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  1. Re:Now's a good time to ask... by Meagermanx · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Free Comic Book Day 2005

    It's time for somebody to take a trip to Boneville.
    http://www.boneville.com/

  2. Some comics... by May+Kasahara · · Score: 1 · on 100 Bullets, Red Star Get Claimed By Acclaim
    Jim Mahfood's Grrl Scouts might make a helluva good action game, and Jeff Smith's Bone would be a good RPG... I'd also love to see a game based on one of Paul Pope's comics...

    A couple other posters mentioned Johnny the Homocidal Maniac and Flaming Carrot... I second 'em both ^_^

  3. My list by May+Kasahara · · Score: 1 · on A Good Summer Read?
    Microserfs by Douglas Coupland is a good summer book, and quite geeky; it follows the adventures of a bunch of Microsoft employees, circa 1992, as they leave the company to form a small startup. It's funny, heartwarming, and chock-full of pop culture references :)

    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami; some of his other books have been reviewed on Slashdot before. Not quite geeky, not quite sci-fi (technically, it's magical realism), but still pretty mind-bending stuff. It's about a guy who loses his cat, then his wife, and all the people and events that happen to him inbetween.

    If graphic novels are kosher, then how about High Society by Dave Sim? This is the second Cerebus graphic novel, and arguably one of the best; it centers on Cerebus' run for Prime Minister. In a similar vein, I'd recommend the Bone series by Jeff Smith.

  4. Re:Comics in the US by lostboy2 · · Score: 1 · on Why Does Manga Succeed Where American Comics Fail?
    Other good reads include:
    • Poison Elves (Drew Hayes) -- kind of like a punk version of Tolkein
    • Finder (Carla Speed McNeil) -- strange and mystical, too hard to explain
    • Poe (Jason Asala) -- the wacky adventures of Edgar Allen
    • Bone (Jeff Smith) -- Shmoo meets Lord of the Rings

    and in the graphic novel arena, try
    • Preacher (Garth Ennis) -- Texas preacher (with a vampire sidekick and his assassin girlfriend) go hunting for God
    • Watchmen (Alan Moore) -- superheroes and the cold war
    • V for Vendetta (Alan Moore) -- a "modern" Guy Fawkes against a Fascist regime
    • The Crow (James O'Barr) -- vengeance from beyond the grave; very touching

    There are good American (et al) comics out there; you just gotta look for them. :-)

  5. Stupid Stupid Rat Creature by refactored · · Score: 2 · on Ballmer: "We'll Outsmart Open Source"

    I take it, like a Bone world rat creature, he is going to outwit us to death.