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fix-the-spade

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SomeBritishDude said:
EDIT: [b/] NO MANGA! I WILL NOT HAVE THAT SHIT IN MY THREAD [/b]
Then you're a narrow minded philistine. Go and read Akira to see what proper Manga can be like.


As far as comics go (in order):

Akira
A.B.C warriors
Judge Dredd
Ten Seconders
2000AD in general
Watchmen
Alan Moore's future shocks
Bleach (the first couple of runs at any rate)
The Big Fat Kill
Maus
 

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fix-the-spade said:
SomeBritishDude said:
EDIT: [b/] NO MANGA! I WILL NOT HAVE THAT SHIT IN MY THREAD [/b]
Then you're a narrow minded philistine. Go and read Akira to see what proper Manga can be like.
I don't care enough to try.

I'm getting rid of this, I'm not going to get into a manga arguement.
 

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I see lots of props going to "Watchmen", and rightly so. It was a great read, and doesn't talk down to the reader. I've also read "Bone", and found it light hearted and fun, if a little disjointed in places. My hands down #1 has got to "The Walking Dead." It's raw, visceral, and unapologetic. It would be a good read for anyone, but if you're into zombie apocalyptica, than between this and "World War Z" you've found Mecca.
 

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SomeBritishDude said:
I don't care enough to try.

I'm getting rid of this, I'm not going to get into a manga arguement.
In that case, I repeat my first statement but add to it by placing my thumb against my nose, wiggling my fingers and saying: nernynernyernynyernyer.


Fair enough, although I genuinely think you're missing out.
Back on topic:

The Aliens Comics vol 1-2, the compilation is ok, but they were abridged a bit, if you can track down the original Dark Horse comics (there's lots of them about so they don't cost much) it's well worth the effort.
The plot is based on a discarded script for Alien 3, in which a man and a young child (who are totally not Hicks and Newt) get mixed up with the Aliens again. It's both a great story and proof of what a bunch of cocks 20th cent Fox are.
 

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Ultimate Spider-Man, it's definitely dropped a bit in quality, but it's still the uber example Spider-Man today.
I certainly thought that Ultimate Spiderman was going to the dogs after "Death of a Goblin" but the most recent one I've read "Ultimate Spiderman and his amazing Friends" has one of the best issues so far.

[spoiler/] In the ultimate Spiderman universe there has been a running joke about the villain Shocker. The shocker was a relatively minor and pretty crap villain from the origanal Spiderman. In Ultimate Spiderman shocker is caught by Spiderman every 3 or 4 issues. He's basically a big joke. He swears a lot and gets into a tantrum or more recently broke down in tears everytime Spiderman beats him while taunting him as he went, usually in 3 or 4 hilarious panels.

In this issue however, Shocker finally beats him. Spiderman has his guard down, he usually beats Shocker so he's not worried. Then, Shocker hits him with a suprise attack and takes him hostage. He takes him to a warehouse, takes off his mask, and, angry at finding he's been beaten by a kid all this time (Peter is 15-16 in Ultimate Spiderman) proceeds to torture him. It's pretty shocking (pun totally intended) and on of the best issues I've read of the series so far, and I've been reading since 2000 (my first comic) [/spoiler]
 

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Arkham Asylum.......perfect book if you took it seriously,
1. Had a point
2. Art was great
3. It added new Dimensions to Batman, Joker, and Two-Face
4. If you took it seriously your mind began to bend with the pages.

But it was wayyyyyyy to short.
 

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Mrr....I'll add The MAXX! It's a little surreal and the art style is..uh...variable yet awesome. Although, towards the end of the series, i.e. 'Friends of the MAXX' it gets a little off topic, but well worth getting all the books anyhow.

Also...if you're interested in the Justice League, there's a real nice two book series called New Frontier by Darwin Cooke, it's basically his own take on the early days of many of the Justice League members before they teamed up, aswell as cameos from many other denizens of the DC universe. It's drawn in a nice thick style reminiscent of the earlier days of comics while still managing to look fairly modern.

As for stuff from the eastern shores...

Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko Takahashi. Basically it's a comedy manga about a young martial artist who turns into a girl when he gets splashed with cold water and reverts when splashed with hot. Amongst the many many comedic mishaps you'd expect is a large cast of weird and funny friends and enemies, not least of all the many many women who end up in a bizarre love dodecahedron with the lead. Interestingly the humour has been translated pretty well, not sure how much of this can be attributed to Viz Media, but it comes across good. Then again...there's quite a bit of 'panty humor', female nudity 9don't worry nothing explicit) amongst other things, so give it a miss if this is likely to offend, or if you don't like harem manga in general heh.

Priest by Hyung Min-woo, actually a manhwa series or Korean comic. Although you won't notice a huge difference between those and manga, Priest still manages to have it's own interesting and angular style. The plot is a fusion of Westerns, the occult, Christian symbolism, zombies and Cthulhu which follows the protagonist Ivan Issacs, a demonically possessed priest against a long contained evil attempting to take over. Surprisingly not as emo as that set up sounds hehe.

