Comic books

[Bryan]

I just flipped through Wednesday Comics, and was inspired to log on to say Thanks! to whoever mentioned it here. It probably would have completely passed me by if you hadn't! I haven't read it, but it sure looks nice. The printing is beautiful, and there's some amazing artwork, too.

[snogrog]

I just flipped through Wednesday Comics, and was inspired to log on to say Thanks! to whoever mentioned it here. It probably would have completely passed me by if you hadn't! I haven't read it, but it sure looks nice. The printing is beautiful, and there's some amazing artwork, too.

You're welcome! I haven't read it yet myself. I REALLY hope they collect this in a huge hardcover format with nicer paper when all's said and done. Kind of like the new Little Nemo in Slumberland hardcovers coming out. Those things are HUGE and SO nice.

[Reeleyes]

Anyone on this thread read X-men Forever? I just heard an interview with Clairmont, sounds interesting.

[Kim Kelly]

I can't read Claremont. The whammos and slammos bug me for some reason.

Oh, and I basically said the same things I've said before about that piece of shit Young Liars comic book when someone was bemoaning its demise. Their response to my criticism made me laugh:

Well one issue is hardly giving it a chance and Stray Bullets is by far his best stuff. But I'd be well and sure that would go over your head too being that the story line takes place mostly in late 70's and early 80's if 94 is a way back machine for you. Far as Lapham being a "virgin", whether that be your petty juvenile attack at the man with wife and kids or just ignorance of the fact he is a multiple Eisner winner, doesn't hold up. It's no surprise you're not a fan while you blanket yourself with that type of immaturity. Its easy for the shallow to disregard depth and substance.

L. O. L.

[dave from knoxville]

I can't read Claremont. The whammos and slammos bug me for some reason.

Oh, and I basically said the same things I've said before about that piece of shit Young Liars comic book when someone was bemoaning its demise. Their response to my criticism made me laugh:

Well one issue is hardly giving it a chance and Stray Bullets is by far his best stuff. But I'd be well and sure that would go over your head too being that the story line takes place mostly in late 70's and early 80's if 94 is a way back machine for you. Far as Lapham being a "virgin", whether that be your petty juvenile attack at the man with wife and kids or just ignorance of the fact he is a multiple Eisner winner, doesn't hold up. It's no surprise you're not a fan while you blanket yourself with that type of immaturity. Its easy for the shallow to disregard depth and substance.

L. O. L.

Wow, it sounds just like Marc Maron trying to explain his comedy.

[Reeleyes]

Marc Maron is the Dane Cook of Richard Lewis's humor.

[pete]

I can't really stand claremont's dialogue, but man, the dude had an undeniable influence on what we think of as superhero comics today.

Also, Laurie, Young Liars is *really really really* good.  I would give it another shot. I definitely didn't appreciate it after one issue, but the story is like, the ultimate unreliable narrator story, and it's really interesting to see how the story melts and folds around itself depending on who's narrating and what mental state they're in.  I really like how the 'Oh, THAT'S what's really going on!' changes issue by issue, and Lapham is an incredibly talented storyteller/cartoonist, so I think it works really well.  I think there's 2 trades out now for maybe ten apeice?  If you want, I'll mail you my copies and you can read them for free.

Did anyone else get Asterios Polyp yet?  It's gotten almost universal praise to the point of being boring to keep hearing about it, but it is just a phenomenal work from an insanely talented dude.

[dnk]

Did anyone else get Asterios Polyp yet?  It's gotten almost universal praise to the point of being boring to keep hearing about it, but it is just a phenomenal work from an insanely talented dude.

I still haven't, but once I get a big chunk of change, that's near the top of my list.

[Reeleyes]

So, a friend of mine let me flip through the new Batman: The Widening Gyre by king of the shore trash Kevin Smith and drawn by one of his cronies Walt Flanagin. I don't know what I was expecting but I did think that he would respect the characters that are older than he is by not adding pieces of his Askewniverse to it but sure enough 2 pages in there is an uncharacteristic Spongebob reference and in the same panel there are all these products in the background from his movies like Nails cigarettes and a bunch of other bullshit. Oh and the whole scene is taking place in a convenience store, how groundbreaking for Kevin Smith. If he wants to write comics then why can't he stick to his characters? Let the stoners read his stuff and leave the real super heroes to real writers.

