I can haz comicz

[ellex42.livejournal.com]

Everyone here has been tremendously nice about guiding newbies to the world of comics in their purchases, so my first thought earlier this evening when I spotted an entire display of Avengers comics in a Half Price Books was to ask you guys.

They had an "Essential Iron Man Volume 2" at a very reasonable price.  It appeared to have a lot of older issues of "Tales of Suspense" featuring Captain America and Iron Man.  I love Tony and adore shipping him with Steve. 

What are your thoughts on this volume?  Snatch it up?  What makes it good?  Ignore it?  What makes it not so good?

Comments

[ellex42.livejournal.com]

I leafed through the book when I saw it and noticed that it was older comics (the design of the Iron Man armor is a great giveaway) and cheap paper. On the other hand, it's huge, it was $8, and I find the older stuff fun in part for the glimpse into social history. I'm not worried about reading stuff in order - it's far too late for that!

Thanks - you make some good points I'll need to think about.