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need feedback on these books...
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:02 pm
by JC
I love getting recommendations from this forum ... I finished reading The Sword omnibus in one sitting and the gigantic 75 years of DC Comics is a lovely fixture in my comic library.
I browsed my local bookstore today and the following hardcover books caught my interest:
The Alchemist
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales
Wasteland
The Secret History
Tom Strong Deluxe
Grandville Mon Amour
Talisman
Would you have any thoughts on any of these books before I order them? Anything above you wouldn't recommend?
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:10 am
by Trev
Tom strong is awesome and a ton of fun. Alan Moore at his best IMO. Just doing interesting character and genre work.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:39 am
by comicm
I just recently got into Tom Strong from the latest mini that just came out. Since that read I am also looking forward to reading Tom Strong Deluxe.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:57 am
by BobBretall
Agreed on Tom Strong.
I also like the Secret History & Wasterland series (I collect both those right now in the HC collections).
Secret History is a European comic that's great for "alternate history of the world" fans.
Wasteland is a very well done "post apocalyptic" story, but have a browse through the art, which is stylistically different from what is "standard" comics art just to make sure it's aesthetically pleasing to your eye.
Re: need feedback on these books...
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:52 pm
by JohnMayo
JC wrote:I love getting recommendations from this forum ... I finished reading The Sword omnibus in one sitting and the gigantic 75 years of DC Comics is a lovely fixture in my comic library.
I browsed my local bookstore today and the following hardcover books caught my interest:
The Alchemist
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales
Wasteland
The Secret History
Tom Strong Deluxe
Grandville Mon Amour
Talisman
Would you have any thoughts on any of these books before I order them? Anything above you wouldn't recommend?
I'd recommend Tom Strong and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I haven't read the others.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:07 pm
by Webhead
Trev wrote:Tom strong is awesome and a ton of fun. Alan Moore at his best IMO. Just doing interesting character and genre work.
DITTO
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:02 pm
by BobBretall
BTW, even better than Tom Strong from America's Best Comics was the series "Top 10". That was GREAT.
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:20 pm
by Trev
BobBretall wrote:BTW, even better than Tom Strong from America's Best Comics was the series "Top 10". That was GREAT.
Yep. Love that one too. I wish Moore would bring back the ABC label. Maybe now that Wildstorm is shut down he can.
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:08 pm
by JC
Thanks for the reply! I will order the following:
Tom Strong
Wasteland
Secret History
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales
Top 10
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:25 pm
by onemaddog
Tom Strong is certainly worth a try. I really enjoyed the first two books:
http://onemaddog.wordpress.com/category/tom-strong/
Alan Weiss's artwork is amazing in book 2.