are from Crossgen- Meridian, Sojourn, Ruse, The Path, Way of the Rat (and Silken Ghost, the spin-off) and now Brath (and I'll add El Cazador when it comes out in the fall- can't resist pirates), and one Vertigo book, Fables. Everything else is one-shots, miniseries or long-form stories that aren't published every month, like Age of Bronze, Artesia, and The Red Star. I read anything by Andi Watson (currently- Love Fights for Oni and Kitsune Tales for Slave Labor), Chynna Clugston-Major (currently- Scooter Girl), or Elizabeth Watasin (new issue of Charm School is finally out, but mine was backordered). I also read a lot of all-ages titles like Amelia Rules, Powerpuff Girls (it's much better than the usual licensed title), anything by Jay Hosler, Patrick the Wolfboy and all of Oni's all-ages books (Ida Red, Alison Dare, Sidekicks, etc). I read Promethea, Lucifer and Buffy in trade form (cheaper and more logical than buying them monthly, I think). Ummm... other recent/current faves... Courtney Crumrin (wonderful, just wonderful), Hopeless Savages, Halo and Sprocket. Plus any others that catch my attention- I love Oni's books (obviously), and Slave Labor, Crossgen and a few others.
It's such an expensive hobby, at least the way I read, but there's always something that sounds so good and that I just have to have. No willpower at all.
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Date: 2003-07-08 05:28 pm (UTC)Pretty much the only monthly books I read are from Crossgen- Meridian, Sojourn, Ruse, The Path, Way of the Rat (and Silken Ghost, the spin-off) and now Brath (and I'll add El Cazador when it comes out in the fall- can't resist pirates), and one Vertigo book, Fables. Everything else is one-shots, miniseries or long-form stories that aren't published every month, like Age of Bronze, Artesia, and The Red Star. I read anything by Andi Watson (currently- Love Fights for Oni and Kitsune Tales for Slave Labor), Chynna Clugston-Major (currently- Scooter Girl), or Elizabeth Watasin (new issue of Charm School is finally out, but mine was backordered). I also read a lot of all-ages titles like Amelia Rules, Powerpuff Girls (it's much better than the usual licensed title), anything by Jay Hosler, Patrick the Wolfboy and all of Oni's all-ages books (Ida Red, Alison Dare, Sidekicks, etc). I read Promethea, Lucifer and Buffy in trade form (cheaper and more logical than buying them monthly, I think). Ummm... other recent/current faves... Courtney Crumrin (wonderful, just wonderful), Hopeless Savages, Halo and Sprocket. Plus any others that catch my attention- I love Oni's books (obviously), and Slave Labor, Crossgen and a few others.
It's such an expensive hobby, at least the way I read, but there's always something that sounds so good and that I just have to have. No willpower at all.