Comments on: Linkblogging for 01/03/09

By: Zebtron A. Rama

Zebtron A. Rama — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:24:41 +0000

I’ll second the Brubaker/Captain America referral. A truly solid example of serialized storytelling with great attention to character.

By: Gavin Robinson

Gavin Robinson — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:34:44 +0000

Might not be quite what you're looking for, or you might already know about it (it's recommended by Neil Gaiman), but Gunnerkrigg Court is really good, and the first volume has just come out in print after lots of delays.

By: Bots'wana Beast

Bots'wana Beast — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:46:05 +0000

I’m finding most of my ideas are bouncing out of Captain America just now, but Brubaker’s a pretty hard writer to approach directly; pretty much poles apart from Morrison, just finished (5 months ago) a 42-ish mega-epic on the book… but in terms of craft, he’s practically invisible; it’s remained a – you know, always sounds faint praise – solid, consistent favourite, always near if not actually at the top of the list. He fairly accurately predicted the housing crisis therein, it’s interesting particularly as a Brit to see the American approach to their ideological enemies/other superpowers.

I also just reread The Winter Men and will probably work something up about Russians sometime, don’t hold yr breath; but Jesus, that book is good, I was reading it concurrently with Watchmen and frankly, it came out on top – maybe an unfair comparison because one is 23 years old and the other recent, but still. Might be hard to get hold of, if you’ve not got it already though.

By: Tilt Araiza

Tilt Araiza — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:03:23 +0000

Some part of me can imagine that someone, in some part of Warner Bros. suggested a change to the ending of Watchmen to avoid parallels with The Incredibles. No, really.