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General Discussion => WHATEVER => Topic started by: nice weather on September 25, 2011, 10:13:11 PM
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Decided recently to start spending money on stuff again and started off with a few nice looking graphic novels, because, you know, it's autumn and stuff and felt like I needed to fork up some enthusiasm for something.
Since I've always been afraid of "getting into comics" due to the seemingly sheer endless mass of material there is, I didn't even bother ever concerning myself with Marvel, DC and the likes. I'd probably like it too, but it feels like purposely walking into a maze that's gonna take you a shitload of money to pay the guard to get out of.
Anyway, I ended up buying Daniel Clowes new or newish(?) "the Death Ray", most of Pascal Girards stuff and Rutu Modans "Exit Wounds". Got it at Montr?als Drawn and Quarterly, so it probably qualifies as "arthouse graphic novels". Who gives a shit.
Gonna save up the Rutu Modan one for an upcoming holiday, but the other ones I really enjoyed so far.
(http://rikrawling.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/the-death-ray.jpg)
very very first page already sold me on it. Really fucking nice to look at, pretty hilarious and even better than I thought it would be, having never heard of Danile Clowes beforehands.
(http://youngadultmaterial.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/51rijrypjkl-_ss400_.jpg)
Really liked this one because I thought it captured the feel of qu?bec autums very well and is a pretty nice coming of age/friendship story which I usually enjoy. Very on point dialogue and illustration. I'd say stuff like "couldn't put it away" and "read it all in one day", but then again it's a fucking 30 page comic.
(http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Exit-Wounds-Cover.jpg)
it said graphic novel of the year. I looked left and right and bought it, pretending I had totally already heard of it.
I also have these ones on my radar for future purchases:
(http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/imagesProduct/a45d631c085091.jpg)
an old man started going on a literary rant to the lady he was talking to about how dumb the book was I was checking out, so I slowly put it back down, shook my head and tssss'd and randomly grabbed a new one, this one. Ended up being pretty interesting looking.
(http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DAYBREAKcover_full-211x300.jpg)
I asked the old man if he was also totally over zombie stuff and he said no and I said me neither.
(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170613516l/62953.jpg)
It said "now a major motion picture" on it so i put it back down and bought something more obscure. Probably gonna buy it off amazon instead.
I know there are or at least used to be some enthusiasts around here, so recommend stuff or hotlink us to lycos.com so we can search and then double click on your own stuff.
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i've never looked into any of this but it looks really cool and i'm starting to think i should. the artwork for death ray is sweet!
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those are some great pic ups, nice weather. even though you said you don't really mess with DC/Marvel, i'd recommend Watchmen, Kingdom Come, Ronin, The Return of the Dark Knight, The Killing Joke, and The Sandman. Vertigo and Fantagraphics are 2 of the best comic publishers. nothing but quality stuff. some of my favorite authors are Alan Moore, Charles Burns, Frank Miller, Neil Gaiman, Peter Bagge, Daniel Clowes, Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis, Brian Azzarello, The Hernandez Brothers, Harvey Pekar, Brian K. Vaughan, etc. Will Eisner & Robert Crumb are like the gods of the medium.
the Death Ray is an awesome Eightball comic. i heard Wilson is pretty good too.
you should definitely get Charles Burns' Black Hole. it's one of the best things i've ever read (novel or comic.) he wrote it and drew it/inked it himself. he started in 1995 and he'd release an issue every few years. he finally finished it in 2004 and it's compiled as a graphic novel now.
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6184652952_d8b9d77d66_z.jpg)
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(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ne5Lb2SiFHg/SM_BlFnDc3I/AAAAAAAAQaY/bw2GenzClvk/s400/charles+burns+show.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hole_(comics) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hole_(comics))
Rupert Sanders is a director and he made a short film about it.
http://www.rupertsanders.com/blackhole.html?ref=0 (http://www.rupertsanders.com/blackhole.html?ref=0)
and i know i already mentioned it, but Watchmen is incredible. it's the only comic book that's ever made me get teared up a bit.
