Best comic or graphic novel you've read lately
Has anyone else read any Locke & Key?
It's written by Joe Hill, son of Stephen King, and is probably my favorite ongoing comic right now. There have been two volumes collected in trade (Volume 1 - Welcome to Lovecraft and Volume 2 - Head Games) and it on the 5th issue of Volume 3 - Crown of Shadows. It a wonderful horror/mystery comic that has some of the finest characters and most interesting mythology I've come across. The art is also particularly amazing, both in drawing ability and page layouts.
I highly recommend it to anyone.
Scalped, written by Jason Aaron.
The series is set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in modern-day South Dakota. Containing elements of the film noir and crime fiction genres, the story is concerned with organized crime as well as the culture and living conditions of the Oglala Lakota living on the reservation.
- Wikipedia
I thoroughly enjoyed Volume 1. Can't wait for my ordered copy of Volume 2 to arrive.
All-Star Batman & Robin 63/100 -- Jim Lee is such a great artist, but it's not my batman at all, and the story was just kind of flat. So disappointed.
All-Star Superman 91/100*
Flash: The return of Barry Allen 69/100
Superman: Red Son 86/100
Batman: Dark Victory 80/100
JLA: Justice for All 71/100
Naruto 17 61/100 - Did not continue series
King of Thorn 1 - 49/100 - Did not continue series
One Piece 1 - 57/100 Undecided, probably another DNC.
* Counts volumes 1 and 2. 1 was alright, but 2 was just stellar. I'm not a big Superman fan but this was the probably the best comic I've read in a long time.
Wilson by Daniel Clowes
I'm currently ruining my eyes catching up on Vertigo's backlog. Almost finished with Transmetropolitan.
Any fans of the Unwritten?
I interviewed Mike Carey last month and wrote an article about it. Check it out if you want to: http://doginthesand.wordpress.com
“The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” -- Nikola Tesla
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Dont kno if the dam dirty link will work. But i had to get on here and give it up for the one and only The Walking Dead.. really excited about the next issue too, it is being dropped early this month, and Michonne is my favorite.
BW: Shenanigans? I don't know, man, we're in our thirties now. It's not like we're at truckstops taking dumps in urinals any more.
I wanted to go ahead and post a review on this months Walking Dead. Badness. Also, I think if this is your first time reading the comic.... please go to issue 1.
If you cant at least go back to 65 dammit or 19 or god knows, whatever i'd prefer everyone in the world just to start at one. means that much.
BW: Shenanigans? I don't know, man, we're in our thirties now. It's not like we're at truckstops taking dumps in urinals any more.
personally i love Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's "The Umbrella Academy" the artwork was lovely..
Ya gotta put some art up there to really sell it!
I was aware of this series before but searching for pictures I found this white violin chick! Hotcheemama! Is this a recent story arc?
Almost up to date on all the following series:
Batman
Batman and Robin
Detective Comics
Red Robin
Deadpool
and starting to crack through Batman: Streets of Gotham, but it's hard with all the other ones on my plate. Plus, if I'm gonna read BSoG, I'll probably have to read Sirens of Gotham as well, considering they're both Paul Dini and seem to be connected. Oh well, I'm trying.
The art in Detective Comics -- now starring Batwoman -- is incredible, and some of my favorite of late.
Loving edgy Tim in Red Robin, not to mention his relationship with Ra's al Ghul in this.
Batman is good, but nothing special yet.
Grant Morrison hasn't disappointed with Batman and Robin so far, but the main question is
what's gonna happen when Bruce comes back?
who will be who?
Damn, guess that means I'll have to be reading Return of Bruce Wayne soon, too. Oh, and Birds of Prey #1. And then maybe Batman confidential. And Batman/Superman. Wow, guess I better get back to it then.
Batman is looking pretty damn sexy there.
She's a lesbian. Sexy indeed.
"A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism." -Carl Sagan
"Am I cruel? Probably. Is she an idiot? Yes." -jane s.
You should, but since they've all been released chronologically in graphic novel form ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandman_%28Vertigo%29#Collections[/url]) and recently as a retouched anthology, they're not hard to find. I've only read the first three collections so far, but there's some really good stuff in there (my favorite's [i]The Doll's House[/i], notably all things dealing with the "cereal" convention).
But the best graphic novel of all time? I'll have to agree with the critics on this one: Alan Moore's [i]Watchmen[/i]. Anything by Moore is unarguably fantastic, and [i]Watchmen[/i] is generally considered to be his magnum opus. [i]V for Vendetta[/i] is also amazing (and it may ruin the movie forever, it's that much better). His one-shot story of The Joker's origins, [i]The Killing Joke[/i], is a brilliant and twisted treat for Batman fans. During his run on [i]The Swamp Thing[/i] (issues 20 through 64) he created the character of John Constantine, which was later spun off into the ongoing [i]Hellblazer[/i] series - and, of course, the film starring Keanu Reeves.
So, basically, Alan Moore created the universe and I want to have his babies. But you should all read [i]Watchmen[/i], anyway.
