Post by jerrysafunnyguy on Oct 24, 2006 5:12:44 GMT -5
So, I'm not really big on the typical Marvel and DC titles, and that's what seems to be mostly discussed on here. However, I know for a fact that people on here aren't only reading the Civil War (I read two issues and got bored, found the writing to be quite silly) so what is everyone else reading lately? It doesn't have to be new, I'm just looking for recommendations, or discussion on alternate titles.
Y the Last Man - I know for a fact I'm not the only fan around here, who else has been keeping up with this series? I just read issue 50 last week, I'm so disappointed that there are only 10 issues left. Without being too spoilerish, what does everyone think of the heavy hints at what caused the plague?
I recently picked up a one shot from Vertigo called "Gangland" from a while back, and it's by far one of my favorite books of all time. With stories by Brian Azzarello and Joe R. Lansdale it's as creative and gruesome as they come. My friend and I have been talking about making "Clean House" and "Killer Smile" along with a few others into a Creepshow-type crime anthology movie. If you haven't heard of this or read it, definitely pick this up if you're a 100 Bullets, Watchmen, or Transmetropolitan fan.
There is a graphic novel of a 15-issue series called "Dead Enders" about a kid named Beezer in a futuristic society where the criminals are sealed off in a certain section of the city (much like the recent film District B-13) where the citizens are left to wither away to nothing. Beezer and his friends are low lifes, he sells a form of speed called AMP, the cops are corrupt, and he's constantly confronted with violence. As you read the entire novel though, you'll notice a strange turn of events as this is not your typical crime story, it has a lot more to it, dripping heavily with metaphors. Kinda hard to find, but it's pretty cheap on eBay and Amazon's used stores.
Anyone read "Stray Bullets"? I just recently read the first graphic novel from the series, and I was kicked in the head by it. Much like a lot of Frank Miller's work it is a lot of pulpy crime fiction where dysfunctional, drug addled kids escape to what is supposed to be a safe haven, but in reality they end up doing the same things that got them into trouble in the town they ditched. I'm not very far into it, but it's definitely a promising series.
Then there is Brian Azzarello's "100 Bullets" where a man named Agent Graves shows up with a gun and the promise of getting away with murder. All a person has to do is take the gun and kill whomever ruined their lives. If the concept alone doesn't get you, then don't bother, but if you like hard boiled crime stories with enough allegory to choke a horse, then this is definitely the comic you havne't been reading. But most people have.
Joe R. Lansdale's novel "The Drive-In" a twisted story about B-horror movies, the apocalypse, cannibals, and the nature of human insanity, was turned into a black and white comic that is nearly indecipherable until you focus on it closely because of the fine tipped artwork. I can't even begin to write out a plot summary, this is one you'll just have to trust me on.
The Walking Dead - Actually a bit disappointing for me, this book was well written, and it is what it says it is: A life drama concerning human characters trapped in a world full of zombies. It is well written, but after the first book I couldn't help but feel I'd seen the same thing in a bunch of movies and books before. But I understand it's still a quite popular title, I really need to read past the first two books.
The next book I'm patiently awaiting is Brian K. Vaughn's new book "Ex-Machina", about the mayor of New York City being a super hero. That's all I know, and with Vaughn, I've learned the less you know going in, the more rewarding it is in the end.
I'm also probably going to order "Point Blank" a noir-ish superhero story. I hear it's good and it's by the same guy that did Dead Enders. Anyone heard anything?
So, yeah, that's where I'll conclude for now, give me thoughts, opinions, and most eagerly awaited are recommendations. I just get sick of coming on here and reading a bunch of Iron Man and Daredevil posts. Not to say reading Marvel or DC heroes comics is a bad thing, but it's not really my main interest, I've found a lot of good alternative comics and I'm looking for more.
Y the Last Man - I know for a fact I'm not the only fan around here, who else has been keeping up with this series? I just read issue 50 last week, I'm so disappointed that there are only 10 issues left. Without being too spoilerish, what does everyone think of the heavy hints at what caused the plague?
I recently picked up a one shot from Vertigo called "Gangland" from a while back, and it's by far one of my favorite books of all time. With stories by Brian Azzarello and Joe R. Lansdale it's as creative and gruesome as they come. My friend and I have been talking about making "Clean House" and "Killer Smile" along with a few others into a Creepshow-type crime anthology movie. If you haven't heard of this or read it, definitely pick this up if you're a 100 Bullets, Watchmen, or Transmetropolitan fan.
There is a graphic novel of a 15-issue series called "Dead Enders" about a kid named Beezer in a futuristic society where the criminals are sealed off in a certain section of the city (much like the recent film District B-13) where the citizens are left to wither away to nothing. Beezer and his friends are low lifes, he sells a form of speed called AMP, the cops are corrupt, and he's constantly confronted with violence. As you read the entire novel though, you'll notice a strange turn of events as this is not your typical crime story, it has a lot more to it, dripping heavily with metaphors. Kinda hard to find, but it's pretty cheap on eBay and Amazon's used stores.
Anyone read "Stray Bullets"? I just recently read the first graphic novel from the series, and I was kicked in the head by it. Much like a lot of Frank Miller's work it is a lot of pulpy crime fiction where dysfunctional, drug addled kids escape to what is supposed to be a safe haven, but in reality they end up doing the same things that got them into trouble in the town they ditched. I'm not very far into it, but it's definitely a promising series.
Then there is Brian Azzarello's "100 Bullets" where a man named Agent Graves shows up with a gun and the promise of getting away with murder. All a person has to do is take the gun and kill whomever ruined their lives. If the concept alone doesn't get you, then don't bother, but if you like hard boiled crime stories with enough allegory to choke a horse, then this is definitely the comic you havne't been reading. But most people have.
Joe R. Lansdale's novel "The Drive-In" a twisted story about B-horror movies, the apocalypse, cannibals, and the nature of human insanity, was turned into a black and white comic that is nearly indecipherable until you focus on it closely because of the fine tipped artwork. I can't even begin to write out a plot summary, this is one you'll just have to trust me on.
The Walking Dead - Actually a bit disappointing for me, this book was well written, and it is what it says it is: A life drama concerning human characters trapped in a world full of zombies. It is well written, but after the first book I couldn't help but feel I'd seen the same thing in a bunch of movies and books before. But I understand it's still a quite popular title, I really need to read past the first two books.
The next book I'm patiently awaiting is Brian K. Vaughn's new book "Ex-Machina", about the mayor of New York City being a super hero. That's all I know, and with Vaughn, I've learned the less you know going in, the more rewarding it is in the end.
I'm also probably going to order "Point Blank" a noir-ish superhero story. I hear it's good and it's by the same guy that did Dead Enders. Anyone heard anything?
So, yeah, that's where I'll conclude for now, give me thoughts, opinions, and most eagerly awaited are recommendations. I just get sick of coming on here and reading a bunch of Iron Man and Daredevil posts. Not to say reading Marvel or DC heroes comics is a bad thing, but it's not really my main interest, I've found a lot of good alternative comics and I'm looking for more.
And I know it deals with superheroes, but the point of this post was to get away from the traditional books that most people on here discuss most of the time. I looked at the first page of this forum and saw only one post that wasn't a classic hero book, and that was Watchmen, which is still a hero book. lol But you guys understood what I meant.