Comic geeks: answer this questionnaire

[Underseer]

26. A comic you wish they would make into a movie.

How the [bad word] did we get this far into Hollywood's comic book movie fixation without getting a movie version of Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns?

And if Frank Miller is still being a [bad word] [bad word] about it, can't they at least give us a movie version of Ronin? Or a limited TV series based on Martha Washington? Something? Anything? Yeesh. I know Frank Miller has turned into a dimwitted lunatic and a shadow of his former creative self, but why have we had two Sin City movies, but not any of his other iconic work?

 

[Underseer]

27. Favorite comic book movie.

As if you had to ask.

 

[Underseer]

28. Favorite comic publisher.
Marvel.

The superpowers of Marvel heroes tend to be less powerful than their DC equivalents (few exceptions noted), so it's more believable to create a sense of danger for the hero, and it's easier to believe that badass normals can operate in that world. Marvel heroes also tend to have more personality flaws.

 

[Underseer]

29. A comic you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
I honestly don't know what to put here. Can't say this ever happened, or if it did, I forgot.

 

[KeepTalking]

29. A comic you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
I honestly don't know what to put here. Can't say this ever happened, or if it did, I forgot.

Afterlife With Archie



I read a lot of Archie comics when I was a kid, but once adolescence hit I was on to superhero comics and never looked back. Lest year I picked up the free Halloween issue of Afterlife With Archie, and it sat around the house for a few months as I passed it up in favor of other comic books. I finally read it around the beginning of December, and it was great. I picked up issue 2 not long after, and though I am still a few issues behind, I am hooked. Francesco Francavilla's artwork is perfect for this mash up of Archie characters facing a Pet Cemetery inspired zombie apocalypse in Riverdale. The story is equal parts horror and Archie-style humor, which works surprisingly well. There are also some real surprises thrown in, starting with the very first issue. Simply put, this is the best zombie comic out right now.

Because of this title, I recently picked up the first issue of Archie vs. Predator as well. Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed with that one, and I'm not sure if I am going to give it another issue to grab me, or just drop it now.

 

[DrZoidberg]

1. Your first comic book.

the first I remember is Valérian and Laureline, Heroes of the Equinox. Still one of the best comics ever made. I love it so much.

2. Your favorite character.

Socker Conny. A Swedish comic book character. I also like Night Owl/Dan Drieberg from the Watchmen. Just because he´s the most human of them. The best portrayed.

3. A comic that is underrated.

If anything comics tend to be over-rated nowadays. So no comment.

4. Your guilty pleasure comic or character.

I don´t have a problem with guilt

5. Comic character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
the more I think of this the less I can think of one .

6. Most annoying character.
I´m obviously not easily annoyed. Probably I just put a comic down if a character in it annoys me

7. Favorite comic couple.
so many that are good. Linda and Valentin?

8. Best series being published right now.

No, clue. I´ve stopped reading comics like that. I only read one well after publication, if it´s highly recommended.

9. Most touching comic book/comic book scene.
The Filth. Just extremely smart.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Filth_(comics)

10. Dream Vs match.

don´t care.

11. Favorite comic book cartoon series.
I never read cartoons really.

12. A comic everyone should read.
Watchmen. Because it´s the best.

13. A book you’ve read more than five times.
Watchmen.

14. Current (or most recent) comic-themed wallpaper.
I would never ever ever consider having this.

15. A Picture from the comic you’re reading right now.
I´m not reading a comic right now.

16. Funniest comic book/comic book scene.
Franquins Gaston is just chock full of laugh out loud moments. The funnies comic ever written.

17. Most useless Villain.
A useless villain would be one that serves no purpose for the story, and I´m not likely to remember them.

18. Favorite B-list character.
I have no concept for what this means. What is an A-list character?

19. Comic book city/universe you wish you lived in.
Star Trek is a comic book and they have a very good economic system, as well as access to good technology and healthcare. So I´d go with that = sensible adult answer.

