Writers
What are you looking for in a writer, in a publication, in a book, from a tv show, from a movie?
We all enjoy the show- the spectacle; and there are plenty of good writers who are enough in command of their craft to do it all. These pros are the ones who will inform, entertain, and make us think. The mind, like any muscle, will grow lazy and flabby if not challenged or stretched or exposed to anything new.
So here are a few suggestions:
Hunter S Thompson: Top notch individualistic, passionate, emboldened journalism, passionate writing that you won't always agree with but will always get something out of. Read his collections, his new columns ' Hey Rube' on ESPN, his piece in the June issue of Vanity Fair. Just read him.
Alan Moore: Graphic Novels, Magic Texts, Plays, Novels, poems, music. He's done it all. He's at the top of his game. Try his graphic novel opus ' FROM HELL' which has fifty times as much info as the movie had, his PROMOTHEA saga is a superb look at magic and myth.
Garth Ennis: The Preacher saga ( 10 collected volumes available from DC comics or TItan Books UK) has something for everyone- humor, violence, angels, obese religious characters, insane demons, guest appearances from God, Irish vampires. Preacher is well worth a look.
We all enjoy the show- the spectacle; and there are plenty of good writers who are enough in command of their craft to do it all. These pros are the ones who will inform, entertain, and make us think. The mind, like any muscle, will grow lazy and flabby if not challenged or stretched or exposed to anything new.
So here are a few suggestions:
Hunter S Thompson: Top notch individualistic, passionate, emboldened journalism, passionate writing that you won't always agree with but will always get something out of. Read his collections, his new columns ' Hey Rube' on ESPN, his piece in the June issue of Vanity Fair. Just read him.
Alan Moore: Graphic Novels, Magic Texts, Plays, Novels, poems, music. He's done it all. He's at the top of his game. Try his graphic novel opus ' FROM HELL' which has fifty times as much info as the movie had, his PROMOTHEA saga is a superb look at magic and myth.
Garth Ennis: The Preacher saga ( 10 collected volumes available from DC comics or TItan Books UK) has something for everyone- humor, violence, angels, obese religious characters, insane demons, guest appearances from God, Irish vampires. Preacher is well worth a look.