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TageRyche
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I give out comics along with candy on Halloween so I pre-order a bunch of books for Free Comic Book Day so I have all sorts to give out to the various age groups that come to my door.
Here's a look at the haul.
Here's a look at the haul.
TechnicalBarbarity
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..yeah i do the same, especially with the mini halloween comicfest books. But we havent gotten many trick-or-treaters in the last few years so i still have a few stacks layin around
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Yeah, I have stuff left over too, but it means I get to reduce what I order from one year to the next. Which is helpful.
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Just finished Garth Ennis's Caliban, really enjoyed it. Anyone know of any similar sci-fi horror set in deep space/on a ship? I realize it's a niche subgenre but it's probably one of my favorite vibes and I find it's not that common.
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Becky Cloonan’s Southern Cross is probably the closest recommendation I could give. Everything about this one rules, especially the character development. Don't want to give too much away though as it's a mystery, but a big rec from me.
Grant Morrison’s Nameless also touches on some of those elements you mentioned, although it's more generally a philosophical/cosmic horror work, but it does take place in space a lot.
Then you have some of the Aliens comics that you'd probably appreciate, in particular Aliens: Dead Orbit. The art style alone makes it a must read imho.
TechnicalBarbarity
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Southern Cross is awesome. Have the whole run in floppies. Great rec. Try The Nameless by Grant Morrison. Im having a bit of a brainfart right now as far as sci-fi horror in deep space goes go but i'll get back to this if i remember any.
Gideon Falls(while not in space) is a pretty solid horror series. Another very good one ive read in recent years was These Savage Shores, but again not in outer space.
@Einherjar86 not what you're asking for but have you ever red Pax Romana or The Nightly News? Give those a shot, i think you might dig 'em
Gideon Falls(while not in space) is a pretty solid horror series. Another very good one ive read in recent years was These Savage Shores, but again not in outer space.
@Einherjar86 not what you're asking for but have you ever red Pax Romana or The Nightly News? Give those a shot, i think you might dig 'em
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Awesome, thanks for all the recs guys.
I'm not sure I know exactly what I'm asking for beyond "sci-fi horror set on a spaceship." Caliban scratched the itch pretty well, really enjoyed the story. I only wish the setup was a bit longer; I'd have loved to get more of the characters simply living on a spaceship way out in the big nothing, and the quiet horrors that accompany that isolation, before the major action started. But the action was great, so I'm not complaining. In terms beyond comics, movies like Alien and Event Horizon get somewhat at what I'm into. For B movies, Creature and Dead Space (1991), although I much prefer the Scott and P.T. Anderson films.
I read some of the Alien series comics when I was younger, loved them and would love to revisit them.
I don't spend too much time with comics but recently just found myself hungry for something in the graphic medium that fell somewhat in this camp, which is why I asked. I'm open to series or graphic novels that take various approaches, so any and all recs are welcome. I'll try to work my way through the titles you both mentioned, probably start with Southern Cross.
I'm not sure I know exactly what I'm asking for beyond "sci-fi horror set on a spaceship." Caliban scratched the itch pretty well, really enjoyed the story. I only wish the setup was a bit longer; I'd have loved to get more of the characters simply living on a spaceship way out in the big nothing, and the quiet horrors that accompany that isolation, before the major action started. But the action was great, so I'm not complaining. In terms beyond comics, movies like Alien and Event Horizon get somewhat at what I'm into. For B movies, Creature and Dead Space (1991), although I much prefer the Scott and P.T. Anderson films.
I read some of the Alien series comics when I was younger, loved them and would love to revisit them.
I don't spend too much time with comics but recently just found myself hungry for something in the graphic medium that fell somewhat in this camp, which is why I asked. I'm open to series or graphic novels that take various approaches, so any and all recs are welcome. I'll try to work my way through the titles you both mentioned, probably start with Southern Cross.
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sci-fi horror set in deep space on a ship is actually really common if you're looking at novels that don't have pictures
IMO it seems kinda weird and really sad that these novels aren't being made into graphic novels the way that Marvel Comics made Laurel K Hamilton's Anita Blake and Stephen King's Gunslinger into comics
Einherjar86
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I'm interested in pictures. That's why I posted in the Comics thread.
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yeah, i get it, i like the pictures too
that's why i'm so disappointed that the sci-fi stories with extra-terrestrials that don't look human can't get made into comics
i wanna see pictures of the six-foot-tall-ants and the six-legged-cats
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@Einherjar86
i'm now remembering The Terminator, Aliens, Predator, Star Trek, and Star Wars, have all been made into comics
so why no the rest of the sci-fi genre??
Einherjar86
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You just listed a ton of major franchises that were immensely popular before their comics adaptations. I doubt publishers are going to adapt your general mass market sci-fi/horror novel published at Orbit or smaller Tor imprints like Nightfire, which have a respectively smaller fanbase within an already niche reading public.
Einherjar86
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Checked out Southern Cross vol. 1 and really liked it, was exactly what was looking for. Similar to Caliban but with a more punk attitude. Was looking into getting vol. 2 and learned that apparently the series has stalled...? Not sure if there are plans to revive it or not. I'll probably still check out v2 but it'll suck if we never get a conclusion.
I'll probably move on to The Nameless next.
I'll probably move on to The Nameless next.
