The Graphic Novel/Trade Paperback Comics Shelf

[clymer200]

I'm pretty stocked! I just found the first edition of Arkham Asylum for 12 bucks.

[MrBlockishMark]

You look and sound like John Lasseter

[BizarroPat345]

"THE A-TEAM!! DUNDUNDUNDUNDUN-okI'llspareyou­." xD nice Z!

[TheAzraelKnight]

awesome collection :D i have the superman chronicles, and im also missing a few in between :P

[LOCO91291]

damn i still got all my old spawn comics sitting in my closet. awesome comic

[blackjack0226]

I have the Last Temptation done by Gaiman for Marvel Music....It is in full color!!!

[nintwiggy6491]

Woo , Comic Books!

[vollsticks]

Oh Christ the art in that Prisoner book was bloody awful!

Got to love the Dick Sprang Batman stuff.

[SheikMaster3000]

Do you listen to Alice Cooper? I have the original color comic books of The Last Temtation and the album that goes with it. All the songs on the album go with the comic. Have you heard it?

[xxedsexxx]

Hey i have doll house and the book you have right after that (4:25) I was wondering which volumes are those??

[L0TRFTW]

Quick Question, once your done reading a comic and put it back in the bag, do you tape the bag closed

[kungfuhustler84]

I recommend Sandman: Endless Nights. One story per endless, with a different artist for each yarn. Good stuff!

[Zaranyzerak]

@kungfuhustler84 Annetta had that one, I didn't get around to actually sitting down and reading it but had a good flip through it. Definitely need to get that one for my collection, looked great!

[krypticzisback]

@Zaranyzerak Endless Nights and The Dream Hunters will be included in Absolute Sandman 5 if you can afford it. As I am sure you already know Absolutes are definitely the best way to go when collecting/reading comics

[agentwolfman1]

swamp thing is marvel

[Zaranyzerak]

@agentwolfman1 No. Swamp Thing is and always has been DC. Man Thing is Marvel.

[Wolffacee1]

@Zaranyzerak hey just wanted to recommend a graphic novel called the killer by matz and luc jacamon if you like the film leon you will like this.

[SuperheroNerd213]

well, thank you. I feel like an idiot. What is your opinion on Flash Chronicles

[SuperheroNerd213]

Hey Zaranyzerak. Could you please tell me what HC is. I have heard that comment made many times and I trust your response. Thank you.

[Zaranyzerak]

@SuperheroNerd213 HC = Hardcover.

[ThatOneStrawberry]

oh my gosh... Cadillacs and Dinosaurs!!! I could never remember what the title of that comic was XD thank you!

danggg love your collection!!! :D

[Zaranyzerak]

@ThatOneStrawberry Also known as "Xenozoic Tales." Great comic, I regret not grabbing the second volume when I had the chance, as it's apparently now out of print and fetching collector's prices...grrrr. Loved the cartoon too, surprised it's not on DVD yet given all its blatant "be nice to the environment" messages. Seems to me it would be right in tune with all the "going green" stuff going on in the world lately!

[ThatOneStrawberry]

@Zaranyzerak haha i know right? sounds about right! :)

ahhh i wonder if i could find them at my used bookstore on a random day :P i remember reading the first issue of Cadillacs and Dinosaurs so many times xD i loved it! i can only guess where it is now...

[yayap001]

if you like gi joe graphic novels the new gi joe cobra series is excellent

[morganthegeeknerd]

oh cool all of the batman stories in one graphic novel editon. and i checked out some sand man under your recommendation z and i got to say its a pretty good series from niel geiman. i should pick up some of the graphic novels when their cheaper

[morganthegeeknerd]

hey z did you read any allan moores mircle man comic books? i just got the first two yesterday for 28 bucks:( oh well comics come first:)

[Zaranyzerak]

@morganthegeeknerd Haven't read Miracle Man yet, there's still quite a lot of Moore's stuff I have yet to check out. I'll get around to it eventually!

[tippytop7]

Thumbs up if you watched the whole thing. :D

[BJCHESTER]

Have you ever read The New Gods or any of the DC Kirby books?