I've read all of those, and they're all fantastic. And yeah, it ruined the movie if V for me. I used to like the movie, now whenever I'm skimming through my DVDs looking for something to watch and that comes up, I just go right over it.
As for stuff to read: Anything by Alan Moore or Warren Ellis.
The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba: one of the best current comics out there. It's really unique, and the writing is top-knotch along with the art. Worth the read.
The Hellblazer series.
Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. Maybe one of my favorite graphic novels. I put it up there with Watchmen.
The Sandman series by Gaiman, it's fantastic.
Any Deadpool comics.
FUBU and KFC have anounced their move to combine forces and fullyn focus on targeting more 'ethnic' audiences. In other news, McDonalds, Starbucks and Wal-Mart have combined to become The United Corporate of America. Moving on...
not technically a graphic novel, but I got the whole Judge Dredd Apocalypse War in TPB for $8.00. Its my first Dredd comic, and it rules.
There was no comic book store in the town I grew up in. Now I feel like I'm too old to start reading comics and there's way to much to catch up on, but I know I've missed out. This saddens me 
Actually..I have about four 'Sonic the Comic' comics. But that's all I could ever acquire, haha.
Well I ain't sure but I've been told,
He's baking cakes inside our souls.
Actually..I have about four 'Sonic the Comic' comics. But that's all I could ever acquire, haha.
Bah! It's never too late! Especially nowadays, where most bookstores have an entire section for graphic novel collections. Plus it's a lot cheaper buying them in a collection and you get the whole storyline all in one sitting.
despite the Umbrella Academy pretty much being a Royal Tenenbaums starring superheroes -- Kraken especially being a Batman clone -- I enjoyed it way more than I wanted to. The Dallas story arc especially.
I'm still hacking through all the B-Man series, with the exception of Batman Confidential. Just not enough time.
In the middle of the JLA/Avengers cross-over book. It's better than I expected.
Deadpool's series is funny, but I miss the dynamic of his team-up with Cable.
Time to jump into X-Necrosha pretty soon.
Oh, and Blackest Night.
Oh, and then Brightest Day because of that.
Red Hulk kinda sucks. And normally I'm a Jeph Loeb fan.
The Elektra movie was pretty weak.
Ryan Reynold's CG Green Lantern costume looks pretty crappy but I'm still excited for the movie.
Way to go Avengers mega-film. No Ed Norton as Hulk. No Tobes for Spidey. A pretty hush-named Thor. And the same actor playing Captain America AND Human Torch. Am I still gonna watch this? Yeah, probably.
Also, I'll trade someone a good chunk of change for a DC Universe Sinestro in Yellow.
There's a lot more in there too.
Oh, I thought Superman for All Seasons was fantastic, even though I still think Sale's style is kind of meh.
umm... there's more. I'll be back.
Y: The Last Man
Runaways
Clover
Somewhat in that order.
peace, love, and angst
Blankets by Craig Thompson.
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
I killed Adolf Hitler/ The last musketeer by Jason
Scott Pilgrim
V for vendetta by Alan Moore
....pending.
Pick up any of the Wormwood Gentleman Corpse tpb. Ben templesmith is amazing! By far his most original and free flowing stories that he puts out!
I know I've posted about it in several threads, but...
BLANKETS.
It's my first graphic novel. Awesome.
The Preacher.
Nice graphic and content. And nice smell. Hehe
Under Plastered Sheet
Nice graphic and content. And nice smell. Hehe
I don't believe 'the' is a part of the title. But yes, it is a great series.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
But how does it smell?
This is why we can't have nice things.
I could have an endless list here.. I have a large bookshelf dedicated to my graphic novels and comics.
I read Neonemricon last week, I suggest it to everyone. It's by Alan Moore.
Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete.
Is that something new from him? I never heard of it before.
It is, indeed. I think only a few issues are out, but it's got the Cthulhu fangirl in me over excited. Did you ever read The Courtyard by him? Has a few of the same characters in it.
Don't try to save yourself, the circle is complete.
Wow. I never even heard of the Courtyard one either.
I thought he was one a regular super hero kick lately, with all the Supremes and Smaxs and whatnot he was doing for a stretch there.
Good to hear.
I've been obsessed with Ed Brubaker. The guy can right an awesome story.
Incognito
The Whole Criminal Series
Sleeper (Season 1 & 2)
Good stuff there.
Incognito
The Whole Criminal Series
Sleeper (Season 1 & 2)
Good stuff there.
Not enough good things can be said about Brubaker. Fucking love that guy... I think I've got Matty hooked now too.
You know in all the years I've been here I've never been sigged?
What else you recommend Mckay? I'm not so huge on the super heroes thing, unless it's done like Brubaker or Moore have done. I'm really into the crime and noir graphic novels. So far Brubaker is my favorite by far.
Have you gone through all the Sin Citys?
Yeah, the Sin City stuff is great. I'm assuming you read 100 Bullets, Pete? If not you really should.
Maybe check out one called The Boys, it's superhero... but much more in the vein of Sleeper.
DMZ by Brian Wood is great. It's about a second civil war between the north and the south, Manhattan becomes the DMZ. I think you'd dig it.
