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One of the happy perks of my relationship with Galnemer is that she has introduced me to the wide world of comics.
Hard as it is to believe, being a gigantic hopeless nerd who has been posting on a internet forum dedicated to a computer historical strategy game for over a decade, I had never opened a single comic book until I met the missus. I wasn't particularly enthused at first by the standard superhero fare, but I had heard so many things about Watchmen, that I eventually bought the deluxe "Ultimate Watchmen" hardcover for the missus as a gift.
After reading it myself, my attitude changed dramatically. In one of our infrequent forays to our local comics shop ("The Laughing Ogre", although we (inevitably) call it "The Android's Dungeon"), I saw the collected editions of Y: The Last Man, and was intrigued by the concept. I bought the first collection, and voraciously read the entire run in relatively short order--an astounding book, in every sense.
I then looked for more Brian K. Vaughn, and discovered Ex Machina, which (if I understand correctly) will soon be concluding. So totally different, but no less fascinating.
Just a couple months ago, I finished reading the collected editions of Preacher, a book so audacious that I am stunned that it was ever published in this country. If the more fundamentally religious groups in America were aware of this title, I've no doubt that the publisher, artists, and authors would (at best) be chased by angry mobs to the ends of the Earth.
I am currently reading the collected Transmetropolitan, which is one of the most gripping, sad, and credible portraits of America's future I've seen in any medium. Not to mention the most stinging indictment of modern journalism in the history of mankind.
Any other suggestions for a relative novice? I prefer stories that have an ending, as opposed to ongoing, neverending sagas.
Hard as it is to believe, being a gigantic hopeless nerd who has been posting on a internet forum dedicated to a computer historical strategy game for over a decade, I had never opened a single comic book until I met the missus. I wasn't particularly enthused at first by the standard superhero fare, but I had heard so many things about Watchmen, that I eventually bought the deluxe "Ultimate Watchmen" hardcover for the missus as a gift.
After reading it myself, my attitude changed dramatically. In one of our infrequent forays to our local comics shop ("The Laughing Ogre", although we (inevitably) call it "The Android's Dungeon"), I saw the collected editions of Y: The Last Man, and was intrigued by the concept. I bought the first collection, and voraciously read the entire run in relatively short order--an astounding book, in every sense.
I then looked for more Brian K. Vaughn, and discovered Ex Machina, which (if I understand correctly) will soon be concluding. So totally different, but no less fascinating.
Just a couple months ago, I finished reading the collected editions of Preacher, a book so audacious that I am stunned that it was ever published in this country. If the more fundamentally religious groups in America were aware of this title, I've no doubt that the publisher, artists, and authors would (at best) be chased by angry mobs to the ends of the Earth.
I am currently reading the collected Transmetropolitan, which is one of the most gripping, sad, and credible portraits of America's future I've seen in any medium. Not to mention the most stinging indictment of modern journalism in the history of mankind.
Any other suggestions for a relative novice? I prefer stories that have an ending, as opposed to ongoing, neverending sagas.
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