BLOGS
It's been a while since I blogged in English. Let's see if I still have it in me.
So, what's to blog about? Comics are always a good thing to start out with, so let's just go with that for now. I recently bought three new graphic novels; classics, the lot of 'em. First off, there's Shooting War, a graphic novel by Anthony Lappé and Dan Goldman.
Shooting War is set in the near future (think 2011) and tells about a blogger who accidentally gets a terrorist suicide attack on tape during one of his live feeds. Thanks to his controversial way of reporting, a commercial news network recruits him to report the ongoing wars in the Middle East.
The story altogether is very nicely written. The writer manages to predict a very realitic future of events, should things escalate to a full-fledged Holy War. In the end, what's left is one great chaos that hits a little bit too close to home than most people will admit. All in all, definately worth your while.
The second is all-time classic Batman: The Killing Joke, by Alan Moore and Brian Bollard. I happened to pick up the Collectors Edition, which means that Bollard has redone all of the colouring as he meant it when he drew the comic. There's nothing much to say that hasn't been said before. Moore plays out the chemistry between Batman and his nemesis like clockwork. Some of the punchlines are set up so subtle that you hardly even notice that the creators knew exactly this was going to happen. And of course, the epic panel on the last page is legendary. Needless to day that any Batman fan should have this. I myself am ashamed that it took me so long.
And last, but most certainly not least, I finally got to reading Watchmen, another praised epic by Alan Moore. I just started, but already I notice why Moore is one of the better comic-writer out there. Everything just seems to fit right in and everything makes sense. Rorschach's character is one that will most defiately fascinate...
So, what's to blog about? Comics are always a good thing to start out with, so let's just go with that for now. I recently bought three new graphic novels; classics, the lot of 'em. First off, there's Shooting War, a graphic novel by Anthony Lappé and Dan Goldman.
Shooting War is set in the near future (think 2011) and tells about a blogger who accidentally gets a terrorist suicide attack on tape during one of his live feeds. Thanks to his controversial way of reporting, a commercial news network recruits him to report the ongoing wars in the Middle East.
The story altogether is very nicely written. The writer manages to predict a very realitic future of events, should things escalate to a full-fledged Holy War. In the end, what's left is one great chaos that hits a little bit too close to home than most people will admit. All in all, definately worth your while.
The second is all-time classic Batman: The Killing Joke, by Alan Moore and Brian Bollard. I happened to pick up the Collectors Edition, which means that Bollard has redone all of the colouring as he meant it when he drew the comic. There's nothing much to say that hasn't been said before. Moore plays out the chemistry between Batman and his nemesis like clockwork. Some of the punchlines are set up so subtle that you hardly even notice that the creators knew exactly this was going to happen. And of course, the epic panel on the last page is legendary. Needless to day that any Batman fan should have this. I myself am ashamed that it took me so long.
And last, but most certainly not least, I finally got to reading Watchmen, another praised epic by Alan Moore. I just started, but already I notice why Moore is one of the better comic-writer out there. Everything just seems to fit right in and everything makes sense. Rorschach's character is one that will most defiately fascinate...
APRIL 2012
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