20. Favorite super power or skill.

I read a porn comic once where a guy had the ability to make any woman want to sleep with him. That would be handy.

21. Favorite writer.
John Wagner and Alan Moore.

22. A comic book second volume which disappointed you.
Never happened. I don´t read comics that don´t come recommended.

23. Milo Manara
Your favorite artist.

24. Dream Character Team Up.
No clue. Don´t care.

25. A book you plan on reading.
I don´t have one at the moment.

26. A comic you wish they would make into a movie.
I still want a proper Judge Dredd one. Both of the ones made are all action. The world is used just to sprinkle a little on the top. But the comic is full of serious themes, regarding democracy and personal freedom. Topics that are extremely important today.

27. Favorite comic book movie.
Flash Gordon. The 80´es one. It still reigns supreme. Fritz the Cat also holds up.

28. Favorite comic publisher.
No, clue. Don´t care.

29. A comic you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
I don´t read comics I don´t know I won´t love beforehand.

30. Your favorite run or series of all time.
Valérian and Laureline is still my favourite. Gaston is also pretty good. fuck that is funny.

 

[KeepTalking]

Some interesting responses, you list a lot of books and characters I have never heard of. I am guessing most are Swedish, or other European titles that never made it over to the US.

2. Your favorite character.

Socker Conny. A Swedish comic book character. I also like Night Owl/Dan Drieberg from the Watchmen. Just because he´s the most human of them. The best portrayed.

Can you give us any info on the Socker Conny character, or the book he appears in? Is it available in English?

I'm not sure Night Owl is my favorite character from The Watchmen, they were all so well written, and all humanly flawed in some way (some more than others). I do like how Night Owl parallels Batman in some ways without making him some ultra rich guy to explain his development of helpful technology.

11. Favorite comic book cartoon series.
I never read cartoons really.

This actually refers to televised cartoon series, which may be a more US-centric question. Did any of the US TV cartoon adaptations of comic books make it to Sweden, or did you just not watch any of them? The first I remember watching was an Archie adaptation from the late '60s through the early '70s, though I know there were some superhero based series out in the US before then. Super Friends, which aired in the late '70s through early '80s was probably the first super hero cartoon I watched, it was a kid friendly version of the Justice League. There have been quite a few since then. I watched quite a few in the '90s when my kids were growing up, X-men was my favorite, given my affinity for the X-men comics in the previous decades. Now that I have grandkids I have become cognizant of a whole host of new cartoon series like Spider-Man: Web Warriors and Avengers Assemble.

13. A book you’ve read more than five times.
Watchmen.

You have spent a lot of time reading that one, then. It is the thickest graphic novel on my shelf. I do need to give it another read soon myself. I think I have confused some of the events with the Before Watchmen series, which is not quite as good, but still worth reading.

 

[DrZoidberg]

Some interesting responses, you list a lot of books and characters I have never heard of. I am guessing most are Swedish, or other European titles that never made it over to the US.

I was part of that whole first adult comics/comics as art wave. And I´ve always been into in-DUH-lectual stuff.

But as far as I´m concerned the number one country for comics has always been France. Still is. Second place is the UK. I don´t think that´s down to Eurocentrism. I think we just take comics more seriously over here.

Can you give us any info on the Socker Conny character, or the book he appears in? Is it available in English?

Socker Conny is only published in Swedish and has never been translated. Or so say the comics Wikipedia page. The artist is Joakim Pirinen and is super famous over here. Socker Conny is a critique of Swedish culture and Swedish society. So I´m not sure how well it translates. But his GAS, and "De små rackarna i sandlådan" are works of pure genius. But also, generally accepted as such in Sweden. Socker Conny was made into both a play and a TV-show.