[Zaranyzerak]

@BJCHESTER Yes, I used to have a complete run of The Forever People. I haven't read much of the other Fourth World books, but I see there's some VERY nice reprint editions of the whole saga available. Definitely plan to pick those up at some point to read the rest. LOVE Kirby's 70's solo stuff. I also have runs of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Devil Dinosaur, as well as a few issues of Machine Man.

[BJCHESTER]

@Zaranyzerak

Yeah, I have Volume one of the Fourth World Omnibus, I even reviewed it on my channel. My next pick-up will probably be Preacher TPBs, I have read a few random issues of it and want to read the whole thing.

[gogogogoguck]

I mean 3:15 left to go hahah woops

[gogogogoguck]

I think he farts at 3:15 hahahaha good collection tho

[SonoftheKing81]

nice collection glad to see you treat your graphic novels with care i see some people on youtube that smack em slam em and throw them all over the place i know theyre not the original comics but still to me its like a piece of art.

[ViZuAlEcHo]

Have you read any Walking Dead?

[NicholasTuckVlogs]

I just want to say thank you for now making me a comic book nerd who wants to buy everything you own!

[DanielBoa]

Great video, thumbs up.

[AndMyAxe414]

Are you familiar with the Fables series? I can't reccomend it to enough people :)

[icesamurai8]

Cool but do you only take about comic books?

[Zaranyzerak]

@icesamurai8 No, I've only done a few videos about comics. Why not look at my other videos and see for yourself what else I talk about? The titles alone should make it pretty obvious...

[icesamurai8]

@Zaranyzerak Very sorry, Will you only talk about comics in your videos? (But I think thats a no,)

[Zaranyzerak]

@icesamurai8 No. I talk about a variety of things. DVD, Blu-ray, HD, gaming, comic books, collecting, package openings, life in general, whatever. My show is called The Multimedia Chronicles, so I talk about all forms of media.

[floydmichaelmoss]

whats ur fav comic company

[Hoshang2]

Your ALIEN comicbook is frigging gorgous! Id love owning that. Hard to find?

[Zaranyzerak]

@Hoshang2 Thanks! It's definitely one of the prizes of my collection, just wish it wasn't falling apart... Seems to be fairly hard to find these days, I just poked around ebay a bit and didn't see it anywhere.

[StrontiumDawg]

Penguin and Tank Girl are strange bedfellows! Absolutely adore tank girl comics, but the ones they're doing in 2000ad at the moment totally suck - they've lost all their energy and anarchic spirit. shame. Great collection by the way. It's a shame they won't skip forward to the o'neil era batman with those chronicle books. If they're still in the forties it may be quite sometime until we get to the seventies!

[hugoefoda]

because i needed food haha life's tough

[LOCO91291]

I actually have two sandman hardcover volumes from a friend of mine, i think their volume 5 and 9, gotta get the rest

[TakeXero]

I actually just got The Matrix Comic Vol:2 but i still haven't read Vol:1

[rorschach1978]

Read again Son Of The Demon. It´s a shame of a story. Mike W. Barr does really hate Batman

[Zaranyzerak]

Each to their own. I thought it was a wonderful, emotional story that was refreshingly different from any other Batman story I'd read up to that point. Just because unpleasant things happen to a character in the course of a story, doesn't mean the writer hates the character.

[HolySasquatchTurd]

PART 2!

[Zaranyzerak]

Thank you for your continued enthusiasm. But honestly, continually demanding a Part 2 makes me NOT want to do it. Just subscribe, then if/when I do a Part 2 you'll be among the first to know.

[Geeoh19]

@Zaranyzerak PART 2 NOW!

[HolySasquatchTurd]

Part 2 Part 2 Part 2 Come on Part 2!

[HolySasquatchTurd]

Can't forget Robocop. I especially liked Robocop VS The Terminator by Frank Miller. The Robocop series' that Dark Horse put out is far superior than the stuff Avatar Comics has brought out.

[HolySasquatchTurd]

The Aliens comics ARE great. Don't forget the Predator and Terminator comics series from Dark Horse. All amazing stuff. I love Dark Horse.

