What's a must-read in 'The New 52'?

[Captain Comics]

As some of you know, I fell off the DC comp list with The New 52, and decided that was a sign from Zeus to start trade-waiting. And with the April solicits, I see decision time has arrived.

That is to say: Which trades or HCs will I buy? I'm certainly not going to pop for all 52, so I have to pick and choose. So let me ask you, Legionnaires:

• Which titles are so intrinsic to New 52 continuity that they are musts?
• Which titles are just so flaming good that they are musts?
• Which titles lend themselves to collections the best?
• Which titles can be "safely" skipped?
• Which titles are YOU buying?

And so forth. Sound off, folks! Which New 52 titles would you choose for the Captain Comics bookshelf?

[Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man]

They are definitely out there. Look at Image, Boom, and to a lesser extent, Dark Horse. In that order. IDW also has some really strong work out there and it's a high quality product as well.

Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) said:

Lee said:

I am not giving up on the medium, but I am hoping to see more unique (original) periodicals than I have in recent years.

I think they are out there. They just aren't being produced by the Big 2 for the most part.

[Figserello]

Just saw this and had to find a random New 52 thread to post it in.

 

(from Our Valued Customers - a great sequence of cartoons.

 

 

[Captain Comics]

They sure weren't popular with me! I think I've wiped that entire decade from my mental hard drive.

[Figserello]

I suppose they were my glory days, socially speaking, but the comics mostly sucked until the back end of them!

[Captain Comics]

Early '90s was Image "We don't need no stinkin' writers" Comics and Avengers in bomber jackets. I think I just stayed drunk until it was over.

[Figserello]

A fine policy, given the circumstances.  Not completely on a tangent, Ireland was a very fun place to be in the 90s.  Party time!  Excellent!

[ClarkKent_DC]

Captain Comics said:

Early '90s was Image "We don't need no stinkin' writers" Comics and Avengers in bomber jackets. I think I just stayed drunk until it was over.

Y'know, I actually liked the bomber jackets ... 

[Philip Portelli]

And Marvel decided to have TWO of every character: Spider-Man/Venom, Thor/Thunderstrike, Iron Man/War Machine, Captain America/USAgent, Fantastic Four/Fantastic Force, X-Men/X Factor/X-Force, etc!

And DC managed to kill or cripple or corrupt all their main characters!

I'm with the Captain here!

[ClarkKent_DC]

Philip Portelli said:

And Marvel decided to have TWO of every character: Spider-Man/Venom, Thor/Thunderstrike, Iron Man/War Machine, Captain America/USAgent, Fantastic Four/Fantastic Force, X-Men/X Factor/X-Force, etc!

And DC managed to kill or cripple or corrupt all their main characters!

I'm with the Captain here!

Once, while I was diving into the quarter bins, I ran across a miniseries that featured Captain America, Thor and Iron Man versus USAgent, Thunderstrike and War Machine.

I put it back. I mean, really -- how long would it take for the first-stringers to defeat the copycats?

[Figserello]

But the blow-ins would have been prepared to get PRAGMATIC on their ass, and do WHATEVER IT TAKES to GET THE JOB DONE!!!!

[Philip Portelli]

I don't know about THIS guy but I will admit that I liked Thunderstrike when he was Thor II but when they gave him that thunder-mace and ponytail, they lost me!
 
Figserello said:

But the blow-ins would have been prepared to get PRAGMATIC on their ass, and do WHATEVER IT TAKES to GET THE JOB DONE!!!!

[Captain Comics]

"Thundermace and Ponytail" sounds like it should have been a '70s movie starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges.