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I mean graphic novels too, but for those of you who are connoisseurs I’m sure you’ll agree that they’re all just comics, and that the term is in by no means a pejorative one. What are you reading, what are your faves? I’ll get back to you! |
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There are great literary works in comics. More importantly they bring joy to the young and the old. And fuck me are they a lot of work. Some of the people in the profession are not afraid to slave over their work, it’s scary. |
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favourite of all time? i'm not much of a comic head but i always loved chris ware's jimmy corrigan; tragic and beautifully crafted. quimby the mouse too, homage to krazy kat (natch) but so much more. oh, and calvin and hobbes goes without saying! |
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Yes I was thinking of Ware when writing about the craft put into some of them. Haven’t got his new one, but jimmy Corrigan is a beautiful story and work of art. I cried at one bit. Calvin and Hobbes! Love it to death. Haven’t read them in the a while but they were a constant source of joy throughout my childhood. Awesome style too. People used to think I was called Hobbes because of the philosopher, but it was that tiger! |
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throwing myself down the stairs today guys |
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That’s nice. Is it because some people like comics? I’m starting to wonder wether you’re a bit thick, pal! |
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If it’s for other reasons, I do apologise, and also recommend not throwing yourself down the stairs. |
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good bye cruel world. |
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Don’t be silly. I just notice that you become critical or mocking whenever I state loving things that don’t comply with what you’re idea of being an adult is. You’re like Patrick Bateman making drum n bass. |
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Your life is the stairs. |
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ampi are u going to do a cool backflip down the stairs or anything exciting like that? don't forget to record a video! |
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You should be talking about how you were more Beano than Dandy. |
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I used to read quite a lot of comics about 86 - 92. Warrior magazine (original home of V for Vendetta (I've still got a few)), Hellblazer, Sandman, Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, Howard Chaikin's (?) Black Kiss, Marshall Law, Stray Toasters by Bill Sienkiewicz, Elektra by him as well... Archie comics, Batman Year One, Killing Joke (obvs) ... Toxic,... errr, there were others. When I was a kid I loved ROM. I never read 2000AD as much as I should have, just the odd issue. Now I read Master Lol's Adventure Time comics and the odd Zelda manga. |
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recently read: Nailbiter vols 1 & 2: very good for a horror comic, which I think is a genre that is particularly difficult to pull off effectively in this medium. Nameless: Another horror, excellent book. Godzilla goes to Hell: Interesting concept, well done. Nice to read something that is light on dialogue. Plutona: didn't enjoy this one. Paper Girls vols 1-3: bit slow and not particularly exciting. Next up: Madwoman of the sacred heart Notes on a thesis Pluto vols 1-8 |
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get over yourself. |
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Jimmy Corrigan is a masterpiece, not just of comics. Ware is a total nutso, I love flicking through the ACME novelty library, I always find at least a dozen new things. |
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Also I'm slowly re-reading the Sandman but the big annotated versions this time. absolutely fascinating and informative stuff and definitely worth it if you've read the series before. |
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Been meaning to read Pluto. I’m halfway through the Sandman, and love it. The art is not always my cup of tea, but it’s a really great read. Signeduptolol, you could be doing a lot better in manga then Zelda! Though I’m quick to judge I guess, as I haven’t read them. |
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Indeks, if you like horror stuff, I absolutely loved Hideshi Hino’s stuff like the Red Snake. Truly unique, and gross, yet with a very rounded style (as in round, like Disney). Also the guy that did uzumaki is pretty good. Forgot his name. |
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Recommend me a manga please for a child of 13 (ie no tentacle sex) |
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Junji Ito* |
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Ive got Ito covered my dude, hes the best imo. Him and Kazuo Umezu are my favourite horror manga writers |
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Sweet! Yes Kazuo is great, I have the cat eyed boy stuff and the one about the school. I really recommend you check out Hideshi Hino, really! I started with he Red Snake and it’s unlike any other! |
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Am downloading Red Snake to my ipad to read on the train tomorrow! |
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An American publisher has released loads of his works, little books. Is reading on the iPad any good? Never tried it. Reading minetaro mochizuki’ Tokyo Kaido which isn’t pretty unique, but not translated in English. He did dragon head years ago which wasn’t bad. Signeduptolol, I’ll get back to you, there’s so much! |
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Which is pretty unique* I do find it frustrating that England and the US tend to focus on the big things, and only the French and Italian translate the really good stuff for adults. |
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Reading comics is what the ipad was made for imo. Nice bright, high resolution screen, almost the perfect aspect ratio for a single page or 2 pages on its side. I use an app called Manga Rock which has a paid version that lets you download unlimited comics for offline reading. It's not legal obviously but it has all the scanlations of stuff you can't get in english which is great and curated collections which occasionally have given me recommendations for great stuff i wouldn't have read otherwise. |
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Oh ok, makes sense. Then may I recommend something a bit different for you (though I can’t vouch for the translation)? It’s a French comic called Blast. The art puts a lot of people off but I find it quite beautiful. I wanted to recommend it to a friend but I realised it was only translated in English for iPad. If I could bet that you would like it, I would. I actually paid quite a bit for my edition, when I had nothing in the fridge. It’s so special to me that I can’t finish it. I have maybe 200 pages to go and I get sad imagining it being over. I’m weird for that, I often don’t want something to end so I’ll stop reading and leave it for a bit, often months. Blast by Manu Larcenet. |
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Could you nudge me in a certain direction? There’s a lot of funny coming of age stuff. Love Hina comes to mind. Sweet and funny. Then again there’s so much stuff in sci fi and adventure for that age. Also, would he like a series he can follow (usually for a while), or a “one shot” as they call them in Japan? |
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This one? |
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doh just saw the author at the end of your post! Will check it out ASAP |
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It might be a bit too mature for him but I cannot recommend Goodnight Punpun enough. It's available in the UK in 7(!) volumes. It's a coming of age story that follows a boy, initially depicted as a bird, from childhood to his early 20s. It covers all of the things teenage boys go through through a surreal lens but does get pretty dark and quite depressing. It's absolutely one of my favourite mangas that i've read though. |
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I very nearly bought that, many times. On the list then. |
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oh no! i know the one that everybody has their own hole and they walk into the mountain. japanese got their psychological horror right. |
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i'm a fan of sandman by the way. |
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Is mermaidman a friend, or perhaps an acquaintance of his? |
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mermaidman may be a dream he created. i talk about myself in third person cause i'm an asshole. |
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Speaking of pun pun, I’ve been wanting to check out Dead Dead Demon’s DeDeDeDe Destruction, and just realised there by the same person. |
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If you’re an arsehole for that then I’m an arsehole for asking you a question, tu somewhat impersonally. |
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Anyone read Megg and Mogg? Looks fun. |
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Bump (Indeks) |
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I havent read meg and mogg, it does look fun though. Red snake was really good, trying to find this 'hino horror' series in print for a reasonable price now. Am going to read monstress next as its been in my pile for months now. |
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I went on an American Vampire binge recently and read all of them I could get my hands on. Good stuff though I admit it starts getting a bit silly later on, as any horror comic does that doesn't end quickly. |
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did anyone read the crow? it was a big part of my childhood, the library i went to had to give me special dispensation to borrow it cos they thought it was too gruesome for a young belbling |
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Russell have you read Zashiki Onna or Dragon Head, both by Minetaro Mochizuki? Both worth the time imo. |
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Or any Kago Shintaro? |
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Not read Zashiki Onna, but yes I love Mochizuki! I think I mentioned I was reading Tokyo Kaido by him atm. I have Chiisakobe next on the list. Neither translated in English I think, not in print anyway. I also mentioned that he did Dragon Head, which is great but I’m preferring his new direction. You dozy twat. |
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His name rang a bell straight away but had to check. I have a great short, I mean fascinating short by him in a collection called Underground comics Japan, and have a volume of short stories of his which include a very funny and surreal gag series. I had a period where I obsessesed over Suehiro Maruo’s stuff; do you know Usamar Furuya? I have a comic of his where Aphex makes an appearance. The guy is astonishing in as such as he changes style of art and story/theme with an ease I’ve not ever seen. |
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The short is called Punctures* If you can read it, it’s worth it. It really marked me. |
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