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Comic Books And The Internet, Continued

Posted by Hemos on from the groth-and-sim dept.

A number of readers have written in about the Salon story talking with Gary Groth's recation to Scott McCloud's pieces on the intersection of the comic and the Internet. Groth's feelings are much different then McCloud. I love the comic book format (am currently reading Cerebus, The Dreaming and Bone amongst others) and think is an interesting issue - 'specially considered within the greater question of "art" and digital media.

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  1. Max Payne by Masem · · Score: 3, Informative
    Check out Max Payne, a recently released game for Windows; it's a John Woo/Matrix inspired modern-day cop story in a 3rd person (over the shoulder cam) environment. Gameplay is excellent, but what relates it to this /. story is that the plot is carried by a strong graphic-novel display. That is, instead of the cutscene cliche, you're taken to a display of panels from a graphic novel, the panels fully voiced and sound fx'ed when appropriate, along with music in the BG. The bottom of the screen during these points gives access to a VCR-like control set so that you can go back and forth through those scenes that you saw.

    If that aspect of the game was removed and used as a foundation for eComicBooks, along with the ability to get good voice actors to help with voicing, they could really take off, knowing full well that they will be expensive too.

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  2. Re:Comic books are cool but by iapetus · · Score: 5, Informative

    So rely on personal recommendations and pick up the comics in collected graphic novel format rather than on a monthly basis.

    Some series that I'd recommend:

    • Lenore (Roman Dirge) - Very sick and twisted, some genuinely thought-provoking stuff in here. Outstanding stuff, now available in two collections.
    • Transmetropolitan (Warren Ellis) - Some real bite in this one from time to time, though I miss the one-offs from the earlier parts of the series. Still running, but a fair few collections available.
    • Preacher (Garth Ennis) - Don't read it if you're offended by the odd bit of blasphemy, but for anyone else it's great stuff.
    • Sandman (Neil Gaiman) - Buy it. Now. All of it.
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  3. Online comics are good, but... by stikves · · Score: 2, Informative
    There are really good online comics (especially on keenspot). I enjoy reading them.

    But the problem is, for every little strip, you have to wait for at least a day. When you but a book, you get hundreds of strips in one step.

  4. Re:Comic books are cool but (O/T) by bluesninja · · Score: 2, Informative

    Preacher. Ugh. I had that series recommended to me by someone who I thought had decent taste in comics. It is the bloody worst piece of infantile tripe I've ever had the misfortune to read. It was like reading a role-playing campaign run by 14 year old boys with ADD. Maybe it was just the series I read ("Gone to Texas"), but I wouldn't get anywhere near another series by these clowns after that experience. I feel dumber for having read it.

    Avoid Preacher. But definitely read anything by Frank Miller, especially "Sin City" and "That Yellow Bastard".

    Sandman is good too.

    /bluesninja

  5. Too much coffee man by Ater · · Score: 2, Informative

    Too Much Coffee Man is good, well known small press comic which can be read online through scanned comic book pages. The site also has quite a few good cartoons as well.