Comic Books / Graphic Novels thread

  On 11/11/2011 at 9:34 PM, vasio said:

I like Jodorowsky The Incal (original coloring)

That was one of the worst comics I ever bought. Seriously. There's some comics I don't like, some comics I hate and then there's The Incal.

I agree with 'From Hell' being an amazing work, in all of literature, it being my favourite graphic next to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisibles

  On 11/11/2011 at 5:48 AM, Braintree said:

I should mention, since it's the first page and all, that Scud: The Disposable Assassin is my favorite comic ever. It was compiled into a large trade paperback called The Whole Shebang.

 

 

This comic is so creative and weird. Definitely an influence in my creative thought.

this shit changed my life man. so fucking good.

^^^ just bought it on ebay for 12 bucks on the recommendation of you fine fellow watmm'ers.

  On 11/11/2011 at 11:34 PM, disparaissant said:

the maxx

did you read the story to it's conclusion. It gets really weird at the end, almost like some kind of surreal lifetime movie about confronting your attacker

  On 11/11/2011 at 5:16 AM, Braintree said:

I don't see how anyone could buy comics in a digital format. I understand it's convenient and "green," but there's something to holding the actual physical thing in your hand. I tend to value it more when I can actually touch it.

Digital comics on an iPad (or any tablet I'm assuming) makes a world of difference as far as this argument is concerned. I still prefer reading and holding physical items, but sampling new comics or downloading out of print works ( Alan moore's miracle man being a good example) is all pretty sweet on the iPad screen

  On 11/11/2011 at 5:16 AM, Braintree said:

I don't see how anyone could buy comics in a digital format. I understand it's convenient and "green," but there's something to holding the actual physical thing in your hand. I tend to value it more when I can actually touch it.

I found a pretty good technique for reading comics and manga on a computer. A good image viewer like Cview and gamepad>key/mouse program like JoyToKey and have a button configured to switch between fit width to screen for joystick scrolling and fit to screen for full page scenes. L&R to change pages. Lounge back with gamepad and some sunglasses for long sessions.

I was waiting for that thread

  On 11/11/2011 at 11:38 PM, ThatSpanishGuy said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 9:34 PM, vasio said:

I like Jodorowsky The Incal (original coloring)

 

That was one of the worst comics I ever bought. Seriously. There's some comics I don't like, some comics I hate and then there's The Incal.

The writing is... "creative" but it's still an amazing comic imo. I also enjoyed of course Moebius works but those are hard to find in English so I didn't recommend them. The Airtight Garage would be a good start if you can find it in the original black and white version.

  On 11/12/2011 at 12:55 PM, pigster said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 5:16 AM, Braintree said:

I don't see how anyone could buy comics in a digital format. I understand it's convenient and "green," but there's something to holding the actual physical thing in your hand. I tend to value it more when I can actually touch it.

 

Digital comics on an iPad (or any tablet I'm assuming) makes a world of difference as far as this argument is concerned. I still prefer reading and holding physical items, but sampling new comics or downloading out of print works ( Alan moore's miracle man being a good example) is all pretty sweet on the iPad screen

I can understand wanting to get the out of print stuff. That's actually a good way to do it, but I think if I had the choice to either have a stack of physical books or some files on a device, I would choose the physical medium almost every time. I enjoy going to the comic shop and interacting with other nerds.

  On 11/12/2011 at 9:13 PM, vasio said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 11:38 PM, ThatSpanishGuy said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 9:34 PM, vasio said:

I like Jodorowsky The Incal (original coloring)

 

That was one of the worst comics I ever bought. Seriously. There's some comics I don't like, some comics I hate and then there's The Incal.

 

The writing is... "creative" but it's still an amazing comic imo. I also enjoyed of course Moebius works but those are hard to find in English so I didn't recommend them. The Airtight Garage would be a good start if you can find it in the original black and white version.

Jodorowsky has some great ideas that'll fit very well in a Moebius comic, but Jodorowsky simply doesn't know how to write a comic.

  On 11/12/2011 at 10:31 PM, ThatSpanishGuy said:

  On 11/12/2011 at 9:13 PM, vasio said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 11:38 PM, ThatSpanishGuy said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 9:34 PM, vasio said:

I like Jodorowsky The Incal (original coloring)

 

That was one of the worst comics I ever bought. Seriously. There's some comics I don't like, some comics I hate and then there's The Incal.

 

The writing is... "creative" but it's still an amazing comic imo. I also enjoyed of course Moebius works but those are hard to find in English so I didn't recommend them. The Airtight Garage would be a good start if you can find it in the original black and white version.

 

Jodorowsky has some great ideas that'll fit very well in a Moebius comic, but Jodorowsky simply doesn't know how to write a comic.

Not even the Metabarons? I haven't read all the books but I liked'em, it's hard to track them down over here.