(http://erikbuys.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/watchmen-us-cover.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen)
this site is a solid source for finding comic book stores.
http://comicshoplocator.com/ (http://comicshoplocator.com/)
you should also try your local library. i check out all kinds of stuff there and i end up liking material that i would otherwise never had bothered with: horror, mystery, super-hero, anime, comedy, etc. you'd be surprised how many good graphic novels libraries carry nowadays.
edit: oh yeah, Maus is really good. thanks for reminding me about it, Monty Burns.
imma have to read that one again.
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Been reading these since maybe 1990 , but I guess thats more of a manga thing . Really good story about feudal Japan told in a fable kind of way .
(http://creativevisions.scificincinnati.com/images/usagi_yojimbo_grey_shadows_cover.jpg)
WW2 story told in a fable way , its really really good
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Maus.jpg)
Are we talking about manga too or ? , cause got some more recommendations then
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I heartily second Black Hole, Maus, and The Watchmen.
If you're concerned about spending too much cash on getting into superhero stuff, consider checking out your local library. I read a book every few days for free that way a couple summers ago.
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Exit Wounds is a really good one. You'll like it for sure.
This one's good too.
(http://img.amazon.ca/images/I/511EZSF7EPL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
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Someone showed me this a while back
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here's a few pdfs if you guys are interested
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Black Hole - written & drawn by Charles Burns
http://www.filestube.com/147b48272d7c03c303eb/go.html (http://www.filestube.com/147b48272d7c03c303eb/go.html)
(http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/19/227524/Blog/ScannedImage-2.jpg)
Maus - written & drawn by Art Spiegelman
http://www.mediafire.com/?3qodomumgq2 (http://www.mediafire.com/?3qodomumgq2)
http://www.filestube.com/15e568f9519cee4503e9/go.html (http://www.filestube.com/15e568f9519cee4503e9/go.html)
or read it here
http://fliiby.com/file/24067/it3z0zjuvd.html (http://fliiby.com/file/24067/it3z0zjuvd.html)
http://fliiby.com/file/25510/mc0b5naajl.html (http://fliiby.com/file/25510/mc0b5naajl.html)
(http://borgdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/batman-the-killing-joke-dc-1988.jpg)
Batman: The Killing Joke - writer: Alan Moore artist: Brian Bolland
http://www.mediafire.com/?majlzjrmwwn (http://www.mediafire.com/?majlzjrmwwn)
(http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/watchmen.jpg)
Watchmen - writer: Alan Moore artist: Dave Gibbons
http://www.4shared.com/document/9YfCC1cv/AlanMoore-Watchmen.html (http://www.4shared.com/document/9YfCC1cv/AlanMoore-Watchmen.html)
(http://www.eichborn.de/fileadmin/biimages/cover/6128/9783821861289.jpg)
Wilson - written & drawn by Daniel Clowes
http://www.filestube.com/1058b328c56fd27303e9/go.html (http://www.filestube.com/1058b328c56fd27303e9/go.html)
(Wilson is a cbz file, so you need to dl this to view it http://download.cnet.com/CDisplay-Image-Display/3000-18488_4-10162238.html (http://download.cnet.com/CDisplay-Image-Display/3000-18488_4-10162238.html))
(http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170129257l/43574.jpg)
Ice Haven - written & drawn by Daniel Clowes
http://www.4shared.com/file/250014078/416b26e0/Ice_haven__Daniel_Clowes_.html (http://www.4shared.com/file/250014078/416b26e0/Ice_haven__Daniel_Clowes_.html)
(http://thedailycrosshatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dan-clowes-mister-wonderful-cover.jpg)
Mister Wonderful - written & drawn by Daniel Clowes
http://www.filestube.com/978f9695a87ea72203ea/go.html (http://www.filestube.com/978f9695a87ea72203ea/go.html)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4976043821_7e34a13631.jpg)
Stupid Comics - written & drawn by Peter Bagge
http://www.filestube.com/8b3242f52452521b03eb/go.html (http://www.filestube.com/8b3242f52452521b03eb/go.html)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4543008407_36d9a5873f_o.jpg)
HATE! - written & drawn by Peter Bagge (i have no idea what volume this is though)
http://www.4shared.com/file/HTR9kOL4/Hate_KMQS.html?aff=7637829 (http://www.4shared.com/file/HTR9kOL4/Hate_KMQS.html?aff=7637829)
