dvo started reading 32 Stories by Adrian Tomine
Between the ages of seventeen and twenty, Adrian Tomine self-published a series of "mini-comics": small, …
Also a loan from my kindly neighbour.
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My favourite part of every book is the front matter. The forewords, the introductions, everything but the book. I like how books relate to other books, and how they form a personal constellation.
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dvo wants to read My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book One by Emil Ferris
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters …
Borrowed from my lovely neighbour.
dvo started reading Tomorrow Stories, Book One by Alan Moore
What sort of tales will tomorrow bring? Jack B. Quick's quirky science in rural Queerwater, …
The plan is to read through all of America's Best Comics in publication order, an issue at a time.
dvo finished reading Batman: Prey by Doug Moench
Set in the Year One time frame, Batman must confront the sinister Dr. Hugo Strange, …
Gulacy's art is powerful. Hugo Strange is a fun, scenery chewing character. Doug Moench is a pretty darn weak writer.
dvo finished reading Tekkonkinkreet by Taiyo Matsumoto
This Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White 30th Anniversary Edition, by acclaimed manga artist Taiyo Matsumoto, is …
Absolutely wild that this is from 93. What an achievement.
dvo started reading Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. by Jim Steranko
The year is 1966. The glamorous adventures of sophisticated espionage agents rule movies, novels and …
Reading this in tandem with the Artisan edition for all the process stuff.
dvo finished reading King Solomon's Mines by Henry Rider Haggard
King Solomon’s Mines was published in September 1885, becoming an immediate best seller by tapping …
Honestly loved it. Excellent adventure writing.
dvo finished reading The Art of Hideshi Hino by Suehiro Maruo
This is mostly an art book that beautifully reproduces about 80 pieces Hino's colour work. At the back you are treated to 3 full colour manga one shots.
In The Fixer Joe Sacco returns to Bosnia, the setting for his first masterpiece, Safe …
Helps fill in some of the gaps I had from reading Michael Parenti's book on the collapse of Yugoslavia.
dvo finished reading Alvar Mayor, Book 1 by Carlos Trillo
In the 17th century, the Americas were a paradise for adventurers, pirates and other people …
The translation of the introduction is very poor, I'm surprised it didn't get even a rudimentary edit pass and isn't particularly well typeset either.
The comics themselves are beautiful and the translation is perfectly acceptable. Breccia's art is the star of the show. The jungles of Peru feel stifling and foreboding. The sun looms hazy in the sky. Faces are marked with lines. Compositions are strong and guide the eye.
Trillo's stories are morality tales. Greed is punished. Alvar Mayor metes out poetic justice. I would love to see Epicenter give this kind of treatment to Trillo's Cybersix.
Get it while it's still in print!
dvo finished reading They All Fall Down, Part Two by Juanjo Guarnido (Blacksad, #7)
The Eisner- and Harvey-winning story begun in Blacksad: They All Fall Down • Part One …
Genuine goosebumps.
dvo finished reading Dororo, Volume 3 by Osamu Tezuka
Doesn't so much conclude as it just stops. Still a great run.
dvo started reading Batman: Prey by Doug Moench
Set in the Year One time frame, Batman must confront the sinister Dr. Hugo Strange, …
Not really into the tone of most Year One stories but Paul Gulacy's art is worth it
dvo finished reading Dororo, Volume 2 (Dororo) by Osamu Tezuka
I assume this influenced Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, especially in how fights are blocked and composed. The other one I'm convinced this informs is Rumiko Takahashi's Inuyasha.
dvo started reading King Solomon's Mines by Henry Rider Haggard
King Solomon’s Mines was published in September 1885, becoming an immediate best seller by tapping …
The problems with this book are obvious and not worth getting into. That said, what a fantastic adventure. This feels like world building built out of the real world, describing flora and fauna largely unfamiliar to its Victorian audience