What fools, consuming fuels

A rant about comics from Chris and I. We collected them as kids and though we don't buy them anymore, every once in a while that old urge strikes. Flipping through a graphic novel at the library usually takes care of this for me but sometimes, every once in a while, the call of ye olde comic shop rings in my ears. Begin correspondance:

You ignore my comics problem :( It's like disease I tell you, a disease!!

Chris: Yeah i get these emails from Midtown comics in NY because I used to order from them and it tempts me greatly. I haven't bought one in a year. Go to a borders and read some for free there, that will remind you why you quit. I kinda miss them but like you just lost interst in most.

Are you sure you don't want to give in to your temptation? I read DC has a mega awesome crossover event called 52. 52 weeks, 52 new comics, that's $150. Get them all! Marvel has an ultimate gaga crossover event called Civil War. In this story apparently the government tries to register all the superheroes and this leads to conflict. Sounds like Watchmen? Fuck you! It's mega awesome, the mighty Marvel way!

Excelsius!

Civil War sounds like Watchmen for sure, even Days of Future Past (now they are ripping themselves off). The only reason Civil War is selling is they hired a graphic designer to make cool cover designs and BRAND it like it was soap. What fools, consuming fuels.

DC is we tall did. 52 new ongoing comics. Let me guess they are all self contained stories so you can read just one but when read together they are interlinked and Grant Morrison is writing it.

Hey you're right, it's not from Watchmen, not directly, it's from them slam-bang X-men movies.. which were ripped from them comics. And don't forget Claremont's most weepy overwrought horseshit, God Loves Man Ills. Cuz man be illin'.

I found League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2 at the library and it was good. I wouldn't pay no $25 for it but it was good. I bought Eddie Campbell's Fate of the Artist and it was not good!! It was not good so bad I couldn't believe it (I'm a fan of his), so I returned it (thanks for your friendly return policy, barnes and chernobyl). Taste my unwieldy exasperation!

The last good comic that was really good was Epileptic. Kabuki is interesting art. I would still read Eightball. But I have lost interest in Love & Rockets and other critical faves.. like I flipped thru the new Acme Novelty and it looked dull as hell.. 100 boring pages on a nerdy collector.. more sad white people.

Frank Miller is writing Batman but Jim Lee is drawing it. It sucks and not just cuz of Jim "facial crosshatch" Lee but becuz somewhere Frank forgot how to write. Morrison and Quitely are doing Superman, it's probably okay but gosh will Lois figure out Clark's identity before Luthor destroys MY INTELLIGENCE?? Doesn't Chester Brown do comics anymore? Why are the best comics made with CLIP ART??? I get uselessly frustrated!

Frank Miller is a has been. He's so rich now he doesn't have to be good. I don't blame him. fkit.

I agree with you on the Acme books, that guy is an amazing artist but his art never develops anywhere else. It's like he's just another blue collar worker doing the same task everyday for a menial wage, i first discovered this in comics with Darryl Banks on Green Lantern. I never read the series but I remember it was a big deal when he signed on to do that book .....and then 50+ issues later his art still looked the same. No progression. What a waste of time, like working in a factory or assembly line, no point or purpose, just churn out product for consumers with low expectations.

Last I heard Chester Brown finished up the Louis Riel series then rediscovered his playboy collection burried in his backyard and hasn't been seen since. You will have better luck finding good new comics in the ashcan box at Shake-It Records.

The Superman movie was great (in most parts, the end kind of sucked) and I felt good after watching it. I got swept up into the rollercoaster of the film as they say. Now why would I want to go read monthly issues retelling the same story, i agree, who cares who is writing and drawing superman. He will never change, he is a mainstay, and maybe that's not bad, some people need that in their life. He is a part of our culture like buffalo were a part of Indian Culture. (native american, suckers seen from the people who fkd them, or whatever you want to call them that's PC). We slaughter him for consumption.

End correspondance. So of course I don't think the entire medium sucks; at the same time my tastes changed and I was let down by nostalgia. To end on a positive note: the best three graphic novels are From Hell, David Boring, and Epileptic, with an honorable mention going to Graffiti Kitchen. Highly recommended.