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VinceFox said:
Liokault said:
VinceFox said:
Cerebus. Makes watchmen look like a preschool finger painting.
Meh, the early suff was interesting, the middle bit was great, church and state etc etc, but the later stuff was dire. VinceFox said:
Liokault said:
VinceFox said:
Cerebus. Makes watchmen look like a preschool finger painting.
Meh, the early suff was interesting, the middle bit was great, church and state etc etc, but the later stuff was dire. Preacher is *excellent*.
The Walking Dead is also pretty good, more interesting than the TV series.
The Punisher Max is also pretty good - mainly because it's written by Garth Ennis (who did Preacher). He also did a great series called 'The Boys'.
I think though, you're better off going with authors rather than a specific title, as there's often a wide range of types of story and titles to choose from that have a greater chance of fitting what you may be interested in, and yet get quality.
For me, Garth Ennis and Alan Moore are my faves, between them making up most of my comic collection. For Moore, beyond the obvious Watchmen and V, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is brilliant (forget that the film destroyed this), From Hell also good, and Tom Strong is a nice bit of light relief.
If you are looking for a title in particular, definitely check out Preacher.
Other titles that I've enjoyed are DMZ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMZ_(comics) and The Exterminators - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exterminators_(co...
If you do decide to get any, please try to find your local comic shop and buy from there rather than Amazon. The independants are having a really rough time of it - and are also goldmines of info. If you rock in there with some idea of what you like, the guy (most likely!) will point you to what you may like, which is where their value lies.
This site should help you find your local one: http://www.comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575
Edit: You've made me look for Ennis to see if there's anything new out, and indeed there is, so thanks for that
'Stitched'.
The Walking Dead is also pretty good, more interesting than the TV series.
The Punisher Max is also pretty good - mainly because it's written by Garth Ennis (who did Preacher). He also did a great series called 'The Boys'.
I think though, you're better off going with authors rather than a specific title, as there's often a wide range of types of story and titles to choose from that have a greater chance of fitting what you may be interested in, and yet get quality.
For me, Garth Ennis and Alan Moore are my faves, between them making up most of my comic collection. For Moore, beyond the obvious Watchmen and V, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is brilliant (forget that the film destroyed this), From Hell also good, and Tom Strong is a nice bit of light relief.
If you are looking for a title in particular, definitely check out Preacher.
Other titles that I've enjoyed are DMZ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMZ_(comics) and The Exterminators - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exterminators_(co...
If you do decide to get any, please try to find your local comic shop and buy from there rather than Amazon. The independants are having a really rough time of it - and are also goldmines of info. If you rock in there with some idea of what you like, the guy (most likely!) will point you to what you may like, which is where their value lies.
This site should help you find your local one: http://www.comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575
Edit: You've made me look for Ennis to see if there's anything new out, and indeed there is, so thanks for that
'Stitched'.Edited by Tonsko on Saturday 18th May 23:26
I'm waiting for the road atlas to become a comic book. Or I'll write it myself.
The evil motorways are giant anacondas and roundabouts are Pacman pills they can't swallow. The underpass plays the devils advocate, the humped back bridges are the whales the protagonist wished he didn't shag, and the cul de sacs represent marriage.
As he makes his getaway, every speed bump is his OH b
hing and whining until he ditches his car in the supermarket car park (mid life crisis graveyard) until he is caught by police and processed at the station (McDonald's drive thru).
It was just a thought.
The evil motorways are giant anacondas and roundabouts are Pacman pills they can't swallow. The underpass plays the devils advocate, the humped back bridges are the whales the protagonist wished he didn't shag, and the cul de sacs represent marriage.
As he makes his getaway, every speed bump is his OH b
hing and whining until he ditches his car in the supermarket car park (mid life crisis graveyard) until he is caught by police and processed at the station (McDonald's drive thru).It was just a thought.
Mobsta said:
I'm waiting for the road atlas to become a comic book. Or I'll write it myself.
The evil motorways are giant anacondas and roundabouts are Pacman pills they can't swallow. The underpass plays the devils advocate, the humped back bridges are the whales the protagonist wished he didn't shag, and the cul de sacs represent marriage.
As he makes his getaway, every speed bump is his OH bhing and whining until he ditches his car in the supermarket car park (mid life crisis graveyard) until he is caught by police and processed at the station (McDonald's drive thru).
It was just a thought.
With imagination like that, give it a bash.The evil motorways are giant anacondas and roundabouts are Pacman pills they can't swallow. The underpass plays the devils advocate, the humped back bridges are the whales the protagonist wished he didn't shag, and the cul de sacs represent marriage.
As he makes his getaway, every speed bump is his OH b
hing and whining until he ditches his car in the supermarket car park (mid life crisis graveyard) until he is caught by police and processed at the station (McDonald's drive thru).It was just a thought.