11. Favorite comic book cartoon series.
I never read cartoons really.

This actually refers to televised cartoon series, which may be a more US-centric question. Did any of the US TV cartoon adaptations of comic books make it to Sweden, or did you just not watch any of them? The first I remember watching was an Archie adaptation from the late '60s through the early '70s, though I know there were some superhero based series out in the US before then. Super Friends, which aired in the late '70s through early '80s was probably the first super hero cartoon I watched, it was a kid friendly version of the Justice League. There have been quite a few since then. I watched quite a few in the '90s when my kids were growing up, X-men was my favorite, given my affinity for the X-men comics in the previous decades. Now that I have grandkids I have become cognizant of a whole host of new cartoon series like Spider-Man: Web Warriors and Avengers Assemble.

Aha... when I was little we only had state television here. So they only showed cartoons produced in Eastern Europe. I think it´s safe to say that our television had somewhat of an anti-American bias. By the time the state monopoly on television was gone I had outgrown cartoons.

13. A book you’ve read more than five times.
Watchmen.

You have spent a lot of time reading that one, then. It is the thickest graphic novel on my shelf. I do need to give it another read soon myself. I think I have confused some of the events with the Before Watchmen series, which is not quite as good, but still worth reading.

Yes. I´ve read it many times. If you like Watchmen I can highly recommend The Filth.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Filth-Grant-Morrison/dp/1401200133

It´s similar in that it ow the comic book format can be used to tell a story. The Watchmen is about time. All events in history are simultaneous and deterministic. As they always are in a comic, quite literally. The Filth takes it one step further, involving the reader in the plot, as if the characters have sprung from the readers mind. Very cleverly done.

And both play around with common comic book stereotypes. Both are works of genius.

 

[KeepTalking]

I was part of that whole first adult comics/comics as art wave. And I´ve always been into in-DUH-lectual stuff.

But as far as I´m concerned the number one country for comics has always been France. Still is. Second place is the UK. I don´t think that´s down to Eurocentrism. I think we just take comics more seriously over here.

The only French comics I have read have been of the pornographic variety

Can you give us any info on the Socker Conny character, or the book he appears in? Is it available in English?

Socker Conny is only published in Swedish and has never been translated. Or so say the comics Wikipedia page. The artist is Joakim Pirinen and is super famous over here. Socker Conny is a critique of Swedish culture and Swedish society. So I´m not sure how well it translates. But his GAS, and "De små rackarna i sandlådan" are works of pure genius. But also, generally accepted as such in Sweden. Socker Conny was made into both a play and a TV-show.

That probably would not get much traction over here. I did a search for Joakim Pirinen, all of the images of his work I saw reminded me of US political cartoons, which I guess fits in with the kinds of comics he is writing. Some of it is remarkably good for a style I don't normally go for.

11. Favorite comic book cartoon series.
I never read cartoons really.

This actually refers to televised cartoon series, which may be a more US-centric question. Did any of the US TV cartoon adaptations of comic books make it to Sweden, or did you just not watch any of them? The first I remember watching was an Archie adaptation from the late '60s through the early '70s, though I know there were some superhero based series out in the US before then. Super Friends, which aired in the late '70s through early '80s was probably the first super hero cartoon I watched, it was a kid friendly version of the Justice League. There have been quite a few since then. I watched quite a few in the '90s when my kids were growing up, X-men was my favorite, given my affinity for the X-men comics in the previous decades. Now that I have grandkids I have become cognizant of a whole host of new cartoon series like Spider-Man: Web Warriors and Avengers Assemble.

Aha... when I was little we only had state television here. So they only showed cartoons produced in Eastern Europe. I think it´s safe to say that our television had somewhat of an anti-American bias. By the time the state monopoly on television was gone I had outgrown cartoons.

I thought I had outgrown cartoons as well, until I discovered Anime. Judging by some of your reviews in the movies thread, however, it would seem you do not consider Anime to be cartoons.

13. A book you’ve read more than five times.
Watchmen.

You have spent a lot of time reading that one, then. It is the thickest graphic novel on my shelf. I do need to give it another read soon myself. I think I have confused some of the events with the Before Watchmen series, which is not quite as good, but still worth reading.