(http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/2/4/2444_400x600.jpg)
The Sandman: Endless Nights - writer: Neil Gaiman artists: Glenn Fabry, Milo Manera, Migeulanxo Prado, Frank Quietely, P. Craig Russell, Bill Sienkiewicz, Barron Storey
http://www.filestube.com/e5dff1fddcbf804f03e9/go.html (http://www.filestube.com/e5dff1fddcbf804f03e9/go.html)
(http://blog.theavclub.tv/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/transmetropolitan_1.jpg)
Transmetropolitan issues 1-3 - writer: Warren Ellis artist: Darick Robertson
transmetropolitan 1 - 3 (http://www.scribd.com/doc/4162395/transmetropolitan-1-3#) (you can read this one without downloading it)
(http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/1/6/1645_400x600.jpg)
Preacher (complete series) - writer: Garth Ennis artist: Steve Dillon
this is the entire series, so you need to download all 6 files in order for them to work
http://www.fileserve.com/file/QNAvK3n (http://www.fileserve.com/file/QNAvK3n)
http://www.fileserve.com/file/N8Ak4QW (http://www.fileserve.com/file/N8Ak4QW)
http://www.fileserve.com/file/Z3SbYew (http://www.fileserve.com/file/Z3SbYew)
http://www.fileserve.com/file/FfrJjQP (http://www.fileserve.com/file/FfrJjQP)
http://www.fileserve.com/file/3u4uwSy (http://www.fileserve.com/file/3u4uwSy)
http://www.fileserve.com/file/7zwmJZg (http://www.fileserve.com/file/7zwmJZg)
if anybody has any requests, let me know
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read this the other day
(http://doubleviking.cachefly.net/images/bamkapow/2010/08/09/nemesis.jpg)
was a fun read. very ott and kinda reverse of batman
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I don't have anything to contribute, but I've been reading a bunch of Batman graphic novels (Hush, Year One, The Dark Knight Returns, etc. etc.) and all of the books mentioned seem super promising, so I wanted to be lopped in in case someone updates again.
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I'm glad I got around to reading many of the above mentioned novels. Maus stood out as particularly great, without taking away from the greatness of Exit Wounds, Black hole or Blankets. All absolutely worth reading for their own various reasons.
Also read Hell House by Richard Matheson (who wrote I am Legend)
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- was ok. More in a way of " I wonder why this isn't a B movie yet?" (in case it isn't)
Then I also got my hands on Kickass, but I thought it sucked. It had some cool moments, but generally I wasn't feeling it.
Could anyone post up a link to Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Distant Neighbourhood by Jiro Taniguchi or the earlier mentioned "Usagi" one?
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From Hell- Allan Moore
300, Robocop, Sin City- Frank miller
The Sandman, Neil Gaiman
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can't count how many times i've endorsed this dude on here. adrian tomine is the truth!
(http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/imagesProduct/a3e53e9cfee312.jpg)
(http://www.atomicbooks.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/u/summerblondeat.jpg)
(http://laist.com/attachments/kitsunenoir/shortcomings.jpg)
(http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/imagesProduct/a4978de326c355.jpg)
here's a nice one page teaser:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-waYOV8ge1N0/TX79H8T5TmI/AAAAAAAABg4/q2bCMGt0GsQ/s1600/img350.jpg)
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poor bastard-joe matt
drinking at the movies-julia wertz
Paying for it-chester brown
it's a good life if you don't weaken-seth
all amazing. there are so many more though
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i used to like manga... anyone else or am i the only manga fag here?
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I was buying quite a few before getting a tablet, now I just torrent them from the web and read them on there
Favourites
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8k31S8FmtGI/TPJ5n6yrg8I/AAAAAAAAAls/j7Fu7gkHrIs/s1600/Batman%2BYear%2BOne.jpg)
(http://www.brokenfrontier.com/userfiles/images/headlines/2010/jan/walkingdead50azj0.jpg)
(http://kpl.lib.mo.us/content_uploads/batman_hush_vol_2.jpg)
Jim Lee is my favourite artist, tried to check out all of his work
The new "DC 52" is actually pretty good, basically DC rebooted every franchise and some of them got a lot better
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Oh shit, how did I forget about Chester Brown.
