Any comic book fans here??
Just thought I'd take a break from the main forums for a little bit ;) So I was sitting there reading my newest issue of X-Men and thought "wow, this comic's actually cool again!" I really like how there's finnally getting back to focusing on real issues like rascism, drug use, and other the average person can relate with, while not being "oreachy" about everything. I was getting tired of seeing them deal more with aliens than the normal US population. So what are your favorite comics? And just to make this kungfu related... are there any good martial arts themed comics in the English language? :D
And has anyone seen the preview of the new X-men artist Kia Asamiya? Seeing the X-Men mangafied took a little getting used to, but overall I think the look is pretty slick :cool:
Get you war on... YEAH!!!
Quiet man: F.A.B.J.A.N.G. right on....
Couldn't get into "Sin City" myself... TOOO MUCH NOIR I suppose, His 300 rocked though... BUT Dark Knight Strikes Agian Sucked @$$... what a waste.
Tragicly I've yet to read "Maus"... I know I know, :o ... it's ne of books I just must buy when I got the extra bucks & a week off to read it...
Have you ever checked out Joe Sacco? Amazing journalist comics... Palistine is a must read these days. First person narritive of his real life adventures there. No proposed answers or political stance... just straight up acounts of his days nights with the locals...
I Miss "Calvin & Hobbes"... newspaper strips seem soo thin now with out them.
Never got into "Bone" either... read the spin off series ROSE with art by the AMAZING C.Vess.
What's there to say about "Watchmen" that hasen't been said before... If you're into Alan Moore's work you should REALLY check out his ABC line of comics...
America's Best Comics is a standard setter, I'm shocked I didn't mention them in my eariler post...
- Promethia:
Beyond WonderWoman... it's the ultimate Meta Magical Mystery Tour in comic form... the ART has been perfect since the very first issue. Probably the only successful C-cup superheroin... or as Moore terms them ScienceHero. Magic, Myths, Monsters & a New York City where the Cops fly around in Flying saucers... - Tom STRONG:
This is superman without the super... Probably the most accessable comic out there these days. Great for youngsters and yet smart enough for us older kids... - Top Ten:
While the series is no longer running it's a mind blower... Hill street Blues meets every super hero universe. Neopolis is the city where EVERYONE has Superpowers... Imagine what the Police must deal with... - League of Extra Ordinary Gentelmen:
The Heros of the Victorian Age saving the world from Victorian evils.... Captian Nemo, Alan Quartermain, Dr. Jeckle (& Mr. Hyde), The Invisible Man, and Mina (Dracula's Ex) unite to Save the Brittish Empire... Long may she reign...
All of these series are regularly collected in hard and soft cover Books. AND SOOOO worth it...
Of course then there's From HELL the comic that inspired the recient movie (And by far scarier)
"Sandman" was great for it's time... and yeah while the Dreaming had some high points it ultimately failed IMO...
Still, I think Lucifer is the most successful spinoff to date
"Preacher" was another great read... though I have to say that G.Ennis seems to have lost his touch and hasn't really come out with anything I'll read.
Ocassionally flip through his PUNISHER series just to see how creative he gets in Killing Mobsters... but beyond that I won't spend $$ on it...
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Marvel Team Up featured a very juvenile Shang Chi as a restaurant coolie. That was NOT COOL.
I can totally see what you mean. The Whole ULTIMATE LINE of Marvel comics is a sort of revisionist treatment. So oldskool fans may tend to be put off... Still you gotta admit there was some excellent Kung-fu translation in the art. Something that doen't happen very often... anyone remember the Black & White Kabuki comics?
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What is post-superhero?
well if you've read WATCHMEN you know of the whole deconstrucion of the superhero genre... which lead to comics' "Darkage" that whole Mid '80's early '90's period.
Since then "superhero's" have made their comeback to a much more classic form, bright colors crazy concepts etc...
Post Superhero to me are those comics that, while are still, essentially superhero books have matured a bit beyond the "kid stuff" the Spandex has either been hung-up or become secondary to the charactors who may even question the reasons behind wareing it.
The stories are written more for those who grew up with comics than for the kid. Though I'm sure there are plenty of younger readers who'll find it cool. Perhaps they're more violent or cynical in their approch.
WILDSTORM's
Wildcats & The AUTHORITY May be good examples of this... though I would Put New X-Men & STARMAN in the mix as well...
Jeeze.... talk about GEEK-FU!!:rolleyes: :eek: :rolleyes:
PS: Qi dup...what where you into reading when you split? Perhaps I could make a recomendation...