You know in all the years I've been here I've never been sigged?
I'm out of touch. Last thing I read was The Invisibles, which was fantastic right up to the point where it turned to shit.
This is why we can't have nice things.
I've read the Sin City books. I thought the Criminal books were better. I will check out 100 Bullets and DMZ. they look pretty cool.
I'm pretty sure Criminal is being made into a film. And maybe Incognito too.
Sorry, it was Sleeper and Incognito.
Stray Bullets is an amazing read.
Scott Pilgrim.
I only made it up to 16 in the Walking Dead series so far, but I am floored!
The writing is pretty simplistic but it creates these characters that are so compelling. and the pacing is top-notch. it seems like every single issue leaves you on that perfect cliffhanger spot.
The only complaint I got about it is the artwork. this Adlard guy is atrocious for that series. every single character looks exactly the same. the only way you can tell them apart is, primarily what they're saying, then by separating them by man/woman, white skin/black skin, light hair dark hair. and I guess alive/dead.
It looks like he's still doing the artwork after 60+ issues, so I'm hoping that it continually improves. right now, this is all stuff drawn over 6 years ago.
I can't believe I've left it this long to read From Hell. I should be punished or something for ignoring this gem for so long. Yes, I've seen the film and yes, it's rubbish. But... wow. I only heard someone mention it on the boards the other day (I read the post the other day but I do explore old threads).
Yes, I want to play. I really, really do.
did you get all the pages of annotations and the Dance of the Gull Catchers epilogue?
Yeh it was interesting and also quite funny how he couldn't resist having a bash at it being made into a film. That's not like him at all!
Yes, I want to play. I really, really do.
Sin City is one of my favorites.
I love the batmans. Year One, Killing Joke and Dark Knight Returns are all great. Im in love with Frank Miller. Currently Im reading Kingdom Come. So far extremely premise. I want to get Y's and Preacher. Also Kick ass and Wanted are suppose to be really good.
Since I've last posted - I've read quite a bit more.
100 Bullets is awesome.
For some reason Preacher always turned me off, but I finally read it because Melody always posting it. I loved it.
Big S - I wanted to pick up Stray Bullets. I had to read downloaded copies of the issues. Is there a way to buy it anywhere?
ZachWolf - Check out Y - The Last Man. That's one of the first series I read. It really is well done. You won't regret it.
The only Stray Bullets i've ever seen are used issues on Amazon or Ebay and i've never had luck ordering used comics on Amazon, they're always out of stock. I had to read the downloaded ones too.
I hate that. I read downloaded comics too. If I think it is worth it - I always try to buy the comic or graphic novel.
I want to buy Maxx and Stray Bullets and I can't find either one. And, like you, I'm leery about buying used ones on amazon.
Been absolutely enthralled with Weapon Brown the past couple days.
http://www.whatisdeepfried.com/2008/04/07/weapon-brown-1/
This thing is all the insanity and fun that made Scud the Disposable Assassin so great and all the encyclopediac knowledge of it's own history that makes League of Extraordinary Gentlemen so great.
To take all the different styles from so many comic strips and mesh them together makes the art just flat out amazing.
The dialogue, although extremely mature, really reflects (or sometimes for the sake of comedy, ironically distorts) the characters if they were cast in this world.
The story is full of action and hilarity but finds time for slow-burns to create tension and reflection.
Far and away the greatest webcomic that has been or will ever be produced!
I second (or third, fourth, or seventeenth) the recommendations for Y: The Last Man, Transmetropolitan, Preacher, and The Walking Dead.
Wildcats 3.0 remains my favorite. Taking the blatant X-Men knock-offs the original WildC.A.T.s were and forcing them to evolve in a complicated, real world setting. It uses the corporation that always funded their spandex-clad exploits as its protagonist. There's still action, gunfights, violence, but the focus is about saving the world in a practical, bloodless way: the free market. Of course, driving people out of business with their primary product - a battery that never dies - makes them plenty of enemies. The only downside to the series is its reliance on knowledge of prior events and relationships from the first two series. Still rewarding if you jump in at 3.0, but that evolution I mentioned is what makes the series more.
Blade of the Immortal actually owns half a shelf in my regular book case. Beautiful line work, exhaustively detailed and good storytelling, despite the fact that it's a Japanese comic that has its panels "cut up" and rearranged for the American left-to-right. A "criminal" kills a hundred men and is made immortal. He can't die until he's killed 1,000 evil men, a task he attempts while helping a teenage girl achieve revenge against her parents' killers. He is a master swordsmen, but his immortality - allowing him to lose limbs and reattach them, healing ordinarily fatal wounds - comes at the cost of his abilities. His body repairs, his skill erodes, making his final real and actual death harder to achieve.
My two cents.
I am the villain in your story. This is my dramatic reveal.
Y: The Last Man
Transmetropolitan
Preacher
Fables
I fucking love VERTIGO. I have a VERTIGO button on the hat I'm wearing right now.
I am very jealous. And I love Vertigo as well. Comics, in general.