(http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/PAYING-FOR-IT-Chester-Brown-Cover.jpg)
An autobiographic comic strip about Chester Brown becoming a john and questioning/attacking romantic relationships. Really fucking interesting.
(http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/imagesProduct/a4436b081216cf.jpg)
Something completely else, but also good. If there's any way I want to hear about canadian history, comic strips are probably the way to go.
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bought black hole after reading this thread. i really liked the artwork. i saw this movie before, and really like charles burns' contribution to it, so i knew i was gonna dig the style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buoG3gLa6Ik
The story was a bit of a let-down for me though, the characters could've been introduced a bit better i think, couldn't really identify with any of them.
This is a real beauty in my opinion:
(http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/c/c4/Arkham_Asylum_A_Serious_House_on_Serious_Earth_1.jpg)
the art is dark and awesome, as if every page is a detailed painting. some images also show signs of materials such as fabric being used to paint/draw on. really cool. the story is especially awesome if you like the psychological side of batman. Some artwork:
(http://www.comicbookdaily.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ArkhamAsylum-043.jpg)
(http://joker643.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/arkhamasylum-020.jpg)
really stoked on batman as of now. hush looks really promising. any other recommendations?
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Recently just finished reading The Alcoholic by Jonathan Ames. Normally graphic novels aren't my thing but I actually really enjoyed it.http://dccomics.com/media/product/9/7/9791_400x600.jpg (http://dccomics.com/media/product/9/7/9791_400x600.jpg)
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Batman stuff:
Batman - Year One
Batman - Haunted Knight
Batman - The Long Halloween
Batman - Dark Victory
Batman - Hush
do yourself a favor and read those stories back to back.
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Vintage avant-garde manga by Maki Sasaki
http://pinktentacle.com/2008/10/vintage-avant-garde-manga-by-maki-sasaki/ (http://pinktentacle.com/2008/10/vintage-avant-garde-manga-by-maki-sasaki/)
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well, now I'm going to go in a more super hero direction
this is one of my favorites
(http://cdn.ifanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/xstatix.jpg)
as is any of this
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and if you've been seeing all the marvel movies, this whole series was the fucking shit!!!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iVVbSOl_dOM/TnIR9Zs8fmI/AAAAAAAAAF4/FBkXiLznoV0/s1600/marvel-civil-war.jpg)
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FUCKYEAH this thread. a lot of my favorites have already been mentioned.. daniel clowes' "wilson", it's a good life if you don't weaken, maus, and the alcoholic are all fucking amazing. links are also muchappreciated.
let's see what i can add:
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American Splendor - kinda shocked someone didn't beat me to this, considering its popularity. illustrated by some of the best artists in the game over the last 3 or 4 decades. (read: r. crumb) harvey pekar's storytelling/narrative skills were amazing.. he could write this comic about some mundane shit like paying bills or feeding his dog, and offer up some profound nugget of wisdom in the process, completely off-handedly. i'm just linking to one collection, but there's an insane amount of material out there and it really is worth hunting down. http://www.filestube.com/ec67f3bff443487d03e9,g/American-Splendor-01.html (http://www.filestube.com/ec67f3bff443487d03e9,g/American-Splendor-01.html)
(http://biblioklept.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/xedout.jpg)
X'ed Out (Charles Burns) - this is a really interesting one. it's about a guy with a head injury and his experiences in an alien world while under the influence of medications. a lot of the appeal lies in how the alien world is illustrated.. anyone who's seen the codex seraphinianus or voynich manuscript know what i'm talking about. heavily influenced by tintin too, apparently. http://www.mediafire.com/?n0aqj7pnx96nzk5 (http://www.mediafire.com/?n0aqj7pnx96nzk5)
actually, while we're on the topic..
