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deird1 ([personal profile] deird1) wrote2011-03-04 08:34 am
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comics binge

The more I watch Linkara ripping bad comics to shreds, the more I feel like writing comics.

It's just... he'll point out that a plotline is really dumb, and I promptly think "He's right! It would work so much better if they started at the museum!" and before I know it, I'm mentally rewriting the entire thing and making it awesome.


Linkara also leaves me wanting to frantically read as many good comics as I can get my hands on - which it a pity, because it's really hard to find comics I like enough to spend $30 on. (Welcome to Australia, home of EXPENSIVE EVERYTHING.)

I know a lot about comics, but, actually, I haven't read very many. In fact, so far the comics I've read are:
- Asterix (fun, and I really should read them again now that I'm old enough to get the jokes)
- Tintin (most unrealistic ways to get out of danger EVER)
- Ultimate Spiderman (really fun - although I preferred the movies)
- Ultimate X-Men (interesting, but not enough to keep reading)
- Buffy season 8 (horrible in every conceivable way)
- Runaways (absolutely excellent, until they changed writers - Joss Whedon should seriously never be allowed near comics EVER AT ALL)
- Y The Last Man (kinda boring)
- Marvel 1602 (truly wonderful, but required an enormous amount of comic history knowledge)
- random issues from the Silver Age (usually featuring at least one person turning into a monkey, and really corny jokes)

So far, the ones that I consider to be worth at least $30 are Ultimate Spiderman, and Runaways.

...and I can't just buy a random comic in the hope that it might be worthwhile. I've tried that - and it never is worthwhile.


I'd also like to try Marvel Zombies and more of the Ultimate series, but that's all I've got. Anyone else have suggestions?
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[personal profile] velvetwhip 2011-03-03 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I was always a big fan of The Tick and its spin-off Man-Eating Cow.


Gabrielle
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[personal profile] velvetwhip 2011-03-04 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
It's well worth reading, and I like Man Eating Cow even better.


Gabrielle