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Do you have any recommendations that have come out in the last 5 years or so?
Do you have any recommendations that have come out in the last 5 years or so?
I know what you mean. There are some panels that are just so amazingly well done that they're unforgettable. For me, there is one from Swamp Thing where Abby eats one of ST's tubers and start tripping, and the whole page is beautiful.I haven't read it in decades, and bits of it may have been hokey, but I remember really liking it.
At the time I had no idea who Constantine was and no clue why so many supernatural beings were terrified of him. The panel I loved was of a group of powerful beings surrounding the kid, panel is a close-up of a wood match being lit, which stops them all in their tracks, and then the panel I posted of John lighting his cigarette. It was just one of those panels, you know?
Anyways, if I'm going to submit anything for this thread, it's going to be Miller's Ronin. The first in the series is my favorite hands down.
I know what you mean. There are some panels that are just so amazingly well done that they're unforgettable. For me, there is one from Swamp Thing where Abby eats one of ST's tubers and start tripping, and the whole page is beautiful.
I've never read Ronin, I might check that out eventually too. I could have added Frank Miller to my list of amazing writers.
Oh, TS. And Sin City. Those books are incredibly good.
I almost just bought the collected edition at my local comic shop, but it was too damn expensive. Got a couple of Vertigo trades with a bunch of #1's for $2.99 a piece. Score.About Ronin...
The first is the best. I like each one that follows a little less than the one before it. The first four are solid gold, though. Then it gets kind of weird.
That is my favorite run ever. What he did to that character, taking what was kind of a run of the mill tough guy and turning him into a godlike being, it was beautiful.
I'm even a big fan of Rick Veitch's run that followed as well. The 80's crew of Moore, Veitch, Totelben, and Bissette is one of the best ever, imo.
Try BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL. Start with the second tradepaperback; although nowadays they might only be available in giant omnibuses. Omnibi? But yeah, either start with the second book or the first book but I feel if you like RONIN you'll like BLADE.About Ronin...
The first is the best. I like each one that follows a little less than the one before it. The first four are solid gold, though. Then it gets kind of weird.
Watchmen
Planetary
New X-Men (Grant Morrison)
Astonishing X-Men (Joss Whedon)
Ultimates Vol 1&2
Walking Dead
Invincible
Josh Middleton art = thumbs up.Has anyone ever read NYX/X23 From marvel??
Try BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL. Start with the second tradepaperback; although nowadays they might only be available in giant omnibuses. Omnibi? But yeah, either start with the second book or the first book but I feel if you like RONIN you'll like BLADE.
Make sure you stop with volume 10 (Valley Forge, Valley Forge). That's the last one Ennis did.So recently I decided to start reading the Punisher MAX Series and absolutely love it!
Did you ever read this one? Initially he sued Rowling as Potter was basically a lame version of this character.
It featured my favorite Constantine panel of all time. It preceded this one but I can't find it.
i would be interested in hearing what the new-ish, intellectual must read is.