Varitek
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ok i'm sad cause eits guy just went home so we're over. gonna go escape into tv/maybe fall asleep
You know how people like PFan go on about death growls? In my view, graphic novels are to books what death growls are to singing for PFan. I don't see why it's simply not a proper book, because it sounds like it'd be interesting.
See, I'd have a crisis of wallet, being a stingy bastard.
Plus I know it takes a fair bit to get me close to drunk. Unless I drink fast, like last night, when I was most certainly tipsy for a short period!
You'd actually probably quite like the themes in it. Anarchy, death, destruction, overthrow of a tyrannical government... Graphic novels aren't exactly literature to be true, but they are a pretty powerful medium, I'd say.
Graphic novels have so much potential, but most of them are complete shit. It's unfortunate, most of the best comic book writers would be average at writing movies or novels. There are comics I feel like I should enjoy more, like Preacher and Sandman, but I couldn't get into either of them that much.
COOL SANDMAN FACT, THOUGH: The original concept art for Sandman was based off of Bono in the In A Lifetime clip!
It's just the whole "using a different medium to communicate" thing, I guess. It'd suck horribly as a book, just because of the visual cues and themes.
For example, in one panel we see V's library, and if you look at it carefully you see various books themed around anarchy or overthrow of government. Stuff like that you just can't communicate in a book without wasting space, whereas you can pack all that into one panel.
That being said, I'd almost always go for a book, with rare exceptions like V for Vendetta. And I will never watch that Asian trash they call "anime".
ok i'm sad cause eits guy just went home so we're over. gonna go escape into tv/maybe fall asleep
Also, I honestly can't understand why ANYONE would read superhero comics. Fifty, sixty years ago, sure. But god, they're so fucking retarded.
ok i'm sad cause eits guy just went home so we're over. gonna go escape into tv/maybe fall asleep
Also, I honestly can't understand why ANYONE would read superhero comics. Fifty, sixty years ago, sure. But god, they're so fucking retarded.
Hah, I'm Asian, so I'm a stingy bastard by default!
We've gotta try and find you a beer you like this Thursday. At least by the time Bonnie comes along.
Oh gods, I really do love U2's cover of Satellite of Love... Am I the only one?
Apparently because I'm a Capricorn, I'm stingy by default. Fellow Albino Railfan doesn't take that sort of shit seriously but she likes to get a laugh out of it, and she says that every Capricorn she's ever met has fulfilled the "Capricorns = stingy" thing.
Good luck. I'll be more interested in what wine they have ...
Yeah... The only good ones I've found are the ones by Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman.
And really?
On the very rare and extraordinary occasions that I listen to a ZooTV bootleg, it's one of the tracks I routinely skip. It just bores me.
I don't see how a bunch of flaming balls in the sky have anything to do with the destiny of man, to paraphrase Terry Pratchett. But if that's the explanation you have for being a stingy bastard, I call cop-out. Just face it, you're secretly part Asian somewhere inside.
I do like some stuff by Garth Ennis, Hitman I really enjoyed, for example. I think he hit the characters spot on, and while some of it was questionable, it didn't seem like it was trying way too hard, unlike Preacher. Also, the artist for Preacher, Steve Dillon I think, draws incredibly boringly. Didn't draw me in at all.
I love Frank Miller's art, but his story writing - not so much. Which is funny, since he apparently got into the business to become a writer rather than artist.
And yes, it's true.
MichaelVox U2 Pop Culture Database: Sandman
I meant the studio version on the One single... oh. Of course. Which you've never listened to!
On the very rare and extraordinary occasions that I listen to a ZooTV bootleg, it's one of the tracks I routinely skip. It just bores me.
I actually own a copy of the One CD single.
In mint condition.
And I haven't come across much of Frank Miller apart from his Dark Knight stuff and some of his Daredevil stuff. Worth looking into?
Who gave that to you, anyway?
And I haven't come across much of Frank Miller apart from his Dark Knight stuff and some of his Daredevil stuff. Worth looking into?
OK, here's one thing that stops me taking graphic novels seriously: Dark Knight? Daredevil? Preacher? Hitman? How cliche and six year old does this want to be?
OK, here's one thing that stops me taking graphic novels seriously: Dark Knight? Daredevil? Preacher? Hitman? How cliche and six year old does this want to be?
All of those are squarely aimed at males from about 18-36 with IQs of under 110, which may explain the titles.
So, will we reach a new thread tonight?