[dmolestina]

First of all Happy NEw Year Zaranyzerak long time no see hahaha You have a nice comic collection you should probably check out these Aliens all the stories are good, Y the last man and Judge Dredd and on a horror but fun way The Walking Dead

[HolySasquatchTurd]

come on part 2! :p

[HolySasquatchTurd]

You said you were going to do part 2 of this a month later. You never did.

[Zaranyzerak]

I think I said MAYBE, didn't I? The other graphic novels are still packed across various boxes. When I find 'em all, I'll do another part.

[kaielron]

29:35 - i had the exact same problem with my original Spawn graphic novels, lol

[DarthGaras]

Awesome video. I like how it started as a "quick overview" of your collection and turned out to be an epic vid. I really enjoy comics, but don't read as many as I would like. I subscribed to Marvel's Digital comics which is cool, but reading off a screen just isn't the same.

[Bauernassi]

No love for Blankets and Will Eisner obviously or have I missed it between all the other stuff? *g*

[TheComickguy]

your collection rules, but it's missing Preacher and Watchmen. I have more on the superhero side whereas you seem to have more on the sci-fi side. To each his own I guess. either way, great set up, I might make a video of what I have, or at least my favorites haha

[Zaranyzerak]

Annetta has Watchmen and V for Vendetta. Haven't read Preacher yet, it's on my list... Yeah, I tend to lean toward sci-fi and horror-type stuff, though I do enjoy some superhero fare from time to time. :)

[TheComickguy]

I've only been in comics since April but I've been into sci fi forever, but I can't seem to get into Sci-Fi comics, dunno why, it's right up my alley but it just doesn't work for me. I'd like to see some of the individual issues you have but that would have to be a five part series I'm sure.

[Zaranyzerak]

Most of the sci-fi comics I enjoyed were some of the slightly more "mature" stuff, like there were a few from Epic comics that were really good (Six from Sirius, Dreadstar, etc.), thogh I enjyoed some "lighter" fare as well - I was a HUGE fan of ROM: Spaceknight (I have the complete set of those, will definitely do a vid about it at some point). ROM kinda had the best of both words - mainly sci-fi/horror elements, but also a part of the Marvel Universe so superheros popped in a lot.

[Maximusmadrica]

That Samurai comic looks awesome! Can you tell who was the guy behind it?

[DamageIncM]

Yeah, you definitely expanded by wishlist now. lol

By the way, I just noticed the Director's Cut of 'Spawn', which I haven't seen at all, is only 2 minutes longer.

Apart from the short time time-difference, did they replace a lot more footage than that though?

As you mentioned the Director's Cut is a significant improvement.

[Zaranyzerak]

The Director's Cut of Spawn is sooo much more than simply having a couple extra minutes of footage dropped back in. they actually went back and re-edited the ENTIRE movie from scratch to put it together. So the whole thing plays out a lot better than the original theatrical cut. I recommend watching it, then listening to the commentary to get a deeper insight into the background of it. Superior version of the movie, and a very entertaining, informative and often quite funny commentary.

[DamageIncM]

Sounds good, I guess that's the version to get then.

I'm not sure what is or will be out on BD... looks like nothing as of yet...

But I hope they'll release both in one release or something, as they sometimes do now.

Should be a treat of special-effects to me though.

Apparently it was praised for the work done by ILM right?

I love ILM... I just love the spirit and style of their effects.

[DamageIncM]

Haah, Kiss Psycho Circus.

You know, I'm a musician and can honestly not REALLY appreciate their music.

I mean... it's alright, it's just not my style, but their image is kind of cool.

Especially when you adapt it into an evil comic like that.

Which I didn't know existed, so I might have to check it out.

Did you know, though, that there was FPS-game of it?

I used to play it a bit about 10 years ago...

[DamageIncM]

Very nice collection!

I really like the 'Batman'-ones as I'm more into those characters when it comes to comics.

When I was little, though, I was more into the series and films, and read more like TinTin and stuff for comics.

But later on I found there were also more serious comics for my favorite superheroes so I went like "Neatto..." and bought a couple eventually.

For example, one I have yet to read, called 'Spider-Man Dark Reign', apparently he gets totally dragged through hell, so... :P

[cheeseleader09]

You know why your videos are awesome? You're just a dude. Nothing special, just a regular dude, like everyone else.