(http://partyinthegallows.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/codex-seraphinianus-crocodile-sex.jpg)
(http://thesoftanonymous.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/ootw_japanese.jpg)
this is the most amazing treat for the eyes and imagination you'll ever see. http://hotfile.com/dl/68446901/b45cc86/Luigi.Serafini.-.Codex.Seraphinianus.pdf.html (http://hotfile.com/dl/68446901/b45cc86/Luigi.Serafini.-.Codex.Seraphinianus.pdf.html)
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Wizzywig - and one for the compunerds. a graphic novel by ed piskor, who's also drawn for american splendor. about a young computer hacker in the 80s/90s and his adventures with the law.. partially based on the story of kevin mitnick. there's a torrent magnet link floating around if you wanna look for it, but everything's also online for free at http://www.wizzywigcomics.com/ (http://www.wizzywigcomics.com/)
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My GF randomly found this bad Larry at Half Price Books, never heard of it before, but I dig the art style, and pretty interesting story.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JK1FodcHOzY/TeXWGf0mb4I/AAAAAAAAD34/VQ8jjcq0dPg/s1600/Batman%2BYear%2B100%2BCover.jpg)
This series was pretty awesome as well, I hear a show is on the way from Showtime(?)
(http://www.wallpaper4me.com/images/wallpapers/100_Bullets_100_1600x1200-769197.jpeg)
And I'll be starting Preacher soon, I've heard only good things.
(http://cdn3.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/preacher_1_1280x1024.jpg)
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Never got into super heroes. But I always liked the more historical samurai comics.
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for non capes & cowls fans
(http://img.tgdaily.com/sites/default/files/stock/article_images/scifi/20120409c_image.jpg)
liking the first couple of issues - esp as it starts with a rescue of Luke Skywalker from terroists :)
Also this is worth a read
(http://imageaddiction.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ThiefOfThieves01_2ndPtg.jpg)
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I agree with whoever put Adrian Tomine. Been a fan of that dude for years.
(http://www.punkasspunk.com/tomine/msection.jpg)
(http://www.punkasspunk.com/tomine/foreign.jpg)
(http://www.punkasspunk.com/tomine/sleepwalk.jpg)
(http://www.punkasspunk.com/tomine/breakup.jpg)
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I just finished this and I highly recommend it.
(http://www.fantagraphics.com/images/flog/covers/2010/bookcover_whatid.jpg)
Jason has a unique and creative minimalist approach to storytelling and simple but arresting art.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHDfd69GXw0/TptzHm0tWzI/AAAAAAAAAn8/vZSqDDwWEXs/s1600/jason-sssshh-casa2.jpg)
(http://lambiek.net/artists/j/jason/jason_the_iron_wagon_2003.jpg)
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Finally got round to reading Y the last man in the last couple of weeks
Not sure why I had slept on that, I somehow had convinced myself it was a western?
Anyway, it was real good, and worth a read
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i used to like manga...? anyone else or am i the only manga fag here?
Manga is dope. I like to read Naruto
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just reread kevin smith's run on the green arrow
(http://criticalmassesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/wire1.jpeg)
the dialogue is especially good for a super hero comic and it introduces on of my favorite villains, onomatopoeia.
(http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/308/82850-119759-onomatopoeia_large.jpg)
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This is a really good read:
(http://images.comiccollectorlive.com/covers/351/351931db-d49f-4a0f-9c63-43488f8fe283.jpg)
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Speaking of Garth Ennis, found the first book of Preacher at half price books. Hooked, and need to find the rest now.
(http://preacher.alwaysmad.com/preacher/images/dprpa.jpg)
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brave new world. nuff said
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Finally decided to read the comics of my favourite film. Interesting to see where the two converge and where they are completely different.
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found a "hey, wait" by jason for 5 bucks a few weeks ago.
anythhing by tom gauld and Joseph Lambert is good all around.
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This is a really good read:
(http://images.comiccollectorlive.com/covers/351/351931db-d49f-4a0f-9c63-43488f8fe283.jpg)
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dug all my old hellboy/bprd tpbs out of the garrage, everything about them is so awesome.
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Not enough issues of Saga for it to be in graphic novel form, but who cares. Only 4 issues deep so its still very easy to catch up on.
