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[Ruta Bagas]

I just discovered xkcd, which is really very groovy and not terribly involved, which is nice sometimes.

I'm also a big fan of Tales of Mere Existence.

[vivouk]

Xkcd's awesome, my new favourite webcomic.

[robot_god]

I just discovered xkcd, which is really very groovy and not terribly involved, which is nice sometimes.

Snap, that comic is classy.

[smick]

I'm afraid I've transcended into the world of real life paper comics.

Well... mostly I'm reading torrented scans of old comics.

[Doc]

I read Preacher that way. I feel kind of so so about it. The last half felt like taking these great characters and just tearing them to hell, but kind of in a good way. I think. Or maybe not.

[CortJstr]

I'm afraid I've transcended into the world of real life paper comics.

Well... mostly I'm reading torrented scans of old comics.

Then you, my friend, have got to get into Little Dee. It's not in many papers but you can read it at littledee.net

[smick]

I will check that out, but I think I was a bit confusing.  I'm meaning the Bensan sized comics, not newspaper comics.

I got sucked back in when Captain America died.  So not cool.

[CortJstr]

Just bringing this thread back again to say: Naked mole rats and online comics. Together at last!

[Doc]

I just read through a collection of 'The Spirit' comics and damn was that good. They used to be published as a seven page newspaper insert so there aren't any you can't read in one sitting but there's a lot of really rich stuff going on there (for me anyway).
There are some cultural issues since it was written in the 40s, the main character's sidekick is 'Ebony White' an alternately disturbing and so terribly offensive that it's hilarious young black kid but oddly apart from that there wasn't anything that struck me as racist or even really sexist (the female villains tend to fall in love with the main character but generally after they've kicked the crap out of him).
I also liked (and was suprised by) the fact that they often didn't end well, there's a certain moral message there since generally it's criminals getting their comuppance but but ol' Eisner wasn't afraid to hurt characters you'd come to like as well (however briefly).

[RMJ12345]

Anybody read :Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud? Or any Harvey Pekar (American Splendor)? I think the former might be one of the best books I've ever read. I'm pretty into Pekar right now. Both are a big influence on my creative thesis (a comic book).

[littlefallsmets]

Understanding Comics is a great book.

With every sequel, they get less and less good, though.

McCloud is a fellow Orangeman, I told. Syracuse twists people up inside.

He is way way way too obsessed with the idea of early adopting technology too. The best online comics still hold onto a lot of the same forms as comic books and newspaper strips. A lot of great comic strips still ain't drawn onto Wacom Tablets by *****s or whatever.

I still dig pen and ink, m'self.

[KeithHernandez]

Understanding Comics is a great book.

With every sequel, they get less and less good, though.

McCloud is a fellow Orangeman, I told. Syracuse twists people up inside.

He is way way way too obsessed with the idea of early adopting technology too. The best online comics still hold onto a lot of the same forms as comic books and newspaper strips. A lot of great comic strips still ain't drawn onto Wacom Tablets by #####s or whatever.

I still dig pen and ink, m'self.

******?


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Edit 2:  got it, sweet.  I can never remember which is which when the pressure is on, you know.

[V-Adore]

I love me some Pekar. Great, great stuff, and weirdly inspiring during hard times for me -- mostly because, when the going gets tough, I need a dose of simple reality.

[Nabubrush]

I just picked up Little Nemo: 1905-1914. Haven't cracked it yet. I sort of want to save it for the next time I take sick and am confined to bed.

What? They're comics.

[side_show]

A friend has lent me about 10 Love and Rockets graphic novels spanning from the late 80's to mid 90's.  I've read one so far and am on the the next.  I'm finding it interesting and enjoyable, but am feeling slightly behind the times.  Maybe not "Little Nemo" behind the times, but behind."