[DamageIncM]

Yeah, except he has some knowledge to share with us. :D

He collects a lot of items and information, then spreads the joy. :P

[chAL111777]

arkam asylum is very scary...

[yeahtheman]

Nice collection man! I have the Frank Miller Batman book too! I received it as a gift from my aunt when I was a kid. I'm also a fan of The Prisoner, but I had no idea they had comic books. The only book I have is The Official Prisoner Companion which is pretty good. Most people don't know about that show, but it does help that the IFC was showing some episodes on TV just the other day. I had to watch!

[AlanSmitheeman]

Love your vids. I used to have the Complete Frank Miller Batman volume as well and if memory serves, I believe that Miller only drew the middle story (Wanted Santa Clause...) and was written by Denny O'Neil. I used to have a lot of the volumes that you have. We're close in age so our period of comic collecting overlapped a lot. I sold off most of my comics but I kept the original issues of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing.

[Zaranyzerak]

Oops! Yeah, I think you're right about that middle story. I guess that's what happens when I try to do a full overview of everything, the occasional fact gets mixed up.

Well hey, if you're only going to keep one, Alan Moore's run on Swamp Thing is a good one to pick! :) Amazing stuff.

[Flipflopab]

You have to check out Johnny Ryans "Comic book holocaust" and "Scumbag xxx". Hilarious, honestly trust me!

[jakethefist]

Have read the Dan Dare series? I have 3 of them but they aren't in very good condition.

[Blehhh49]

Ahhhh, Akira, definitely one of the many series that DEFINES anime and manga. I should start getting those aswell.

And I saw a few of those Batman Chronicles issues in my local Coles, I always wanted to pick it up, but every time it was in stock, I had no money. =P

[floyd75dylan]

I love your Black Hole comic book, I'm going to have to search for that one. I've got the Alien photo novel, well it's a big book, which is very cool. Also have all 3 Star Wars in comic form, and in Empire, Yoda was purple, and looked nothing like the movie version.

I don't collect all comics like yourself, only movie related comic books. You do have a very cool selection.

[funkyjoehiggy]

Akira was awesome

i got it from the library a number of years ago

used to read a lot more before i got so lazy....

[Zaranyzerak]

Yeah, YouTube changed the player size again. Now it's a Cinemascope aspect ratio. Apparently it's something to do with the new 3D options they're introducing. I say the 16x9 player should be the standard, anything else should be an option.

[brokenwings0207]

Where's Watchmen laying around?

[Zaranyzerak]

In Annetta's graphic novel collection.

[brokenwings0207]

Ah, I see. Good collection. One of these days is going to be devoted to Annetta's collection, right? Looks like she's got some interesting things. Should I ask if it's better than yours? : P I bet she doesn't have as much, though, right?

[bijankarim]

WOW! THE INFAMOUS PHONE CALL IS BACK!!

[mwhite148]

Hey. This isn't really relevant but since you're a youtube partner, does it take less time for you to upload youtube videos? Like, do you get any priority or does it take you several hours to upload videos just like non-partners?

[Indigodelta383]

did you read the devil due transformer(the same compagny that hack slash )

[Samsfashi0n]

The Prisoner is getting its TV series remake aired very soon, Jim Caveizal and Sir Ian McKellen are in the lead roles.

[iheartcomicz]

yes, yes, yes, please do in depth comic reviews!!!!!!!!

[NothinUsual]

Pure gold sir!

Have you read The Long Halloween? Great Batman story!

[Joxman2k]

Man. You are such a well rounded geek :) You have in depth knowledge of Cartoons, Manga, Sci-Fi, Movies, Comics, DVD editions, VHS, etc. and now Graphic Novels.

YOU ARE MY HERO!

:P

[angeltread]

nice i like this. when and where did you get the Niel Gaimen signatures.

[Stoudman]

The Spawn movie was like guilty pleasure for me. I remembered sneaking downstairs into the basement where my brother kept all his comics and looking through them and finding Spawn and being so amazed at the art style. It just blew me away that something could look that nice, even then. He had all the first issues, so I read through those and while it was dark I really liked it, so when the movie came out I was excited and I thought it was really good for a comic book based movie at the time.

