Hehe, I usually read a Wolverine one when I have to wait there. I do remember flipping
through another one that contained some serious gore though. Always thought it
was kinda odd.
Guess he used to read comics / reads comics.
Agent 47 wrote:Next time I can think of something, I will.
^ maybe theres a psycology behind it, when im at a dentists i tend to try and go to a happy place (out of boredom not pain/anxiety) and perhaps graphic novels encourage this... (i highly doubt it tho ^_^more like he reads/read them himself , and hes got a wolverine you say 0o impressive haha)
hurlingdervish wrote:The true test of an overly specific, pretentious, genre name, is how many sycophants line up to defend its bullshit when the copy-cats arrive on the scene, imitating the styles of people who had no conscience for the styles they were innovating.
Just read DMZ that noem mentiond,, absolutly brilliant!!! Pure quality!
hurlingdervish wrote:The true test of an overly specific, pretentious, genre name, is how many sycophants line up to defend its bullshit when the copy-cats arrive on the scene, imitating the styles of people who had no conscience for the styles they were innovating.
Got a Friday The 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre graphic comic book whatever in like 4th grade.
Never got anymore, although some of the ones in this thread look pretty dang fantastic.
Do any of you know a good site that I could read these in that a normal google search might not reveal right away?
This one slipped me by, Warren Ellis - Ocean 2009 (apparently being made into a move (wb))
Was alright, nice concepts,,, but not a mindblowing read... but a pretty good one at that.
hurlingdervish wrote:The true test of an overly specific, pretentious, genre name, is how many sycophants line up to defend its bullshit when the copy-cats arrive on the scene, imitating the styles of people who had no conscience for the styles they were innovating.
Starting to read Nightwing from vol 1 - the TPBs are so rare though, i managed to get Vol 1 for £16 from a charity shop but online they fetch about £40! And Vol 2, i kid you not, isn't available for less than £60 anywhere!
Also, picked up Sandman Vol 1, after so many years of people telling me it was fantastic. Will start reading soon.
Can anyone recommend me some more funny/realistic/offbeat/"indie" books in the vain of American Splendor/Daniel Clowes?
And while im here...
wub wrote:
Dont get the hype. Possibly the most overrated comic i have ever read. In fact, i wrote a semi-troll review on amazon. Here -
yeh have the first collection of these in hardback, wicked series
think its 1-19 or sumat, that one ^^^ is defo in it
got DMZ's 11th story arc through the mail the other day, tried to read it in work, it got ruined by idiots around me asking why i read comics, then trying desperately to copy pictures out of it FUCK OFF LET ME READ MY COMICS IN PEACE
Most DC archives or Marvel Masterworks are pretty good.. They're basically just collections of certain runs, but the beginning and classic issues to stuff like the fantastic four and iron man are always amazing (jack kirby and stan lee) so definietly check them out. You can get them kinda cheap in TPB here if you're interested, they also have restored coloring in some of them which can really improve it: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marvel-Masterwo ... pd_sim_b_3
As for new/recent stuff, these series are all awesome, I definietly recommend them:
Ed Brubaker's Captain America
Geoff Johns' Green Lantern
Matt Fraction's Iron Man
