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Post by kurumais on Jun 30, 2020 13:21:05 GMT
i read VS by ivan brandon and ESAD RIBIC published by image comics. its a good sci fi comic but the selling point is ESAD RIBIC's art!!! the guy
is a master. i met him at a con a few years ago and told him his thor stuff was on the level of frank frazetta fantasy art. he very humble he just
kept shacking his head and thanking me for the compliment. well now i am going to compare his science fiction art to moebeius. he and it art that
good!!
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Post by grinch on Jul 3, 2020 11:39:38 GMT
Been looking through scans of Stardust the Super Wizard. A very obscure “hero” if such a term can even be applied to such an abomination. As far as I’m aware he’s never had a revival as such apart from a few cameos here and there such as in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Say what you will about his art style and approach to story telling but Fletcher Hanks really was one of a kind.
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Post by grinch on Jul 4, 2020 7:56:42 GMT
Just reading some old Tharg’s Future Shocks at the moment. Safe to say Alan Moore’s contributions are a particular standout.
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Post by kurumais on Jul 6, 2020 17:59:12 GMT
i read ISOLA book one brandon flecher and karl kerchl. this book is Beautiful !!! the pages look more like animation cels than comic book panels.
book 2 is in pre orders now. i'm getting that too. if they come out with an oversized hardcover i'll buy that in a second. i don't care about
the Double Dipping. the art is that beautiful. it looks like the best miyasaki or disney animation. or even the old ralp baski/frank frazetter
animated movie fire and ice. isola is fantasy story about a cursed queen and her bodyguard on a journey to a place that could possibly lift the
curse.
staying with fantasy comics with beautiful art i read monstress vol. 3. i am on the fence about buying the hardcover. there are so many
comic trades i want to read. the sana takeda art in monstress is beautiful but im not crazy about the protagonist. and i have volumes one and two
im not sure about double dipping. man did it win awards
2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Writer 2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Painter/Multimedia Artist 2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Continuing Series 2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Publication for Teens 2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Cover Artist 2018 Harvey Award winner, Book of the Year 2018 Hugo Award winner, Best Graphic Story 2018 British Fantasy Award winner, Best Comic/Graphic Novel 2018, 2016, 2015 Entertainment Weekly's The Best Comic Books of the Year 2018, Newsweek's Best Comic Books of the Year 2018, The Washington Post's 10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year 2018, Barnes & Noble's Best Books of the Year 2018, YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2018, Thrillist's Best Comics & Graphic Novels of the Year 2018, Powell's Best Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels of the Year
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Post by kurumais on Jul 10, 2020 0:12:54 GMT
ive been reading marvel's annihilation omnibus. its one of the few comic events i like and it definitely stands the test of time. it about
the FF villain annihilus invading from the negative zone. it re invigorated marvel's cosmic side. and we can thank it for the guardians of the
galaxy movies .
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Post by grinch on Jul 17, 2020 9:34:20 GMT
The Batman Who Laughs
It’s fine as a miniseries in its own right and it’s always fun to see alternate versions of recognisable D.C. characters.
But I don’t know, I think the idea of a Batman with the philosophy and sensibilities of the Joker is an interesting one (and certainly an idea everyone has at least mused on at some point or another) but I’m still not too enamoured with him and think that pursuing the idea was never going to meet expectations.
If anything this uninteresting Judge Death looking knock off is more just the living personification of the age old excuse/meme of ‘Because I’m Batman.’
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Post by polly on Jul 17, 2020 20:07:03 GMT
Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 - This volume is a lot more tense than the first. Creepy abandoned weasel kingdoms full of bats, our heroes being stalked by an owl through the night... Yeesh.
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Post by grinch on Jul 21, 2020 12:42:35 GMT
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Graphic novel adaptations of M.R. James’s classic stories each with their own unique art style. Some work and some really don’t. In some ways I think the illustrations removes a lot of the atmosphere from the original text such as the depiction of the demon in Canon’s Alderic’s Scrapbook and the odd choice of a manga style for Lost Hearts.
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Post by grinch on Jul 27, 2020 10:33:23 GMT
‘The Sandkings’
An adaptation of the George R. R. Martin story done by D.C. Comics Science Fiction Graphic Novel range. Probably best known for being adapted for television for the last Outer Limits revival.
Interesting stuff and as someone who never found insects that terrifying I must admit I squirmed a few times reading this.
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Jul 27, 2020 12:09:02 GMT
‘The Sandkings’ An adaptation of the George R. R. Martin story done by D.C. Comics Science Fiction Graphic Novel range. Probably best known for being adapted for television for the last Outer Limits revival. Interesting stuff and as someone who never found insects that terrifying I must admit I squirmed a few times reading this. I’ll be on the lookout for that - I think it’s the best thing that Martin has ever written.
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Post by polly on Jul 27, 2020 22:24:13 GMT
Another trip to Duckberg with the Carl Barks Library. "The Pixilated Parrot" this time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 8:35:45 GMT
Dan Dare! But not as you know him. I've been looking at the revived Dare from Eagle's run in the 1980s.
It's an interesting take. The character keeps getting reinvented every couple of years to fit the very particular zeitgeist of that decade. As a result, it's heavily dated, but feels almost like a weather vane for the style of the time. You've got the earlier exploits that focus more on globetrotting Roger Moore-style cavalier adventure, the gritty, anti-heroic reinvention of the final years and the space police era of tracing dangerous fugitives that bridged the threshold between one and the other. It wasn't until the 1990s that they started leaning heavily back into not just the essence of the stories, but the presentation as well (with a few nods from the 1990s for alien designs).
