Comics to Read

I am a big Comic book fan. sadly, I don't have the time now to collect individual comics as they are released, but I do try and pick up compilations of particular series and graphic novels that interest me. Lately, I have been able to read some great graphic novels and trade-backs. I want to recommend two comics here that I read recently that were very good.

The first comic I want to recommend is called Y: the Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra.

This Graphic Novel starts in our present world when suddenly all mammals with a Y chromosome die. The protagonist in the story is Yorick Brown who, along with his male monkey, are the lone male survivors of the plague. I will not get into spoilers, but the story unfolds rather quickly through some quick flashbacks (which are introduced at the beginning of each chapter) and bringing you up to speed. The world is thrown into chaos and a very twisting and inventive story unfolds, the first novel being a survival story. There are 10 graphic novels in total for the entire run. I have only read the first one, but I have the others queued up for purchase. A must buy.

The second graphic novel I am recommending is City of Others by Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson.

I haven't read a Bernie Wrightson comic in a very long time, he had left the genre for the last decade. The one that comes to my mind the most is Cycle of the Werewolf by Bernie and Stephen King. That graphic novel became the movie Silver Bullet. That graphic novel drew me in completely through the visual style- Bernie Wrightson's panels popped off the pages with a surreal realism that breathed life into King's basic story. City of Others follows the exploits of killer for hire Stosh Bludowski who has no capacity for the human emotion of caring. A job he takes leads him into a world full of zombies and vampires. Very cool concept (although not terribly original), but executed well. Niles and Wrightson, who share writing credit, create a very likeable anti-hero and construct a very depraved world. Wrightson's art is spot on and again breathes life into an otherwise thin story. This graphic novel makes me want to track down more of Wrightson's early work. I just hope he stays in this medium for a long while now.

Comments

[Don Snabulus]

I am glad you are getting some comic reading time. Those sound like good titles.