(http://lemurcomics.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/saga01.jpg)
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wow a bunch of gay indie novels kinda what I expected. Here is the real shit. Way better than that atrocity called the avengers.
(http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/100590-18327-107330-1-ultimates_super.jpg)
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i've been searching everywhere for a hellboy the storm and the fury link. any one got a hook up or a site that is likely to have it?
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i've been searching everywhere for a hellboy the storm and the fury link. any one got a hook up or a site that is likely to have it?
here ya go
http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2650671/00475077518/ (http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2650671/00475077518/)
http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2689056/002850465108/ (http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2689056/002850465108/)
http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2708898/003800620144/ (http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2708898/003800620144/)
http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2429949/004275697662/ (http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2429949/004275697662/)
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thanks man!
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no problem.
lone wolf and cub is really great too, ive never finished it though
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ec/Lone_Wolf_manga.jpg/230px-Lone_Wolf_manga.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SI72Qn7mM5Y/TPK0sWWpxjI/AAAAAAAAA4o/1Y2J6Le6ZOM/s1600/lone%2Bwolf%2Band%2Bcub.jpg)
check out the movie series if theres any interest in samurais oir japanese films
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bZ1pfN_U9qw/TuZb1pEeiqI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/fi-pfxvb5l4/s1600/lone-wolf-and-cub_l.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SI72Qn7mM5Y/TPK0sWWpxjI/AAAAAAAAA4o/1Y2J6Le6ZOM/s1600/lone%2Bwolf%2Band%2Bcub.jpg)
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This was really good, I finished it in a couple of hours. It's really great if you like old kung fu films too.
(http://cdn.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/covers/infinite_kungfu_cover_sm_lg.jpg)
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wow a bunch of gay indie novels kinda what I expected. Here is the real shit. Way better than that atrocity called the avengers.
(http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/100590-18327-107330-1-ultimates_super.jpg)
Wut? Gay is where its at dawg!
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Does anyone by chance know where to find The Forever War online?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Forever_War_comics.jpg)
or the german version of Charles Burn's "The Hive" (Die Kolonie), that due to an art show by Burns in Germany got published 4 months prior to the english original?
(http://blog.reprodukt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Kolonie_Inside_p3.jpg)
Also bought Ile Bourbon 1730 the other day. Gives a pretty insightful view of the last years of pirates in the indian ocean.
(http://www.bedetheque.com/Couvertures/IleBourbon1730_23012007.jpg)
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bumping this because im trying to remember this graphic novel i grabbed from my old local library. its a dude with glasses his babe of a wife and their kid, and they run a business "clearing" houses of spirits. the one i read the main dude took rip from a pipe and it shot him into the spirit world so that he could talk to the dead
it was dope
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Not enough issues of Saga for it to be in graphic novel form, but who cares. Only 4 issues deep so its still very easy to catch up on.
(http://lemurcomics.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/saga01.jpg)
2020 Lenny the Fatface is very happy that 2012 Lenny the Fatface bought early issues of Saga $$$$$$$$
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I just loaned my friend my copy of Kaz's Sidetrack City. Such a perfect book.
http://www.amazon.com/Sidetrack-City-Other-Tales-Kaz/dp/1560971983
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Not enough issues of Saga for it to be in graphic novel form, but who cares. Only 4 issues deep so its still very easy to catch up on.
(http://lemurcomics.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/saga01.jpg)
2020 Lenny the Fatface is very happy that 2012 Lenny the Fatface bought early issues of Saga $$$$$$$$
Yeah I've got the first 25 issues or so mint and some of them go for a pretty penny
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Also if you haven’t started, I recommend Hickman’s current run of X-men. Start with House of X/Powers of X then read the comics. Basically the mutants have gone full blown black nationalist and said “fuck it we’ll live amongst ourselves”. The author is referencing a lot of deep X-men lore, it’s a truly dope read.
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Just finished When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs again.
Probably my favorite graphic novel of all time.
My dad once described it as "your grandparents dealing with a nuclear war".
It's as beautiful as it is terrifying as it is sad.