[Zaranyzerak]

Nice! The Director's Cut is even better if you haven't seen it (which I assume you have by now). the commentary is totally worth listening to as well, they talk a lot about the changes they had to make for the theatrical version and how they got banned from Skywalker Ranch! I agree that it was actually a pretty decent comic book movie adaptation. The collected books I have cover roughly the first 25 or so issues. Great stuff, and yes Todd McFarlane is an amazing artist - sooo much detail!

[bheemabachus]

You...You said Retro Day is Fridays!!!!

Nah, don't worry about it.

But you said Retro Day is Fridays!!!

G'day man.

[Zaranyzerak]

Oh god, don't get me started... I actually uploaded the first MMC Retro video this morning, but YouTube's stupid encoder got hung up while processing it and just kept processing forever... So it's being re-uploaded as I type this. Hopefully will be up and viewable within an hour or two.

[bheemabachus]

Okay, allright I gotchya. I'm gonna watch it now, it just appeared I think.

[1ronoc]

i love how batman kills mostly every villain in the batman chronicles

[Zaranyzerak]

I know, I love pointing those out to all the people who insist that Batman doesn't kill people. One of my faves - when he just watches Doctor Death burn when his hideout goes up in flames and says, "Death to Doctor Death!" :D Old school Bats was HARDCORE!

[1ronoc]

my favorite is when he hangs one of the giants. and he says "I hate to take a life, but it was the only way." Old batman was too cool

[sagasky]

Batman is the 10th doctor?

[Zaranyzerak]

Hehehe...yeah, contrary to popular belief, The Doctor has NEVER been a pacifist. Pretty much every Doctor has killed someone at some point.

[RazMansReality]

See but this is where I tend to struggle a bit cuz old school Batman was awesome but if you ask me he is much more believeable & enjoyable when he doesn't kill. To me him killing makes him no better than those who killed his parents & created him. Batman is admireable as someone who brought good from a tramatic experience & utilizes self control.

[Zaranyzerak]

True, but it also kinda makes sense that he would be harsher in his early days - still dealing with the pain of losing his parents and taking it out on the scum he's fighting, later coming to realize that it makes him no better than them.

[RazMansReality]

True I hadn't really thought about it that way.

[PlanetBierwagen]

btw... IDW has nothing to do with DC. IDW = Idea + Design Works it's independently owned.

Oooh... The Last Temptation of Alice Cooper... I thought my sister was the only one who had that! Same w/ the KISS book! :)

Believe it or not that newsprint paper is pricier than the glossy stuff... thanks to the high demand (think: Newspapers).

You should check out UMBRELLA ACADEMY it's like the X-MEN if it were done by Wes "Rushmore" Anderson.

[Zaranyzerak]

I actually got Last Temptation and Psycho Circus around the same time, which is funny since they're both about kinda supernatural circus type-things...and both feature off-the wall rock superstar personalities.

[YoSoyJu]

If you are looking for a great modern series that you can get in trade, I would suggest Y: The Last Man. Sixty wonderful issues with great art and the best comic story in years. It's in 10 TPBs or they are also doing larger hardcovers, though I don't believe all of those are out yet.

[Zaranyzerak]

Ah yes, Annetta's actually been collecting the hardcover editions of those. She LOVES it, so I'll be sure to check it out at some point.

[dvd6441]

MISTER ZARANYZERAK, do you have the paperbacks of the original [Marvel Amazing Spider-Man comics]?

[Zaranyzerak]

I have a handful of reprints of old Amazing Spider-Man comics, but not a lot. I wasn't too big into collecting Spidey, though I do enjoy the comics. I'll show the ones I have at some point, but as I said - I don't have many.

[AmericanNohbuddy]

I'm currently reading Punisher: MAX and I totally recommend it to you. If you love blood and guts and tons of pointless swearing, then that series is for you.

[Zaranyzerak]

I'd like to check that out.  I'm glad they finally got The Punisher back to being a proper gritty character and away from tha twhole "avenging angel" nonsense... I used to read the old 80's comics. The original 5-issue limited series with art by Mike Zeck was great.

