Monday, September 22, 2008
The return of laughing out loud - current events edition
http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2008-09-22
http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2939
http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2940
FUNNY SHIRT BONUS
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Ravi's Choice Picks
Tsk.
I'm looking through all this, and I'm seeing little mention of some of my favorites:
FABLES
For those of us into trades, I would strongly suggest Fables: Legends in Exile. The premise of this series is that many well-known fairy tale characters were chased out of their world and into ours by a malevolent being called "The Adversary." Now Prince Charming, the Big Bad Wolf, Snow White, the Three Little Pigs, and many other European favorites are living together in New York City. So far this series is up to ten trades (I believe there will be around twelve total). The first two-trades present interesting plots and character development before diving into the main story arc. I won't mentioned more because I don't want to ruin any surprises. My only complaints about this series is that the art, though beautiful, is inconsistent. A character who is drawn as a towering piece of muscle-meat, may in the next frame look quite skinny. Otherwise, this series is my ongoing favorite.
PREACHER
A vampire, a hitwoman, and a preacher with special abilities go on a journey to kill God. Ennis' writing is hysterical and Dillon's art is beautiful. This series was one of my first guilty pleasures in life: incest, sex, violence, drugs, a rock & roll legend named "arseface", and a woman made entirely of uncooked meat are only a few of the pleasures waiting within. One caveat: I started reading this series with the second trade. I don't think the first trade is necessary at all, nor is the style quite consistent yet. Take my advice, go right to the second. The details will fill themselves in anyway.
PUNISHER: WELCOME BACK FRANK
Another Ennis & Dillon tag team. I hate the Punisher character. I never found him remotely interesting. However, this series is more of a dark comedy than the Punisher's brooding boredom. I think the best fight scene in all of Marvel history is also in this trade: Punisher vs... not Wolverine, not Hulk, not the little boy down the street, but the red scare parody avatar himself: "The Russian."
FLIGHT (Series)
Comics loosely related to flight and created by many authors. There are some strong vignettes in these, that I find quite inspiring. I can't believe how much some of these authors fit into a few pages. Then again, I could do without others.
WEBCOMICS
A few gems that have been missed:
Dr. McNinja
A Ninja-Doctor takes on a variety of villains including Dracula and Paul Bunyon, and yes, the obligatory Pirates. However, this series is well penned, both in terms of art and text, and updates three times a week--more than enough to keep my attention.
http://www.drmcninja.com/
El Goonish Shive
Superheroics, weird science, and constant gender bending. I like the older parts of this series the best. These days, the art is much better, but after the first story-arc concluded, I don't see where the plot has to go.
http://www.elgoonishshive.com/
SPACE WALRUS
This comic is made by my friend Justin and one of his friends. It's more of a gag strip than anything else, but having a squid, a walrus, a bagel, and Proust in space makes for some interesting set-ups right off the bat.
http://www.spacewalrus.com/
I'm looking through all this, and I'm seeing little mention of some of my favorites:
FABLES
For those of us into trades, I would strongly suggest Fables: Legends in Exile. The premise of this series is that many well-known fairy tale characters were chased out of their world and into ours by a malevolent being called "The Adversary." Now Prince Charming, the Big Bad Wolf, Snow White, the Three Little Pigs, and many other European favorites are living together in New York City. So far this series is up to ten trades (I believe there will be around twelve total). The first two-trades present interesting plots and character development before diving into the main story arc. I won't mentioned more because I don't want to ruin any surprises. My only complaints about this series is that the art, though beautiful, is inconsistent. A character who is drawn as a towering piece of muscle-meat, may in the next frame look quite skinny. Otherwise, this series is my ongoing favorite.
PREACHER
A vampire, a hitwoman, and a preacher with special abilities go on a journey to kill God. Ennis' writing is hysterical and Dillon's art is beautiful. This series was one of my first guilty pleasures in life: incest, sex, violence, drugs, a rock & roll legend named "arseface", and a woman made entirely of uncooked meat are only a few of the pleasures waiting within. One caveat: I started reading this series with the second trade. I don't think the first trade is necessary at all, nor is the style quite consistent yet. Take my advice, go right to the second. The details will fill themselves in anyway.
PUNISHER: WELCOME BACK FRANK
Another Ennis & Dillon tag team. I hate the Punisher character. I never found him remotely interesting. However, this series is more of a dark comedy than the Punisher's brooding boredom. I think the best fight scene in all of Marvel history is also in this trade: Punisher vs... not Wolverine, not Hulk, not the little boy down the street, but the red scare parody avatar himself: "The Russian."
FLIGHT (Series)
Comics loosely related to flight and created by many authors. There are some strong vignettes in these, that I find quite inspiring. I can't believe how much some of these authors fit into a few pages. Then again, I could do without others.
WEBCOMICS
A few gems that have been missed:
Dr. McNinja
A Ninja-Doctor takes on a variety of villains including Dracula and Paul Bunyon, and yes, the obligatory Pirates. However, this series is well penned, both in terms of art and text, and updates three times a week--more than enough to keep my attention.
http://www.drmcninja.com/
El Goonish Shive
Superheroics, weird science, and constant gender bending. I like the older parts of this series the best. These days, the art is much better, but after the first story-arc concluded, I don't see where the plot has to go.
http://www.elgoonishshive.com/
SPACE WALRUS
This comic is made by my friend Justin and one of his friends. It's more of a gag strip than anything else, but having a squid, a walrus, a bagel, and Proust in space makes for some interesting set-ups right off the bat.
http://www.spacewalrus.com/
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