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Walk MS 2015: Chicago Lakefront: Mr. Jeffrey Ledebuhr - National MS Society
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Spotlight on Non Super Hero Comics
Super hero movies have been a money making business for the past few years. I'll be the first one to admit that I love every single one of them. More importantly, I love the years of work that great comic book writers and illustrators have been doing to bring these characters to such relevance. The super hero has paid it's due, and comics are a driving force in storytelling again. I've been on a mission to read every single New 52 comic from DC and every Marvel NOW title from Marvel. I'm only about a third of the way through, but now and then I read other titles, that aren't super hero related that just blow my mind. Non-super hero books have held their own for a while now. Examples being Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Walking Dead, Archie, The Crow, and so on. I'm going to list a few newer titles that have been amazing. The writing in comics right now is at an all time high, along with people's interest. If you wondering what is your next book, look no further. (Just a side note here, if you haven't read The Superior Foes of Spider-Man you are letting the best of life pass you by).
Deadly Class by Rick Remender, Wesley Craig & Lee Loughridge
You will see Rick Remender's name quite a bit in this entry, because he is the man. Deadly Class takes place in 1987 at a school for assassins. Your typical High School is escalated with gang war, unique weaponry and the inexperience of "skilled" killers. The first volume (issues #1-6) is fast paced, drug induced insanity with a 80's "we own the world" attitude. I'm looking forward to volume two which was just released.
The Manhattan Projects by Jonathan Hickman & Nick Pitarra
Jonathan Hickman has been known for his exploits at Marvel, and more importantly as the author of East of West from Image Comics. Before that, he wrote an insane re-imagining of the Manhattan Project. The worlds' geniuses are gathered by the U.S. military, use the atomic bomb project as a front, and create all sorts of doomsday devices. Outer worldly dimensions and evil doppelgangers are just the beginning of the madness that The Manhattan Projects exhumes.
Black Science by Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, & Dean White
The art of this book was truly the first thing that drew me to it. Add the fact the Rick (the f'ing man) Remender is writing it, I had no choice but to give it a read. Following suit with mad scientists, Black Science follows a rogue scientist and his fellow "Dimensionauts" through worlds that would be impossible to describe with just words. I can't emphasize the beauty of the art in this book. I've followed their journeys through two volumes so far and every issue leaves you begging for more. Definitely my favorite comic in a long, long time.
Andre the Giant: Life & Legend by Box Brown
This is not a single issue comic, but a graphic novel. Being a huge wrestling fan, this was a no brainer. If you aren't a wrestling fan, this is an interesting way to see into the life that was Andre the Giant's. It is a collection of stories told by other wrestlers over the years, some are true, some are unbelievably true, and some are legend in wrestling folklore. Graphic novel biographies are being done more and more these days, and I completely support that. This is a must read.
The following is a list of comics that are related to the ones above, but I haven't finished reading or they are just a few issues in.
Deadly Class by Rick Remender, Wesley Craig & Lee Loughridge
You will see Rick Remender's name quite a bit in this entry, because he is the man. Deadly Class takes place in 1987 at a school for assassins. Your typical High School is escalated with gang war, unique weaponry and the inexperience of "skilled" killers. The first volume (issues #1-6) is fast paced, drug induced insanity with a 80's "we own the world" attitude. I'm looking forward to volume two which was just released.
The Manhattan Projects by Jonathan Hickman & Nick Pitarra
Jonathan Hickman has been known for his exploits at Marvel, and more importantly as the author of East of West from Image Comics. Before that, he wrote an insane re-imagining of the Manhattan Project. The worlds' geniuses are gathered by the U.S. military, use the atomic bomb project as a front, and create all sorts of doomsday devices. Outer worldly dimensions and evil doppelgangers are just the beginning of the madness that The Manhattan Projects exhumes.
Black Science by Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera, & Dean White
The art of this book was truly the first thing that drew me to it. Add the fact the Rick (the f'ing man) Remender is writing it, I had no choice but to give it a read. Following suit with mad scientists, Black Science follows a rogue scientist and his fellow "Dimensionauts" through worlds that would be impossible to describe with just words. I can't emphasize the beauty of the art in this book. I've followed their journeys through two volumes so far and every issue leaves you begging for more. Definitely my favorite comic in a long, long time.
Andre the Giant: Life & Legend by Box Brown
This is not a single issue comic, but a graphic novel. Being a huge wrestling fan, this was a no brainer. If you aren't a wrestling fan, this is an interesting way to see into the life that was Andre the Giant's. It is a collection of stories told by other wrestlers over the years, some are true, some are unbelievably true, and some are legend in wrestling folklore. Graphic novel biographies are being done more and more these days, and I completely support that. This is a must read.
The following is a list of comics that are related to the ones above, but I haven't finished reading or they are just a few issues in.
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| Descender by Jeff Lemire |
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| Outcast by Robert Kirkman |
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| Rebels by Brian Wood |
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| Chrononauts by Mark Millar |
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| ei8ht by Rafael Albuquerque |
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| Trillium by Jeff Lemire |
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