posted March 23, 2003 09:22 PM               

So I've got Aquaman vol. 1 and SA Green Lantern vol. 2, with SA GL vol. 1, SA Flash vol. 1, and SA JLA vol. 1 coming in the mail.

Should I keep continuing these volumes or share the love and pick up a few other books before getting the same series of archives?

posted March 23, 2003 09:26 PM               

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Originally posted by Green Lantern 2814:

So I've got Aquaman vol. 1 and SA Green Lantern vol. 2, with SA GL vol. 1, SA Flash vol. 1, and SA JLA vol. 1 coming in the mail.

Should I keep continuing these volumes or share the love and pick up a few other books before getting the same series of archives?

Matt

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posted March 24, 2003 03:58 AM               

All of these sets (with the exception of Justice League) are short -- so whatever you decide, you can catch up with the available material quickly. I like as much variety as possible, so I too recommend trying different #1s.

posted March 24, 2003 09:42 AM               

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Originally posted by Green Lantern 2814:

So I've got Aquaman vol. 1 and SA Green Lantern vol. 2, with SA GL vol. 1, SA Flash vol. 1, and SA JLA vol. 1 coming in the mail.

Should I keep continuing these volumes or share the love and pick up a few other books before getting the same series of archives?

Matt

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posted March 24, 2003 01:24 PM            

Of course, it's up to you, but since you asked . . . I say, buck the trend! If you've got a series you know you like, finish that one off as far as it goes, and then turn to something new. For my money, all of the Archive lines are great, so you can't go wrong sampling new lines. But one of the coolest aspects of the Archives is that you get to see so much consecutive material in the longer-running series. If you like SA GL, as you apparently do, finish off his series and then work on one of your other choices. Possibly by the time you've gone on and finished JLA, say, there'll be another SA GL out! And you could always diverge between longer running series by taking a break to read a new #1 in between (GA GL, for instance?).

posted March 24, 2003 02:06 PM               

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Originally posted by Marty Raap:

But the bottom line is it really doesn't matter any way. You can't go wrong with any Archive!

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I agree!!! In only 3 months or so I have completely depleated my life savings on Archives, but boy was it worth it!!!!!

I've gone the traditional route, getting as many number 1's as I can. When I've gotten a particularly good deal I've moved beyond that (such as with Superman and Batman). There were also a couple of cases where I just couldn't wait and got some more (such as JSA), but in general my plan is get a whole slew of # 1's to sample, and then work out future priorities from there (although I do plan on getting every Archive eventually, but it will probably take me a couple of years to catch up).