Comics/Graphic Novels

GuD · 10-31-2013, 12:50 AM

Never was a big fan of super hero comics but anything by Neil Gaiman is god-tier, Love and Rockets is awesome and REALLY well-drawn, The Black Hole, of course American Splendor and anything involving Crumb or Pekar, and right now I'm reading the Walking Dead. Hate to be a hipster about it but I was reading the Walking Dead BEFORE I even knew there was a TV show and there's no comparison. Both are ****ing ace though so that just goes to show how great the comic is. I especially like the attention to detail in the art, it's very consistent considering how many different artists have worked on it over the years.

The Batlord · 10-31-2013, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by WhateverDude

Never was a big fan of super hero comics but anything by Neil Gaiman is god-tier, Love and Rockets is awesome and REALLY well-drawn, The Black Hole, of course American Splendor and anything involving Crumb or Pekar, and right now I'm read the Walking Dead. Hate to be a hipster about it but I was reading the Walking Dead BEFORE I even knew there was a TV show and there's no comparison. Both are ****ing ace though so that just goes to show how great the comic is. I especially like the attention to detail in the art, it's very consistent considering how many different artists have worked on it over the years.

I started reading Walking Dead for an hour or so, but I lost interest. The character drama was just uncompelling and boring.

GuD · 10-31-2013, 07:01 PM

I think it's pretty realistic. Considering how tacky and cliched a lot of horror media stuff can be (especially with zombies) I was and continue to be impressed by Kirkman's writing. Obviously it's highly unlikely but if a zombie apocalypse did occur, I don't think events would play out too differently from the way they do in his comics. I'm not saying this is how you feel but I think a lot of people who read it are expecting more of an exciting action-packed blockbuster thriller kinda deal and it's not. It's about the characters and the choices they are forced to make and how they cope with their new way of life in a pretty ****ed up world. To some people that's just not as interesting as a comic full of zombie kick-assery.

The Batlord · 11-01-2013, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by WhateverDude

I think it's pretty realistic. Considering how tacky and cliched a lot of horror media stuff can be (especially with zombies) I was and continue to be impressed by Kirkman's writing. Obviously it's highly unlikely but if a zombie apocalypse did occur, I don't think events would play out too differently from the way they do in his comics. I'm not saying this is how you feel but I think a lot of people who read it are expecting more of an exciting action-packed blockbuster thriller kinda deal and it's not. It's about the characters and the choices they are forced to make and how they cope with their new way of life in a pretty ****ed up world. To some people that's just not as interesting as a comic full of zombie kick-assery.

I wasn't expecting a zombie-o-rama. I just wasn't drawn in by the character drama.

The Batlord · 05-13-2014, 10:54 AM

Picked up these bad boys recently. I'm also plotting on a copy of Arkham Asylum, but they jacked up the price to $50, so it'll have to wait.

Already on my second read. First time I plowed through it in one go, but now I'm reading it a chapter at a time.

Spoiler for osdfg:

I actually just finished reading this a second time, but I never actually owned it. Actually getting the urge to read it again.

bulbasaur · 05-14-2014, 07:54 AM

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bob. · 05-15-2014, 01:07 PM

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I actually just finished reading this a second time, but I never actually owned it. Actually getting the urge to read it again.

funny....i'm in the exact same boat

i ordered it and it should be here in a week or so

just started reading Saga

so far so good....

djchameleon · 05-15-2014, 01:21 PM

I have a few issues of that(Saga). I haven't started it up yet though. Looking forward to it.

bob. · 05-15-2014, 01:39 PM

i think you'll dig it...its basically a romeo and juliet story but with half human half tvs and crazy spider women....

of and a bad ass cat

The Batlord · 05-16-2014, 11:31 AM

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i think you'll dig it...its basically a romeo and juliet story but with half human half tvs and crazy spider women....

of and a bad ass cat

The hell is "tvs"? Urban Dictionary is no help.

10-31-2013, 12:50 AM	#221 (permalink)
GuD Dude... What? Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,322	Never was a big fan of super hero comics but anything by Neil Gaiman is god-tier, Love and Rockets is awesome and REALLY well-drawn, The Black Hole, of course American Splendor and anything involving Crumb or Pekar, and right now I'm reading the Walking Dead. Hate to be a hipster about it but I was reading the Walking Dead BEFORE I even knew there was a TV show and there's no comparison. Both are ***ing ace though so that just goes to show how great the comic is. I especially like the attention to detail in the art, it's very consistent considering how many different artists have worked on it over the years. __________________ I spit bullets in my feet Every time I speak So I write instead And still people want me dead ~msc Last edited by GuD; 10-31-2013 at 07:03 PM.*

10-31-2013, 07:01 PM	#223 (permalink)
GuD Dude... What? Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,322	I think it's pretty realistic. Considering how tacky and cliched a lot of horror media stuff can be (especially with zombies) I was and continue to be impressed by Kirkman's writing. Obviously it's highly unlikely but if a zombie apocalypse did occur, I don't think events would play out too differently from the way they do in his comics. I'm not saying this is how you feel but I think a lot of people who read it are expecting more of an exciting action-packed blockbuster thriller kinda deal and it's not. It's about the characters and the choices they are forced to make and how they cope with their new way of life in a pretty ****ed up world. To some people that's just not as interesting as a comic full of zombie kick-assery. __________________ I spit bullets in my feet Every time I speak So I write instead And still people want me dead ~msc

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05-15-2014, 01:39 PM	#229 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	i think you'll dig it...its basically a romeo and juliet story but with half human half tvs and crazy spider women.... of and a bad ass cat __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.