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Jan 28, 2025
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Give franco-belgian comics a try too! I know most recommend Moebius works but there is so much more to explore from Humanoids publishing.
Vertical publishes incredible manga from the greats.
+ Y the Last Man and Saga are great comics from Brian K Vaughn (despite his neoliberal posturing oozing from his writing)
There is a graphic novel about the founding of Mormonism which is a fantastic read sadly it’s name has slipped my mind.
I used to write comics as a kid. It was so fun, I had different comic series id draw in pencil and id be excited to give them to my friends to read. My friend wrote comics too but he had a different style than me. I had a series about zombies, it was basically a clone of the walking dead but I put my own spin on it. Drawing it was so much fun. Each comic issue I made was like 20 to 30 pages and I wrote 15 of them, I believe. I had other series too. I'm thinking of making a web series once I save up for an iPad.
Jan 29, 2025
Sometimes you just decide to hang out with some 70's/80's Moebius comics and it's truly one of the best cultural choices you can make
Jan 28, 2025
jrpaperstack an ex situationship borrow-traded me his copy of moebius and jodorowskys “the incal” for my vertigo “witchcraft“ series and then we stopped talking and now i have his incal book. maybe i should finally read it instead of feeling guilt when i look at it LOL
swag Ha yeah check it out sometime. The designs and art are cool and Jodorowsky always adds in a lot of magic/tarot in the midst of his big sci fi epics.
i inherited most of mine from my uncles, but it can be so fun to follow a specific writer or run. I love Saga if you haven’t read that, and Grant Morrison’s Swamp Thing run is amazing and includes the themes you’re talking about
Jan 28, 2025
SilenceDoGood yesss!! swamp things great id love to read it all but ive been scared itd take up too much room i dont have.. i rly want to n should tho. ill check out the other too thank u!!!!its fun looking up a comic shop nearby n going through boxes till u find sumn u like then being determined to find the rest of the series after that
Jan 29, 2025
thorns omg plz look into vamps by vertigo/dc. its 90s but still. i also just got told abt and got a first copy of “something is killing the children“ which is a new horror. some older dude who loaned me the walking dead comics(seems overhyped but is fucking great actually btw) told me everyones saying thats the new horror everyones raving about
Jan 29, 2025
you check out James Tynion IV if you haven’t, he seems like your vibe. lots of indie horror and dark fantasy
Jan 28, 2025
Comics are great, it’s unfortunate that publishers have made what used to be a hobby that kids with just a bit of pocket money could afford so expensive.
Though like you said, when you look beyond that there’s still lots of great deals to be had! Even DC have started those compact editions which are amazing value
Jan 28, 2025
sniffle wait no u have to go to comic shops that have old issues or check ebay!!! ive only ever gotten a “trade”(new edition w multiple issues) twice in my life n they were so over priced but yeah convenient :// every single other comic ive read has been from 50 cents-$5 or a couple times at a library.(im in taxed-ass california too idk where u r from or if that matters) but if u search u dont need to buy a new crispy book thats like $15-$30!!!!! i was turned off from comics in hs cuz i thought they were all pricey ones too