Lastly: Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike & Goseki. This is the samurai epic bar only a few others. It follows former executioner for the Shōgun, Ogami Ittō and his son Daigorō as they travel across feudal Japan dodging assassins, enemies and other unpleasant people. It's very action oriented and dialogue is used sparingly, but it works very well and the artwork is top notch and highly detailed. If you're looking for a good english version of the series, you can't go wrong with the smaller front to back release by Dark Horse Comics.
 

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I've not read an awful lot, and I can't remember all of the ones I liked off the top of my head, but here goes:

The Ballad of Halo Jones is probably Alan Moore's one work which touched me the most. Watchmen is good, but it didn't resonate as much on a personal level, I suppose. The Ballad, on the other hand, I still think is fantastic.

Signal to Noise is stunning, too. I'm not an incredible fan of Neil Gaiman - though his imagination is quite good, he tends to lack the sheer intellect his bearded superior (Alan Moore) brings to the table. However, the one crown in his jewel is Dave McKean and anything the two collaborate on is usually amazing (eg. MirrorMask). If the Sandman series had Dave McKean as the sole artist, rather than just doing the covers, I'd probably love it to bits.

The Fountain. Okay, so it's a cheat and I'm an Aronofsky fan, but it's a wonderful grahic novel all the same and the art is brilliant. It loses a little, being a movie tie-in: you invariably compare one to the other, but it's gorgeous even looked at on its own.

[small]Also, Eloise.[/small]
 

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Hmmm...Watchmem, Hellblazer, V for Vendetta and Sandman.

Oh and Sin City!

And he League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!
 

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My favorites include Watchmen, Sandman, Y: The Last Man, The Walking Dead, Wanted, and Locke and Key.
 

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HonorableChairman said:
Sandman by Niel Gaiman.

Amazing.
I second this one.

Also, whoever said The Maxx. You know, I consider Sam Keith's art to be a lowpoint for the art of The Sandman series (he did part 1), which is funny because I LOVE his artwork for the Maxx. I think it has to be the extra care he put into painting the different panels whereas his stuff for Sandman was pretty standard comic-color for the time.
 

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Crap Monkeys. Right before Marvel went bankrupt the first time, I was supporting them. As in, when I finally quit buying because it was finally completely run by hacks, they went bankrupt. I was a comic book whore. So I'll keep this list short.

Ultimate Spiderman. I keep wanting to write myself in and start helping Peter. That kid pulls on all my heart strings as a parent.
Death (from Sandman.) Still have a crush on her. First started when I was young and she was hot. Now...such a small woman, such a complex abstract, and all that compassion.
Silver Surfer by Mobius.
Night Breed. Then again I have a hard-on for Clive Barker.
Second Ghost Rider. Do. Not. Mention. The. Movie.
Dark horse Aliens. Some were crap but the Xenomorphs were awesome for putting things in perspective.

Batman has been mentioned enough here. Maybe.

On another note:
The Ultimates. Dysfunctional mis-managed super hero group perenially on the verge of meltdown with deeper themes of government power abuse. That sounds familiar. But like what? Like wh...atchmen? I HATE THAT SERIES! (new Hulk and Fury rock tho')

Last note to the guy who bitched about Watchmen: Power corrupts. Power attracts the corruptible. Power attracts the corrupted. And the characters were beautiful.

P.S. Had to add Thanos, Adam Warlock and Captain Marvel.
 

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"The Walking Dead" has been blowing my mind monthly for over 6 years now...
 

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AgentNein said:
HonorableChairman said:
Sandman by Niel Gaiman.

Amazing.
I second this one.

Also, whoever said The Maxx. You know, I consider Sam Keith's art to be a lowpoint for the art of The Sandman series (he did part 1), which is funny because I LOVE his artwork for the Maxx. I think it has to be the extra care he put into painting the different panels whereas his stuff for Sandman was pretty standard comic-color for the time.
Yeah, he said as much to Neil Gaiman according to a little end segement Gaiman himself wrote. Actually...his words were something along the lines of: 'I feel like Jimi Hendrix in The Beatles' about not belonging, it was all pretty amiable I believe but it was nice to hear.
 

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The Punisher (MAX) Such a cool vigliante with swearing and gore a plenty :D

Cable and Deadpool, a very good team up (perhaps one of the best marvel team ups ever)
 

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GothmogII said:
AgentNein said:
HonorableChairman said:
Sandman by Niel Gaiman.

Amazing.
I second this one.

Also, whoever said The Maxx. You know, I consider Sam Keith's art to be a lowpoint for the art of The Sandman series (he did part 1), which is funny because I LOVE his artwork for the Maxx. I think it has to be the extra care he put into painting the different panels whereas his stuff for Sandman was pretty standard comic-color for the time.
Yeah, he said as much to Neil Gaiman according to a little end segement Gaiman himself wrote. Actually...his words were something along the lines of: 'I feel like Jimi Hendrix in The Beatles' about not belonging, it was all pretty amiable I believe but it was nice to hear.
Well that's good, I had always wondered if they 'broke it off' on bad terms, my clues were that Gaiman referred to Keith as "some guy who lives in California" or something at the end of the first Sandman collection (when everyone else got a nice tiny little paragraph), and if it were that alone I'd just assume it was Gaiman's sense of humor. But then looking back in the early Maxx comics, Keith made some cracks about Gaiman's character Death.

Again, it's probably just two friends poking fun at eachother, but I never knew for sure.