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jul 28, 2020 8:42:33 GMT
Dan Dare! But not as you know him. I've been looking at the revived Dare from Eagle's run in the 1980s. It's an interesting take. The character keeps getting reinvented every couple of years to fit the very particular zeitgeist of that decade. As a result, it's heavily dated, but feels almost like a weather vane for the style of the time. You've got the earlier exploits that focus more on globetrotting Roger Moore-style cavalier adventure, the gritty, anti-heroic reinvention of the final years and the space police era of tracing dangerous fugitives that bridged the threshold between one and the other. It wasn't until the 1990s that they started leaning heavily back into not just the essence of the stories, but the presentation as well (with a few nods from the 1990s for alien designs). I really like the artwork of the early 80s Dare. Ian Kennedy was great at spaceships & a believable looking future. Have you seen the late 70s version of Dan Dare in 2000AD. A very different take on the character.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 9:37:35 GMT
Dan Dare! But not as you know him. I've been looking at the revived Dare from Eagle's run in the 1980s. It's an interesting take. The character keeps getting reinvented every couple of years to fit the very particular zeitgeist of that decade. As a result, it's heavily dated, but feels almost like a weather vane for the style of the time. You've got the earlier exploits that focus more on globetrotting Roger Moore-style cavalier adventure, the gritty, anti-heroic reinvention of the final years and the space police era of tracing dangerous fugitives that bridged the threshold between one and the other. It wasn't until the 1990s that they started leaning heavily back into not just the essence of the stories, but the presentation as well (with a few nods from the 1990s for alien designs). I really like the artwork of the early 80s Dare. Ian Kennedy was great at spaceships & a believable looking future. Have you seen the late 70s version of Dan Dare in 2000AD. A very different take on the character. Likewise, I really enjoyed the sense of motion in each panel too. That's a hard thing to accomplish and keep the images as crisp as they appeared. I've heard about the 70s Dare, but I haven't had the opportunity to check it out yet. From what I hear, fitting with 2000 A.D's M.O., he's more rough around the edges and punkish than in his original stories.
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Post by project37 on Jul 28, 2020 11:52:33 GMT
I just read Volume 1 of Undiscovered Country by Scott Snyder and Charles Soule, with visuals by Giuseppe Camuncoli, Daniele Orlandini, and Matt Wilson. Strange and compelling series so far, and feels oddly timely in ways... Basically, the United States decided to seal itself off from the rest of the world. They put up their borders, cut off all communications, and that was it. Meanwhile, the world goes on. Wars, alliances, and now a global pandemic. Thirty years later, the US sends out a communication chastising the world but offering a cure for the plague and inviting the world in for the time in decades. The two remaining world alliances appoint a small delegation to venture onto American soil to discuss the cure and see what's become of the United States since they decided to secede from the rest of the planet. It gets weird, but I'm hooked for sure. It's an interesting blend of Soule's Letter 44 and Hickman's East of West. Recommended! Image has posted the first issue for free (along with lots of other first issues) here: imagecomics.com/comics/releases/undiscovered-country-1
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2020 14:23:27 GMT
Likewise, I really enjoyed the sense of motion in each panel too. That's a hard thing to accomplish and keep the images as crisp as they appeared. I've heard about the 70s Dare, but I haven't had the opportunity to check it out yet. From what I hear, fitting with 2000 A.D's M.O., he's more rough around the edges and punkish than in his original stories. 2000AD's Dan Dare started off as a much more rugged figure - 'punkish' is a perfect word - and drawn wearing a selection of muscle-revealing tight-fitting space gear. Drawn by the late Massimo Belardinelli, an artist who excelled in alien environments and creatures, he was difficult to warm to, I found. After a break from the publication, Dave Gibbons took a turn at drawing him - and did so for the rest of his time in 2000AD as far as I know. His was a much softer rendition, possibly somewhere between the original Dan and the harder Belardinelli version. As far as I recall, his story ended on an unresolved cliffhanger.
His 2000AD adventures have been released in two omnibus editions, and the second one has a cover drawn by the very talented Ian Kennedy. I recommend them, but you may wish to have a quick flick through first!
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Post by grinch on Jul 29, 2020 22:09:53 GMT
Goosebumps: Monsters at Midnight
As to be expected, it’s basically your typical kiddy fare (I mean it’s to be expected really) but I feel like Goosebumps could really go far in the comics medium.
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Post by grinch on Aug 3, 2020 20:35:21 GMT
Hack/Slash
An interesting series which has an unique take on slashers crafting an entire mythology around them and their creation. Has had a few crossovers with other recognisable horror icons as well. Some I feel are more appropriate then others.
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Post by grinch on Aug 5, 2020 11:58:26 GMT
The Star Beast and The Iron Legion
Thought I’d give these another look. Safe to say, the Comic Strip Adaptations are very faithful adaptations. Although with the case of the latter there is some nice expansion to the plot with the addition of some wonderful side characters.
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Post by grinch on Aug 12, 2020 23:24:43 GMT
Cuphead: Comic Capers and Curios
Should hardly be a surprise that the art style from the game translates wonderfully to the format of a comic.
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