comics and graphic novels?

phoenix · 01.09.2009, 08:58 AM

even when I am ridiculously poor, if I walk into Minotaur it is rare that I will leave the store empty handed. (generic pop culture store.. http://www.minotaur.com.au )

my reading genre is fairly narrow, goth, dry humour, erotica etc. I'd probably like to read more but at the moment I dont see the one friend I have who does read comics and graphic novels.. and there are so many other costly hobbies I have.

what do you read>?

pbradley · 01.09.2009, 09:19 AM

My friends read comics. Manga mostly.

I read books and scoff at them.

noisereductions · 01.09.2009, 09:22 AM

I don't like manga.

I tend to like the old EC stuff -- and I like horror stuff in general. Friday the 13th stuff, or the stuff Rob Zombie's done, etc.

gualbert · 01.09.2009, 09:29 AM

The smurfs.
Smurf King and The Smurfette are my favorites.

afterthefact · 01.09.2009, 09:48 AM

I always stop and look through the graphic novels when I go to the bookstore, but nothing ever really catches my eye. But I love the idea of them, and would love to find one that I really liked. And yes, I realize that Barnes & Noble is probably not the best source of graphic novels either

floatingslowly · 01.09.2009, 09:53 AM

I'm too old for comic books. I only watch cartoons.

Sonic Youth 37 · 01.09.2009, 11:31 AM

I bought Watchmen two days ago and am absorbed in it, about halfway finished. It is the first cb/gn I have ever read, but I can tell it'll be far from the last.

flophousefloozie · 01.09.2009, 11:42 AM

I enjoy most things Marvel.

Green Magnesium · 01.09.2009, 12:04 PM

BLACK HOLE

Toilet & Bowels · 01.09.2009, 12:44 PM

Yeah, anything by Charles Burns is great. My favourite comic ever though is Love & Rockets.

tesla69 · 01.09.2009, 02:11 PM

I just borrowed Planet Hulk from the library for the snowy weekend...

mangajunky · 01.09.2009, 02:20 PM

I love samurai comics like Vagabond and Blade of the Immortal.
You could always read some of the stuff I put out like Akihabara@DEEP, Fujoshi Rumi, or Maka Maka.

I'm totally shameless.

floatingslowly · 01.09.2009, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

do you think they play "hide the toe" in the bathtub together?

I do.

!@#$%! · 01.09.2009, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

I do.

do you play hide the toe in the bathtub, or do you think they do?

cuz they definitely do

known fact

Antagon · 01.09.2009, 02:59 PM

I read a lot of Marvel stuff. Some time ago I was into MAD Magazine, but they have become pretty weak. Now I mostly buy the German Gothic mag or sometimes the "Dark Spy" mag.

!@#$%! · 01.09.2009, 03:10 PM

im reading fables. fairy tale characters for grownups. good shit.

floatingslowly · 01.09.2009, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

do you play hide the toe in the bathtub

I'd try, but my nails need clipping.

that said...I'm off to rub one out while listening to Earth, Sun, Moon (it's the closest I can get on such short notice).

me. · 01.09.2009, 06:08 PM

http://www.faber.co.uk/work/horace-d...9780571232215/

really enjoyed this, hardly any text if i remember rightly, i want to say you could re-read it many times,but due to the lack of text you kinda like just re-look at the pictures!.

Phlegmscope · 01.09.2009, 06:23 PM

I'm bummed that I can't find any of the stuff mentioned here in the libraries.

Pax Americana · 01.09.2009, 06:28 PM

Lately I've been catching up on a lot of series by reading the trade paperbacks. Let's see... Criminal, Y The Last Man, The Walking Dead, Northlanders... a few others.

01.09.2009, 08:58 AM	#1
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	even when I am ridiculously poor, if I walk into Minotaur it is rare that I will leave the store empty handed. (generic pop culture store.. http://www.minotaur.com.au ) my reading genre is fairly narrow, goth, dry humour, erotica etc. I'd probably like to read more but at the moment I dont see the one friend I have who does read comics and graphic novels.. and there are so many other costly hobbies I have. what do you read>? __________________ tiny and lost.
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01.09.2009, 09:19 AM	#2
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	My friends read comics. Manga mostly. I read books and scoff at them.
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01.09.2009, 09:22 AM	#3
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I don't like manga. I tend to like the old EC stuff -- and I like horror stuff in general. Friday the 13th stuff, or the stuff Rob Zombie's done, etc.
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01.09.2009, 09:29 AM	#4
gualbert the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,088	The smurfs. Smurf King and The Smurfette are my favorites.
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01.09.2009, 09:48 AM	#5
afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	I always stop and look through the graphic novels when I go to the bookstore, but nothing ever really catches my eye. But I love the idea of them, and would love to find one that I really liked. And yes, I realize that Barnes & Noble is probably not the best source of graphic novels either __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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01.09.2009, 09:53 AM	#6
floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	I'm too old for comic books. I only watch cartoons.
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01.09.2009, 11:31 AM	#7
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	I bought Watchmen two days ago and am absorbed in it, about halfway finished. It is the first cb/gn I have ever read, but I can tell it'll be far from the last. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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01.09.2009, 11:42 AM	#8
flophousefloozie expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cowtown, Canada Posts: 1,694	I enjoy most things Marvel.
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01.09.2009, 12:04 PM	#9
Green Magnesium 100% Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A House Like a Lotus Posts: 809	BLACK HOLE
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01.09.2009, 12:44 PM	#10
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,269	Yeah, anything by Charles Burns is great. My favourite comic ever though is Love & Rockets.
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01.09.2009, 02:11 PM	#11
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	I just borrowed Planet Hulk from the library for the snowy weekend...
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01.09.2009, 02:20 PM	#12
mangajunky expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Englewood, NJ Posts: 1,247	I love samurai comics like Vagabond and Blade of the Immortal. You could always read some of the stuff I put out like Akihabara@DEEP, Fujoshi Rumi, or Maka Maka. I'm totally shameless. __________________ -Franky Don't let yer meat loaf.
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01.09.2009, 02:59 PM	#15
Antagon invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2,546	I read a lot of Marvel stuff. Some time ago I was into MAD Magazine, but they have become pretty weak. Now I mostly buy the German Gothic mag or sometimes the "Dark Spy" mag. __________________
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01.09.2009, 03:10 PM	#16
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,566	im reading fables. fairy tale characters for grownups. good shit.
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01.09.2009, 06:08 PM	#18
me. stalker Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 400	http://www.faber.co.uk/work/horace-d...9780571232215/ really enjoyed this, hardly any text if i remember rightly, i want to say you could re-read it many times,but due to the lack of text you kinda like just re-look at the pictures!.
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01.09.2009, 06:23 PM	#19
Phlegmscope expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 1,246	I'm bummed that I can't find any of the stuff mentioned here in the libraries.
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01.09.2009, 06:28 PM	#20
Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	Lately I've been catching up on a lot of series by reading the trade paperbacks. Let's see... Criminal, Y The Last Man, The Walking Dead, Northlanders... a few others.
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