Comic Books (3 Viewers)

[Wheels]

For authors like the ones you named, you're probably better off with Hodges & Figgis or Chapters. They get a fair amount of new stuff in from Fantagraphics, D&Q, Last Gasp etc. but are pretty bad for stocking older stuff. I'm sure you could get them to order stuff in for you aswell. You'll ocassionally find decent stuff in the second hand section of Chapters too. They had the entire run of Hate in the slim paperbacks the last time I was there. The actual comic book shops have ridiculous and seemingly arbitrary markup, while also having only a marginally better selection of books from independent publishers than the regular book shops.

I wish I could afford to buy comics again

Cheers for that man. I had a rummage through Chapters the other day and picked up a copy of Days Of The Bagnold Summer. Funny, poignant and worth a go. Must check out the second hand section next time I'm in.


http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2012/days-of-the-bagnold-summer-oddly-comforting/

 

[Wheels]

Finally got around to start reading 'Blankets' by Craig Thompson last week. There was a lot of heavy praise for it and in my opinion it's all thoroughly justified. A beautifully realised autobiographical work, one that raises the bar yet again.

 

[Lungs]

Johnny Ryan's take on Blankets:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmc2hhhU991qb57azo1_500.jpg


Too hungover for image tags

 

[therealjohnny]

hahaha

 

[Wheels]

Johnny Ryan's take on Blankets:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmc2hhhU991qb57azo1_500.jpg


Too hungover for image tags

Harsh, but pretty funny.

Reading Seths's George Sprott at the minute. It's a pretty enjoyable read, but i find his style a bit too dense at times. I think Chris Ware does that thing in a more interesting way.

 

[Wheels]

Picked up this second hand in Chapters the other week. Absolutely bat shit surrealist stuff, but boy is it pretty to look at. If you like anthropomorphic characters and disembodied heads as narrators then this is for you.

 

[therealjohnny]

beautiful stuff

 

[jonah]

If you like anthropomorphic characters and disembodied heads as narrators then this is for you.

This sounds scarily up my alley

 

[nooleen]

'new-york-sur-loire'