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bobkatt013 posted:His run is collected up to 32 and his run ended at 40 so there needs to be one more trade. This storyline is all about his twin brother . The missing ones are Grant Morrison and Neil Gaiman's that are collected in Rare Cuts and Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days. He also wrote the original graphic novel Pandemonium Thanks for the info! I absolutely love Hellblazer, I think it's my favorite regular comic. Recently read Midnight Days from the library and completely forgot about that story. Looks like I have a few more things now to save up for.
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Started reading Lucifer and Unwritten because of this thread, and holy poo poo, Mike Carey is the motherfucking bomb. Lucifer just has excellent timing so far, like, as soon as I am about to check out for awhile because of horribly depressing poo poo, bam "..I set you over hedgehogs."
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Just finished the first two volumes of Unwritten. Very good stuff. Shades of Promethea and LoEG, which is really my only problem with it. Maybe it's because I've read both of those books recently, but the "living stories" and characters from literature coming alive thing just feels a little rehashed. Even so, it's a fun book. I was a little apprehensive of it being based on a Harry Potter analogue, but Carey handles the Tommy Taylor sections fairly well. Looking forward to volume three.
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Sep 6, 2010 06:26
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I almost didn't buy the second Unwritten trade but boy am I glad I did, this series has won me over for the long haul.
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Sep 6, 2010 20:03
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Does Y: the last man pick up the pace later on? I've just finished the third trade and it's kinda not doing it for me. I don't know if it's the pacing or the storytelling, but I find myself not really caring what happens to these characters. So does it come into it's own, or is it seven more trades of the same thing?
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Sep 7, 2010 17:59
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It's more of the same, but I thought 'the same' was great and am buying the deluxe trades so your mileage may vary.
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Sep 7, 2010 22:45
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It "comes into it's own" from the very start. It just sounds like it isn't the comic for you. If you don't care about the characters after three trades, I'm not sure you ever will.
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Sep 8, 2010 01:32
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Well. Guess I need to find another series. I've been really digging both Preacher and Transmetropolitan so far, any reccomandations?
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Sep 8, 2010 09:34
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Scalped is in a realm of its own as far as I'm concerned.
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Sep 8, 2010 19:31
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nosophoros posted:Scalped is in a realm of its own as far as I'm concerned. It's got everything you'd want from a great crime story like sex, violence, betrayal, and corruption. It's also got a fantastic cast of characters who grow more complex as Aaron reveals their decades of secrets to the reader. I can't recommend this book enough; it's grown so much beyond the simple "Sopranos on an Indian reservation" premise.
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Sep 9, 2010 01:22
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nosophoros posted:Scalped is in a realm of its own as far as I'm concerned. A specific image completely turned me onto that series, I can't even remember what issue, but one character looks at Lincoln Red Crow sitting down chained to a rotting elk. I don't know why I was so taken with that.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:A specific image completely turned me onto that series, I can't even remember what issue, but one character looks at Lincoln Red Crow sitting down chained to a rotting elk. I don't know why I was so taken with that. I had the same reaction. That issue was fantastic.
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Sep 9, 2010 10:50
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I love how Red Crow turned out to be so goddamn compelling. He seemed like such a generic big business evil prick in the first couple issues. Also, I would buy the poo poo out of an oversized book of these covers. http://www.comicvine.com/scalped-the-gravel-in-your-guts-part-one/37-139193/ I need a poster of this cover for issue 21 right away.
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Sep 9, 2010 12:24
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Just read the most recent DMZ trade, and man, they're really getting dark (which says a lot for this series).
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Sep 9, 2010 18:22
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So today we get the first issue of American Vampire that's all Snyder without King. I'm really looking forward to seeing how that turns out. Also, last issue of Daytripper today. I'm looking forward to reading it, but I'm also depressed that this means no more new Daytripper.
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Sep 9, 2010 18:55
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Just finished poring over vol. 1 of Absolute Sandman. drat if this isn't the best comic ever. But am I a bad Sandman fan if I think that "A Midsummer Night's Dream" wasn't that great? In fact I prefer almost every other one-shot story in the first volume ("Facade" drat near had me in tears). It's neat story, sure, but there's no rising action, no climax. Not sure why it's sometimes called the best single issue of Sandman.
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Sep 10, 2010 06:46
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Hatter106 posted:Just finished poring over vol. 1 of Absolute Sandman. drat if this isn't the best comic ever. If you are, you aren't alone. I agree that it wasn't the best one by any means. Anyways, be ready for multitudes of people to tell you that Lucifer is better than Sandman based on the first bit there.
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Hatter106 posted:Just finished poring over vol. 1 of Absolute Sandman. drat if this isn't the best comic ever. And if you think Sandman is great, you should totally read.. ChairMaster posted:Anyways, be ready for multitudes of people to tell you that Lucifer is better than Sandman based on the first bit there. gently caress. Really though, somehow a lot of the BSSers just jive with Lucifer a bit better than Sandman. I love them both, but I've read Lucifer more times and find myself enjoying it more every time.
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bairfanx posted:I always thought Ramadan was the universally praised Sandman issue? Either way, #19 is my favorite, but that's also because it's my favorite Shakespearean work too. I think it gets a decent amount of praise for the art as well. "A Midsummer's Night Dream" won the World Fantasy Award and 19 years hence remains the only comic to do so.
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Sep 10, 2010 18:27
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Sandman is better, but it is really ok to enjoy your Lucifer.
