Jarulf

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[–] Jarulf@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Oh, I know the music is a small part. I discovered the comic in the early 80s and have most of the volume one magazines (and the rest of volume one in various collections). Jaime's stories don't really kick off proper until after the Mechanix story, though a lot of the parts are there from the get go. The pro solar mechanic stuff etc is a great read though.

I'd love to have the first fifty set, but it's a bit expensive for me. I'll make do with the library trades.

 

A documentary about the comic book Love and Rockets by PBS SoCal. Pretty interesting, at least to me as a long time fan getting reacquainted. Los Bros seem like pretty nice guys.

It's funny, I'm eager to read some new comics but what I'm really looking forward to is seeing what has happened with the people in this particular comic. And I'm not even into punk rock.

 

The first of several orders arrived today. I'll have to reread the earlier volumes of Monstress first, but I'll start with Isola.

[–] Jarulf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks! I'll probably not be super active, I rarely am, but comics are fun so who knows...

I'm not very interested in supers, generally speaking, so I'll probably not look into Marvel or DC. I have a bunch of Image comics, some as floppies others digital and I've read a little from Wicked and Divine and thought it looked interesting. I'll definitely be re-reading those to see what I think now. One hand & Six fingers looks interesting, so that's one I'll look into as well.

I've already ordered the first trade of Isola, should get it tomorrow, and have my eye on Somna (which incidentally means 'fall asleep' in Swedish) . Thanks for the suggestions.

[–] Jarulf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks, I'm unfamiliar with all of those but I'll check them out. I've heard of Tom Strong, but that's all.

[–] Jarulf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Another great title would be Love and Rockets, imo. Though there is the occasional superhero in there, that's not what either of the two main stories are about.

 

I've read comics my whole life, but how much has varied a lot. It's been and on/off love affair, and it's been off for a while now, except for some manga. But this year I plan to catch up with some I love and discover new titles I haven't even heard about yet.

One enduring love has been Love and Rockets, and while I already have a lot from the earlier years, I'll be getting the trades and work my way through all the newer stuff.

Saga is another, much more recent title I'll be reading, and have already ordered the two first HCs.

Same thing with Lazarus, though I already have the first HC.

I recently got the Humble Bundle of Strangers in Paradise, but I really want them in physical form, I don't really enjoy reading comics on a screen. So those will be added to my list of stuff to get over time.

So much to discover. Suggestions welcome.

And btw, this was my first ever lemmy post, so Hi!