You know when you think if only you could enjoy something you would enjoy it very much, and it seems like this is something that could work for you?
That was Promethea for me. I bought the first TPB, but it grabbed me not a whit.
Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!
Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'
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§ ita § - May 04, 2004 8:09:05 am PDT #2354 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Atropa - May 04, 2004 8:12:14 am PDT #2355 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh, she's read plenty of Batman, and other comics besides. She's just not hooked like Pimpish Plei.
Well, I wouldn't say *plenty*. And it was a while ago. And without the benefit of wacky fandom theories & analysis, which just might make all the difference.
However, I think I need to re-read all of Sandman, Promethea, and Transmetropolitan. And possibly Stray Toasters.
Pete, Husband Of Reason - May 04, 2004 8:13:01 am PDT #2356 of 10000
Not got a lot to say...
That was Promethea for me. I bought the first TPB, but it grabbed me not a whit.
I'd borrow the later volumes if I were you. After starting off disguised as a mystical superheroine comic it turns a corner around issue 8 into full-on mysticism.
The history of the world told through the Major Arcana of the Tarot (in numerical sequence) was quite breathtaking storytelling.
Of course, that still may not be to your taste, but Promethea has always struck me as a comic whose first volume is a far cry from the nature of the series as a whole.
Frankenbuddha - May 04, 2004 8:15:59 am PDT #2357 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And possibly Stray Toasters.
I adore that series beyond all reason. But, hey, big Bill S. (cause I'm never going to get that name right from memory) fan, so it goes hand in hand.
§ ita § - May 04, 2004 8:18:53 am PDT #2358 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sienkiewicz.
Did I get that right?
I remember when I first saw his work on The New Mutants. Hated his messy non-representational stuff.
Ah, I was so naive. I love the Demon Bear storyline now, in all its aspects.
The history of the world told through the Major Arcana of the Tarot (in numerical sequence) was quite breathtaking storytelling.
Hmm. I wonder if my library does this ...
Polter-Cow - May 04, 2004 8:24:33 am PDT #2359 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Bob? John? I'm so confused.
Hayden - May 04, 2004 8:26:27 am PDT #2360 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
The history of the world told through the Major Arcana of the Tarot (in numerical sequence) was quite breathtaking storytelling.
I'll second that.
Jon's Black Vulcan link reminds me of this: Gone and Forgotten. Amusing as hell, even when I'm lost about the referents.
P.M. Marc - May 04, 2004 8:40:51 am PDT #2361 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
And it was a while ago. And without the benefit of wacky fandom theories & analysis, which just might make all the difference.
Don't forget the fic.
That also helps.
Miracleman - May 04, 2004 8:41:12 am PDT #2362 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Bob? John? I'm so confused.
Yeah, Bob! You know! Bob! BOB, with the thing and the stuff and the time he did that thing with the stuff! Bob!
Polter-Cow - May 04, 2004 8:43:43 am PDT #2363 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, that Bob. Sorry, man, he died in a tragic pudding accident last Tuesday.