I'm a Hornby fan, but I found Funny Girl disappointing. I'm curious what you think when you're finished.
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The Dressmaker. Some things I really like, others...meh. I have the movie to watch when I'm finished with the book; I'm interested to see which one tells the story better. I suspect it will be the movie.
'Black Charlie' is the name of the short story. It was published in 1954. I read it in 100 years of the best Science Fiction Volume 1, edited by Damon Knight. I was in the library. The library had a display of horror and stuff, I loved it because they had King( and a thing by High School Students, it was really good, I wish I took a picture) stuff but obviously the library people knew stuff and they had Joe Hill's stuff in the same place. Same day, I saw the 2015 Best American Science Fiction book edited by the later, Mr. Hill.I don't remember the storyline cause I read it a long time ago but I do remember reading about an otter-like alien who made little sculptures. I fell in love with the little alienDo you know if you might have been reading one of the stories in Dickson's Childe Cycle?
I think it's interesting that both Dickson and King were inspired by Robert Browning's poem, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came.
I have not read any others, this is the first. I have been watching for copies of the others.
Finished the Patrick Lacey collection, now reading WHERE THE DEAD GO TO DIE by Mark Gunnells & Aaron Dries.
Next in line is BODY ART by Kristopher Triana
Next in line is BODY ART by Kristopher Triana
Started to read a True crime collection edited by Richard Glyn Jones. Solved and Unsolved. Dorothy Sayers piece on the Wallace Case (The classic did he or didn't he where every evidence found could point to both conclusions) is excellent. Elisabeth Jenkins piece on the Bravo case and Edmund Piersons on the Borden Case are also good. These are all in the Unsolved section of the book. I also liked the part about Bela Kiss, the Hungarian massmurderer that killed at least 28 women (that we know of). He was never caught and the police don't even know if it is his right name.
Yeah this will be my first time reading it.I have several I haven't read yet before that I'm looking forward to get into.
I kinda dug the JMS run for awhile--mainly due to the Romita, Jr art, but it just got too...blech. Ditto for any and all 'Ultimate' Marvel stuff. Just not my cuppa. I like the older stuff. I'm dying to get my hands on the Roger Stern omnibus--that's some good Spidey.
But next on the list gonna be the David Micheline/Bob Layton first run of Iron Man omnibus. I'm drooling for that sucker. Ol Shellhead was never better.
I prefer a mix of modern and old comics with a slight leaning towards modern. I'll admit I hold a pretty decent amount of knowledge of every era of comics and have read books from every era, but you probably out do in the older eras (cause you are probably older than me?) I find golden age and silver age superhero comics more interesting in a different way and I, of course, love the more old school art that went into it. They are great stuff. BUT most of my favorite comics are all mostly from the 80s to today. Frank Miller's Daredevil, tons of Batman stuff, Saga, All-Star Superman, Hellblazer, Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, Animal Man and so on. I could talk about comics all day.
As for Ultimate Marvel. I've never been big into Ultimate verse except Spider-Man. Overall I'm more of a DC guy by a small amount (but I prefer Image the most these days)
I grew up reading the DC comics, too. Mostly Batman. I didn't have a clue about the Marvel universe until a girlfriend began filling me in on various characters' backstories before going to see the summer blockbusters.
Yeah, I like both but have probably read more DC. I think if I read comics in the 60s-70s I'd of probably read more Marvel possibly. I just happened to be born in 97 and only started reading comics seriously at thirteen. I've always liked how the DCU was kinda weirder overall with more obscure characters (Animal Man, Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, Captain Marvel etc). The thing I do like about comics today is that superhero genre is finally faltering to some degree in the medium. Of course I LOVE superheroes and they are booming at the movies, but comics overall so much more.
I prefer novels slightly more, but comics are probably second my favorite medium. I'm really thrilled with all the diverse books Image, Vertigo and other places have been putting out.