[dnk]

Did you read the first three issues of BATMAN AND ROBIN though? Because it's fast becoming some of my favorite comic book-ing I've ever seen. I'm a huge Morrison fan, and an even bigger fan when he's paired up with Quitely.

I'm pretty leery of Philip Tan's upcoming issues, because I really was not a fan of his work on GREEN LANTERN at all, really muddy I thought. And that's my only experience with him. Although I have seen some pictures of his pencils, and they look pretty good. I don't know why they can't find a good inker/colorist to pair with him. Regardless, with Morrison writing, it'll still be stellar, I'm sure.

[pete]

I think quitely is getting better and better on every project.  Someone on twitter said issue #3 was worth it for the two "BANG"s in blood when the officers' heads exploded.  Pyg's insanity is really kind of terrifying and I love Morrison's concept of someone with a real legitimate fucked up mental illness.  Kind of like what he was doing with the Joker back in Batman.  I don't remember the line exactly, but he mentioned his concept of the Joker being like, the guy who sits just a little too close to you on the subway, and gets off at the same station as you and silently follows you home and stares unblinking at your bedroom window from across the street all night. 

It'd be hard to convince me that Morrison isn't the best mainstream comics writer working now by far, and *possibly* of all time.  Dude literally changed the way I think about the world.

[dnk]

I think quitely is getting better and better on every project.  Someone on twitter said issue #3 was worth it for the two "BANG"s in blood when the officers' heads exploded.  Pyg's insanity is really kind of terrifying and I love Morrison's concept of someone with a real legitimate fucked up mental illness.  Kind of like what he was doing with the Joker back in Batman.  I don't remember the line exactly, but he mentioned his concept of the Joker being like, the guy who sits just a little too close to you on the subway, and gets off at the same station as you and silently follows you home and stares unblinking at your bedroom window from across the street all night. 

It'd be hard to convince me that Morrison isn't the best mainstream comics writer working now by far, and *possibly* of all time.  Dude literally changed the way I think about the world.

I am in awe of the use of onomatopoeia in the art. They're all so clever. I wonder if Tan and Irving are going to continue that quirk. I don't think it'll work with Tan's art. But we'll see. Quitely's next three issues can't come soon enough.

I've never seen that description of the Joker, but I definitely do love Morrison's take on his and Batman's history. How all of the things in Bruce Wayne's life would affect him and account for his dramatic changes in personality and modus operandi throughout his publication history (kind of serious to camp to Miller-ized Goddamn Batman). And for the Joker, he just reinvents himself because of his "super-sanity."

I love the fact that Morrison is trying to add new rogues to Batman's gallery. Pyg is definitely interesting, but I have a feeling the next time we see him in a non-Morrison-written book, it'll come off too-weird-for-weird's-sake like a lot of Morrison's ideas when filtered through another person's head and pen. And I feel the same way. I really don't think I could be convinced of anybody else being a better Big Two writer than Morrison.

What else are you reading, Pete (and anybody reading the thread)?

[Bryan]

What else are you reading, Pete (and anybody reading the thread)?

I'm about a third of the way through J. Hernandez' 700+ page "Locas: The Maggie and Hopey Stories." I'm loving it. It's like Archie + Tintin with a soupcon of punk rock, soft porn and sci-fi.

I never got into Los Bros until very recently - the magnitude of their output always seemed too daunting. I like these big omnibus collections because it allows you to see the artist's growth in a really concrete way.

[Reeleyes]

Did you read the first three issues of BATMAN AND ROBIN though?

I haven't yet but I've been hearing great things on my comic podcasts.

[pete]

Anyone else pick up Strange Tales today?  I think Pope's and Shaw's tied for best.  I was very pleasantly surprised to see Gurewitch's pages!