Graphic Novels

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Finished all current issues of The Walking Dead, and have bought the first book of Y: The Last Man.
I was led to it after flicking through the top 100 comic characters after watching Thor. (there was also a character from a GN aboot events after the twin towers falling down but can't recall the series).

Y: The Last Man has an interesting premise, and maybe one PHers would enjoy, all men have perished save for one, and the world is left to women...
Haven't read it yet, it arrived from Amazon yesterday.

Any other readers out there?

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KaraK said:

I've read the odd graphic novel here and there - Watchmen still being the standout if I'm honest!

Watchmen is good, read V For Vendetta, or other Moore stuff?

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KaraK said:

Halb said:

Watchmen is good, read V For Vendetta, or other Moore stuff?

I've nto read V yet, have heard good things though!

Yeh I like V, it's an interesting read. The other main one that I really enjoyed is The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. But that seems rather slim to V and Watchmen, all great stories though.
I like the idea of the Wold Newton family

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Of the ones mentioned, I have Dark Knight Returns, it's what kicked me off on them decades ago. Had the Killing Joke when it came out, back when Batman started to become serious again.
I have heard those others are good.
I have a series called Lucifer, it's the Lucifer from Sandman...it is outstanding storytelling.

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Well I have got Preacher on order now from Amazon.

Also I have read Y:The Last Man and I think it is rather good, second and third issue now on it's way also.

I got some good ideas for purchases here.
http://uk.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/48
Preacher is in it, as is Rick Grimes and the lad from Y.


Last man on Earth, some women want to abduct and sell him, some want to imprison him, some want to cut his wanger off (bloody Amazons!)...what a life!

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For fans of the Sandman, I recommend the Lucifer series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer_%28DC_Comics%...

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Y282 said:

wold newton is proper geek territory.

moore is the pinnacle, read league of extraordinary gentlemen if you want something with a LOT of layering and references. very, very good. 1969 version is out imminently.

I have vol I&II, and Century...I am gonna have to pay a visit to Forbidden Planet to get the Black Dossier.

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Really? Can you explain what you mean by dark side of the moon please?

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H is an unusual fella
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore#Religion_a...

What stuff has come true that he has written aboot?

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Well Preacher vol 1 and Y:The Last Man:vol 2 are on their way.

Y282 said:

and then he goes and does that simpsons cameo. they must have been geeking out over having him there.

Did you catch him on Stewart Lee's show, that was a curious little cameo.

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Y282 said:

st, i missed that. the comedy vehicle?

Yip, he was pretending to be a historian and they went on a dig in a WW2 bunker, after the secret that Churchill was really a pig...bizarre.

Shinobi said:

WE3 is a very good book,I tend to mainly read Marvel stuff but have stopped recently due to losing interest but I usually read anything that involves Captain America as I have almost every issue of it.

Was a huge Marvel fan, but they kill off characters just to reuse them...ok once is fair enough, but they do it over and over.
I do still buy MGNs because they have good enclosed stories, like WWHulk, or Civil War, the Ultimates stuff is good as well.

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I've got a few old DH Terminator ones, not read them for years

Read one called A God Somewhere last month, shows what would really happen if a human got superpowers....basically go nuts.

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Had to put Y:The Last Man down for a while as I have become obsessed with reading A Song of Fire and Ice.
But I think it should be the next one to get The Walking Dead treatment.

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Stan Lee, on the One Show tonight.

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PaulHogan said:

Halb said:

Stan Lee, on the One Show tonight.

Any good? Worth iplaying?

He was on it for less than 5 mins, but there was a decent lead up to it. He was funny and entertaining for an 89 year old. Worth watching his tiny bit.

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• gibber!*

http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2012/before-watc...

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Tried Lucifer?

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What an ahole.
http://io9.com/5985199/how-one-mans-lies-almost-de...

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Pesty said:

What did you think of preacher. did you actually spit some tea out when you turned over the page and saw arseface

the set up and I suppose timing of that picture was hilarious to me for some reason. Just was not expecting it.

Frig me I've not read it yet! Which reminds me I also have League of Extraordinary Gentlemen I've not read!

My HC books 7 & 8 of Walking Dead arrive today/tmx.

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Mods, can this be shifted to What The Dicke...I mean the books forum please?