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Grew up reading Marvel, Wolverine Enemy of the State is great, I'd recommend that one, anything Mark Millar writes is usually good.
I don't read too much of that any more though, I'm re-reading all the McFarlane era Hulk stuff. I like Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr's run on Daredevil in the 80's, bit more to it all than just the superhero stuff, addresses more real world issues.
Lone Wolf and Cub is great, you feel like you're learning something while reading it. All the Junji Ito Uzumaki and Tomie Stuff is great and beautifully drawn. Taiyo Matsumoto is great too, I don't get too down that whole Manga rabbit hole, but I know what I like, Tekkonkincrete is a great read.
Been into Southern Bastards lately. I like Alexis Zirits art too, so Space Riders and Tarantula are pretty fun.
Yes all the Charles Burnes stuff rules, Mignola and Hellboy is great stuff. So much good stuff out there.
All time favorite is 1968 era Silver Surfer though I think. John Buscema drawing him is amazing.
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I'm more of a cat in the hat type of guy
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Big fan of small press comics..
Anyone know if a board company has ever done any work with any major underground comic artists?
I'd love to see a deck with graphics by Seth, Clowes, Tomine or even Crumb.
Always struck me that there are certain parallels between comic art and board graphics: both dismissed as being for kids/disposable. I think if you pitched it from that angle some of the publishers/artists might actually be interested in collaborating and licensing their art for some boards...
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Clowes did a Santa Cruz Corey O Brien in the 90's.
Crumb would be a good one.
Terror of Planet X, an East Coast Brand does work with Alexis Zirit and others.
Big fan of small press comics..
Anyone know if a board company has ever done any work with any major underground comic artists?
I'd love to see a deck with graphics by Seth, Clowes, Tomine or even Crumb.
Always struck me that there are certain parallels between comic art and board graphics: both dismissed as being for kids/disposable. I think if you pitched it from that angle some of the publishers/artists might actually be interested in collaborating and licensing their art for some boards...
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Big fan of small press comics..
Anyone know if a board company has ever done any work with any major underground comic artists?
I'd love to see a deck with graphics by Seth, Clowes, Tomine or even Crumb.
Always struck me that there are certain parallels between comic art and board graphics: both dismissed as being for kids/disposable. I think if you pitched it from that angle some of the publishers/artists might actually be interested in collaborating and licensing their art for some boards...
I'm surprised a legitimate board company hasn't tried to get Charles Burns to do all their graphics. He's got one of the most beautiful and unique visual styles ever. Even the top Fantagraphics/indy comix artists make so little from their books that they rely heavily on illustration or other gigs to pay the rent.
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i recommend the squirrel machine
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Oy1WwijoL.jpg)
and mouseguard
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/mouseguard/images/8/8f/The_Black_Axe_cover.jpg/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20200429081208)
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Reading Watchmen again after finishing the TV series.
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Big fan of small press comics..
Anyone know if a board company has ever done any work with any major underground comic artists?
I'd love to see a deck with graphics by Seth, Clowes, Tomine or even Crumb.
Always struck me that there are certain parallels between comic art and board graphics: both dismissed as being for kids/disposable. I think if you pitched it from that angle some of the publishers/artists might actually be interested in collaborating and licensing their art for some boards...
I'm surprised a legitimate board company hasn't tried to get Charles Burns to do all their graphics. He's got one of the most beautiful and unique visual styles ever. Even the top Fantagraphics/indy comix artists make so little from their books that they rely heavily on illustration or other gigs to pay the rent.
For sure. Seth is really my guy and I think some boards with his art would be amazing and really stand out on a board wall. Also love to see some psychedelic Patience era Clowes on a board. Oh well, one can dream...
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i recommend the squirrel machine
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Oy1WwijoL.jpg)
and mouseguard
(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/mouseguard/images/8/8f/The_Black_Axe_cover.jpg/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20200429081208)
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Superman Red Son rules. The idea is what if Superman landed on Earth 12 hours later? He'd be a Russian hero. Russian Batman also makes an appearance.
Love that this thread exists.
