Recently, this blog has been blessed with a visit from a big name artist in the comic book industry, Sean Phillips himself! He was gracious enough to bestow this piece of wisdom upon us:
Thank you, Sean Phillips! You the man!!
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I love comics. Unfortunately, like books and movies, good comics are not easy to come by. There are far too many routine superhero and fantasy stuff flooding the market.
By starting this little blog, I want to share with you some of my favorite comic books. Give them a check, they may change your opinion forever. Or not. Just remember, to each their own tastes.
By the way, if you really love comics, support the artists, buy the books.
On the other hand, if you don't have enough money, don't get caught.
Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
Written by Brad Meltzer
Art by Rags Morales and Michael Bair
Covers by Michael Turner
Introduction by Joss Whedon
I love this comic so much I even bought the TPB, after having "sampled" it through illegal means. It is responsible for rekindling my love of comic books. Yes, it features a bunch of supes, but it's a murder story and a very humane one at that. Here we get to see the supes as real people with real emotions. The story is compelling, the dialogue excellent and the artwork simply exquisite. Damn, there are even people dying in this comic. 4 corpses out of 6 issues, needless to say, I was truly impressed!!
Buy Identity Crisis at Amazon.com
Review from Review Streams:
Brad Meltzer’s graphic novel, Identity Crisis, is a true masterpiece. This story, published by DC, features a heartbreaking murder mystery and features slews of favorite Justice League characters. Rags Morales pencils the graphic novel, and his work is divine. I would recommend this story to any comic fan.
How many superheroes does it take to solve a murder? The answer that it takes a lot, especially when the spouse of a super hero is murdered in most unusual circumstances. The story is tight and focused and really pulls the reader in from the very start. I felt for these characters in a way I reserve for people in real life. These characters are portrayed as real people, with real emotions and flaws. The dialogue is so realistic it contributes to the brilliance of the work as a whole. Meltzer uses unique colored thought panels so you can easily tell who is thinking what. This also allows you to follow a ‘conversation’ between off screen heroes while watching something else unfound. I found this technique highly imaginative.
This is a story I just cannot put down. The pencils by Morales are spellbinding. They literally pop off the page. The colors are rich and bright. There is nothing boring about this graphic novel whatsoever. Even the quiet moments of introspection are vivid and will pull you in. Meltzer does a masterful job of discussing relationships between spouses, between fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, and members of the super hero family in the DC universe. You are given access to the innermost thoughts of so many characters you can appreciate their diverse perspectives on this tragedy. I want to add that it has a twist ending too! This is a masterful 10 on a 1-10 scale. Buy it right now.
Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/319165141/Identity_Crisis_HC__2005__Minutemen-Y2K_.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/319150352/Identity_Crisis_HC__2005__Minutemen-Y2K_.part2.rar
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EMJ7V7AS
or
http://www.mediafire.com/file/jd2l4zm2zrz/Identity Crisis HC (2005) Minutemen-Y2K).part1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mnfu0m23lti/Identity Crisis HC (2005) Minutemen-Y2K).part2.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/hnjzj2md3zo/Identity Crisis HC (2005) Minutemen-Y2K).part3.rar
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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- Meltdown (2006) by David Schwartz and Sean Wang
- Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
- Why Batman, Superman and the rest are fucking wuss...
- The Territory by Jamie Delano and David Lloyd
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Recommended Sites
Thousand upon thousands of comics books to be "sampled" for free.
How to read those comics?
My Other Blogs
- Brad Meltzer
- Brian Azzarello
- Brian Michael Bendis
- Classic
- Crime
- Cult
- Detective
- Ed Brubaker
- Eduardo Risso
- Fantasy
- Garth Ennis
- George R. R. Martin
- Glenn Fabry
- Hard-boiled
- History
- Horror
- Jonathan Hickman
- Juan Diaz Canales
- Kurt Busiek
- Michael Bair
- Mike Carey
- Mystery
- Neil Gaiman
- Noir
- Rags Morales
- Sci-fi
- Superheroes
- The Luna Brothers
- Thriller
- Time Travel
- Warren Ellis
- Western
Or better yet, buy the fucking books you thieving bastards!