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Post by fab on Aug 28, 2017 21:46:14 GMT -5
damn, I forgot about Maus. absolutely worth all of the accolades it has received, and then some.
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Post by recurringextra on Aug 29, 2017 3:29:25 GMT -5
The Superior Foes Of Spider-Man is great, even if you're not that familiar with Spider-Man. (Yes, I know, Nick Spencer. But this one's good!)
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Post by Superb Owl 🦉 on Aug 29, 2017 6:59:08 GMT -5
The Superior Foes Of Spider-Man is great, even if you're not that familiar with Spider-Man. (Yes, I know, Nick Spencer. But this one's good!) Nick Spencer is perfectly good in his lane. Ant-man was also fun
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Aug 29, 2017 9:27:16 GMT -5
just gonna riff some stuff from memory, mostly based off of the graphic novel collection we had at the local library I used to work at. It's gonna skew towards popular, well-known stuff (also b/c my memory sucks): - Preacher: Pulpy, over the top violence and sharp-edged satire. It's now a TV show that I haven't seen.
- Fables: A sort of alternate universe thing where all the famous fairy tale folks live double lives in a small self-contained block in New York City. I vaguely recall some scuttlebutt that the series (or was it just the writer / creator in interviews?) may have crawled up its own ass in later entries, but I haven't stayed current with it. What I did read, I really enjoyed, so whatever. I fell off somewhere in the later collected volumes.
- Whiteout: Self-contained, with a one-off direct sequel, I think? Pretty sure it was a murder mystery set in the Antarctic at a science outpost, but my memory may be fuzzy.
- Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth: Can't remember if that's the subtitle, but I remember it being a hammy subtitle either way. Fantastic art. I'm steering clear of the "big 2" stuff as mentioned (and I'm too lazy to skim to see if these are recommended elsewhere) but yeah... the art is sublime and it's very heavy on the symbolism. If you're curious about an alternate take on Batman that focuses more on his rogues gallery, take a crack at that one.
There are a whole whack of titles that I can't recall, including a few that had me tearing up and really got under my skin. I'm just bad at remembering these things and too lazy to skim through the online catalogue, as I've always been more of a physical browsing type person myself. Shame that I can't recall. I know absolutely nothing about manga and the few series we had were mostly super popular and usually related to anime that had already been dubbed. It still fell outside my wheelhouse.
As already mentioned, Y: The Last Man is really good.
You're secretly me, aren't you? I'll throw in a rec for One Soul, which is 18 panels on two pages, mostly dialogue-free, that tell the story of one lifetime per panel. It's one of those things that could only be done in comic form. There are parallels between panels on different pages, and the panels each go dark when a lifetime expires. It's all different time settings, from 'prehistoric' to 'near future', and it's really really good, and your library should have it.
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Post by Celebith on Sept 16, 2017 18:25:48 GMT -5
just gonna riff some stuff from memory, mostly based off of the graphic novel collection we had at the local library I used to work at. It's gonna skew towards popular, well-known stuff (also b/c my memory sucks) - Fables: A sort of alternate universe thing where all the famous fairy tale folks live double lives in a small self-contained block in New York City. I vaguely recall some scuttlebutt that the series (or was it just the writer / creator in interviews?) may have crawled up its own ass in later entries, but I haven't stayed current with it. What I did read, I really enjoyed, so whatever. I fell off somewhere in the later collected volumes.
BLUF: Check out Elementals, Grendel and Mage if you can find them. I read Fables up through the 7th or 8th graphic novel collection (around issue 60?) because that's what my library had in stock at the time, and I haven't caught up, but I loved it, and most of Willingham's stuff. He worked on Justice Machine , about a super hero team that was basically The Avengers, but in a totalitarian alternate Earth (Georwell - subtlety wasn't really a thing), and The Elementals, who were (at the time) the only known supers in their timeline and got their powers after dying due to some mishap with their related element and being reincarnated. It was a 'fun' series because the heroes were all sorta messed up, even before it was a thing, and didn't always get along. There were a few 'swimsuit specials', but overall it fit in with Comico's line of stuff (Grendel, Mage, etc.) that was pitched towards adults more due to themes and 'drama' and less because of the nudity (although Willingham was pretty equal opportunity with that). Matt Wagner (Mage, Grendel) and Willingham also did a lot of RPG artwork in the early 80s, mostly for Fantasy Games Unlimited. They both contributed to Psi World (a sort of Scanners / Firestarter-ish take on super powers and the govt.). Wagner's art definitely looks like a prototype for Kevin Matchstick. 1st art - Willingham's PsiWorld Cover, 2nd - Wagner's filler PsiWorld Art, 3rd - Kevin Matchstick, from Wagner's 'Mage'
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Post by Wallet Inspector on Sept 16, 2017 18:43:14 GMT -5
I am a huge fan of Daytrippers, by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba.
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Post by repulsionist on Dec 14, 2017 21:27:47 GMT -5
Cross-posting since my "oh that guy" posts go passed over in the "What Are You Reading?" Thread
The Abominable Mr. Seabrook, Joe Ollmann (2017) and Mid-Life, Joe Ollmann (2011) - Ollmann seems like the kind of irritating, capable, and committed guy I'd like to hang out with for a few weeks until both of our personalities clashed in a collision of magnificent butt hurt.
Tree Mail, Brian W. Smith (2016) - really great positivist book for anyone looking to ignore negativity and focus on their dream.
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Post by Incense on Dec 14, 2017 21:57:32 GMT -5
Tree Mail, Brian W. Smith (2016) - really great positivist book for anyone looking to ignore negativity and focus on their dream. Thanks - it's now on my Goodreads list.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 18:51:11 GMT -5
I didn’t read through this, but figured this is a good spot to explain my name. Snotgirl is a graphic novel about influencers who are super insecure, probably super queer, and super addictive to read about. I have been kind of fascinated by what people choose to show and not to show on social media/the comments sections. But don’t worry! I am definitely not here as a voyeur doing research on unknowing specimens or something. Definitely not. Please pretend I am not watching you.
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Post by sarapen on Jan 27, 2020 13:11:32 GMT -5
I didn’t read through this, but figured this is a good spot to explain my name. Snotgirl is a graphic novel about influencers who are super insecure, probably super queer, and super addictive to read about. I have been kind of fascinated by what people choose to show and not to show on social media/the comments sections. But don’t worry! I am definitely not here as a voyeur doing research on unknowing specimens or something. Definitely not. Please pretend I am not watching you. FYI but the What Are You Reading in Comics etc thread is more current. I think I made some great recommendations in that one. Unfortunately I have a thing about snot so I've avoided Snotgirl, though it inhabits a space in comics that I usually like. My general impression is that it's something like Faith Erin Hicks' The Adventures of Superhero Girl, which I actually own a signed copy of.
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