The Sandman
A comic book I have been reading
A coworker gave me a bound collection of a series
of comic books called The Sandman
Library by supercool author Neil Gaiman, and I
have just been loving it. It is horror, and it is disturbing, but the point of
the whole thing is developing the stories and the characters just like any other
good writing... the creepy gore and unsettling imagery is just a medium to
communicate in.
Since I haven't read comics (graphic novels to the snooty) in such a long time, it is taking me a while to remember how to enjoy these books. I have to stop myself in mid-page turn at times because I have forgotten to look at the pictures that make this whole comic-business so great. And the pictures ARE great. When the whole thing works, it is like the best parts of books combined with the best parts of movies: visually engrossing, intricate stories, body language, punctuation...
Also, there is something really cool about reading hand-lettered text, which you probably won't find in other kinds of writing. I recommend it.
Since I haven't read comics (graphic novels to the snooty) in such a long time, it is taking me a while to remember how to enjoy these books. I have to stop myself in mid-page turn at times because I have forgotten to look at the pictures that make this whole comic-business so great. And the pictures ARE great. When the whole thing works, it is like the best parts of books combined with the best parts of movies: visually engrossing, intricate stories, body language, punctuation...
Also, there is something really cool about reading hand-lettered text, which you probably won't find in other kinds of writing. I recommend it.
Posted: Wed - February 4, 2004 at 10:08 AM
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