Comments on The Book Zombie: Graphic Novels / Comics ♦ Take 2

I loved the graphic novels/ manga I've read bu...

2009-06-10T17:21:17.217-03:00

I loved the graphic novels/ manga I've read but those aren't very many. I'm very, very late to this since I never even picked up a comic book until the last couple of years. My library doesn't have that great of a selection either :(

I think classics being redone is interesting. Maybe it will make people want to pick up the actual classics themselves one day! Clubbing sounds good btw :)

I'm sorry, but posts like this make it impossi...

2009-06-08T09:52:40.340-03:00

I'm sorry, but posts like this make it impossible for me to come up with anything fun or clever in my comment. but this isn't a negative - I loved all the reviews here! I just don't know what to say.

Oh great. MORE graphic novels for me to read!! ...

2009-06-08T09:05:46.520-03:00

Oh great. MORE graphic novels for me to read!! You guys are just feeding an addiction, I hope you know it!! You are like crack dealers!!

My library's Graphic novel selection is pretty pitiful, to be honest. But I can get some through ILL. I definitely want to find the Plain Janes books. Oh, and each of the ones you wrote about today!! God, I have no will-power!

Stop it! Stop it, stop it. My wishlist grows by he...

2009-06-08T02:40:32.410-03:00

Stop it! Stop it, stop it. My wishlist grows by heaps when you do these posts.

OK, don't stop it. I love these posts. So much new stuff to look into.

Graphic novels are my new obsession and I'm ha...

2009-06-07T22:39:59.817-03:00

Graphic novels are my new obsession and I'm happy that my library seems to share said obsession. I'm going to try to read and review everything you posted about as it's all right up my alley.

great reviews, I still havnet read a graphic novel...

2009-06-07T21:42:10.534-03:00

great reviews, I still havnet read a graphic novel.... maybe one day I will.
I think the classics being re-done in comic book fashion is a great idea if they are done right.
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I really do have to start crusing the graphic nove...

2009-06-07T17:38:05.701-03:00

I really do have to start crusing the graphic novels section at my library's main branch. The smaller branch is a short walk from me but the selection isn't very large. I think I'd like to try Clubbing. And every time I see an Edward Gorey illustration, I always think of the Bellairs books - I loved those as a kid.

About classics in graphic novel form, I think some of them would definitely be fun. Looking forward to your round-up of those, too.

I just bought my first Sandman graphic novel by Ne...

2009-06-06T19:53:26.538-03:00

I just bought my first Sandman graphic novel by Neil Gaiman. I haven't had the chance to read it yet, but I'm looking forward to it! There are so many great graphic novels out there it's hard to know where to start. I covet everything you've listed here, though!

I agree with you completely on Escape From Special...

2009-06-06T15:19:10.498-03:00

I agree with you completely on Escape From Special, somehow I expected more from it. The connection just wasn't there for me--not between myself and the protagonist, and not between the different segments of the story, either.

I think I missed your first installment on graphic novels, so I'll go back and read that one, now. And, it sounds like I really need to seek out Lost at Sea.

I think comic versions of familiar stories would b...

2009-06-06T13:54:31.481-03:00

I think comic versions of familiar stories would be good. When I was a kid I read Great Illustrated Classics, which were classic books abridged and with pictures. I wouldn't call them comics exactly, but I liked them. I think reading them also made me more inclined to pick up the real version when I was old enough to understand them.

"I just have to say the feelings this story m...

2009-06-06T08:09:22.494-03:00

"I just have to say the feelings this story made me feel were so familiar and scary, but seeing them expressed made me think it was ok."

I really know what you mean.

It's been a while since I read it, but yes, I do remember The Curious Sofa being awesome :D

I hadn't heard of Clubbing, but it sounds good! And it's too bad Escape from Special was a let down :(

Classics being redone as comics: if done right it could be fun! I had a bad experience with Manga Hamlet, actually, but I think that was an exception rather than the rule.

Comics really do cover a very wide range of genres. Which is why it makes me sad to see them being referred to as a genre :P They are noooooooot. Okay I'll shut up now :P

I read Lost at Sea in May. It was pretty good. S...

2009-06-06T00:47:01.723-03:00

I read Lost at Sea in May. It was pretty good. Some of those others look good, too. Going to see if the library has. :)

Thanks for sharing. Interesting post you have here...

2009-06-05T08:23:40.102-03:00

Thanks for sharing. Interesting post you have here.

The Curious Sofa looks like fun!

2009-06-04T21:09:55.495-03:00

The Curious Sofa looks like fun!