Comic Book Advice... (2 Viewers)

[dislexik_pnuk]

whats the best sandman one to get - the only one i read was
Season of mist which i thought was deadly. I hear their all really different from each other.

 

[therealjohnny]

whats the best sandman one to get - the only one i read was
Season of mist which i thought was deadly. I hear their all really different from each other.

Best bet is to read all of them because there is an ongoing story there- (with a very sad ending!)The final book is called The Wake -so I'm not giving much away there
Preludes and Nocturnes is a good standalone one to read

Ive heard some libraries have graphic novels these days, might be worth checking

 

[hop]

sandman: what johnnystress said, your best bet is to read them all to get the overall story arc but also cos they vary in tone and look so much. season's of mist is one of the best ones, the 2nd last book the kindly ones is pretty amazing, probably my favourite artwork & style. The artwork in the Wake (the last book) is beautiful, very sad story

the only gaiman novel i've read is coraline which is i thought was brilliant - very freaky yet endearing childrens fantasy.

 

[george mcfly]

if you like alan moore the league of extraordinary gentlemen is well worth checking out -- series one and two are both deadly
from hell is well worth a look too, i only came across it when it appeared in graphic novel form, amazing artwork by eddie campbell and meticulously researched story by moore
fuck the films on both counts

favourite graphic novel ever is the killing joke -- story by alan moore artwork by brian bolland (who did a lot of dredd stuff)

late 80's dark horse is where its at too
first three aliens series
alien vs predator
comic adaptation of the thing

also back to 2000ad -- Slaine - the horned god was fucking unreal

 

[bombidol]

best graphic novels that are out there currently in my opinion are the hellboy ones. nothing can touch them as far as storylines art and originality

 

[nlgbbbblth]

nblggggggghth
the viz annuals are still available
check the shop at
www.viz.co.uk

also worth checking is profanisaurus hangman

cheers goone!

 

[chrithth]

the new mcsweeneys book is amazing. it's a big hard back book with fold out cover curated by chris ware and has lots of amazing stuff on the history of american comics along with loads of new stuff by dan clowes, ware, seth and lots more. well worth 25 quids.

 

[Krocapile]

if you like alan moore the league of extraordinary gentlemen is well worth checking out -- series one and two are both deadly
from hell is well worth a look too, i only came across it when it appeared in graphic novel form, amazing artwork by eddie campbell and meticulously researched story by moore
fuck the films on both counts

favourite graphic novel ever is the killing joke -- story by alan moore artwork by brian bolland (who did a lot of dredd stuff)

late 80's dark horse is where its at too
first three aliens series
alien vs predator
comic adaptation of the thing

also back to 2000ad -- Slaine - the horned god was fucking unreal

Yeah , Killing Joke was excellent ..brian bolland rocks big time , what about Frank Miller ?Dark Knight Returns and Sin City was cool . Used to be big into 2000Ad way back when..picked it up recently for a look -the artwork has gone to the dogs man.
I remember when I first saw Simon Bizleys stuff -ABC Warriors I think ,he practically started a revolution in comic art ...and a bunch of crap imitators as well,
Anyone read Accident Man or remember the Diceman series in 2000Ad?
I've been trying to track down an issue of Diceman with Dredd and the Dark Judges ??cant find it anywhere but the artist was Bryan Talbot?>

 

[therealjohnny]

Yeah , Killing Joke was excellent ..brian bolland rocks big time , what about Frank Miller ?Dark Knight Returns and Sin City was cool . Used to be big into 2000Ad way back when..picked it up recently for a look -the artwork has gone to the dogs man.
I remember when I first saw Simon Bizleys stuff -ABC Warriors I think ,he practically started a revolution in comic art ...and a bunch of crap imitators as well,
Anyone read Accident Man or remember the Diceman series in 2000Ad?
I've been trying to track down an issue of Diceman with Dredd and the Dark Judges ??cant find it anywhere but the artist was Bryan Talbot?>

This the Diceman stuff you were looking for?
http://www.2000ad.nu/classof79/diceman/dice_man.htm

The guy who drew Accident Man ( in Toxic) and Chopper in the Megazine died this year- he was only a young fella too- sad

 

[Wavioli]

if you like alan moore the league of extraordinary gentlemen is well worth checking out -- series one and two are both deadly
from hell is well worth a look too, i only came across it when it appeared in graphic novel form, amazing artwork by eddie campbell and meticulously researched story by moore
fuck the films on both counts

Deadly! Just started reading from hell last night! so far so good...

 

[chrithth]

The guy who drew Accident Man ( in Toxic) and Chopper in the Megazine died this year- he was only a young fella too- sad[/QUOTE]

which chap was that?! do you know his name?

 

[george mcfly]

frank miller is pretty deadly -- dark knight returns is good, but i always felt that the flow of the artwork in it was restricted by having too much text. in saying that it's still pretty cool
but i much prefer batman - year one -- frank miller again

his original script for robocop 2 was supposed to be unreal

Yeah , Killing Joke was excellent ..brian bolland rocks big time , what about Frank Miller ?Dark Knight Returns and Sin City was cool . Used to be big into 2000Ad way back when..picked it up recently for a look -the artwork has gone to the dogs man.
I remember when I first saw Simon Bizleys stuff -ABC Warriors I think ,he practically started a revolution in comic art ...and a bunch of crap imitators as well,
Anyone read Accident Man or remember the Diceman series in 2000Ad?
I've been trying to track down an issue of Diceman with Dredd and the Dark Judges ??cant find it anywhere but the artist was Bryan Talbot?>

 

[therealjohnny]

The guy who drew Accident Man ( in Toxic) and Chopper in the Megazine died this year- he was only a young fella too- sad

which chap was that?! do you know his name?[/QUOTE]
It was Martin Emond
He also did work for Deadline and Heavy Metal
http://www.2000adonline.com/index.php3?zone=fan&page=message&choice=8559.1300000000

 

[Krocapile]

This the Diceman stuff you were looking for?
http://www.2000ad.nu/classof79/diceman/dice_man.htm

The guy who drew Accident Man ( in Toxic) and Chopper in the Megazine died this year- he was only a young fella too- sad

Cheers Johnny ! Thats the one alright wow..I was hoping for some pictures at best ..never expected to be able to actually play the game online..how cool is that ? Too bad about Martin Emond ..he also did the artwork for White Trash I think. Also Duke Mighten took over Accident man in later episodes very good also.
MCFly did you not think robo 2 was any good ?Gotta love Robo Caine and that gatling gun

 

[veryslowey]

here boy!

 

[ratmonkey]

Is that sequel thing to Dark Knight Returns any good?

 

[therealjohnny]

Is that sequel thing to Dark Knight Returns any good?

no

 

[george mcfly]

MCFly did you not think robo 2 was any good ?Gotta love Robo Caine and that gatling gun

i like robocop 2 a lot but i thought it was a bit disappointing

but how can you top the scene where the guy with one arm from ER crashes his van into the vat of toxic waste in part one

 

[hop]

i like robocop 2 a lot but i thought it was a bit disappointing

but how can you top the scene where the guy with one arm from ER crashes his van into the vat of toxic waste in part one

they always cut that scene out whenever UTV showed it

 

[bombidol]

our drummer used to be a colourist for Marvel