Great Unified Comics Thread

[Eddie Teach]

Batman: Do you secretly enjoy watching Superman (and his fan base) getting his (or their) butt(s) kicked? Yes. You like your heroes damaged, because perfection is silly. If everything were perfect, then why even bother making comic books? You're a realist with a pessimistic bent. You've seen the worst and know that you need to see the ugly side of things to appreciate life fully. You may also be a Mets fan.

Hell no.

[Syt]

Reading up on some old Marvel comics and came across this. Love the caption box on this one.

[Syt]

What an asshole.

[Eddie Teach]

It's his lunch break.

[jimmy olsen]

There's a whole website full of covers like that.

[Ideologue]

Ye olde Superdickery, yes.

Those comics are usually pretty awesome, too.  They just don't make 'em like that anymore.  But my full set of Action Comics and Lois Lanes will keep me warm in this long, dark twilight of the medium.

[Syt]

I recently re-read Preacher. It's been more than 5 years since I'd last read it, so some things were dim in my memory.

I'm still a bit torn on the comic. On the one hand you have a good drama with compelling characters with believable motivations and emotions and some great conflicts between them. The supposed main plot (why did God abandon his creation) falls a bit by the wayside for long stretches, but that's not really an issue as the plot delves into each main actor's back story and what made them what they are. Most plot threads get tied up neatly at the end, so that's also a plus.

At the same time, there's a lot of silliness going on that doesn't quite fit the drama that's unfolding for the characters. There's commentary on current society (like Arseface's rise and fall), and some cartoonishness (Odin Quincannon, the French horse thief, Herr Starr's escalating humiliation and mutilation ...) that are jarring an otherwise brilliant tale.

Transmetropolitan similarly mixed up a serious story and some somber messages with cartoonish silliness, but it did so in a far less real setting (the crazy, weird future that's still somewhat plausible).

My favorite character? Cassidy, hands down. I'm a sucker for the tragic figure who pretty much destroys a good thing he has and finally finds redemption at the end.

[The Brain]

I'm making my way through Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files. I came when Dredd [spoiler]nuked East-Meg 1[/spoiler].

[Malthus]

My kid is starting to get into comic books.

So far, his favorite are Asterix and Bone (he found the first volume of Bone in his school class library and begged me to buy him the other eight).

[Ideologue]

To get a really solid grounding in the medium, I think he should read Watchmen, and if he likes it, From Hell.

[Syt]

My kid is starting to get into comic books.

So far, his favorite are Asterix and Bone (he found the first volume of Bone in his school class library and begged me to buy him the other eight).

If he likes Asterix, check if there's an English translation of Les Tuniques Bleus about the American Civil War. Those two were the comics that got me interested in history.

[jimmy olsen]

To get a really solid grounding in the medium, I think he should read Watchmen, and if he likes it, From Hell.

He's like 5

[jimmy olsen]

75th Anniversary Superman Short

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebXB0lBoaQ0

[Ideologue]

To get a really solid grounding in the medium, I think he should read Watchmen, and if he likes it, From Hell.

He's like 5

I know.

[Malthus]

My kid is starting to get into comic books.

So far, his favorite are Asterix and Bone (he found the first volume of Bone in his school class library and begged me to buy him the other eight).

If he likes Asterix, check if there's an English translation of Les Tuniques Bleus about the American Civil War. Those two were the comics that got me interested in history.

Heh, I'll look into it. Do you remember the authour's name?