It was in black and white. The one I read, I don't think it was the first in the series or stand alone but maybe I am wrong. Because as far as I remember the first page dropped you in a story that was already on going.

There was this main character and he was basically being tortured by the artist creating the novel, both mentally and physically. It was a mix of scifi and fantasy but mainly fantasy. Everything was drawn to make you unconfortable. Lots of rape and torture. The main characters were all very ugly and maimed dwarf looking. But again, I might all be remembering this wrong or even mixing it up with other stuff I read when I was a teenager.

There was some kind of quest about finding a God or getting help from a God. I don't remember much just the ending.

The ending is basically that the God they were trying to find was not a good god and the story end with God just continuing to torture his own universe.

I have tried googling it but I just don't remember enough detail. And I am pretty sure I am mixing it up with some other graphic novels I read as a teenager (I am almost 40 now)

The book belonged to a guy (also locked up in the mental hospital) who was a huge bully and did not want me to read it. I would sneak it to his room to read a couple of pages once in a while. This was in 2009. He later killed himself in that very same hospital by hanging and I remember "Well, guess his God was not a good God" but otherwise I was kind of glad he was dead. He was a huge dick and cause me much much suffering when I was already extremely down. But I still would really like to have a look at that novel again.

If anybody has any idea what it could be please let me know.

I can not remember if it was in English or Dutch, I think it was probably dutch.

Hopefully I can collect the rest of these for these prices, but one can only dream lol.Already read his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man, so hopefully I get to learn more about him in preparation for Born Again next year.

Sadness is when you check up on your old series and discover MISSING volumes!! Did I loan them out? Put them somewhere and forget to return them? I don’t remember 😭😭😭

A weekly thread for people to share what comics they've been reading. Whats good? Whats not? etc

Link to last week's thread.

So I chewed hard through the all in all mediocre classic collection of swamp thing. As said here before, it is repetitive, often boring, shows potential and atmosphere, but uses it not often… all in all a hard read for me. At least Pasko has an continuous arc, but all in all very pulp/b-ish…

Then Moore comes along, and it is like a quantum leap. I had to stop after 2 issues (you know, the anatomy issue) to catch my breath. It is not just the writing (sometimes Moore appears to me a little pretentious in it). It is everything, the art, the structure of the panels… I like the experience of the classic collection for this stark contrast. (There is a statue of Michelangelo in Bruges, surrounded by not-so-good statues; and in this contrast you often loose in high-class museums, the craftmanship really shows - I was reminded of that seeing the shift of Moore).

So: I am not familiar with 80s comics (ofc I know other stuff from Moore). So my question, to learn something, is: was the former swamp thing run already bad in the time of its release? Or was Moore just that good? (And how come that also the panel structure and art shifts up a notch in comparison, was this also Moore‘s influence)? Was Moore compared to the writers/artists at this time just that good or was it like bringing swampy up to the state-of-the-art?

Are there sources to dive in on Moore’s/Bisette’s Ideas behind this revolution?

Thx for any insights!

Which creators do you think had, or have, the best combination of high quality and quantity over their career? Artists preferably, since it's easier for writers to be prolific. (Anyone nominating Stan Lee will be sent to a reeducation camp to learn more about the Marvel Method)

For me, it's Trondheim, Kirby and Tezuka at god-tier, then a step down from that to Deforge and Urasawa. Moebius and Hermann made a lot of good pages too...I'm tempted to say Hanselmann, but I don't know if he's really that prolific or only when compared with his cohort. Sfar's okay, but doesn't send me like Trondheim does. Who else?

I came across this in Germany. It appears to be a translation of an originally French novel.

Just finished the Sapiens graphic novel series. Binged it over 3 days. Pretty good.

I’m trying to find a title of this book. It’s more than 10 years old and it is black and white illustrated (not pen and ink) It had very little dialogue but it appeared to be about some group eternal beings (maybe vampires?) who were declining in power.

All I can remember was the first issue opened with a male character traveling to a place to speak with the queen(?) of these people.

This is my unforgivably terrible attempt to recreate what I remember the queen looking like.

Does this look or sound familiar to anyone?

[edit: Found! The books are by Joan Cornella: Mox Nox and Zonzo]

Hi,

This book is not as serious as the others but I fell in love with it about 10-15 years ago and I found it once only to lose the name over the years because I couldn't afford to get the book.

The author: Not American or English

Title: I think something like 'Brando' 'Mando' Mondo' it is a word in a none English language that is supposed to explain the book and how it is either shocking or kind of vulgar

The book: Really colorful and bright and vibrant. Each strip usually centers on a man who is starting to do normal things, and then it turns really vulgar really quick. For example, he's chopping wood, then he chops off his own hand or torso, and there's blood. It's just filled with misdirections, but it's very fun and humorous. The characters have small beady eyes.

I am scouring Amazon. I found it there a few years ago, but I can't remember how I found it.

I am hoping someone here knows what I am talking about and can help, as I have gone through page 300 of amazon book options and am losing hope.

Thank you for stopping by my post!

Looking for recommendations.

I would appreciate any help in identifying these three Batman books

Hello!

I’m currently looking for something to read but in novel format rather than comic/graphic novel.

The sort of vibe/theme I guess is like Birdking & Raiders by Crom, that sort of vibe. I know it’s not much to go off but thought I’d ask!

Cheers.

I really like DWJ's work and have been looking forward to reading this one for awhile.

I read the first issue earlier this year and it seems like a really ambitious book. The artwork is great and Spicer's colors are awesome as always.