What comic books/graphic novels are you reading at the moment?

[dask]

What kind of stories are these?

 

[dask]

Read the new Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos one-shot this morning. Good zippy tale with that powerful jagged art reminescent of the Jack Kirby/George Bell collaboration which first appeared in issue number four. Good to see the Howlers in action again.

 

[Perpetual Man]

I'm currently reading far too many comics (as always), but am really enjoying The Great Fables Crossover, running through the regular Fables title, Jack of Fables and the Literals Limited series. (It's bound to be out in graphic novel format soon)

Also have to mention the Boys spin-off Herogasm. How much does Garth Ennis get away with??? Pure fun, but definately adult fun

 

[Perpetual Man]

Also currently being read is the third Volume of Captain Britain reprints from MARVEL. These are nice sized graphic novels reprinting the complete CB back catalogue, from his first appearance in Captain Britain Weekly, through to the moment when he became part of the MARVEL Universe.

The early tales are quite bright, introducing the character, but it does not take long for it to start to feel as though it has become a bit of a chore for our US cousins, churning out a few pages of strip to appease the need for a UK hero.

I'm currently on the most recent volume, which sees Cap slip out of print. He appears as a small back up strip in the British reprint Spider-man comic, and vanishes with one last huzzah appearing in a US MARVEL team up, notable as it's by the team of CLAREMONT and BYRNE and introduces the character of ARCADE...

But that's not the point really, because it's been said up until then Cap was pretty much a UK Spidey, and as you read the old strips you can see what they meant, but something changed.

Halfway through Volume 3 they start reprinting the BLACK KNIGHT, a small home produced strip that was given two to three pages in the back of the HULK comic of the time.

Written by Steve Parkhouse, with art by Paul Neary and John Stokes it was designed to give the erstwhile Avenger a taste that captured his British heritage; but obviously it did something else. It reintroduced Captain Britain, inserting him firmly in a genuine British setting, giving him a feel of a mythic hero.

I've only managed to read the odd episode of the BLACK KNIGHT before, and it's great to see the whole tale unfold as it was originally told. There is something truly magical about the story, and it's probably because of this strip that Dave Thorpe and Alan Davis were allowed to continue the development of the character, which led to Alan Moore coming on board...

A warning though, this book The Spider and the Lion only contains the first half of The story, volume 4 is still to come!

 

[ktabic]

Just finished The Complete Alan Moore Future Shocks and the first Captain Britain and MI13 collection. Now starting Alice in Sunderland.

 

[Arthur_Connelly]

What kind of stories are these?

FSS? It's a manga. Google "Gears Online" for more info. It's a bit more than the typical giant robot fare though. Saw the anime years ago and just couldn't find the books, though they were translated into English for a while. No Hero is good as well, though it's coming to an end soon. Ellis seems like he's back to his old self. Black Summer was a bit of a letdown, but this seems to be on the right track, though the premise is somewhat similar. Still can't help but read the horror that is Ultimatum. I should have known it would be bad after reading the Ultimates volume 3.

 

[Connavar]

Reading Catwoman When in Rome, not a big of Jeph Loeb the writer or Catwoman but im still enjoy the art,Catwomen the mystery set in italy with the Mafia. I bought it only as fan of the great art of Tim Sale.

 

[Arwena]

Im following the Farscape comics - Dargos Lament andStrange Detractors

 

[dask]

The latest issue of Detective Comics with the new Batwoman. I like her. Good addition to the Batverse.

The latest Action Comics annual. Not done yet but good so far.

 

[Robert Bleasdale]

Just finished Chopper: Song of the Surfer. The day before, Promethea Book 3. Prior to Promethea 1,2,3 I read The Kindly Ones. Before The Sandman, TLoEG 1 & 2.

In the middle of three epic series! All three are excellent.

Where next?

 

[mushroomyakuza]

Currently reading Lucifer: A Dalliance with the Damned.

 

[chongjasmine]

I am reading the graphic novels of Lucifer. I find I like them very much.

 

[misanthropologist]

Recently started "Fables" - only on volume 2 but, it's not as good as I had hoped. The art is good though...

Will start the "Lucifer" series soon

Still reading "Sandman" currently on Vol 8 - World's End

 

[Delvor]

The last graphic novels I read were the 1st 2 volumes of Y-the last man, unfortunatley the 3rd deluxe volume isn't out till April.
I've been reccommended Angel & Buffy and I want to read the Firefly one.

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

I finally have my own copy of FROM HELL!

 

[GOLLUM]

I finally have my own copy of FROM HELL!

But you've read it before right?

Please tell me it's so...

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Yes. I have!

 

[GOLLUM]

Phew!.... wipes brow and retracts electric prodder.

It's one of my favourite graphic novels of all time. Perhaps along with Watchmen, Swamp Thing and Miracel Man, Moore's best work (I rank V for Vendetta and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen on the next rung down).

 

[Perpetual Man]

I don't know, I found From Hell to be one of the hardest graphic novels to read, I have ever known. It's probably fair to say that I struggled reading it.

(Then I picked it up and just had to read it again stright away, so maybe I'm undervaluing it....)

As for myself, I've not read a comic or graphic novel in (gulp) over 3 months now. I have a pile nearly as big as my bedside cabinet to read, and told myself not to touch it until I'd cleared the small pile of books that consists of my current to read pile. I'm into the last two...

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

It isn't an easy read; I think you're quite right to say that. Some of it was extremely disturbing and at other times the narrative itself was very dense.


It sort of killed the thrill of reading any other Ripper-based book afterwards - there's something definitive-seeming about Moore's characterisation of the Ripper, above and beyond any particular theory he offers.