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ways_back_room2010-01-04 10:19 am
sdelmonte) wrote in ways_back_room2010-01-04 10:19 am
Substitute DE for a New Decade
Everyone knows about Sherlock Holmes and Avatar and Doctor Who and Supernatural and Harry Potter. But what about the things that you love and that everyone else hasn't read or seen (or even heard of), but should?
I'll start off with Marvel Comics' Nova, the story of a space-faring super-hero who is the last member of the storied Nova Corps (Marvel's surprisingly interesting version of the Green Lantern Corps). It's a little continuity-heavy at times - it grew out of one crossover event and gets sucked into several others - but the stories seem to work on their own, the writing by Abnett and Lanning is crisp and witty, the art is very good, and the hero himself is likeable and about as heroic as anyone I've encountered in a super-hero comic in ages.
ETA: I should probably also mention that DC Comics has reprinted the first 30 issues of The Question in five trade paperbacks, with the last coming this year. It's not just prime canon for my pup, but it's also one of the most influential and highly regarded comics of the 80s, written by Denny O'Neil at his peak.
Your turn.
I'll start off with Marvel Comics' Nova, the story of a space-faring super-hero who is the last member of the storied Nova Corps (Marvel's surprisingly interesting version of the Green Lantern Corps). It's a little continuity-heavy at times - it grew out of one crossover event and gets sucked into several others - but the stories seem to work on their own, the writing by Abnett and Lanning is crisp and witty, the art is very good, and the hero himself is likeable and about as heroic as anyone I've encountered in a super-hero comic in ages.
ETA: I should probably also mention that DC Comics has reprinted the first 30 issues of The Question in five trade paperbacks, with the last coming this year. It's not just prime canon for my pup, but it's also one of the most influential and highly regarded comics of the 80s, written by Denny O'Neil at his peak.
Your turn.
Re: Rec for the new decade
And I was this close to saying "Doctor Who finale - discuss?" so politics is mild compared to the fanstorm I chose not to unleash. (DW fans are welcome to visit my own blog for my reactions and to post there instead.)
Re: Rec for the new decade
As for this year's Christmas Doctor Who, I haven't seen it yet. My hard disk is on the edge of its limits, and I have to ditch a few things before I can put anything big on it, or better yet, get a new computer straight away, which I am going to do in the course of January. I just wait for the 17 inch Asus gamer laptop I have cast a beady eye on to be sold with Windows 7 instead of Vista. Then, hi 500 GB hard disk, and hi more episodes of anything. Without making a mess of my music by shoving 5 gigs on the external HD temporarily.