Finished tripwire by Lee child. A jack reacher books. So I figured just keep going to the next one which is running blind. This is the 4th book in the series. I've read like 12, 16, the latest but never read in order. So I read the killing floor long time ago which was his first one. From here on just will go in order. Tripwire was awesome and so far running blind is great too. Much better than his latest 2 of Make me and Night school. They were not bad just his earlier stuff seems to be much better
Picked up my first Brad Thor book. Anyone know about him and how his novels r. They had a few of his hard covers at Ollie's for 3.99 for a brand new book. Couldn't pass it up so I bought 3 hard covers for 10 bucks. Wondering your opinions
Nicholas Pileggi's Casino. Before that I read his Wiseguy, Life in a Mafia Family. I found the latter much more interesting, also made a better movie out of it.
Most modern comics are a rip off. It takes em six issues to do what old masters like Ditko or Gil Kane could do in one. Gimme some Kirby FF, some Colan Tomb of Dracula, some Big John Buscema Savage Sword of Conan (written by Rascally Roy Thomas, natch). Miller and Moore? Aye, their '80s stuff can't be touched.
These slick, glossy, computer-colored, photoshop-inked, over-priced pin-up flip books they call comics nowadays just don't cut my mustard, don't stick to my ribs. Will Eisner could pack more story into a single seven page Spirit strip than chumps like Brian Michael Bendis could drag out in over a year's worth of (bleh) New Avengers.
Yeah, I could talk funnybooks all night, too. Don't even get me started on pre-code horror.
Still slowly munching my way through By Blood We Live. Haven't hit a real clinker of a story yet, so that's a positive
Well as a young man of the modern era - I respectfully disagree my good chum. Most modern comics are rip offs of what? If you think about it everything has its roots in something else or is inspired by something else. I've never read a comic that I'd consider a rip off truly.
Image comics puts out original content via Saga, Walking Dead, Paper Girls, Rat Queens, East of West, Southern Basterds, Outcast and of course DC's imprint Vertigo put outs greats like Y the Last Man, Hellblazer, Scalped and so on. If we are only speaking of the main DC and Marvel universes then, of course, there are similar stories and events and stories that take after the ones that came before.
Those universes have been going on for 80 years. Filled with reboots, retcons, alternate timelines, good continuity, bad continuity, stories that take place outside of continuity etc In my readings and my study of Marvel and DC...I think it's only natural that things would repeat here and there or seem like a rip off since they never really end. Also, even though I know the writing for a single issue kinda has been lost in the modern era. I like the six to twelve or more issue story arc structure. If I'd of been born back in the day I'm sure I'd of just bought issues, but trades are how I buy my comics now.
I love that the stories are more long form now. An apt comparison would be hmm. Older comics are more short stories or serials. They are mostly kick ass one and done with the occasional two or three parters continue or call back sprinkled in of course. Modern comics are more like complete small books for each arc or a more modern television show. It makes it a bit more difficult to jump into, but the longer form can up the complexity. It is a give and take. As I said I've no problem with older comics though and I like them just as much.
Hell, there wouldn't be modern comics without Steve Ditko, Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Alan Moore (for as much as he hates superheroes) etc The new kinda art doesn't bother me, though. It is a bit more slick and cinematic and I imagine its glossy due to lamination or something so the paper doesn't fade as fast plus. Older comics had a more down to earth sketch vibe to them depending who was drawing of course. It is very similar to animation in the sense modern animation is slick, cinematic and tighter in some regards that gives a very grand feeling to things, but older animation has a real certain rough beautiful charm that you can only get hand drawing off a computer...where you can almost feel the lines.
But I like modern comics stories and art
That's just me though and to each his own. If its good I'll read it!Beats some of the whackier art from the 90s I've seen
Is this your current girlfriend cuz god help me I can't find a dame that likes comic books? Your a lucky dude if your still with her lol
Super Batgirl loves comics!
Which one is your favourite?
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