  On 11/12/2011 at 10:24 PM, Braintree said:

  On 11/12/2011 at 12:55 PM, pigster said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 5:16 AM, Braintree said:

I don't see how anyone could buy comics in a digital format. I understand it's convenient and "green," but there's something to holding the actual physical thing in your hand. I tend to value it more when I can actually touch it.

 

Digital comics on an iPad (or any tablet I'm assuming) makes a world of difference as far as this argument is concerned. I still prefer reading and holding physical items, but sampling new comics or downloading out of print works ( Alan moore's miracle man being a good example) is all pretty sweet on the iPad screen

 

I can understand wanting to get the out of print stuff. That's actually a good way to do it, but I think if I had the choice to either have a stack of physical books or some files on a device, I would choose the physical medium almost every time. I enjoy going to the comic shop and interacting with other nerds.

yessss.

comic shop nerds are some of the best people on the planet.

  On 11/11/2011 at 11:38 PM, ThatSpanishGuy said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 9:34 PM, vasio said:

I like Jodorowsky The Incal (original coloring)

 

That was one of the worst comics I ever bought. Seriously. There's some comics I don't like, some comics I hate and then there's The Incal.

hahaha. i agree with this. i'm currently 5/6 through the complete incal collection released recently, and it is indeed a messy incoherent book. i'm sticking with it to the end for the artwork, but the writing is horrible.

  On 11/11/2011 at 5:16 AM, Braintree said:

I don't see how anyone could buy comics in a digital format. I understand it's convenient and "green," but there's something to holding the actual physical thing in your hand. I tend to value it more when I can actually touch it.

I feel this way about many things.

  On 11/13/2011 at 6:14 AM, asymmetrical head said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 5:16 AM, Braintree said:

I don't see how anyone could buy comics in a digital format. I understand it's convenient and "green," but there's something to holding the actual physical thing in your hand. I tend to value it more when I can actually touch it.

 

I feel this way about many things.

I produce enough clutter as it is without adding to the problem.

Alan Moores swamp thing

Doktor Sleepless

Transmetropolitan

Warren Ellis, basically.

here is one reason that a hardcore comic fan might prefer digital format

Miracleman TPB (out of print) ebay auctions (softcover):

http://www.ebay.com/...=item415f1d48b3

Buy it now price: $567

these also came in hard cover versions, the price on those all together would probably be around $900

it's one of the only comics that i know of where buying the original issues individually would be cheaper than buying a collection and its only 25 issues total (doing that would set you back $300 at least)

does anyone here follow DC continuity and could explain Final Crisis? I know the New 52 campaign is aimed at b-list heroes which is great, but I'm lost overall.

Past few months I've read

akira, loved the film so I wanted to read it as well.

Battle angel alita, still one of my favs

Battle angel last order, kinda good but I lost interest when it stopped featuring alita as much.

Currently on spawn from the first issue

As a younger lad I used to buy a ton of star wars one-offs, dark empire being the best. Read some spider-man, x-men, 2000ad, spawn, the creech and so on. Read all the tintin books. Blade of the Immortal was pretty much the only manga I liked.

Lately I've been reading all the Alan Moore I've managed to find. I thought Watchmen was amazing, but shit, From Hell is just beyond words.

Maus was really good as well.

currently and sporadically reading The Boys, Transmetropolitan, deadpool, Vagabond and Promethea.

^Literally found this at my local library, on display, and picked it up last week. It's a collection of a few stories about Vikings sailing west to America, Scandinavian pagans versus Christian missionaries, (insert metal lyrical topic here), etc. So far so good, I really enjoy the artwork.

Besides some Marvel series my brother read I never got into comics too much. Mostly read Star Wars EU issues put out on Dark Horse. I also read Maus, which I enjoyed. It was a random Christmas gift actually.

  On 11/23/2011 at 4:49 PM, joshuatxuk said:

Yes. Not funny but very good one.

  On 11/13/2011 at 2:02 AM, pigster said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 11:38 PM, ThatSpanishGuy said:

  On 11/11/2011 at 9:34 PM, vasio said:

I like Jodorowsky The Incal (original coloring)

 

That was one of the worst comics I ever bought. Seriously. There's some comics I don't like, some comics I hate and then there's The Incal.

 

hahaha. i agree with this. i'm currently 5/6 through the complete incal collection released recently, and it is indeed a messy incoherent book. i'm sticking with it to the end for the artwork, but the writing is horrible.

Come on, what's wrong with The Incal ? It's one of the best science fiction stories I've read. I agree with the fact it's special, but still... The Incal world is just full of funny absurd details, and that's maybe not the field where you're expecting a sci-fi story to go (?)

  On 11/11/2011 at 5:48 AM, Braintree said:

I should mention, since it's the first page and all, that Scud: The Disposable Assassin is my favorite comic ever. It was compiled into a large trade paperback called The Whole Shebang.

 

 

This comic is so creative and weird. Definitely an influence in my creative thought.

God...damn * Nostalgic OVERLOAD *

The Sega Saturn game was hard as shit ! I would love to see a Team Ninja remake .