Finished up High Society... I really liked it. I really shouldn't had read them out of order... might go back and reread the book 3 & 4 again... or might just skim through them...
Really impressed with David Sim's portrayal of Lord Julius... or Groucho Marx... Makes me want to pick up a few Marx brothers movies...
And I really like the story... intelligent, funny, witty... but it's a made for trade paperback story... In the first book, the stories were self contained... now there's multiple thread lines... Rate: A+
Monday, April 25, 2005
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Bone: Out of Boneville
Picked up Bone: Out of Boneville at Half Price Books today... just finished reading it. It was good... I'll have to pick the next one up. I've been hitting the library lately & saw they have a pretty good selection of graphic novels; I'll see if they have the next book in the series. The artwork is good, the plot is simple (for now, unlike Cerebus). It reminds me a little bit of Pogo. Rate: A
Thursday, April 7, 2005
Cerebus
Per a co-worker's tip, local Half Price Books had the complete Cerebus trade paper back run. Picked up the first 2 books for now -- I've read through books 3 & 4, now I'll go back and read 1 & 2. Hopefully after I finish them, some of the other trades that I'm missing will still be there for me to purchase... Rate: B+
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Dr. Strange
If I could take a Marvel character and revamp the character, which character & what twist would I do? Hm... Doctor Strange, because I wouldn't take on someone from the super-hero line. I like darker, moodier characters... The revamp is a little harder to come up with...
I'd have to do some research... I forget if there's a significant other in his life. Don't think he has any kids... From the stories I do remember reading, he seems isolated, emotionless, cold... Not really a likable character like Batman. Part of the coldness might be from his religious/magic studies, but can't seem to put my finger on it. I remember that he was an arrogant surgeon, who had nerve damage, that sent him on his quest, which led him to study mysticism...
Some initial thoughts, I'd do some flash back (al la Alan Moore's Supreme style).
...more later...
I'd have to do some research... I forget if there's a significant other in his life. Don't think he has any kids... From the stories I do remember reading, he seems isolated, emotionless, cold... Not really a likable character like Batman. Part of the coldness might be from his religious/magic studies, but can't seem to put my finger on it. I remember that he was an arrogant surgeon, who had nerve damage, that sent him on his quest, which led him to study mysticism...
Some initial thoughts, I'd do some flash back (al la Alan Moore's Supreme style).
...more later...
Friday, January 21, 2005
New Comic Store
Last weekend, went to a new comic store in town -- Packrat Comics (in Hilliard, OH), I think. They've been advertising around town with little signs on street corners & in people's yards. It's a little shop... I set up a pull there... maybe a mile away for the house. The owner was friendly... He said they had a comic store a few years back, and he was getting back into the business...
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Cerebus: Church & State
First heard about Cerebus the Aardvark back in college. It was toted as the greatest comic ever at the time... Had no interest in it them... Never read it until now. Found copies of Church & State (I & II) at Half Priced Books. Picked them both up and I just finished reading them... the artwork is wonderful. The story line is great, but I'd probably like it more if I had read the first 2 volumes -- it's like jumping into the middle of the story... I like it enough that I'll try to find copies of the first 2 volumes to pick it up. Rate: A
Friday, September 17, 2004
Star Wars!

In honor of of the DVD release, I picked this and the 2nd & 3rd trades up at Half Priced Books over the weekend. Great read! I have in my collection issues #1-9, 50-107... I'm missing most of everything between #10-49... I might have an issue here or there, to this has been a great way of going back & catching up on the issues I'm missing without paying out a lot of money to collect them. Rate: B+
Oh... and I picked up a few Oh My Goddess! trades from Dark Horse that I was missing as well.
Labels:
Dark Horse,
graphic novels,
manga,
Marvel,
Oh My Godess,
Star Wars,
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