Yes. I´ve read it many times. If you like Watchmen I can highly recommend The Filth.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Filth-Grant-Morrison/dp/1401200133

It´s similar in that it ow the comic book format can be used to tell a story. The Watchmen is about time. All events in history are simultaneous and deterministic. As they always are in a comic, quite literally. The Filth takes it one step further, involving the reader in the plot, as if the characters have sprung from the readers mind. Very cleverly done.

And both play around with common comic book stereotypes. Both are works of genius.

Ah, The Filth is written by Grant Morrison, I haven't read that particular book, but it seems like this is a common theme in a good portion of his work. The current Multiversity run, and in particular the Ultra Comics sub-plot, deals with this, but can be very confusing at times. Confusing story lines seem to be another theme for Morrison. When his writing is good, however, it is very good. I will have to put The Filth on my list of titles to look for.

 

[DrZoidberg]

The only French comics I have read have been of the pornographic variety

They´ve got Milo Manara. He´s impossible to beat when it comes to comic book porno. But I recommend checking out French comics. Even crappy French comics beats everybody else IMHO. They´re in a league of their own. Which has to do with them taking it very seriously. Comics has been treated as high art in France longer than anywhere else. So they have a tradition of extremely well made comics that doesn´t exist anywhere else. Usually French comics are grouped together with Belgium comics. A tiny tiny country with an absurdly high number of famous cartoonists. Too many to name. But similar traditions on this. I recommend checking them out. Often very deep and multi-layered comics. Not always though. They have the extremely low brow Edika. Also genius in it´s own way. But... doesn´t aim high. As well as stuff like Charly Hebdo, a magazine on a sacred mission to offend everybody in the most tasteless way possible.

Milo Manara btw, spends a preposterous amount of time on each comic. Which is why they´re so good. But he´s not likely to make a publisher rich

Can you give us any info on the Socker Conny character, or the book he appears in? Is it available in English?

Socker Conny is only published in Swedish and has never been translated. Or so say the comics Wikipedia page. The artist is Joakim Pirinen and is super famous over here. Socker Conny is a critique of Swedish culture and Swedish society. So I´m not sure how well it translates. But his GAS, and "De små rackarna i sandlådan" are works of pure genius. But also, generally accepted as such in Sweden. Socker Conny was made into both a play and a TV-show.

That probably would not get much traction over here. I did a search for Joakim Pirinen, all of the images of his work I saw reminded me of US political cartoons, which I guess fits in with the kinds of comics he is writing. Some of it is remarkably good for a style I don't normally go for.

I seriously think he´s a genius, on a level where hardly anyone gets it. He´s genius on so many levels. Each time I read his stuff I see something new. He has an amazing ability to distil the world around him and make it into powerful images. Not politically. Just everyday emotions.

I thought I had outgrown cartoons as well, until I discovered Anime. Judging by some of your reviews in the movies thread, however, it would seem you do not consider Anime to be cartoons.

I think I just don´t like the style. I love Akira, My neigbour Totoro, Ghost in the Shell, Howl’s Moving Castle and Castle in the Sky. But they´re all genius works. You´d have to be insane not to like them. It´s like I like them in spite of them being Anime. Any Anime that isn´t utter perfection bores me.... real fast. At least nobody can accuse me of not giving anime a fair chance. Just not my thing.

But I´m all ears if you have any good suggestions I might have missed?

 

[Underseer]

26. A comic you wish they would make into a movie.
I still want a proper Judge Dredd one. Both of the ones made are all action. The world is used just to sprinkle a little on the top. But the comic is full of serious themes, regarding democracy and personal freedom. Topics that are extremely important today.

The thing that made Judge Dredd great is that it was a hilarious parody of 1980s action movies and of America in general.

Any Judge Dredd movie that fails to mock both has destroyed the underlying theme of the story.