[AmericanNohbuddy]

Not only do I recommend Punisher MAX but if you want to know the REAL origin of Wolverine pick up Wolverine: Origin. And make sure its just ORIGIN and not originS. OriginS is a series while origin is a one shot TBP which was awesome. Easy way to tell is that on the back from what I remember has Logan's bone claws coming out with some blood.

[RazMansReality]

Holy shit I had no idea that the Complete Frank Miller Batman even exsisted! I have nearly everything individually but those would be amazing as hell to have wow!

[Zaranyzerak]

Hehehe...yeah, it's a pretty slick edition! I didn't even know it existed either until it showed up in my Christmas gifts one year. :D

[RazMansReality]

HEHE then you are one lucky bastard my friend, a lucky one indeed!

[sagasky]

Week of epic processing time to apparently..lol

[Zaranyzerak]

Man, you have no idea - it's been epic processing on MY end as well!

[sagasky]

Would it be better just to split the vids?

[Zaranyzerak]

Normally I would, but it saved me some time to just have them both as epic one parters. In future I'll likely break them up into 15-20 minute parts, like I usually do.

[KyNailGunMassacre]

This is just stupid. The only reason people split videos is because they can't upload more than 10 minutes on youtube. If Zaranyzerak is able to upload longer videos, why shouldn't he take advantage of that? If it's too long for you, hit the pause button and leave the tab open so you can watch the rest later.

[sagasky]

Perhaps you should re-read what was said, it has nothing to do with WATCHING the video, its youtube taking a long time to PROCESS it.

[KyNailGunMassacre]

Sorry, I was reading a complaint from someone in another of Zaranyzerak's videos that it was too long (the Doom review) and I assumed you were the same guy. My apologies.

[TheRandomDude11]

Im guessing this was kinda influenced from Civilian snowman?

[Zaranyzerak]

No, I had this planned quite some time ago. Purely a coincidence that he's been doing his as well.

[Zaranyzerak]

If anything, he might have been influenced by ME, since he knows I've been planning to do comic book vids for a while now. He just got around to doing his first.

[DirtyRottenInsult]

I've been reading some oldschool ec horror comics lately like haunt of fear and tales form the crypt. I normal just like underground hippie comics like zap.

[Zaranyzerak]

Nice, I love the old horror anthology comics like those. Some of them could be downright disturbing...

[DesolateMinds]

Spot on my friend, i am also a Graphic Novel Collector, and you have alot that i have or want to have in my collection. Great update!! Liking the new schedule indeed, hope you go in depth on some of your individuals in coming reviews.

[Zaranyzerak]

Oh I shall! I'm planning to go in depth with a lot of the graphic novels, plus a lot of the various series' I've collected over the years.

[Leadwint]

very nice boss

[enemyofbohemia]

I'm very happy you love The Prisoner. I recently got into the Innovation comics Lost in Space series, say what you want about the tv series, the comics are quite good and some were written by Billy Mumy (Will Robinson).

[Shrykull15]

great collection as always.. hows far cry 2 u enjoying it?

[Zaranyzerak]

FarCry 2 is AWESOME! I've already logged about 30 hours of playtime, and I'm only on Act 2. I've been taking my time to explore around a lot. Great story, great action, slick controls, and fantastic scenery!

[DillardDweller]

what about watchmen?

[Zaranyzerak]

We have it, but it's Annetta's. Ditto V for Vendetta.

[TheDarkness187]

Cool Collection z-man.

[INCSlayer]

no HD on this one? awell atleast its more Zaranyzerak :D

[Zaranyzerak]

The video is still processing. HD takes a while to kick in sometimes...

[nerdyfrag]

Awesome! Sadly, I only have 2 TPB so I'm extremely jealous of your collection LOL.

[LiamNeesonsDick]

Akira.

You, sir, are so very awesome.

[Zaranyzerak]

LOVE Akira. I really need to get off my arse and track down the other 5 volumes...

[LiamNeesonsDick]

It'd definitely be worth it.

I had some copies, but it was never the same to try and read them off the net.

[everything4creations]

nice collection!

[jonathan67667]

NIce