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May 28, 2005

More fluff

[The Rantings of Eric Nehrlich] A couple more books from my mindless fluff library trip. Broken Angels, by Richard K. Morgan. Cyberpunk-y novel about a far future where personalities are downloadable into different human bodies, essentially making people immortal. Not too thrilling. But I read it anyway, because it was from the library and therefore free. Astro City Vol. 1: Life in the Big City, by Kurt Busiek. A graphic novel collection of a comic that I’ve heard good things about. Busiek is subverting the superhero comic by examining what the rest of the people living in a city with superheroes would feel and how they would react. It’s kind of an interesting take on things, but not too compelling...

Some slightly related from Technorati and Google.

[Neilalien.com] Neilalien : A Doctor Strange Fansite : A Comic Book Weblog ...: Images and sounds of Doctor Strange, Bulbasaur, Krusty The Klown, etc., are owned by their respective owners, and are used out of love without their permission.This site is for academic and personal use.Doctor Strange is a fictional character who appears in, and is wholly owned by, Marvel Comics.This site is not official nor affiliated with Marvel Comics.This site has no intention of making money off of the work of others, nor diluting or risking anyone's ownership or the money-making ability of their own properties, trademarks, and copyrights.It is my sincere hope that the owners, especially Marvel Comics, are rational people who "get" the internet and fandom, and can perceive this site as a free generator of positive promotion and interest, even when I might be critical of how they are using their properties,or when I might place their properties in humorous, satirical, parodical or ironic situations.

[Simpleweblog.com] Spider-Man: Lifeline #1, The Defenders #2, The Monarchy #1, El ...: There are plenty of alternate versions and homages here, coming at a time when the market is literally flooded with Authority knock-offs and tributes. From X-Man to Action Comics, this has been done to death lately. The only saving grace here is the genuine connection to the parent title, and my hope that Young and McCrea actually have something new to say about this new sub-genre of superhero comics. As it is, The Monarchy seems to be about policing the multiverse established in The Authority, but it remains to be seen if I'm right about that, and if so, if that's a concept that can support a series in the long run.

 [Comictreadmill.com] The Comic Treadmill: Avengers/JLA 2 (2003): The good news is that this is extraordinarily well done and is about as fun as super-hero comics can get! Kurt Busiek is on top of his game here. He has a great grasp on all of the characters and George Perez loves to do this kind of stuff and it shows on every panel.

 [Comictreadmill.com] The Comic Treadmill: October 27, 2003 Archives: The good news is that this is extraordinarily well done and is about as fun as super-hero comics can get! Kurt Busiek is on top of his game here. He has a great grasp on all of the characters and George Perez loves to do this kind of stuff and it shows on every panel.

[Blogorob.blogspot.com] Rob's Blog o' Stuff: November 2004: This show is a prime example of good storytelling, the writers reveal the situation and for lack of a better word, “the world” of the story through the characters eyes. The writers leave just enough unexplained to keep viewers hooked. We learn about a different characters past on each episode, and as the season moves on this works well to throw you off balance, since as the show builds up you may begin to form your own past for each character, and when the episode focuses on that particular character, you have to adjust your view of the character.

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Posted at May 28, 2005 11:14 AM