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What's your favorite comic book and what's the last one you've read?
danny_galaga:
I'm not a huge comic fan, but I dabble (",)
Probably the last two I read were The Ballad of Halo Jones and a Corto Maltese book called The Ballad of the Salt Sea. My favourite comic title is Iznogoud, which I read when I was a kid. With the advent of ebay, I decided I needed to have them again. Of course, since there was only ever one edition of them in English, they were pricey. I reckon I spent over 600 bucks on 8 issues over a period of a couple of years. The year after, they re issued them in Engish. You can buy them brand new for 10-15 bucks now :angry:
Was worth it though. When I finally re-read that first issue, maybe 30 years after I had last read it, I damn near teared up...
robertwillton:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on October 05, 2011, 09:32:32 am ---Unlike arcade games and pinball, I actually managed to outgrow comic books. I have made my way through a couple of graphic novels lately, and they've been okay.
:dunno
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Even i am fond of going through graphic novels.Its interesting.I am not a big fan of reading comic books.
Rando:
--- Quote from: fallacy on October 06, 2011, 04:35:44 pm ---Anyway at that time everyone was collecting these comics saying this was some epic time in comic book history and that these comics would be worth a lot some day. It was then that I realized comic books would never be worth anything ever again. 18 years has past and I was right! :laugh:
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Yep,
Speculation market of the early 90's. On the positve, new companies with creative rights for artists and writers emerged, and all kinds of new stuff was coming out. Lots of ideas, lots of books, interesting time. On the negative side, everyone expected their comics to be worth something, so people were buying and preserving multiple copies, variant covers and bagged issues appeared, etc. Quality declined, everything was overpriced and nothing ever did become super-valuable, and lots of people left the market. I started hearing buzz again about books in the mid-2000's, and there are some really good stories/books out there to read.
Two things:
- Recommended this before, but if you have the time, check out ifanboy.com and their podcasts. 3 comic guys that went through the speculation crash above and give their recommendations each week, best of the year, etc. Good picks and perspectives.
- Bone - Disney meets LOTR type story involving 3 odd looking brothers that are run out of their homeland and find themselves in a valley inhabited by quiet townsfolk, evil rat creatures, and possibly dragons. Can now buy in a single phonebook sized edition for complete story.
(Incidentally, Bone helped to fuel the speculation market, as it was a VERY low run book (self-published) initially so the first few issues were super-expensive for a bit. Then they hit the 5th printing and anyone that wanted it had it.)
shateredsoul1979:
Currently I'm reading The Walking Dead :applaud: and Habibi. Habibi touches themes you'd never see in a normal comic, it's more of a "graphic novel" but it's comic style. I'm going to read Maus next. Then go back to Y the last man. Fables was sorta cool too, seeing how those kid fairy tales would live in our society seemed interesting (having sex, killing each other, and more).
I really recommend Habibi though. From the back cover "Winner of the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards for Best Graphic Novel and Best Cartoonist"
shateredsoul1979:
found Habibi (Hardcover) for $15 less than cover price! :angry:
http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movies-Music-Games/Habibi-Hardcover/5622208/product.html?rcmndsrc=2
I guess I can consider that a donation toward the local comic book shop
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