Comic books

[Denim Gremlin]

I read a bunch of Promethea, and I didn't love it, despite generally being a fan of Alan Moore. It reminded me a lot of Sandman in that it serves as a survey of mythology and half-baked philosophy. If you're the kind of person who likes to use the word "magick" it will be right up your alley.

Alan Moore has earned the right to do whatever he wants, but as far as his work from that era, I prefer Tom Tomorrow, and the pulpier, more fun stories.

I found Promethea got better and better as it went along. I think it's definitely seeing through til the end.

[Pidgeon]

Thoughts on this?

[Joe Rogaine]

Thoughts on this?

I thought it was the last good album he made.

[kevin_]

Anyone reading Sweet Tooth? My interest in comic books has waned in the last couple years, but this is the best thing I've read in a long time.

It's--dare I say it--Coen Brothers-esque.

[CSW]

I apologise if I'm re-treading old ground (I didn' read thru all 32 pages)

I'm a fan of The Goon (not sure if its still going?)

and I've been into Walking Dead since the start but I'm kinda bummed out on it recently. I feel like maybe it should just end soon. The most recent stuff seems kinda, not unoriginal but just not fresh like it was earlier. Perhaps his focus was on the TV show (which i thought was good but I didn't get why it was so different to the comic. Book 1-3 are solid gold, why fuck with that?)

and DMZ is cool stuff

and Y the Last Man

and whilst not technically a "comic" the Twisted Toyfare Theatre collections are amazing

[snogrog]

Currently reading the Walter Simonson run on Thor via the new Omnibus. So far I'm LOVING IT and the recolored pages are great looking. Never used to really enjoy Simonson's art but this stuff just leaps off the pages.

Plus Thor was never a favorite but this stuff is just really fun. Getting me pumped and primed for the movie next week.

[~L]

For all the Harvey Pekar fans here, have you seen this?


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1844705603/harvey-pekar-library-statue-comics-as-art-and-lite

[Rick in Salt Lake]

I'm slowly working my way through the first volume of Fantagraphics' re-issuing of Walt Kelly's old stip "Pogo". I pre-order the book three years ago and kept getting e-mail upon e-mail regarding delays, but the wait was worth it. The book is gorgeous. Walt Kelly was such a great artist. Truly a master of the form...

[orangewhip]

I haven't read much Thor, but that Omnibus looks awesome and I want.
The newly revamped Action Comics is great. Easily the best of the new DC relaunch.

[wood and iron]

I haven't read much Thor, but that Omnibus looks awesome and I want.
The newly revamped Action Comics is great. Easily the best of the new DC relaunch.

I'm really enjoying Jeff Lemire's Animal Man, Scott Snyder's Batman, Demon Knights is fun, and All-Star Western is pretty decent.

[Eric Fishlegs]

I haven't read much Thor, but that Omnibus looks awesome and I want.
The newly revamped Action Comics is great. Easily the best of the new DC relaunch.

I'm really enjoying Jeff Lemire's Animal Man, Scott Snyder's Batman, Demon Knights is fun, and All-Star Western is pretty decent.

Agree with all of these. I'm also enjoying THE FLASH even though I admit it's pretty art with  a pretty pedestrian story. I've also been enjoying SERGIO ARAGONE'S FUNNIES. That guy is a master and judging by his autobio stories he's led an interesting life as well.

[Yannick]

This week saw the beginning of Paul Grist's Mud Man, from Image.

New Paul Grist is always a treat, check it out!

[orangewhip]

Yeah, enjoying Animal Man too.  Among others.  The art in Batwoman is f'ing beautiful but the story is rubbish so I couldn't hang with it.  A shame.  Hopefully it will get a proper writer.

[Cotton]

Scott Snyder's been killing it lately. I've been enjoying the DC stuff a lot more than Marvel as of late, so I guess the relaunch worked...

I've never been a huge Fraction fan, but his stuff since he's stopped calling into the show (Fear Itself, Invincible Iron Man, Thor) has just taken a nosedive for me. It might be that the event wasn't my thing and I just don't really love either of those characters, but I was really enjoying the Iron Man book up until a few issues ago.

I don't know if anyone else here is a Rucka fan (he's probably my favorite comic writer), but he's got a free online comic with Rich Burchett (who drew a great Queen & Country story) that I've been enjoying quite a bit in spite of my general aversion to steampunk. It's updated twice a week here:

http://www.ineffableaether.com/archive/

[wenderric]

I'm just getting back into reading comic books again, but some of the things I enjoyed or am currently enjoying are Bone, Hellboy, Nemesis the Warlock, Batman (various), Pluto (Urasawa x Tezuka), Monster, and Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth.