tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713944716682347666.post6231662804354855680..comments2023-08-03T08:43:02.340-07:00Comments on usfblogtastic: Yes, I Read Comic Booksdavid silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007485910206158803noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713944716682347666.post-3339117001738171912007-02-28T12:06:00.000-08:002007-02-28T12:06:00.000-08:00hey! thanks for the recommendation on The Pride of...hey! thanks for the recommendation on The Pride of Baghdad, it was really an interesting and moving read. <BR/>*wonder con (March 2-4 Moscone Center South, San Francisco)<BR/>*comic con (July 26 - July 29, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego)Christina Khohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02672707115271631276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713944716682347666.post-51221516135611837272007-02-27T15:08:00.000-08:002007-02-27T15:08:00.000-08:00nice post (although i would have also liked to hea...nice post (although i would have also liked to hear more about what you thought about gleeson's exhibit!).<BR/><BR/>mike - we've talked about this before but i just want to echo your suggestion of <I>the watchmen</I>. that was the graphic novel i checked out from the library and i'm nearly finished. a true tour de force.david silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007485910206158803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713944716682347666.post-74658230723235066392007-02-27T11:31:00.000-08:002007-02-27T11:31:00.000-08:00The library already has the Contract With God Tril...The library already has the <I>Contract With God Trilogy</I> and a couple of other Eisner titles, and I think we'll be getting more. I read that it was Eisner who first used the term "graphic novels."Lilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11792619828631055233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713944716682347666.post-44264549608067253652007-02-27T09:41:00.000-08:002007-02-27T09:41:00.000-08:00I'll check Michael's list of favorites against the...I'll check Michael's list of favorites against the library's holdings and order what I can. Once the display goes away at the end of the month, feel free to keep suggesting titles through emailing me at woo@usfca.edu or through the "Book purchase recommendations" link on Ignacio.Kathy Woohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428971129682777547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713944716682347666.post-38154267849252282462007-02-23T00:21:00.000-08:002007-02-23T00:21:00.000-08:00Everybody wants to know my favorite comic book. :-...Everybody wants to know my favorite comic book. :-) That is such a difficult question. My current favorite in terms of ongoing superhero comics has to be <I>Action Comics</I>, with writers Geoff Johns and Richard Donner of <I>Superman: the Movie</I> fame, and artist Adam Kubert, son of legendary artist Joe Kubert. As for my favorite non-superhero ongoing title, I would say Brian K. Vaughan's <I>Y: the Last Man</I> and Bill Willingham's <I>Fables</I> would be a tie for number one. My new favorite non-superhero graphic novel is Eisner's <I>A Contract with God Trilogy</I>, which should be required reading for all human beings, period.<BR/><BR/>Profound and life-changing would have to go to <I>Watchmen</I>, <I>Kingdom Come</I>, <I>Uncle Sam</I>, and <I>Ex Machina</I>.<BR/><BR/>If I could recommend any creator to a new reader, it would be Will Eisner. Eisner's work is part autobiographical, part historical, and all genius. I just started reading his work after his recent passing, and I'm always very moved by it.<BR/><BR/>For those of you interested in seeing just how deep superhero comics can get, I would recommend Vaughan's <I>Ex Machina</I>, Alan Moore's <I>Watchmen</I>, Mark Waid's and Alex Ross's <I>Kingdom Come</I> and Frank Miller's <I>The Dark Knight Returns</I>.Michael Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588491108118940620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713944716682347666.post-74710530709999302202007-02-21T11:18:00.000-08:002007-02-21T11:18:00.000-08:00great post. sense your such a comic book connoisse...great post. sense your such a comic book connoisseur which one is your all time favorite?Carly Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732279849476874976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713944716682347666.post-76236647039821344752007-02-21T11:17:00.000-08:002007-02-21T11:17:00.000-08:00Out of curiosity, as the graphic novel expert whic...Out of curiosity, as the graphic novel expert which novel do you think is probably the most "profound" or interesting of them all? life changing?eericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791252046782080191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713944716682347666.post-52379864118930552152007-02-21T11:15:00.000-08:002007-02-21T11:15:00.000-08:00As you are a comic book enthusiast what is your fa...As you are a comic book enthusiast what is your favorite one (of all time), and also what comic would you recommend to someone that is new to comics? (Someone such as myself!)SKBlackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311334168466156307noreply@blogger.com