Comics and graphic novels

[Lord 342]

I will occasionally indulge in the current issue of "X-men".. provided I can figure out which one carries on the story line. I'll buy it for a couple months, try to figure out if one can subscribe, and then forget about it.
But my true love is The Dirty Pair, by Adam Warren (& formerly Toren Smith, who greatly improved matters). The storyline peaked with "Dirty Pair II [AKA "Dangerous acquaintances"] and "A Plague of Angles", and steadily went downhill.
"Sim Hell" was weird but it had an excuse to be so (mostly), but "Fatal but not Serious" and "Run From the Future" pushed things too far... in addition to Warren's art style degrading IMHO.
It was based on an old Japanimation of the same name, but it's not "Manga" (as it's often erroneously classed) as it's an all-American product.

 

[alec]

So no one but Ozrat (Thompson's Blankets) and me are reading the really good stuff?
I guess good taste does come with maturity then, eh...

 

[Loxley]

Well i dunno if this is old or not but it is a new find for me. The writer is definetly a fallout fan i can tell. since it is a comic i thought id place it here: http://www.postnukecomic.com/pnch1p0.html

 

[John Uskglass]

So no one but Ozrat (Thompson's Blankets) and me are reading the really good stuff?

Eat shit and die. Berlin is better, and I've read Blankets.

 

[Malky]

Get over yourself, man.


I've caught myself up on all the current issues of The Walking Dead. This has been the most fun I've ever had with a comic book.

Also, I finally started Transmetropolitan today. So awesome.

 

[Lanesracra]

Joss Whedon is the master of all that is awesome.

 

[Malky]

Tell me about this book.

 

[Lanesracra]

It's essentially the outline of Buffy The Vampire Slayer set in the future, a kind of grunge/cyber-punkish and vampire fusion.

 

[Malky]

Hmm. Maybe I'll download an issue or two.

I'm growing sick of Whedon's "girls-who-kick-ass" complex, though.

 

[Lanesracra]

Then watch Firefly/Serenity. Sure, it's got girls who kick ass, but it's also got a protagonist dude who kicks ass and spouts intelligent banter.

 

[Malky]

Oh, yeah, I love Firefly. I mean, it's no big deal. I'm just getting kind of sick of it. It's like "alright, dude, we know you have a thing for chicks who can kick your ass. Let's move on."

 

[Brother None]

FUCK FIREFLY. FUCK IT RIGHT IN THE EAR.

 

[Lanesracra]

Hehe, yeah. Fray is kinda like that, but the character sucks you in and the dialogue is at times quite sweet. As in Firefly, new slang has been invented to suport the era and setting.

 

[Malky]

FUCK FIREFLY. FUCK IT RIGHT IN THE EAR.

Whatever, you're just so adamant about not liking anything everyone else likes that you've set your standards way too high to enjoy anything anymore.

...except for a certain sci-fi show with John Goodman...

 

[Brother None]

Whatever, you're just so adamant about not liking anything everyone else likes that you've set your standards way too high to enjoy anything anymore.

That's funny because some people tell me the exact opposite is true of me.

I like what I like, this shocks a lot of people, I guess.

I liked V for Vendetta, by the way. Bad acting ('cept Rea and Hurt), but good movie, 'cept for the unnecessary Matrix action.

...except for a certain sci-fi show with John Goodman...

Best SF show ever!!!!!

(after perhaps Futurama and MST3K)

 

[Malky]

I liked V for Vendetta, by the way. Bad acting ('cept Rea and Hurt), but good movie, 'cept for the unnecessary Matrix action.

I thought Weaving was pretty good, especially when he introduced himself to Evey.

...except for a certain sci-fi show with John Goodman...

Best SF show ever!!!!!

It was very good. There was a marathon on the other day.

 

[Brother None]

I thought Weaving was pretty good, especially when he introduced himself to Evey.

Dude, HE HAD A FUCKING MASK ON.

See, mask-acting has several rules, the two most important are mimicry over voice and voice over the rest.

His mimicry sucked. He just doesn't have it. Isn't bad, and he wasn't annoyingly horrible, but it's not likey everyone can do it, and he can't.

His voice was just his voice, nothing new. Fitted the character 'k, tho'. I liked the Shakespearian rythm of his dialogue, that was pretty well done.

It was very good. There was a marathon on the other day.

Still not out on DVD. Damn you!

 

[Malky]

[His voice was just his voice, nothing new. Fitted the character 'k, tho'. I liked the Shakespearian rythm of his dialogue, that was pretty well done.

That's mostly what I was talking about. All of V's dialogue in the comic is in iambic pentameter, and it was cool to see most of that carry over.

 

[John Uskglass]

FUCK FIREFLY. FUCK IT RIGHT IN THE EAR.

Agreed.

 

[RonPerlman]

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