Comments on: Ampersand’s favorite graphic novels

By: graphiclover9

graphiclover9 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:22:43 +0000

there’s this great new graphic novel by yoshitaka amano that amazing japanese artist i can’t stop obsessing over it! the art and imagery that he creates is incredible! it’s actually based on a symphony by mozart its called mateki the magic flute you have to check it out! you’re going to love it!

By: Theora

Theora — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:29:15 +0000

Sherlock Holmes reimagined as a punk woman of color in an alternate-universe London.

This may sound dense, but what colour was Sharon supposed to be? I’ve read both collected works, and I don’t recall anything about her being other than white.

By: nobody.really

nobody.really — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:45:11 +0000

Ok, I’m making a joking reference to the current “appropriation” controversy. But I can’t deny that I was a little excited to see my daughter reading Pogo. I’d struggled to explain the elaborate set-up to the “Yes, Santa Claus, there is a Virgina” gag, and ultimately told her to read it herself. And lo and behold, it appeared she was actually doing so!

No such luck; she was reading Bone. Which may be a perfectly fine comic in its own right, but DAMN it looks like Walt Kelly.

Always looking for an opportunity to share a point of connection with my daughter and further those precious bonds of familial love, I was only too happy to share my learned insights and inform her of how much better the good ol’ days were. She promptly grabbed her stack of comics and retreated to her room; I haven’t seen the Bone books since.

But I was motivated to Google Jeff Smith. I learn that, yes, he was not unaware of the similarity between his style and Walt Kelly’s. And he was (is?) involved in the effort to publish a Pogo compendium. So I guess I’ll give his work a more charitable eye.

By: Ampersand

Ampersand — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:22:12 +0000

I have no idea if you’re joking or not.

By: nobody.really

nobody.really — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:20:27 +0000

I know Jeff Smith says that he styled Bone as an homage to Walt Kelly’s Pogo. Maybe I’m just an old fart, but it’s a mighty fine line between homage and “appropriation.”

By: belledame222

belledame222 — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:57:24 +0000

worst. blogger opinion. ever. :P

By: Kevin Moore

Kevin Moore — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:41:34 +0000

Of course I’m right, and in the spirit of comics message boards and blogs across the Netiverse, I will flame you and hate you forever. Ten years from now you will find me making disparaging references to this. “Oh, sure, Barry is a great cartoonist and won a Pulitzer and a Ruben and even a special National Book Award, but HE FORGOT KIM DEITCH, so he’s shit!”

By: Ampersand

Ampersand — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:07:42 +0000

Kevin, you’re right, “Boulevard” should be on the list.

Belledame, Maus is on the list! It just gets the smallest entry because I figured there was no need for me to describe it.

Dutchmarbel, I haven’t read either of those comics, but thanks for the tip! If I see them for a good price I’ll pick them up.

By: belledame222

belledame222 — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:55:14 +0000

“Fun Home” is amazing.

Not “Maus,” eh?

By: Kevin Moore

Kevin Moore — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:31:47 +0000

I’m gonna be the guy who points out what you left out - just to be a douche.

“The Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Kim Deitch.

By: Great graphic novel link « Bookavore

Great graphic novel link « Bookavore — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:15:12 +0000

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By: dutchmarbel

dutchmarbel — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:03:14 +0000

Seeing how many on that list we own and love I am suprised that the Arrival isn’t on it.

When the wind blows still makes me emotional too.