VampireNaomi Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 So, do you read comics and if yes, what titles and why do you like them? In my country it's impossible to find a person who hasn't read Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse comics at one point of their life. I don't really like them as much as I used to (though I'll forever give the fantastic Italian artists a bow) but they're still entertaining, I guess. Then there's W.I.T.H.C., the Italian comic about magical girls. The plot is cliché, the art borrows from Japan, but it's strangely addictive. I just wish the cartoon didn't suck so much. Lately I've started growing interested in more mature western comics, so I think I'm going to start keeping an eye on stuff released by DC. Marvel isn't really my stuff, for some reason. And now that I've ranted about myself, as usual, I'd really like to learn about your comic favourites. Perhaps we can recommend titles to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBB Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I read comics all the time, but they're belgian comics and I'm pretty sure no one else on these forums reads them I also have some Donald Ducks and Marvel comics that I read very often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuz Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I am an avid Marvel fan, mostly the X-Men. Although right now I'm mainly reading the "Ultimate" series which is a more modern and contemporary take on the Marvel Universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallim Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Does no one read Mangas? I borrow some marvel comics from my cousin, but not very often. Hey SteveBB Iam just 70 km away from belgium Greetings to you from Mönchengladbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNaomi Posted July 30, 2005 Author Share Posted July 30, 2005 I'd like to read more manga, but the series they're releasing here (Ranma ½, One Piece etc.) don't appeal to me. I want something more serious. Hey Steve, I'd love to hear more about Belgian comics. What kind of series do you read? European comics are interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JofaGuht Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I really dig 30 Days of Night a lot. I'm also really getting into Elk's Run. I used to be a huge fan of Chaos Comics like Evil Ernie and Purgatori and Dead King, but they're not really around anymore, and I've kind of grown out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBB Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Wel, the most popular in Belgium are (click on the name for a picture of the front of each comic): Jommeke: The main character is a kid called "Jommeke". He gets in all kinds of crazy adventures with his friends and his pet parrot "Flip". Suske & Wiske: Main characters are a boy and girl, their aunt, a real strong guy named "Jerom" and a guy names "Lambik". They also get in all kinds of crazy adventures, there's a professor in the stories that invented a time machine and they use it every once in a while Urbanus: Main character is a Belgian comedian who made a fictional comic about his life. Really weird and fudged stories happen all the time! Kiekeboe: It's a comic about a family of 4. For mature audiences from time to time but really fun to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNaomi Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 The comics JofaGuht mentioned are completely new to me. That doesn't surprise me though, since I've grown to understand that JG does everything his way. You know Steve, the covers of all those, especially the first, remind me strongly of Tintin. That's from Belgium too, right? Gosh, I love that comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveBB Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 oh yeah! How could I forget! Tintin is also one of the most read comics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Isaac Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Hey, Tintin! And there was me thinking I didn't read any comics... I used to read Tintin all the time . You know Steve, the covers of all those, especially the first, remind me strongly of Tintin. That's from Belgium too, right? Gosh, I love that comic. Yeah, the first comic cover you posted does look really similar to the Tintin style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JofaGuht Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 The comics JofaGuht mentioned are completely new to me. That doesn't surprise me though, since I've grown to understand that JG does everything his way. . 30 Days of Night is just currently growing to be more well known. I hear they're going to make a film. It's about vampires in Alaska during its month without sun. It was collected into a graphic novel which spawned two continuations: Dark Days and 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow. Return to Barrow is my favorite. Elk's Run is an 8-issue arc that's only in it's second issue, so it's barely known by anyone. It's very Stephen King-ish with a storyline I cannot sum up from what I've read. I just know it's really cool. The Chaos! Comics were pretty big in the mid to late 90's, Lady Death being the most known character, who I wasn't as much into. I was obsessed with Evil Ernie and Purgatori though. In its later years, Chaos! Comics started going downhill into a "big tits and machine guns" sort of intellegence and stopped paying attention to strong characters and good storylines. In 2002 the company went bankrupt and people forgot about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureLover Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 I have quite a large collection of The Simpsons comics. In the past I used to enjoy Disney comics. And I've always enjoyed TinTin aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuz Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Oh yeah, I have a large collection of Simpsons Comics as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElPistolerro Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I read 2000AD a british comic, and I used to read The Losers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjølen Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 If manga counts as comics, sure, I've read the Crest of the Stars, Banner of the Stars, and Banner of the Stars II mangas, as well as about a dozen volumes of Love Hina. Very good reads, I suggest people look into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubacava Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I read plenty of manga, but like VampireNaomi I'm also not too into... Ranma 1/2 or One Piece. However, like Kjolen, I've also read, and love, the series Love Hina. My favorite. But not the anime. Eeewww, the anime sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meche Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 i like to watch animes;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureLover Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubacava Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Oh no, I looove to watch anime... Just not the Love Hina anime is what I'm saying. They did a very poor job with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meche Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 you don't like love hina?? why?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubacava Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Ack, I read the manga first, and it's my favorite manga. Then I watched the anime and they... they... screwed the story up! So bad! Ahhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meche Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 hmm i never read it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubacava Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 You should, it's quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallim Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I think its often depends what you prefer more, anime or manga in generell. But somethimes even this doesnt matter. If I had read the Love Hina manga first, I would maybe like it more then the animated version. Can we talk about anime too? ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNaomi Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 Sure, why not? We can compare anime and manga in the same thread. Has anyone seen or read Gunslinger Girl? I've seen the anime, but haven't read any of the manga. The series was very good. It's about a bunch of girls with artificials bodies and their "mentors". The girls are trained in combat and weapons and used in fights against terrorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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