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Post by David Kartos on Oct 29, 2009 18:37:45 GMT
Best example I have to showcase is Gaiman's Sandman . The "worst" being Lobo - the series droped imensely from stuff like Chained to Penguins which was even worse off cause it was the same guy who did both . And the hailed Paramilitary special was a big dissapointment .
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Post by Calenture on Oct 29, 2009 23:10:09 GMT
I liked Gaiman's version of The Sandman. The few that I found turned up around the time of Tim Burton's Batman. The picture below was found on a blog urging more parental control. Apparently the little girl who read the comic began saying that a strange man was coming into her room at night... Hah! Too much coddling and worrying about kids these days. A few nightmares never hurt anyone.  |
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Post by David Kartos on Oct 29, 2009 23:55:19 GMT
Well, Gaiman's was more or less a new version, stating that Dodds was but a substite the universe created , trying to fill in the hole .
These days, I only read One Piece - one because the eastern mindset apeals to me more, two because I find it online for free every week in english and three, every month it's around 70 pages written and drawn by one person - that for every week for over 11 years, following a pre-defined story, while now also working on the script of the 10th Movie . THAT is devotion to your craft .
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Post by corpsecandle on Nov 1, 2009 1:23:52 GMT
I was and still am a huge Hulk fan,Peter Davids run is superb and would recomend any comic fan to try his stuff. Hulk may not be appealing to a majority here but David developed and explored the character that give Hulk a new dimenson and with an added sprinkle of humour it makes for fantastic reading. I stopped buying them when I was around 21 but picked them up again with Greg Paks Planet Hulk and through to World War Hulk. They were fun and Pak is a credible Incredible Hulk writer but Loeb the guy who penned the T.V show Heros and introduced a Red Hulk which is real waste of space. So again I dropped the title until a few weeks back when I heard Greg Pak was back on the scene with an intresting story about Dr.Banner apprently "cured" of being the Hulk trying to....bond with the son of Hulk. It's not to bad but comic prices are deathly these days. Aside from Hulk I have picked up various graphic novels and limited comic series in the past and one graphic novel I think you should all try is Grendel:Warchild. It's basicly a graphic novel that fits in every great post-apoclyptic sci-fi and horror movie cliches,try it's a blast  |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Nov 2, 2009 7:55:42 GMT
'Tarzan', 'Weird tales', 'Korak the Killer', Look and Learn's 'Trigan Empire' - the rest of the magazine was more or less bollocks.
In Scotland as a mere urchin you have to read 'oor wullie' and 'the Broons', plus the Dandy and the Beano.
I also read voraciously anything comic like so all the other Marvel ones were in my scope of activity but only as one offs and casuals. My preference was Spiderman because he had angst
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Post by Calenture on Nov 2, 2009 13:48:13 GMT
I was and still am a huge Hulk fan, Peter Davids run is superb and would recomend any comic fan to try his stuff. Hulk may not be appealing to a majority here but David developed and explored the character that give Hulk a new dimenson and with an added sprinkle of humour it makes for fantastic reading. Haven't read Peter David's work yet. I see he's also a novelist: Peter David (Wikipedia)The great thing about a comics thread is that there are plenty of opportunities for picture posting. I was a Hulk fan too... Looking at the picture below, maybe I still am!  Art by Brian Hitch 'Tarzan', 'Weird tales', 'Korak the Killer', Look and Learn's 'Trigan Empire' - the rest of the magazine was more or less bollocks.   Art by Don Lawrence I tried to get into the Don Lawrence forum for more pictures, but the usual email link didn't arrive. Anyway, here are a couple of links: Don Lawrence - Rise and Fall of the Trigan EmpireArt of the Trigan Empire |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Nov 2, 2009 16:02:16 GMT
Trigan empire - happy days. Wish I was rich. I'd buy all of those trigan empires I never read
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Nov 2, 2009 20:38:02 GMT
In Scotland as a mere urchin you have to read 'oor wullie' and 'the Broons', plus the Dandy and the Beano. In Scotland, as a mere writer, I've had to write 'Oor Wullie' and 'The Broons', plus the Dandy and the Beano  As a kid, it was "TVComic", since it had a weekly "Doctor Who" strip, then "Doctor Who Weekly/Monthly" when it started, plus "Starlord", which merged with "2000ad", so I transferred to Tharg's phenomenal organ (er...) for a good many years after that. |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Nov 2, 2009 21:15:03 GMT
