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freeport_pirate

PS Samwise is Dead

Sep 13, 2007 15:06

I finished the various graphic novels series that I’ve been plowing through over the past few months. Then I paused, undecided on what to read next. Last week Ray recommended a few things to me, including Grant Morrison’s run on the Justice League of America. I hadn’t read a team supers series since I tried (and discarded) Whedon’s run on the X-Men ( Read more... )

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mark_argent September 13 2007, 22:16:15 UTC

This continues to happen. However, between Google, Bittorrent and Wikipedia, it's entirely unnecessary to purchase or even read the books in which the off-screen events happen.

gryphart September 13 2007, 22:20:20 UTC

Have you tried Fables? (Assuming you like Vertigo-type comics, that is.)

freeport_pirate September 13 2007, 22:33:21 UTC

Yes, that's one of the runs I just finished reading. Really enjoyed it too. I haven't read any of the spinoffs though.

lemuriapress September 13 2007, 23:13:02 UTC

I think you'd really like Preacher and Transmetropolitan, assuming you don't already have them memorized.

Not a lot of super-heroics, but damn fine comics.

I assume I do not need to mention Planetary or League of Extraordinary Gentlemen...

freeport_pirate September 13 2007, 23:40:48 UTC

I love me some Preacher and have indeed read the whole saga. Transmetropolitan I started but never got back to. That's a good candidate. The League is awesome. Planetary I have not read, but probably should.

heliograph September 14 2007, 00:10:24 UTC

I'll second Planetary.

You don't know me, but... blizack September 13 2007, 23:31:20 UTC

I'm currently enjoying the heck out of Kirkman's The Walking Dead, which is a zombie apocalypse survival book that's low on the horror and high on the human drama.

By the same author, I recommend Invincible, which is kind of a modern exploration of old-school teenage superhero comics.

From Marvel, practically anything written by Ed Brubaker is very, very good. I strongly recommend his runs on Daredevil and Captain America - even if you think you hate Cap, you might like it. But if superheroes really aren't your thing, it might not be for you.

Re: You don't know me, but... artbroken September 14 2007, 00:41:09 UTC

I'll second the recommendation for Brubaker's Daredevil, although you should start off with Brian Michael Bendis' run on the series first, since it sets up the stuff Brubaker continues and is bloody good in its own right.

I think Kirkman is one of the shallowest writers in modern comics, though, so I'll stay silent on the other titles.

Re: You don't know me, but... blizack September 14 2007, 00:49:14 UTC

Fair enough. Some like Kirkman, a few hate him. He's like Ellis that way. (I am not an Ellis fan.)

You're right, Bru's Daredevil run does build on Bendis' quite heavily, especially at first. His Captain America stands alone pretty well, though, even when it ties into Civil War a bit.

kosmic September 13 2007, 23:44:54 UTC

If you're familiar with the works of Michael Moorcock, I would recommend Making of a Sorcerer, by Moorcock and Walt Simonson, that details Elric's early years. Though it ties in with the other novels, its self contained enough to enjoy on its own, unlike The Multiverse of Michael Moorcock which is best enjoyed with the Second Ether Trilogy of Blood, Fabulous Harbours, and War Amongst the Angels.

As for superheroes, as much as I love the genre, I am not so much into comics these days. Last one I really enjoyed was Marvel's 1602 by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert. For something offbeat, fanciful and initially good, I purchased Brooke McEldowney's Pibgorn, whose continuity is much easier to follow in printed form than on the web.

freeport_pirate September 14 2007, 18:35:14 UTC

I was a huge Moorcock fan when I was a teenager. I read all the Elric, Hawkmoon, Corum, and Erekose novels, and even stuff like the Oswald Bastable books. I had not heard of Making of a Sorcerer, but it sounds like I should check it out.

kosmic September 14 2007, 18:53:24 UTC

Well let's see... Subsequent to the popular six novels you have probably read, there was Elric at the End of Time which was more properly part of the Dancers of the End of Time series. Then Moorcock wrote Fortress of the Pearl and Revenge of the Rose as part of Elric's continued adventures. The Second Ether Trilogy is strongly related to the Elric cycle and brings back Rose von Bek (who is the same Rose from Revenge of the... you will find). Then as I mentioned, the Multiverse of Michael Moorcock kind of ties up the Second Ether Trilogy ( ... )