 

[Underseer]

If I can add one more to the underrated pile, Mage: the Hero Discovered is a hilarious send-up of the legend of King Arthur:

There's no superheroes, but lots of magic. It's a fantasy story set in the modern world, and yes, this time around Excalibur is a magic baseball bat.

 

[DrZoidberg]

26. A comic you wish they would make into a movie.
I still want a proper Judge Dredd one. Both of the ones made are all action. The world is used just to sprinkle a little on the top. But the comic is full of serious themes, regarding democracy and personal freedom. Topics that are extremely important today.

The thing that made Judge Dredd great is that it was a hilarious parody of 1980s action movies and of America in general.

Any Judge Dredd movie that fails to mock both has destroyed the underlying theme of the story.

Judge Dredd has many themes. I´d say the main theme of Dredd is a more a thought experiment of, what if Reagan/Thatcher got absolute power. It´s also a critique of TV-culture in general. The lives of the Mega City inhabitants is built around television and idiotic fashions. The whole thing that eating is a major sport. Hilarious. Fashion accessory no. 1 knee-pads. Of course satire of the ubiquitous 80íes shoulder-pad. Just like Mega City, the UK had extremely high unemployment where most people´s lives revolve around giving meaning to a seemingly pointless existence.

 

[Underseer]

The thing that made Judge Dredd great is that it was a hilarious parody of 1980s action movies and of America in general.

Any Judge Dredd movie that fails to mock both has destroyed the underlying theme of the story.

Judge Dredd has many themes. I´d say the main theme of Dredd is a more a thought experiment of, what if Reagan/Thatcher got absolute power. It´s also a critique of TV-culture in general. The lives of the Mega City inhabitants is built around television and idiotic fashions. The whole thing that eating is a major sport. Hilarious. Fashion accessory no. 1 knee-pads. Of course satire of the ubiquitous 80íes shoulder-pad. Just like Mega City, the UK had extremely high unemployment where most people´s lives revolve around giving meaning to a seemingly pointless existence.

Fair point.

 

[KeepTalking]

They´ve got Milo Manara. He´s impossible to beat when it comes to comic book porno. But I recommend checking out French comics. Even crappy French comics beats everybody else IMHO. They´re in a league of their own. Which has to do with them taking it very seriously. Comics has been treated as high art in France longer than anywhere else. So they have a tradition of extremely well made comics that doesn´t exist anywhere else. Usually French comics are grouped together with Belgium comics. A tiny tiny country with an absurdly high number of famous cartoonists. Too many to name. But similar traditions on this. I recommend checking them out. Often very deep and multi-layered comics. Not always though. They have the extremely low brow Edika. Also genius in it´s own way. But... doesn´t aim high. As well as stuff like Charly Hebdo, a magazine on a sacred mission to offend everybody in the most tasteless way possible.

Milo Manara btw, spends a preposterous amount of time on each comic. Which is why they´re so good. But he´s not likely to make a publisher rich

Can you give us any info on the Socker Conny character, or the book he appears in? Is it available in English?

Socker Conny is only published in Swedish and has never been translated. Or so say the comics Wikipedia page. The artist is Joakim Pirinen and is super famous over here. Socker Conny is a critique of Swedish culture and Swedish society. So I´m not sure how well it translates. But his GAS, and "De små rackarna i sandlådan" are works of pure genius. But also, generally accepted as such in Sweden. Socker Conny was made into both a play and a TV-show.

That probably would not get much traction over here. I did a search for Joakim Pirinen, all of the images of his work I saw reminded me of US political cartoons, which I guess fits in with the kinds of comics he is writing. Some of it is remarkably good for a style I don't normally go for.

I seriously think he´s a genius, on a level where hardly anyone gets it. He´s genius on so many levels. Each time I read his stuff I see something new. He has an amazing ability to distil the world around him and make it into powerful images. Not politically. Just everyday emotions.

I thought I had outgrown cartoons as well, until I discovered Anime. Judging by some of your reviews in the movies thread, however, it would seem you do not consider Anime to be cartoons.

