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phatbassline asked: Hello Sir
Would say I am new to comics and would like to get deeper into the abyss...
Dont think i have the patience to go for weekly issues - all in trade form.
Might actually be easier to tell you what i have read and the reasoning....
Started with a chance copy of 'Preacher'...Completed the series then in a few weeks.
Started to follow the Vertigo tag...
Then DMZ - just finished the collection - Loved it!
2 issues into Y the last man
4 into 100 Bullets
Watchmen
Batman - Dark Knight Returns
Palestine
Thats my lot....So any idea what i should look for next?
CheersAssuming you read yesterday’s recommendation of Fables, since you seem to like Vertigo stuff I’ll give you some more from that stable.
At the minute my favourite Vertigo series is Scalped. I’ll probably do a much more in depth post about it sometime soon.
It’s a hardboiled crime series about Dashiell Bad Horse, a young Indian man who’s just returned to the reservation he grew up on. He’s actually come back as an agent of the FBI to investigate the activities of Chief Lincoln Red Crow.
The series explores Dash’s relationship with Red Crow’s seriously messed up daughter as he attempts to keep his cover, beat drug addiction and try to serve as a reservation law-man.
The writing is fantastic - Jason Aaron does a great job of showing all the different aspects of life on a reservation, as well as exploring the problems that Indians face as their culture, land and history goes the way of the Dodo.
Check it out if you like noir fiction, strong dialogue and TV shows like The Sopranos and Deadwood.
I’ll think of more stuff you should read soon… but you should definitely continue with Y the Last Man - it’s a fantastic series.
Ron reads comics. In fact, he's read rather a lot. So, rather than keep all this knowledge to himself, he wants to share it with you. Yes, you. And you. Even you.
Tell him what you're interested in, and he'll try and point you in the right direction. All he asks is that if you're going to buy it, you go through the Amazon link he gives you.
He's grown rather fond of eating, see...
