Mar 22 2005
Graphic Novels/Comics I’m reading
I’m currently burning my way through Strangers in Paradise, Watchmen,
and Fables (the Fables link has a free pdf downloadable first issue).
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There’s been a lot of Sandman derivative work out
there lately ("introduced by the Sandman series! Super deformed cute
Sandman!" etc etc) which I’ve been avoiding thus far. Think I’ve
been swinging more towards English-language graphic novels due to
wanting to perhaps share similar mindset of the authors compared to
Japanese work. Or I may just be tired of manga style rendition. Hmm.
Anyway, Watchmen is really good and gives me a weird 9/11
conspiracy feel (thought it was written in 1986), Fable’s ok but
getting interesting (up to the second trade),
and Strangers in Paradise is addictive and relationship-y type
stuff (I’ve read the first 9 or so trades, but am going after the
pocket books now - they’re smaller and more manga-size, which means
prolly not as good print quality, but you get 300+ pages at a time that
way too). I have to admit that the fact that SiP is available
via Walmart.com (implying it’s purchasable in-store) makes me feel a
bit silly/sellout-like.
