FH Comic Club

Captain Beefheart · 09-08-2008, 02:15 AM

Spinning out of the pages of the FH Book club, I bring you the Comic Book Club organization thread.

Here's the gist of what's i'm trying to accomplish. Books clubs are great but not everyone has time to read them let alone share their opinion on them. So what better medium to exploit in this scenarios than graphic novels which are really accesible and easy to read. So each month i'll/anyone will pickone, and the one in charge of picking it needs to provide a digital copy of it(it's not that hard come on!)

Anyone can join on at any month. Yada yada everyone is welcome.

First intallment: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore.

The Killing Joke

Reader

So read it, and come back with some thoughts on the following:

-Use of color
-the flashback sequences
-the absurdity, eternal struggle between the Joker/Batman
-The final joke at the end

**Plastic Flute** · 09-08-2008, 07:25 PM

Great idea.

Captain Beefheart · 09-08-2008, 07:52 PM

It is a great idea, hopefully people will commit and we'll get the ball rolling. Lengthwise we're not looking for anything super epic. Keep it shorter than Watchmen. Also something accesible, don't want anyone to submit the first Archie comic they find on the rack at the 7-11.

**Plastic Flute** · 09-08-2008, 08:41 PM

SilverSpoon · 09-08-2008, 09:38 PM

I think people should go out and buy their comics instead of downloading them.

And the first one they should buy is Runaways. The Brian Vaughan stuff with Adrian Alphona. He's a Torontonian, so I like him.

**Plastic Flute** · 09-08-2008, 09:41 PM

I love Brian Vaugn he is so nice. Spoon I agree.

So come back

Captain Beefheart · 09-08-2008, 10:09 PM

That sounds great but i'm not going to hold myself accountable if someone spends $18 on a graphic novel and doesn't like it.

I don't know about Runaways, but the absolute essential books touchstone of comics in the last 30 years: Transmetropolitan, The Invisibles, Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns, The Preacher. There are so many that I don't even feel like name dropping them.

And really anything by the brits(Moore, Morrison, Ellis). Lately i've been on a Warren Ellis kick. Sum sci-fi lurve in the vein of all the great dystopian fictions. His writing just really hits me, the outlandish metaphors, the british humor, the hints of gonzo journalism. His work tends to fluctaute a lot in terms of how interesting it is, sometimes he's clearly just doing a book to pay for another book.

**Plastic Flute** · 09-10-2008, 02:48 PM

No one would blame you. Its their choice.

**Plastic Flute** · 09-10-2008, 04:36 PM

I want to buy the full run of Steve Niles the Lurkers. But Im confused about the term first run. Does that mean 1 thru 4. or first edition?

Captain Beefheart · 09-11-2008, 04:40 AM

I have no idea, it really depends on how they divided it.

But f!uck that, you should read DMZ by Brian Wood:

SilverSpoon · 09-27-2008, 08:25 PM

I recommend the Dragonball manga.

09-08-2008, 02:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	FH Comic Club Spinning out of the pages of the FH Book club, I bring you the Comic Book Club organization thread. Here's the gist of what's i'm trying to accomplish. Books clubs are great but not everyone has time to read them let alone share their opinion on them. So what better medium to exploit in this scenarios than graphic novels which are really accesible and easy to read. So each month i'll/anyone will pickone, and the one in charge of picking it needs to provide a digital copy of it(it's not that hard come on!) Anyone can join on at any month. Yada yada everyone is welcome. First intallment: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore. The Killing Joke Reader So read it, and come back with some thoughts on the following: -Use of color -the flashback sequences -the absurdity, eternal struggle between the Joker/Batman -The final joke at the end Last edited by Captain Beefheart; 09-08-2008 at 02:18 AM..

09-08-2008, 07:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	It is a great idea, hopefully people will commit and we'll get the ball rolling. Lengthwise we're not looking for anything super epic. Keep it shorter than Watchmen. Also something accesible, don't want anyone to submit the first Archie comic they find on the rack at the 7-11. Last edited by Captain Beefheart; 09-08-2008 at 09:16 PM..

09-08-2008, 08:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	ok Last edited by Plastic Flute; 09-08-2008 at 08:48 PM..

09-08-2008, 09:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,573	I think people should go out and buy their comics instead of downloading them. And the first one they should buy is Runaways. The Brian Vaughan stuff with Adrian Alphona. He's a Torontonian, so I like him. Last edited by SilverSpoon; 09-08-2008 at 09:39 PM..

09-08-2008, 07:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	Great idea.

09-08-2008, 09:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	I love Brian Vaugn he is so nice. Spoon I agree. So come back

09-08-2008, 10:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	That sounds great but i'm not going to hold myself accountable if someone spends $18 on a graphic novel and doesn't like it. I don't know about Runaways, but the absolute essential books touchstone of comics in the last 30 years: Transmetropolitan, The Invisibles, Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns, The Preacher. There are so many that I don't even feel like name dropping them. And really anything by the brits(Moore, Morrison, Ellis). Lately i've been on a Warren Ellis kick. Sum sci-fi lurve in the vein of all the great dystopian fictions. His writing just really hits me, the outlandish metaphors, the british humor, the hints of gonzo journalism. His work tends to fluctaute a lot in terms of how interesting it is, sometimes he's clearly just doing a book to pay for another book.

09-10-2008, 02:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	No one would blame you. Its their choice.

09-10-2008, 04:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 16,766 My Profile	I want to buy the full run of Steve Niles the Lurkers. But Im confused about the term first run. Does that mean 1 thru 4. or first edition?

09-11-2008, 04:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 4,314 My Profile	I have no idea, it really depends on how they divided it. But f!uck that, you should read DMZ by Brian Wood:

09-27-2008, 08:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,573	I recommend the Dragonball manga.

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