These days my brother passes me graphic novels he thinks I’ll like, new or old stuff… just wading my way through nikolai dante which I read a wee bit of first time round, then there’s some ancient zenith… Might have to reread Preacher so I can disapprove of the TV series harder.
I might have mentioned this before, but an old pal of mine is now a huge big-shot in comics, and away back when he was getting set up he did some stuff for 2000AD.
For reasons that now escape me, he named a character in the strip he was doing after me (my real name, I mean), and so my obscure claim to fame is that I had my own character in 2000AD for 8 or so issues in 1990/91.
Another 2000ad fan here mainly rogue trooper, nemesis and abc warriors, started the buying back issues when I hit 40. Brought back loadsa memories , the joy of riding the shops on my ultra burner to spend my £1 pocket money on the latest issue and a bag of sherbet lemons 🙂
Amazing how some of the artists visions of the future have come true
Otto sump = plastic surgery
Mobile phones etc.
Another Hate and Love and Rockets (and other Hernandez brothers work) fan here. Also 2000 AD, Transformers, Action Force/GI Joe and other 80s cartoon comics like Visionaries and Thundercats, marvel UK titles like overkill (featuring Deaths Head), Tank Girl, Alan Moore, Frank Miller…..
Spiderman, liked the humor in them. Would have loved to buy some sea monkeys or Xray specs from the ads in the back of the old comics but alas I was only poor 🙁
2000AD, I currently have the Strontium Dog Search/Destroy Agency Files to get through, plus a Mean Machine and Chopper compendium. Not even got started on Dredd (have Vol.1) but do have a few of the complete stories.
Absolute favourite though is Young Death.
When not buried in 2000AD then Calvin and Hobbes is another go-to. Dilbert helped me pass a business module at uni (probably about 80% of my knowledge of Organisational Management and Context).
v for vendetta is an amazing graphic novel. had a profound affect on a 16 year old me. still relevant as well…
the robert crumb etc ‘zap comix’ stuff is great as well. a mate had a huge compilation of ‘zap’ – I’ve never managed to track a copy down despite years of looking.
and finally, i loved the ‘like a velvet glove cast in iron’ by daniel clowes.i’d like to see that being made into a film by someone that could do it justice…
as a small kid in the 60’s the only comic got on a regular basis was The Victor
– Dandys and Beanos came from Jumble Sales
The Victor was very odd full of 2nd world war stuff and Alf Tupper
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thanks Fat Freddy and The Furry Freak Bros – completely forgotten except for the cockroaches – my much older brother had a big collection – friday night here so I’ll see what can see on line
No paper wants to gratuitously offend the reader. Pity, because gratuitous offence, when performed with aplomb, is the funniest thing in the world. There’s more unpretentious joie de vivre in a single issue of vintage-era Viz than most artists or singers manage in a lifetime.
My favourite was BATTLE / ACTION FORCE which was ace… I just Google’d it. Found a site with them on…And the first issue was 1983! So I was 7 years old. Actually a little shocked.