Lurker, I take my hat off to you. Endless entertainment over the years. Thankyou
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Post by corpsecandle on Nov 3, 2009 0:31:13 GMT
I was and still am a huge Hulk fan, Peter Davids run is superb and would recomend any comic fan to try his stuff. Hulk may not be appealing to a majority here but David developed and explored the character that give Hulk a new dimenson and with an added sprinkle of humour it makes for fantastic reading. Haven't read Peter David's work yet. I see he's also a novelist: Peter David (Wikipedia)The great thing about a comics thread is that there are plenty of opportunities for picture posting. I was a Hulk fan too... Looking at the picture below, maybe I still am! Art by Brian Hitch 'Tarzan', 'Weird tales', 'Korak the Killer', Look and Learn's 'Trigan Empire' - the rest of the magazine was more or less bollocks. Art by Don Lawrence I tried to get into the Don Lawrence forum for more pictures, but the usual email link didn't arrive. Anyway, here are a couple of links: Don Lawrence - Rise and Fall of the Trigan EmpireArt of the Trigan EmpireOne good place to start in Peter Davids run on Hulk is a saga called Ground Zero and at this point Banner thanks to an experement to rid himself of the Hulk has subdued the green Hulk persona only to make way for the original Gray Hulk persona to surface. In Ground Zero Shield,Rick Jones and Banner/Hulk are trying to hunt down a missing stash of gamma bombs which they are afraid have fallen into the wrong hands. With some awsome Todd McFarlane artwork this is one of the best Hulk story arcs I have ever read,check it out Rog I have a feeling you will really like it. Well I hope so....I mean I would want to make you angry...I don't think I would like you when you're angry  |
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Post by benedictjjones on Nov 4, 2009 13:52:48 GMT
all the image stuff when it first came out but mainly the 'wildstorm universe' - deathblow, team-7, wild cats etc. plus some marvel, darkhorse and a little DC.
at the minute the only thing i pick up is 'the walking dead' and the occasional graphic novel (found 'london's dark' in a remainder shop and loved it)
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Post by Calenture on Nov 5, 2009 0:03:00 GMT
 Art by Tony MoorePeople are coming up with a load of titles I know nothing of. I've linked the Walking Dead cover above with the Wikipedia page where I found it. Amazingly useful Wikipedia. Dark Horse is a comic publisher I've found just one or two titles from. Wildstorm Universe sounds interesting, so I've linked that name to another Wikipedia page. London's Dark: This the one? The cover above is linked to Amazon. Here's a review by Daniel J Mooney (real name): "An intriguing, humane tale about a murder, a psychic and a love affair; all during the blitz in London. James Robinson's writing sucks you in almost immediately. You are interested in these characters and quickly become a voyeur in their private thoughts and public affair. It's one of the few times that I found myself not routing for the bad guys. The affair between the two main characters, Jack and Sophie, feels real and refreshingly free of clichés. "A man is murdered during an air raid. When his body is found, the police naturally assume he was a causality of the raid. Several months later his mother goes to a psychic and tries to contact her deceased son. It succeeds and to his mother's horror, the dead man states that he was murdered. Things get out of control from there. "Paul Johnson's art is stark and realistic. It captures the grittiness and grimness of the time depicted. I could also smell the plaster, soot and grimes that scattered about the street, and could seem to choke on smoke plumes rising from bomb out flats. "London's Dark is a great story, and well worth the price. If you don't buy it, you should punch yourself in the face." And from a little earlier in the thread. With more Wiki links from the pictures.  The Broons - Dudley D Watkins Oor Willie - also by Dudley D Watkins |
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Post by David Kartos on Nov 7, 2009 9:57:30 GMT
Cal , Dark Horse is , or was , one of the biggest comic companies in america behind DC and Marvel, including geting rights to adaption and sequel's to adaption , like their Star Wars Series, Predator, etc.
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Post by benedictjjones on Nov 10, 2009 9:36:50 GMT
yep that's the 'London's Dark' i meant.
dark horse did Sin City, 300 etc as well.
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