I think I just don´t like the style. I love Akira, My neigbour Totoro, Ghost in the Shell, Howl’s Moving Castle and Castle in the Sky. But they´re all genius works. You´d have to be insane not to like them. It´s like I like them in spite of them being Anime. Any Anime that isn´t utter perfection bores me.... real fast. At least nobody can accuse me of not giving anime a fair chance. Just not my thing.

But I´m all ears if you have any good suggestions I might have missed?

I'm afraid I haven't kept up with Anime in recent years, but pretty much anything by Miyazaki is going to be gold, Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke top the list of his work for me. One of the most powerful Anime films I have ever watched is Grave of the Fireflies, you can remove the word 'Anime' from that statement, and it works just as well. Neon Genesis Evangelion is high on my list as well, the series rather than the movies. There are 26 episodes in the original run, but I would pass on the last two, and instead watch the two End of Evangelion episodes that are intended to replace them. The production team ran out of money toward the end of the series, and the quality of the last two episodes suffered. Then merchandising started making them a ton of money, so the redid the last two episodes to provide the intended ending a year after the original series ended.

Some of my other favorites are Ninja Scroll, Record of Lodos War, and Armitage III. I liked the original Bubblegum Crisis series, which is only 8 episodes, so not a much of a time sink as Evangelion. Another series I liked was X, which runs 24 episodes. And just for the hell of it fun factor, I liked several of the Slayers runs, but there are over 70 episodes in total there. I also have to give a nod to Fist of the North Star as one of the first Anime series I was exposed to, though it probably does not hold up that well these days, it had a ton of episodes as well, many of which were pretty repetitive.

My daughter is very much into Anime, as are all of her friends. They are currently going nuts over a series called Attack on Titan, and they were big into Bleach a few years ago. I have no idea if either one is any good, but I do plan to sit down and watch Attack on Titan when I get a chance.

 

[marc]

My daughter is very much into Anime, as are all of her friends. They are currently going nuts over a series called Attack on Titan, and they were big into Bleach a few years ago. I have no idea if either one is any good, but I do plan to sit down and watch Attack on Titan when I get a chance.

Attack on Titan is an excellent series. Another recent popular one is Sword Art Online, though most people don't care for the second story arc in the first season.

 

[Underseer]

They´ve got Milo Manara. He´s impossible to beat when it comes to comic book porno. But I recommend checking out French comics. Even crappy French comics beats everybody else IMHO. They´re in a league of their own. Which has to do with them taking it very seriously. Comics has been treated as high art in France longer than anywhere else. So they have a tradition of extremely well made comics that doesn´t exist anywhere else. Usually French comics are grouped together with Belgium comics. A tiny tiny country with an absurdly high number of famous cartoonists. Too many to name. But similar traditions on this. I recommend checking them out. Often very deep and multi-layered comics. Not always though. They have the extremely low brow Edika. Also genius in it´s own way. But... doesn´t aim high. As well as stuff like Charly Hebdo, a magazine on a sacred mission to offend everybody in the most tasteless way possible.

Milo Manara btw, spends a preposterous amount of time on each comic. Which is why they´re so good. But he´s not likely to make a publisher rich

Can you give us any info on the Socker Conny character, or the book he appears in? Is it available in English?

Socker Conny is only published in Swedish and has never been translated. Or so say the comics Wikipedia page. The artist is Joakim Pirinen and is super famous over here. Socker Conny is a critique of Swedish culture and Swedish society. So I´m not sure how well it translates. But his GAS, and "De små rackarna i sandlådan" are works of pure genius. But also, generally accepted as such in Sweden. Socker Conny was made into both a play and a TV-show.

That probably would not get much traction over here. I did a search for Joakim Pirinen, all of the images of his work I saw reminded me of US political cartoons, which I guess fits in with the kinds of comics he is writing. Some of it is remarkably good for a style I don't normally go for.