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Asteroids Polyp is such a lovely, sad, beautiful story about adulthood and love and personal success. The way the art depicts the philosophy about a good life and the meaning we find within. 11/10 must read for anyone interested in art or literature.
https://precur.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/asterios.jpg (https://precur.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/asterios.jpg)
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Good news for any Gary Panter fans - supposedly Jimbo in Paradise is going to be reprinted this spring!
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I've been on a massive Tintin binge, re-reading some of the novels but also found this amazing French show called "In the Footsteps of Tintin" that basically follows each story showing actual pictures of the locations and backgrounds into some of the characters and where they came from in Herge's life.
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I’m a big ninja turtle fan and am super stoked to pick up the Last Ronin. (https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2020/04/27/unnamed-4-1588014993250.jpg)
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(https://townsquare.media/site/622/files/2016/04/maus_covers.png?w=980&q=75)
highly recommended.
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I’m a big ninja turtle fan and am super stoked to pick up the Last Ronin. (https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2020/04/27/unnamed-4-1588014993250.jpg)
Oh man, that's the one where 3 die and 1 avenges them right?
I'm keen to look into this.
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I have that first Saga book but haven’t read it yet.
Go into graphic novels a couple years ago but haven’t kept up at all.
Love “Kill or Be Killed” and Southern Bastards
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Does anyone by chance know where to find The Forever War online?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Forever_War_comics.jpg)
or the german version of Charles Burn's "The Hive" (Die Kolonie), that due to an art show by Burns in Germany got published 4 months prior to the english original?
(http://blog.reprodukt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Kolonie_Inside_p3.jpg)
Also bought Ile Bourbon 1730 the other day. Gives a pretty insightful view of the last years of pirates in the indian ocean.
(http://www.bedetheque.com/Couvertures/IleBourbon1730_23012007.jpg)
Uh literally first result in google my man :P
https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/The-Forever-War/Issue-1?id=103779
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No idea what is and isn't a graphic novel, but Simon Hanselmann's Megg and Mogg has been my absolute favorite since 2012. No idea how I discovered it, but I got into this and DVDASA deep around then.
It's like uhh, a witch and a cat and an owl and a warewolf live together in suburban squalor and live in the futility of everyday life, facing identity issues, drug abuse, and uhh some other shit.
He's done CRISIS ZONE, an ongoing series since fuck, March? Anyway, start here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sB-C3hQ_X/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sB-C3hQ_X/)
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/14/simon-hanselmann-interview-megg-mogg-and-owl (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/14/simon-hanselmann-interview-megg-mogg-and-owl)
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^dude thank you for the title reminder, i grabbed a megg and mogg book from our old local library and both my girl and i were geeking out. it was in a graphic novel form- i want to say fantagraphics put it out
also @treflips_up_yer_nan youre responding to a comment from 8+ years ago
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No idea what is and isn't a graphic novel, but Simon Hanselmann's Megg and Mogg has been my absolute favorite since 2012. No idea how I discovered it, but I got into this and DVDASA deep around then.
It's like uhh, a witch and a cat and an owl and a warewolf live together in suburban squalor and live in the futility of everyday life, facing identity issues, drug abuse, and uhh some other shit.
He's done CRISIS ZONE, an ongoing series since fuck, March? Anyway, start here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sB-C3hQ_X/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sB-C3hQ_X/)
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/14/simon-hanselmann-interview-megg-mogg-and-owl (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/14/simon-hanselmann-interview-megg-mogg-and-owl)
I'm not 100% sure but I think this artist did a lot of work with Desert Island in Brooklyn and you could probably get free issues of their newspaper Smoke Signals that would have some (maybe) one offs by Simon Hanselmann.
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I've got quite a few to mention if you get a chance if you are in to superhero mega timelines pick up Executioners Song with X-Men/X-Force really good story.....
I really like Eric Powell The Goon such funny series
Hellbound is tight as fuck
Also if you like weird zine type of omnibus checkout Answer Me?! by Jim Goad yeah it's quite spicy with very offensive topics but if you want something to hate read I do recommend that zine....
https://archive.org/details/GoadJimAnswerMeTheFirstThree/mode/2up (https://archive.org/details/GoadJimAnswerMeTheFirstThree/mode/2up)