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Free Comic Book Day 2006
Julio Ojeda-Zapata writes "It's Free Comic Book Day (May 6), and what better way to mark the occasion than a comic about comic books? A reporter and artist at the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press newspaper teamed up to honor the comic-book form -- imitation is the finest form of flattery, as they say. The comic is available online as a slide show, as well as in downloadable PDF form. As a bonus, the paper's 2001 manga-style tribute to manga (by the same artist, but with a dramatically different look and feel) has been reposted." More information is available at the official Free Comic Book Day 2006 site.
Oh yes, Sandman is deep AND entertaining. There are also other comics
;)
that can be considered to be in the same universe, like Lucifer, Books of
Magic and Hellblazer. The characters certainly mingle now and then.
(Any of these series will introduce you to a ton of different writers
and artists who have made many other comics worth reading)
Poison Elves is another indie comic that tries to be more than just
action drawings, although there's an unhealthy amount of murder at times
100% is the name of a 5-parter by Paul Pope. It being a Vertigo release
should be a hint that it's not for kids, either. One word: GASTRO!
Sci-fi without the aliens is always the best.
If you didn't enjoy Watchmen, you may also hate V for Vendetta, Promethea
and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. But that's not an excuse to
take a peek.
Grant Morrison is sort of in the same league, except crazier; his Invisibles
and The Filth are my faves.
Warren Ellis is a bit hit and miss in quality, I think, but he writes
for the love of it, not to become rich(er). Transmetropolitan is his
greatest masterpiece. Mostly alien-less future "society", in a world
where they lost track of what year it is. It could be considered almost
post-apocalyptic, except it looks more like an on-going process.
On the Image label, please skip past Spawn and head straight for The
Walking Dead. I started on the first issue, not really expecting to like
it, but now I have 25 issues in my collection. It's got zombies. How
could any Slashdot-reader resist? No ninjas or pireates, though. Well,
perhaps *one* ninja.