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 Post subject: A few old friends...
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:33 am 
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:) My comic-books have been on the top shelf at home to avoid being "rummadged"




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Now that the kids are getting taller, they are "up for grabs", so to speak.

Here are some photos of the contents of the shelf:

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I'll start off with my original Watchmen mags. My eyes well up just looking at them.

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This one's had a good thrashing through the years. This is my re-reader.

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Alan Moore and Bill Sienkiewicz worked together, or tried to, until they fell out. Only two were produced.

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Black and white imagery along with Moore's thought-provoking text. Ah well.

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Worked better for Swamp Thing. Those artists didn't give Uncle Alan any grief.

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This one went well, too. Cracking short story. "Brrr".

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Gibbons has been busy, too. Here Gotham City's psycho meets Metropolis' goody two-shoes. And swap jobs.

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Gibbons/Miller.

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No shortage of Batman stories. Miller/Varley, Grant Morrison/Dave McKean, Miller/Mazzucchelli

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Daredevil. One of my favourite characters from the eighties.

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Miller/Darrow Hard Boiled

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Freeze-framed über-violence.

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Gaiman's Books of Magic. Apparently Rowling hadn't seen the story. Meh.

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Sandman. These stories are wonderful.

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Gaiman again, this time with McKean.

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Howard Chaykin. Scary arian undertones.

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WWI fighter pilot's last days on his deathbed, post Vietnam.

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Comic historical non-fiction. Only have part one. But that's my favourite part, anyway.

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I have 2001 and 2010's release booklets.

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Note the sparse credits page for 2001.

And, though not on my top shelf (as I wouldn't give them back) some current loans from th comic library:
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I'll round off with this baby. Damned fine book. Me wants!

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So much to read! Aaargh!

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 Post subject: Re: A few old friends...
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:03 am 
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Very nice. That last book about graphic novels - it looks interesting. Is it a good read?

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 Post subject: Re: A few old friends...
PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:09 am 
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It gives a fair, insightful look at the stories I am familiar with. If I assume the same level of detail and fairness is applied to the other works mentioned and featured, then the book is a great guide to any interested reader/librarian/buyer.

I give it the mighty thumbs up!

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 Post subject: Re: A few old friends...
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:52 am 
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Geoff Darrow's artwork is, as you say soup, 'mind boggling detailed'!

bothers me a bit of how detail the violence is. :oops:

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