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You're the man t_r_b! I've been wanting to read this.
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 frith
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check out Blankets by Craig Thompson also.
its not a superhero comic. its just a normal coming of age story told in the graphic novel medium. its good. sweet even 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blankets_(comics)
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 Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: frith]
#11408704 - 11/07/09 10:44 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Amazingly, my library had Blankets, and I checked it out a month ago or so.
It was good. I recommend it to anybody who likes graphic literature.
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Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: CosmicJoke]
#11408718 - 11/07/09 10:50 PM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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CosmicJoke said:
Grant Morrison's The Invisibles is totally in line w/ (and possibly my favorite) Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Warren Ellis... Fuckin' brilliant story. Pick it up, you won't regret it.
I'm REALLY trying to like the Invisibles, but it just seems like Burnt out Acid writing. I have no idea what is going on in this story.
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Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: frith]
#11409263 - 11/08/09 01:35 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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yeah, i've actually read blankets as well. it was recommended to me by a friend a couple years back. i rather enjoyed it, even if it was a bit "cute".
the same friend actually gave me another piece by craig thomas before i left the states. it's like a small illustrated diary of his travels promoting a book or something. he's a talented artist, so it made for an interesting time-waster while on the plane. hopefully i'll be able to bookswap it, should i come across a bookswap.
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tiny_rabid_birds
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another download link: Nikopol Trilogy ~90mb
i haven't read it yet, but i was recommended to me right off the bat in this thread and i just dloaded it. i flipped through to make sure the dload was good. the art looks pretty badass.
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CosmicJoke
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Since I don't think anyone has mentioned, for fun, Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny The Homicidal Maniac and Squee would be great additions to anyone's collection.
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Those rapidshare files will only let me download them if I am a member. Weird.
I can find other sources I suppose.
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tiny_rabid_birds
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Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: Tangerines]
#11409515 - 11/08/09 04:03 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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hrm.. i think i can help you out, but i have to change operating systems. i'll PM you in a couple of minutes.
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Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: Rocker232]
#11409518 - 11/08/09 04:04 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'm REALLY trying to like the Invisibles, but it just seems like Burnt out Acid writing. I have no idea what is going on in this story.
 It's not like you're reading Finnegans Wake, I'm not sure what is so hard to understand about it, but would be glad to explain anything. Stick w/ it IMO, you'll be a better person for it, lol.
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Akira is meant to be a masterpiece. Apparently its far more detailed and in depth than the movie.
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CosmicJoke
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comic book readers are hard on my eyes and i can only read for short durations... nonetheless, it's an awfully tempting way to go about it... has anyone tried comic reader mobi for iphone? $15... am wondering if it's worth the investment...
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tiny_rabid_birds
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Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: CosmicJoke]
#11409541 - 11/08/09 04:20 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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i don't really have any other option. i'm in a tiny village in czech right now, so there aren't exactly any comic book shops around. and even if there were, i'm traveling, so i wouldn't want the excess weight.
in regards to the iphone cbr reader, i don't have any experience. but $15 seems awfully pricey for something that i'm like 90% sure exists for free out there. there's got to be a free app for that. also, if you can't find a free app, you can always use winrar or 7zip to unarchive the .cbr/.cbz files. it would basically turn the .cbr/.cbz into a folder containing each of the pages as individual images. so you should be able to view the whole comic on your iphone that way.
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CosmicJoke
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there are, but this looks so ridiculously cool. almost too cool, i'm kind of skeptical lol.
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Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: CosmicJoke]
#11409551 - 11/08/09 04:27 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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damn, that does look pretty fucking cool. is that a proprietary comic reading format though? i've been reading about these apps, and it seems most of them require that you dload comics directly from their own library (paying for each comic, of course).
also, after doing som reading, it appears trying to extract the image files of each page directly to the iphone doesn't work that well. too difficult to read apparently.
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CosmicJoke
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nope
"Unlike other solutions, Comic Reader Mobi works on standard CBR,CBZ,RAR and ZIP files. No need for propreitary formats, or specially redesigned comics!"
which is why i'm considering it... w/ others you have to convert to another format at the least.
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Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: CosmicJoke]
#11409567 - 11/08/09 04:37 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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oh. shit. that's totally badass.
there's got to be a way you can pirate (torrent) that software and port it to your iphone.
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Log in to view attachment
"Fell" 1-9 by warren ellis
and "The Dark Night Returns"
the BEST batman TP ive ever read.
And of course my personal favorite
ANYTHING written by GARTH ENNIS
change this extention to .cbr to view...
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youbreakyoubuy
Monkey Mouth
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Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: roby000]
#11410355 - 11/08/09 09:17 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hound of the Baskervilles is recommended  I read it the other day and it really hit the spot. A must for Sherlock Holmes fans.
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Re: comics/graphic novels [Re: CosmicJoke]
#11410371 - 11/08/09 09:20 AM (2 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
CosmicJoke said:
Quote:
I'm REALLY trying to like the Invisibles, but it just seems like Burnt out Acid writing. I have no idea what is going on in this story.
It's not like you're reading Finnegans Wake, I'm not sure what is so hard to understand about it, but would be glad to explain anything. Stick w/ it IMO, you'll be a better person for it, lol.
I'm about 15 issues in and I have little idea about what's going on. I understand that the world itself is not real (much like the Matrix), but I don't understand the "liquid that it outside but comes from the inside".
I think Preacher and Sandman have ruined comics for me.
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