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choobs posted:"A Midsummer's Night Dream" won the World Fantasy Award and 19 years hence remains the only comic to do so. I'm well aware. That doesn't make it better, or even regarded as better, considering that after it won, they rewrote the rules so that a comic cannot win the award that Sandman did. First and only comic winner, now and forever.
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I picked up The Unwritten Vol. 1 today on the basis of this thread and I found it exciting, but maybe not to the level of hype that you guys are showing. Most of Vol. 1 seemed to be setting up for the main plot so I'm hoping it starts up in the next one.
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Sep 11, 2010 03:40
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Go grab the second one and become a believer.
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And even if you still don't care for it after the second TPB, it'll still be worth the purchase for the one-shot with the cursing rabbit alone. (that got included in the second TPB, didn't it? It better have). Unwritten is a loving great series. And yes, the first arc does set the stage. Things have begun to open up in a big way.
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UncleMonkey posted:And even if you still don't care for it after the second TPB, it'll still be worth the purchase for the one-shot with the cursing rabbit alone. It's in the second trade paperback, yes, the one that opens up the story something fierce!
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bairfanx posted:I'm well aware. That doesn't make it better, or even regarded as better, considering that after it won, they rewrote the rules so that a comic cannot win the award that Sandman did. Why did they do that?
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This is just a guess but i can only assume it's because some old person thinks comic books shouldn't count as art. Wait uh, wikipedia says that they didn't actually change the rules at all and that's just a rumor. ChairMaster fucked around with this message at 06:27 on Sep 12, 2010 |
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Sep 12, 2010 06:25
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ChairMaster posted:This is just a guess but i can only assume it's because some old person thinks comic books shouldn't count as art. Batman Gothic got a nomination in that category in 1993, and since then WFA has summarily ignored comics, which I think says more about them than comics.
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Daytripper stands right now as one of my favorite comic book stories if not my favorite. A truly wonderful story, and ending that I feel will only grow even more meaningful as I continue living. Needless to say I can't wait to own the trade.
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nosophoros posted:I almost didn't buy the second Unwritten trade but boy am I glad I did, this series has won me over for the long haul. Having also recently read the second trade, I'm actually finding myself losing interest... I feel like Carey and Gross did a much more compelling job of storytelling with Lucifer.
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JackDarko posted:Daytripper stands right now as one of my favorite comic book stories if not my favorite. A truly wonderful story, and ending that I feel will only grow even more meaningful as I continue living.
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ChairMaster posted:Wait uh, wikipedia says that they didn't actually change the rules at all and that's just a rumor. Edge & Christian covered it, and while the way I worded it may sound misleading, it's true that no comic will ever win the best short story award. And from what he said, they certainly haven't seemed very fond of comics since. rotinaj posted:Why did they do that?
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The choose your own adventure issue of Unwritten is really awesome. One of the most unique things I've seen tried in comics, and it's executed really well. Also, Joe the Barbarian only has one more issue left. I'm eager to see how it ends, but, like Daytripper, I'm really going to miss this book when it ends.
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UncleMonkey posted:The choose your own adventure issue of Unwritten is really awesome. One of the most unique things I've seen tried in comics, and it's executed really well. I'm worried how well that will come across in the trade. I always feel awkward reading trades sideways (like that issue in Morrison's X-men run)
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bairfanx posted:I'm worried how well that will come across in the trade. I always feel awkward reading trades sideways (like that issue in Morrison's X-men run)
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I sorta wonder how Joe the Barb would perceived if it wasn't a G-Mo comic. It has been fun to look at I guess, but sort of boring.
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It works for me because I've read that sort of novel my whole life. I enjoyed Unwritten this week, less for the story aspects, because it only moved the story forward a quarter inch, but for pushing the boundaries of the medium.
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Just jumping in to n'th the love for 'I, Zombie', the artwork is gorgeous and I'm enjoying the lazy buildup. I loved the Sandman run and am interested in Lucifer, does it continue with the same 'feel' or is it more modern/hectic (for lack of a better term)?
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bairfanx posted:Presumably because comics<>literature. Considering the amount of crap any kind of genre fiction gets from people, it saddens me that they would do something that dickish based on a medium. I wouldn't want to see Alton Brown up for a Best Actor award at the Emmys, even though I have nothing but love for him. It doesn't mean I don't think cooking shows aren't "television".
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iostream.h posted:Just jumping in to n'th the love for 'I, Zombie', the artwork is gorgeous and I'm enjoying the lazy buildup. I think Lucifer and Sandman work well together and they both combine to make an extremely rich universe with seemingly limitless possibilities. Personally I liked Sandman more because through the entire run it keeps you interested while maintaining a lot of it's inherent mysteries, which is a pretty delicate balance. There are so many untold stories when it comes to Sandman, and I think Gaiman is sort of a master at giving you great stories while withholding the stories you really want to hear. What is the story with Delight turning into Delirium? How did the original Despair die? What happened between Dream and the woman who created The Land? Why did Death stop being such a cold hearted bitch? The world Gaiman writes about seems much more mysterious and richer for keeping a lot of this stuff a secret. Lucifer doesn't really hold a lot of mystery, and everything held back is eventually revealed so the stories don't really stick in the back of my mind the way some stories in Sandman do. (Full disclosure: I'm only up to book 9 in Lucifer, so maybe that changes.) That being said, Lucifer is pretty drat great and fits well with Sandman, and my monocle wouldn't fall off and shatter if someone said Lucifer was superior. ParliamentOfDogs fucked around with this message at 08:58 on Sep 19, 2010 |
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