No.19077
I know we have a stuff to watch thread, but what about stuff to read? I'm catching up on gundam and i see here and there continuations to various series, but the amout of stuff feels too much and unfocused (like the star wars books/comics garbage that they kept on releasing during the prequels).
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No.19078
I've heard the Transformers comics are good, though I've never read them myself.
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No.19079
>>19078
>comics
>transformers
You are really asking for it anon-kun
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No.19082
>>19079
Transformers are /m/ whether you like it or not.
But I don't know why you're getting pissy over referring to the comics, there are manga if you'd prefer those.
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No.19083
I liked the old Marvel comics a million years ago when they were new.
I never really kept up with them by G2 or later.
The UK Marvel stuff sounds interesting and Death's Head came from there and he's in my Fave Five so there's that.
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No.19084
>>19077
>>19082
Talking about comics, there's Mech Cadet Yu, about a boy and his cute mech.
The first issue was storytimed on /co/ some months ago and was interesting enough, but I don't know how it's evolved.
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No.19090
>>19084
Isn't the artist Japanese? He emulates western styles quite well.
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No.19091
>>19090
Actually, looking into it, turns out he was born in Canada but has Japanese parents.
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No.19114
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, released in beautiful hardback editions with an abundance of fantastic colour pages throughout. Get them while they're still readily available.
You're right about the rest of Gundam manga being unfocussed. There's a monthly magazine called Gundam Ace that does nothing but serialise manga stories and after so many years, the library has grown huge. Instead of trying to tackle it all, just go after whatever parts you find that are relevant to what you enjoyed. If you liked F91, for example, try F90, Silhouette Formula F91 and Crossbone Gundam.
You can find a few things here: http://gallery.zeonic-republic.net/index.php
Other than Gundam, I'm struggling to think. Knights of Sidonia isn't bad, and the rest of Tsutomu Nihei's work, like Blame, has an enormous amount of mechanical stuff, if not piloted robots. His skill is primarily drawing crazy environments, not compelling stories however.
You definitely can't go wrong with delving into Getter Robo. Here's that, if you can deal with the weird faces: http://getterrobo.blogspot.co.uk/
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No.19115
>>19114
>still no new Shin Mazinger Zero translations
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No.19120
>want to read votoms crimson eyes
>not translated
one of these days i'll have to learn japanese. too busy though.
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No.19250
Astray is worth reading, right?
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No.19251
>>19250
It's not bad, but it's kind of a mess. Astray and Astray R were serialised at the same time, so even though they're published as separate books, you need to read them at the same time and try to figure out as you go what's happening when.
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No.19519
>>19115
Just went back to this post to say that volume 5's translation got picked up by HappyScans. Now that's a thing I can deal with.
I still better start learning Nipponese because I just can't rely on translators too much.
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No.19588
>>19519
I looked at some panels on Google, is there an Iron Giant thing going on with it?
I like cute innocent mechs, I may give it a read if so.
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No.19590
>>19588
Mazinger Z never really had any innocent robots. If you want something more like Iron Giant (but it's not like Iron Giant at all; it's piloted and the whole theme is monster of the week) then try the original Mazinger Z manga instead.
Shin Mazinger Zero is a darkier, edgier reinstallment with big amounts of fanservice, and an indirect sequel to the "Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen" show.
The further the Mazinger Z franchise goes, the darker it gets.
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No.19591
>>19590
I actually meant to reply to >>19084, Anon. Sorry. At first I was really confused why you were talking about Mazinger Z until I noticed I replied to the wrong post.
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No.19592
>>19591
I kek'd. That's okay my man.
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