New Webcomic by Scott "Understanding Comics" McCloud
POSTED BY: CaptBaggytrousers
UPDATED: Saturday, July 5, 2003 22:42
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Hey All,
Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics and Reinventing Comics as well as my old favoite Zot! has just posted a new webcomic, The Right Number, on his site
http://scottmccloud.com/
This time out he is taking a step into the future by accepting micropayments on a per-view basis.
It's a great story from the man who truly understands comics. I would urge everyone to head over and partake of the free sample. Good stuff.
History repeats the old conceits
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Shiny. I only just discovered him in Computer Gaming World, but he's cool. I even found his Sims stuff is funny, even tho I really dislike the game.
I'm trying to stuff a lot of comics stuff and graphic novel stuff into my head. Somebody want to tell me where to start with Neil Gaiman. For instance, how to spell it properly.
Sarah
I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case
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Oh boy, where to start?
Okay, you have to understand as I answer that I am raised on and steeped in comics of every description. I love a wide range of comics, but mainstream comics, I hate to say it, are just a minefield for the new reader and generally too much of an investment of time and cash. That said, there are a ton of great books anyone can pick up and enjoy.
For sheer, untouchable genius in the comics form:
Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware (Jimmy Corrigan, a collection is now available in paperback).
Eightball by Daniel G. Clowes (several paperbacks available, 20th Century Eightball, David Boring and the superior-to-the-movie Ghost World. The most recent issue, now more than a year old, is an incredible stand alone.)
Love and Rockets by Los Bros. Hernandez (also collected in several books. Interconnected stories, but most can be read on their own)
For the best crafted stories: Almost anything by Alan Moore, most recently his America's Best Comics line (slightly tongue-in-cheek as Moore is British), including the excellent Promethea and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (remember: all he has to do with the movie is he took the check. The book is actually wonderful). His older works include Watchmen and V for Vendetta, both good. Pretty much anything which says "Alan Moore" across the top is a good bet.
A series called Fray drawn by Karl Moline and written by some unknown named Joss Whedon, of which seven of eight issues have been produced to date.
A book called Astro City by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson: A great take on superheroes, but more than that, on their effect on the normal citizens of the title city.
If you wanted to dip a toe into the murky waters of the mainstream, I would recommend The Ultimates, a modern reinvention of some old Marvel Comics characters. Have no worries; you don't need to know anything about them before hand. The first compilation, Superhuman, tells you all you need to know.
If you enjoyed the X-Men movies try a compilation called E is for Extinction by Grant Morrison and various artists.
Gaiman deserves all the praise he received for Sandman, and many other works.
Agh, so many good comics. Also, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics as a great history of the medium and a peek at what it can do and where it might go.
Even if none of these are your cup of tea exactly, there will be something for you. Enjoy!
History repeats the old conceits
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Quote:
Originally posted by CaptBaggytrousers:
Oh boy, where to start?
For sheer, untouchable genius in the comics form:
Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware (Jimmy Corrigan, a collection is now available in paperback).
Eightball by Daniel G. Clowes (several paperbacks available, 20th Century Eightball, David Boring and the superior-to-the-movie Ghost World. The most recent issue, now more than a year old, is an incredible stand alone.)
Is Jimmy Corrigan the smartest boy on earth? My boss is heavy into cool books, so I get tips from him. In fact, I have a couple of his issues of Eightball on my desk right now.
That and Flaming Carrot comics and Reid Somebody or Other, the world's most sarcastic milkman.
I'll try some of this and get back to you.
Sarah
I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case
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Bendis Bendis Bendis....
Keep Flying!
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Hey Capt. Baggy T,
Did you like "Chasing Amy?"
"Tracer!"
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Oh no, please don't think I was trying to snub the Bends. There are about a million and a half great creators I didn't mention. I left out Will Eisner, for crying out loud! (Eisner books include A Contract with God, A Life Force, The Building, and To The Heart of the Storm. Writing and drawing since the late 30s, Eisner is still turning out great work to this day).
Yeah Sarah, it is Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth. And Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman is a hoot and a half.
Anybody else who wants to give a shout out to good comics, I gleefully invite you to do so.
I had just today heard about McCloud somehow being involved in the Sims. What did he do there?
History repeats the old conceits
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Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
Hey Capt. Baggy T,
Did you like "Chasing Amy?"
"Tracer!"
Your mother's a tracer!
History repeats the old conceits
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Dangit Capt., I want to know if you liked the movie. I wasn't calling you a tracer, just quoting from the movie.
EH?
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