Another thumbs up for Preacher, which is pretty much peerless. Anything by Garth Ennis is generally great but his humour can be an acquired taste, the more notoriety he’s gotten the more he seems to push the boundaries, read Crossed if you like the very sick and twisted.
The Boys also by Ennis is also worth a read as others have said, and has some truly insane moments and is kind of his way of sticking two fingers up at the Superhero genre.
Transmetropolitan is also fantastic, has a great story about future political corruption, and Spider Jerusalem is probably one of comics best creations.
I’ve never read much of the Superhero stuff, not for any reason other than knowing where to start as certainly a lot of the Marvel and DC series stretch back over 50 years. Saying that I’ve read a healthy chunk of Judge Dredd, and the recent Tour of Duty story was awesome.
Watchmen will always get a mention in these threads and is certainly worth reading as it’s basically the pinnacle of graphic novels, Alan Moore is certainly a talented writer and V for Vendetta and the first two League of Extraordinary Gentlemen are fantastic, but I must admit I’ve found some of his more recent stuff very difficult to get into, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Black Dossier I thought was just rubbish.
I’ve not read Cerebus, but judging from the comments on here I think I certainly need to check it out.
The Boys also by Ennis is also worth a read as others have said, and has some truly insane moments and is kind of his way of sticking two fingers up at the Superhero genre.
Transmetropolitan is also fantastic, has a great story about future political corruption, and Spider Jerusalem is probably one of comics best creations.
I’ve never read much of the Superhero stuff, not for any reason other than knowing where to start as certainly a lot of the Marvel and DC series stretch back over 50 years. Saying that I’ve read a healthy chunk of Judge Dredd, and the recent Tour of Duty story was awesome.
Watchmen will always get a mention in these threads and is certainly worth reading as it’s basically the pinnacle of graphic novels, Alan Moore is certainly a talented writer and V for Vendetta and the first two League of Extraordinary Gentlemen are fantastic, but I must admit I’ve found some of his more recent stuff very difficult to get into, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Black Dossier I thought was just rubbish.
I’ve not read Cerebus, but judging from the comments on here I think I certainly need to check it out.
Edited by philwhite on Monday 20th May 11:25
In terms of scale and just being a hell of a thing, this is most impressive:
http://www.experienceanomaly.com/
http://www.experienceanomaly.com/
Pixel Pusher said:
Johnnytheboy said:
I get 2000AD every week - Judge Dredd is on really good form recently.
Are the Strontium Dogs stories still going?
has said in interviews that he ignores things other writers have done to "his" characters), but I've never been a massive SD fan. One of the best stories recently was called Trifecta - after it finished.
Three separate 'Dredd World' characters were in unrelated series, then one week the penny dropped that all three were interconnected, the following week was one single cover-to-cover story that concluded all three. It was so well done that it took me (and it seems most other people) completely by surprise.
It helped that one of the characters was one of my favourite fairly recent introductions: The Simping Detective, a hard-boiled private detective (and deep-cover judge) who talks like Philip Marlowe, but dresses like a clown.
I have a client who (very kindly!) lends me tons of comic books, well, graphic novels. I am now really into them and love the superhero stuff. Some of the series I'm reading at the moment are Ultimate spider man, Astonishing X-Men, Cable and Deadpool as well as bits and bobs of X-Men first class, some Daredevil stuff.
I tried to get into the Civil War series which is supposed to be excellent but I didn't know who half of the characters were so couldn't really appreciate it. That is probably my only issue; the Marvel Multiverse is so fking complicated! So many characters, different univerises where totally different stuff is going on. Still, I do enjoy reading them even if I sometimes have to check wikipedia for tips!
I tried to get into the Civil War series which is supposed to be excellent but I didn't know who half of the characters were so couldn't really appreciate it. That is probably my only issue; the Marvel Multiverse is so f
king complicated! So many characters, different univerises where totally different stuff is going on. Still, I do enjoy reading them even if I sometimes have to check wikipedia for tips!TheBALDpuma said:
I tried to get into the Civil War series which is supposed to be excellent but I didn't know who half of the characters were so couldn't really appreciate it. That is probably my only issue; the Marvel Multiverse is so fking complicated! So many characters, different univerises where totally different stuff is going on. Still, I do enjoy reading them even if I sometimes have to check wikipedia for tips!
I had the same issue when I tried to read some DC stuff, namely Infinite Crisis and 52, it was almost impossible to follow due the sheer amount of characters and references to previous stories that continually popped up. It seems like a lot of these stories can only really be enjoyed if you’re a long term reader.king complicated! So many characters, different univerises where totally different stuff is going on. Still, I do enjoy reading them even if I sometimes have to check wikipedia for tips!I think 2000AD / Judge Dredd have the balance just right where there are just enough references to satisfy long term readers but not too much that will put off any new readers - the tharg notices ever tell you when there’s something referenced from a pervious story!
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