Off: Comic Books

[Jon Browne]

In article <c=US%a=MCI%p=SHL%l=RESFW01-980105145335Z-
10540 at dalmsdoc01.shl.com>, "BREVARD, Adrian R." <abrevard at SHL.COM>
writes
>I'm an older generation guy when it comes to the Spandex crew. They were
>my thing back when Thor was undoubteldly superior to the Hulk. Spidey
>was my favorite until they started that multiple title/clonning crap.
>Man I put Comics down for a long time.  Today I collect only a few.
>Thunderbolts are good as are parts of the Hero's reborn stuff, but that
>could have been handled a lot better.  Of course I stayed up with the
>Onslaught saga.  Quick question, what the hells is going on with
>Superman these days?  Bad enough they kill him and bring him back but
>this new version chokes me.  Saw some of the new Creeper and thats
>another yeech for me.  Creeper had great possibilities when first
>intro'd through Batman but today he's just another pyscho with powers.
>Better stop now I could get carried away big time.
>
>lil' ab

Superman has been split into two independant entities, Superman Red &
Superman Blue. Both are as dull as dishwater. Don't be too put out about
them changing Supes as the one the killed/brought back/changed wasn't
the Superman you love anyway. He died when Curt Swan stopped drawing
him.  Superhero stuff, even when done well, has been done to death. The
only hero title I really enjoy these days is Kurt Busiek's Astro City.
Like in the '50's, the good stuff these days is in crime, sci-fi,
horror. Do you read Frank Miller's Sin City?  That's as we say in
England, The Dog's Bollocks. Preachers good, Invisibles is often
excellant and, as it's an actionable rip-off of Jerry Cornelius, should
appeal to most on BOC-L. Moorcock's doing a readable book for DC,
Multiverse. Fantagraphics continue to publish sterling work from the
likes of P. Bagge (the post-punk Crumb) and Clowes (the post-punk punk).
You can still get Barks' duck reprints, but not for long so buy now.
Strangers In Paradise is an excellant soap title which brings women into
comic shops (a novelty). Many of our regulars have finally turned wives
and girlfriends onto comics with this title.  Not that it's aimed at
women, it just happens to appeal to both genders for a change.


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Jon
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