Comments on: Comic Books You Should Be Reading

By: Kimmy

Kimmy — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:57:54 +0000

Watch Ninja Assasin online here, its not the best quality but its totally watchable!

By: Gordon

Gordon — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:13:17 +0000

Hehe, I’m glad you’re getting back into the Dark Tower, Beej! Maybe not good for your wallet but it’s great for your mind I’ve seen the first season of Lost… I quite liked it but got put off with the second season onwards. I wish they’d just end it already! I suppose you’re right the mystery thing then The Wire and Sopranos are definitely where it’s at for me.

By: Beej

Beej — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:31:12 +0000

If you’re not a mystery kind of guy, Gordon, then I suggest you never start watching LOST. It’s one of the best shows on TV (and I hope once the show is over they actually make graphic novel adaptations of it), but it’s entirely built on mysteries resolving into more mysteries.

And now you’ve got me thinking about the Dark Tower comics again, so now since I get paid on Friday (boo to monthly pay checks), I am going to have to buy the hardcover of the newest mini that I missed next time I am around a bookstore. Thaaaaaaaaaanks.

By: guaka

guaka — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:16:13 +0000

A fine selection but I would add Geoff John’s current Green Lantern run, the Iron Fist series and anything touched by the blessed hand of Alan Moore.

How about a list of disappointing comics? 52, Countdown, Infinite Crisis…

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:22:48 +0000

Oooh… I’m going to have to check out the Dark Tower comics. I’ve eyed them, but haven’t picked them up yet.

My all time favorite comic is Transmetropolitan… gritty, dystopian and thought-provoking.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:17:31 +0000

The Dark Tower comics are excellent at providing some insightful info about the history of Roland and his world. Yeah, I take your point Beej about it ruining the mystery a little and it’s very valid. Personally I’m not a mystery type of guy and I like finding things out

By: Beej

Beej — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:35:36 +0000

I’ve been following the Dark Tower comics for a while, and thanks to my comps, I’ve fallen a couple of minis behind. It was fantastic, though I think that Furth takes a little too much pleasure in explaining things that worked just fine in the novels because of the sense of mystery (example: Sheemie).

I’d add to your list “Star Wars: Legacy.” It’s set a century in the future past the current Star Wars EU novels, and it’s just good reading. I put it on par with the KOTOR games in regard to storytelling.

By: Jeremy S.

Jeremy S. — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:21:38 +0000

I think the last truly fun comic I read, many years ago, was “SCUD the Disposable Assasin” I loved it’s crazy premise and quirky characters.

I also loved how the writers had a “musical score” for each issue.

They’d have a list of songs that would be the music for different pages laid out as a simple list.

Page 1-2: “Like a Virgin” by Madonna
Page 3: “yadayada” by yadayada
page 4-8 ———–

and so on. It was fun.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:04:20 +0000

I collected comics as a teenager, but sold my entire collection off (except the ‘Moonshadow’ mini-series) before university and despite considering getting back into them, the price keeps me well away.