A passel of "graphic novels"
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dagibbsMost of these were bought because a dealer going out of business and disposing of stock at Confusion was selling any item on the table for $1.00. So, I picked up a bunch of gaming supplements, and a bunch of graphic novels. They were cheap. And, I've been enjoying them.
Not neccessarily in the order I read them, but in the order they happen to be piled. And, while it would generally be appropriate to list artist(s) as well as author for these, the list would tend to get longer than I want in many cases, so I'm going to ignore listing artists.
Also, most of what I picked up tended to be Vertigo or Dark Horse comics, so a fair bit of dark stuff in the set.
Book 27: Caravan Kidd, Volume 2 by Johji Manabe. This one is defnitely Manga, and when I grabbed it I didn't realize it was volume 2. A serious of interesting and amusing incidents in the life of a buxum, be-tailed sword-swinging female android.
Book 28: Ghost - Nocturnes by Eric Luke. One of the weakest of the group -- ongoing stories of a superhero, part way through a series though not labelled as such. Felt most like a compilation of superhero comic stories, rather than a complete story line.
Book 29: Pride & Joy by Garth Ennis. A gritty/hard-boiled crime/mystery story, well-told in this form.
Book 30: Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor Volume One by Harlan Ellison. A series of Ellison short stories adapted to comic form by various artists. A few of these stories were familiar to me, from the unadapted version, and Ellison is an excellent writer, so some quite good stuff in this.
Book 31: Deadman - Lost Souls by Mike Baron. Again, I think Deadman is an ongoing DC character, but the story selection here managed to capture a complete tale in one book. An interesting and quite dark story.
Book 32: Nevada by Steve Gerber. A fun romp full of crazies, cross-dimensional invaders and Las Vegas dancers.
Book 33: Farewell Moonshadow by J.M. DeMatteis. Not a comic or graphic novel in the usual sense, but a story illustrated in water colours, with some of the important bits of the story told in the water colours. Quite interesting.
Book 34: The Mystery Play by Grant Morrison. This one has the same artist as Farewell Moonshadow (above), and is also illustrated in water colours, but the pages are laid out comic book style, boxed & bubbled. And interesting and dark tale.
Book 35: House of Secrets by Steven T. Seagle. A haunted house story, and an enjoyable and well done one.
Book 36: clan Apis by Jay Hosler. A child's biology introduction to bees, disguised as a comic book. The story wrapped around the info-dumps isn't too bad, but not really worth reading, though would be great for a kid.
Book 37: Give Me Liberty - An American Dream by Frank Miller. In some ways, reading this made me think of Watchmen (by Alan Moore), in the depth of the look at changes in society and the distopian view of the future. Very good.
This final one wasn't picked up at the con, but was dropped by a Tio's gathering as "anyone want it" and I grabbed it.
Book 38: The Nodwick Chronicles II - Of Gods and Henchmen by Aaron Williams. I read The New Nodwick online, as well as his other weekly comic, Full Frontal Nerdity (both update Thursdays). These are fun, silly, parody, and quite enjoyable.
Not neccessarily in the order I read them, but in the order they happen to be piled. And, while it would generally be appropriate to list artist(s) as well as author for these, the list would tend to get longer than I want in many cases, so I'm going to ignore listing artists.
Also, most of what I picked up tended to be Vertigo or Dark Horse comics, so a fair bit of dark stuff in the set.
Book 27: Caravan Kidd, Volume 2 by Johji Manabe. This one is defnitely Manga, and when I grabbed it I didn't realize it was volume 2. A serious of interesting and amusing incidents in the life of a buxum, be-tailed sword-swinging female android.
Book 28: Ghost - Nocturnes by Eric Luke. One of the weakest of the group -- ongoing stories of a superhero, part way through a series though not labelled as such. Felt most like a compilation of superhero comic stories, rather than a complete story line.
Book 29: Pride & Joy by Garth Ennis. A gritty/hard-boiled crime/mystery story, well-told in this form.
Book 30: Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor Volume One by Harlan Ellison. A series of Ellison short stories adapted to comic form by various artists. A few of these stories were familiar to me, from the unadapted version, and Ellison is an excellent writer, so some quite good stuff in this.
Book 31: Deadman - Lost Souls by Mike Baron. Again, I think Deadman is an ongoing DC character, but the story selection here managed to capture a complete tale in one book. An interesting and quite dark story.
Book 32: Nevada by Steve Gerber. A fun romp full of crazies, cross-dimensional invaders and Las Vegas dancers.
Book 33: Farewell Moonshadow by J.M. DeMatteis. Not a comic or graphic novel in the usual sense, but a story illustrated in water colours, with some of the important bits of the story told in the water colours. Quite interesting.
Book 34: The Mystery Play by Grant Morrison. This one has the same artist as Farewell Moonshadow (above), and is also illustrated in water colours, but the pages are laid out comic book style, boxed & bubbled. And interesting and dark tale.
Book 35: House of Secrets by Steven T. Seagle. A haunted house story, and an enjoyable and well done one.
Book 36: clan Apis by Jay Hosler. A child's biology introduction to bees, disguised as a comic book. The story wrapped around the info-dumps isn't too bad, but not really worth reading, though would be great for a kid.
Book 37: Give Me Liberty - An American Dream by Frank Miller. In some ways, reading this made me think of Watchmen (by Alan Moore), in the depth of the look at changes in society and the distopian view of the future. Very good.
This final one wasn't picked up at the con, but was dropped by a Tio's gathering as "anyone want it" and I grabbed it.
Book 38: The Nodwick Chronicles II - Of Gods and Henchmen by Aaron Williams. I read The New Nodwick online, as well as his other weekly comic, Full Frontal Nerdity (both update Thursdays). These are fun, silly, parody, and quite enjoyable.
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Date: 2006-08-03 02:08 pm (UTC)