I seriously think he´s a genius, on a level where hardly anyone gets it. He´s genius on so many levels. Each time I read his stuff I see something new. He has an amazing ability to distil the world around him and make it into powerful images. Not politically. Just everyday emotions.

I thought I had outgrown cartoons as well, until I discovered Anime. Judging by some of your reviews in the movies thread, however, it would seem you do not consider Anime to be cartoons.

I think I just don´t like the style. I love Akira, My neigbour Totoro, Ghost in the Shell, Howl’s Moving Castle and Castle in the Sky. But they´re all genius works. You´d have to be insane not to like them. It´s like I like them in spite of them being Anime. Any Anime that isn´t utter perfection bores me.... real fast. At least nobody can accuse me of not giving anime a fair chance. Just not my thing.

But I´m all ears if you have any good suggestions I might have missed?

I'm afraid I haven't kept up with Anime in recent years, but pretty much anything by Miyazaki is going to be gold, Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke top the list of his work for me. One of the most powerful Anime films I have ever watched is Grave of the Fireflies, you can remove the word 'Anime' from that statement, and it works just as well. Neon Genesis Evangelion is high on my list as well, the series rather than the movies. There are 26 episodes in the original run, but I would pass on the last two, and instead watch the two End of Evangelion episodes that are intended to replace them. The production team ran out of money toward the end of the series, and the quality of the last two episodes suffered. Then merchandising started making them a ton of money, so the redid the last two episodes to provide the intended ending a year after the original series ended.

Some of my other favorites are Ninja Scroll, Record of Lodos War, and Armitage III. I liked the original Bubblegum Crisis series, which is only 8 episodes, so not a much of a time sink as Evangelion. Another series I liked was X, which runs 24 episodes. And just for the hell of it fun factor, I liked several of the Slayers runs, but there are over 70 episodes in total there. I also have to give a nod to Fist of the North Star as one of the first Anime series I was exposed to, though it probably does not hold up that well these days, it had a ton of episodes as well, many of which were pretty repetitive.

My daughter is very much into Anime, as are all of her friends. They are currently going nuts over a series called Attack on Titan, and they were big into Bleach a few years ago. I have no idea if either one is any good, but I do plan to sit down and watch Attack on Titan when I get a chance.

If I can add to the list, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV show, 2 seasons) is much better than the movie. Much, much better.

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My daughter is very much into Anime, as are all of her friends. They are currently going nuts over a series called Attack on Titan, and they were big into Bleach a few years ago. I have no idea if either one is any good, but I do plan to sit down and watch Attack on Titan when I get a chance.

Attack on Titan is an excellent series. Another recent popular one is Sword Art Online, though most people don't care for the second story arc in the first season.

The first season of Sword Art Online is OK, but not great.

The second season... second season... second *hic* *BLEAAAAARGH* season *BLOOFAAAAUUURRRROOORRRAAAAGH*

 

[Underseer]

30. Your favorite run or series of all time.

 

[KeepTalking]

I don't think this really relates to the questionnaire, but I didn't want to start a new thread that might confuse this comic with the movie.

I just sat down and read Max Max Fury Road: Nux & Immortan Joe this morning. I picked it up last week, and didn't even notice the Nux & Immortan Joe subtitle when I grabbed it off the shelf. It sank to the bottom of my "to read" pile, in favor of endless Secret Wars tie ins, and DC's return from Convergence. I thought it was going to mirror the movie somewhat, with lots of action, and possibly even tell the same story in a comic format. I would have been happy with that, as long as the style was right. I was wrong about the theme, but couldn't be happier with the book I read. I should have read it earlier. It tells the back stories of Nux and Joe, providing the depth of character that the movie lacked. The art style, though penciled by four different artists, meshes well with the movie, even without being action packed from beginning to end. I highly recommend this comic to anyone who enjoyed the movie, though I am not sure it will do much for you if you either didn't like the movie, or haven't seen it yet.