the tune you'll be humming forever
I am having a fantastic day. My life and moods have been really swingy lately, and I need to see to that, but this is one really great upswing.
( Art exhibit, and lots about comics. )
( Art exhibit, and lots about comics. )
I had the same cautious feelings about Comic Book Tattoo. Honestly, I don't think I'm familiar with Tori's songs to really appreciate the comics as related to her. I'm left wondering if they'd stand up on their own. Then I saw how many artists I enjoy contributed to it, and wanted to get it. But, yeeesh, it's a big book at a big price. Is it worth it?
I adore Planetary. It's Ellis at his best, without going over the top like he's want to do. Sadly, the last volume isn't complete yet. Authority is pretty close in quality, but gets kinda stretched out and distorted as other writers and artists come and go. It's had too many different incarnations for my tastes, but I do like a few stories from it.
I didn't like Dark Knight Returns, but I hadn't read it until a zillion people had already given me the impression that it was THE Batman story, leagues above all others, superior in all ways, Frank Miller is twenty types of greatness, etc etc. And the more I read comics, the more I'm just tired of seeing Frank Miller characters all blur together.
Have you come across Comic Book Comics? Its second issue comes out this Wednesday. I really enjoyed the first one, looking both at the beginning of comics as a genre, and the beginning of numerous early creators.
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It's honestly not as expensive as I expected, given the size and production values, but still. I'll get back to you on the worth it thing once I've finished reading? I'm definitely being introduced to a lot of artists who I'd like to see more from, already, and some writers as well.
Yeah, the first volume of Planetary was pretty fantastic, I definitely need to read more. (It also complimented the superhero documentary nicely!) I've heard that The Authority is wonderful in parts and not so in others . . . which is the great thing about getting comics at the library. I'm finally starting to read the things I've always wanted to, but wasn't sure about spending money on! Hmm, I should really get Hellblazer and more Birds of Prey . . . there's so much.
I liked The Dark Knight Returns, with some definite caveats, which I might talk about later (it ties into a number of other thoughts I have . . . questions I'm pondering as a whole about the relative worth of various "groundbreaking" stories, why I didn't make it through Wanted, all sorts of things really). Though I have to say, I really don't think it can be THE Batman story, because it basically exists in contrast with most of the Batman stories up to that point; it needs them in order to work, I think. (I'd always sort of had the impression that The Killing Joke gets touted as THE Batman story. I'm not sure I think there is such a thing, but I think that would be a better candidate, theoretically.) I'm also very disenchanted with Miller, to the point that I'm actively trying to give him more of a chance.
No, I haven't heard of that! It sounds really interesting; thanks for the link. :)
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