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Spike
Aug. 14th, 2006
06:24 pm - I'm talking, so shut up.
Okay, I knoooooow I haven't posted anything, and quit yer whining, my dear imaginary friends. I have exams, so I've been too busy attempting to get a future other than lining up for the dole.
Anyways, let me procrastinate some more by recommending some seriously awesome books/comic books.
Transmetropolitan - as far as non-superhero books go, you can't beat Warren Ellis's sociocultural commentary, through the well endowed expletive-happy mouth of gonzo journalist Spider Jerusalem. It's confronting, it's dirty, but damn it's good. If you want to be shocked, if you want to be stunned, if you want a book that will leave you thinking 'Whoah...what the fuck was that?' then pick this up at your local LCS.
Warren Ellis's run on Authority - Everyone remembers Millar's run, but I prefer Ellis's superb start to one of the best Wildstorm books of all time. Perhaps it was Hitch's marvelous art, but this is the book to get when looking for widescreen storytelling. From rabid British colonialists to Jenny Sparks killing God, this is one of the few books in which one can find both beautiful and Michaelangelean art, as well as writing that is among the best published since the start of the 20th Century.
Sleeper - Like espionage? Like dark stuff? Like Ed Brubaker? Go pick this up now. Shut up, just go and buy it. This is, for me, the ultimate mix of the aforementioned genres - Holden Carver is a double agent who doesn't feel any emotion, and he's left out in the cold, with his contacts gone. Say what you will about bringing back Bucky, this is Brubaker's best work to date.
Preacher - Though I haven't read much of it, Garth Ennis's masterpiece is the perfect comic for any God-loathing atheist son of a bitch out there. Jesse Custer's powers of God is fantastic for those down and out, with its witty black humour and blasphemous themes. Another must have.
Runaways and Ex Machina - Okay, squeezing in two awesome titles here, so sue me. Brian K Vaughan is the best thing to happen to comics since Mark Millar started writing for 2000 A.D. The King of High Concepts delivers the goods in the drama about a bunch of Runaways with powers (but, Nico!), and also in the politically charged thriller about New York Mayor One Hundred. Both deliver the goods in every issue thanks to beatifully planned story arcs and believable characters - this guy is a professional, no doubt about it. Keep your eyes on the guy.
Okay, that's enough for now, so go away and buy these books.
Aug. 1st, 2006
08:20 pm - My first entry, so stfu and listen
Okay, so here's my first entry. Wanna find out about me?
Too bad. Read more to find out.
Anyways, I'm a writer of an unknown age trying to be heard in the murky depths of live journal. I like to think of myself as a cynic, but I think I might have to watch politics a bit more to become fully qualified...
If you see anything you like, comment. I'll be using this mainly to post stories and various doodles, but will also get around to doing various reviews and editorials. Any comments must be constructive criticism - none of this 'ZOMG i luv ur story! its so awsom! keep ritin!' NO NO NO. Constructive criticism only.
Any possible artists out there get to know me. I like them. The kind with the pencils, and the colors.
I have better things to do, so you'll wait until the next installment.
So comment, spam, whatever, I am Spike and this is my site. Please walk through the door.