Added! Thanks P-C.
I don't give half a hump if you're innocent or not. So where does that put you?
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Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!
Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
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Glamcookie - Nov 21, 2008 12:36:00 pm PST #2005 of 5059
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Polter-Cow - Nov 21, 2008 12:44:51 pm PST #2006 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
No problem! It was one that was clearly missing, although a reader pointed out to me that it's not exactly appropriate for a YA audience.
Also, according to Wikipedia, the artist changed a few issues in, so you may want to include that in your tags.
victor infante - Nov 21, 2008 1:05:53 pm PST #2007 of 5059
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Glamcookie, you should really go back and look at the original "Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth" stories by Jack Kirby. A little kitsch now, but still fun.
Glamcookie - Nov 21, 2008 1:07:20 pm PST #2008 of 5059
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Ooh, sounds cool! Thanks!
Invisible Green - Nov 22, 2008 6:27:23 am PST #2009 of 5059
I just started reading Y: The Last Man a few days ago. Yes, it rules, though not quite as much as Ex Machina!
Polter-Cow - Nov 22, 2008 8:53:30 am PST #2010 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
We are so the other way around on this issue. I love Ex Machina, but it's probably my least favorite of BKV's series.
Glam, my friend also suggests The Exterminators by Simon Oliver, which I haven't read. It's "bugs rather than pathogens, but is still very wacky end-of-the-world about the whole thing." A review I just found describes it thusly: "The Exterminators is literature of the Apocalypse delivered through black humor and social class commentary."
Strega - Nov 22, 2008 4:18:33 pm PST #2011 of 5059
The Exterminators is Teh Awesome.
Reading the first volume I thought "this would be such a great TV show" because it had so many character-driven side stories, and the dialogue is great. And of course, then I found out it was originally pitched as a series. And now it may get a second life as one. But anyway: it's ridiculous and silly and scary and I hadn't thought of it as apocalyptic but yeah.
I'll also throw in Army@Love, which is... as apocalyptic as DMZ is, at least. (And I heart DMZ). Army@Love has more of an absurdist/Catch 22 take on it.
Polter-Cow - Nov 22, 2008 4:25:30 pm PST #2012 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Exterminators is Teh Awesome.
I've seen it and been intrigued, but now I do want to give it a whirl sometime.
I've also been recommended DMZ, but I'm less sure about that one. Then again, I should probably stop pretending I might actually not like something.
Glamcookie - Nov 22, 2008 7:53:01 pm PST #2013 of 5059
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Thanks for the recs! Also, if you haven't checked it out, Therefore Repent is really cool, too.
lisah - Nov 23, 2008 10:05:14 am PST #2014 of 5059
Punishingly Intricate