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i'm still waiting to see pictures of the 6-foot-tall ants and the 6-legged-house-cats
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pretty sure this is Jimmy Olsen from the Superman comic
also pretty sure that even with context, this panel still looks stupid
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Recently read Old Man Logan, cool comic for sure. Made me wish they'd put old man Hawkeye in that Logan movie though.
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Legendary writer Peter David has passed away.
This is what I wrote about him on my Facebook page:
"I woke up this morning to the news that while not unexpected, still hit me with a wave of utter sadness.
For those that know me, I'm a huge fan of writers. These days it is pretty much entirely mystery authors for me, but one of my all-time favorite writers not only came from outside the mystery world but crossed over so many genres and formats that his career became what has been called legendary.
Peter David, or PAD as he became known by many, passed away yesterday at the age of 68 after years of battling massive health issues. He leaves behind a wife and four daughters but also a legion of fans.
Not bad for a guy who started out working for Marvel Comics in their Direct Sales Marketing division, right?
He would write comics, novels, TV episodes and the highly popular But I Digress column for Comics Buyer's Guide. He had a book on writing comics too.
He had landmark runs working on titles such as The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, Young Justice, X-Factor, Aquaman, Supergirl and the Star Trek comic universe. And that's only a tiny fraction of the characters he worked on.
His novels ranged from a variety of science fiction franchises including books in practically every Star Trek show universe (TOS, Next Generation, Voyager, the YA series Starfleet Academy and even the New Frontier series which was his own creation led by a character he created). He wrote novelizations for at least 13 movies including the original Spider-Man movie trilogy. He wrote books in the Babylon 5 franchise, Dinotopia, Battlestar Galactica, Alien Nation and so many more.
And that's not even including his original work like the Sir Apropos of Nothing series, the modern-day King Arthur trilogy, Psi-Man series, the Photon series, Tigerheart and The Hidden Earth trilogy.
He wrote episodes of Babylon 5, created the Space Cases series for Nickelodeon, wrote scripts for the Young Justice cartoon series and wrote the scripts for movies and video games galore.
He was a writer's writer in my eyes. And he wasn't afraid to stand up for what he believed in, both politically as evidenced by many entries in the blog on his website and in his career as evidenced by more than one clash with his superiors at various companies he worked with.
He could write funny, he could write serious. To be honest, he could write pretty much whatever he set out to do. I can't begin to count how many of his works I own, and yet, I'm not even close to having it all. And he was a really cool guy the two times I got to meet him in person. He signed so many things that it is almost embarrassing how many signed comics and books I have of his.
My condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues. Speaking from a fan's perspective, Peter David's passing means we have lost a great talent whose work will forever stand as a benchmark in the great creative endeavor known as writing.
Rest in Peace to the great Peter David, or PAD to his family, friends and fans. As your website so plainly states, you were indeed a LEGENDARY (that's my addition) Writer of Stuff.
This is what I wrote about him on my Facebook page:
"I woke up this morning to the news that while not unexpected, still hit me with a wave of utter sadness.
For those that know me, I'm a huge fan of writers. These days it is pretty much entirely mystery authors for me, but one of my all-time favorite writers not only came from outside the mystery world but crossed over so many genres and formats that his career became what has been called legendary.
Peter David, or PAD as he became known by many, passed away yesterday at the age of 68 after years of battling massive health issues. He leaves behind a wife and four daughters but also a legion of fans.
Not bad for a guy who started out working for Marvel Comics in their Direct Sales Marketing division, right?
He would write comics, novels, TV episodes and the highly popular But I Digress column for Comics Buyer's Guide. He had a book on writing comics too.
He had landmark runs working on titles such as The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, Young Justice, X-Factor, Aquaman, Supergirl and the Star Trek comic universe. And that's only a tiny fraction of the characters he worked on.
His novels ranged from a variety of science fiction franchises including books in practically every Star Trek show universe (TOS, Next Generation, Voyager, the YA series Starfleet Academy and even the New Frontier series which was his own creation led by a character he created). He wrote novelizations for at least 13 movies including the original Spider-Man movie trilogy. He wrote books in the Babylon 5 franchise, Dinotopia, Battlestar Galactica, Alien Nation and so many more.
And that's not even including his original work like the Sir Apropos of Nothing series, the modern-day King Arthur trilogy, Psi-Man series, the Photon series, Tigerheart and The Hidden Earth trilogy.
He wrote episodes of Babylon 5, created the Space Cases series for Nickelodeon, wrote scripts for the Young Justice cartoon series and wrote the scripts for movies and video games galore.
He was a writer's writer in my eyes. And he wasn't afraid to stand up for what he believed in, both politically as evidenced by many entries in the blog on his website and in his career as evidenced by more than one clash with his superiors at various companies he worked with.
He could write funny, he could write serious. To be honest, he could write pretty much whatever he set out to do. I can't begin to count how many of his works I own, and yet, I'm not even close to having it all. And he was a really cool guy the two times I got to meet him in person. He signed so many things that it is almost embarrassing how many signed comics and books I have of his.
My condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues. Speaking from a fan's perspective, Peter David's passing means we have lost a great talent whose work will forever stand as a benchmark in the great creative endeavor known as writing.
Rest in Peace to the great Peter David, or PAD to his family, friends and fans. As your website so plainly states, you were indeed a LEGENDARY (that's my addition) Writer of Stuff.
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