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serioussam

There's a comic book out there for everyone and I want your help

Nov 29, 2005 19:36

I believe there is a comic book out there for everyone. There, I've said it ( Read more... )

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Re: If there's one comic book for everyone... serioussam November 30 2005, 11:26:20 UTC

Which absolutely rocks. That is why you should try Bone, by Jeff Smith which truly rocks as well.

madhav November 29 2005, 15:57:18 UTC

Aaah. This, I like. Go ahead, make my day.

PS: Scratch Sin City, Bone and Sandman. Read them, liked them. Something that beatzo doesn't have with him, preferably.

serioussam November 30 2005, 11:36:53 UTC

For you, my friend, I have Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards by Jim Ottaviani. Ottaviani uses the graphic novel medium to tell tales of scientific development throughout the last two centuries, and in this book about two paleontologists, a painter paints an intriguing portrait of an unusual time in American history, where civilized life and scientific progress sprang up around a West where the bodies of gunfighters still sometimes littered the streets.

madhav November 30 2005, 12:08:09 UTC

Sounds way cool. Thanks a lot, will put it on my must-read list.

serioussam November 30 2005, 12:55:19 UTC

Heh, you're always welcome.

rashmiprasad November 29 2005, 20:24:41 UTC

Me me!

serioussam November 30 2005, 11:41:39 UTC

Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson This is something right up your alley, an almost voyeuristic view of struggling young adults and the microcosm they inhabit. This book follows two friends dealing with post-college life in New York City and the various textures life presents: crazy bosses, money problems, timidity, moral quandaries, lofty ambitions, infuriating parents, sexual frustration, asshole landlords, embarrassing pasts and awkward social situations.

pun23 November 30 2005, 06:08:26 UTC

Which one's mine? C&H digest? :)

serioussam November 30 2005, 12:16:07 UTC

The Complete Concrete by Paul Chadwick is for you, bro.
One of the coolest, best-written, and best-illustrated stories of all time. This is an incredibly accessible first comic for anyone who digs science fiction, politics, and good old-fashioned human drama.

redobsession November 30 2005, 07:01:19 UTC

i've always been a c&h fan... done asterix/ tintin/ spiderman/ batman....
go ahead, recommend.
:D

One of you, and I mean a sum total of one from here and my woefully neglected blog, gets to win a GraphicNovel I recommended to them
*ahem*
really?

serioussam November 30 2005, 12:58:08 UTC

Oh, yes. Definitely.
For you, dear girl, Creature Tech by Doug TenNapel.
One of the best comic stories in the last decade, this is a spastically cartoonish and ridiculously inventive graphic novel about a scientist, a symbiotic alien, a disfigured girl, an evil sorcerer and giant space eels. Even so, it's also a surprisingly touching love story and a poignant observation on faith.

redobsession November 30 2005, 13:00:54 UTC

touching love story and a poignant observation on faith
*arches eyebrow*
where will i get this? (don't say order it off teh net, please! bookstores? easily availabel?)

serioussam November 30 2005, 14:10:07 UTC

*arches eyebrow*
Just. Read. It.

Seriously, if Snow White and the Seven Samurai floated your boat, this will sail it away to Nebraska.

Hmm, off the shelf would be difficult for this. In that case may I suggest an alternative : Sandman:Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman.

Wait for the Creature Tech book, you may win it, eh?

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