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May. 25th, 2016 08:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kittydesadeI am so, so proud of myself for not getting into a screaming fight with any of the comics writers on my twitter feed, who normally I enjoy, who are defending the stupidass decision of Marvel comics to make Captain America a big fat frikkin Nazi. I did not yell. I barely even subtweeted given that I didn't say anything more pointed than what everyone else was saying.
So, Wednesday Reads. I keep meaning to do this and it keeps not happening. What have I read in the meantime.
I managed to charge through all of Oliver Potzsch's Hangman's Daughter books published to date. I'd actually read the first one a while ago, remembered I liked it, and picked them up again and devoured them partly as a means of amusing myself while my body fucked with me. They're originally in German as I understand it, and they're historical mysteries based on his genealogical research. And being mysteries they are kind of samey samey if you're not into that kind of thing; I am, and there was enough overall development of the characters to keep me entertained too.
I started Karen Memory, not far enough into it yet to get a good impression, and read a couple chapters of Flying Too High (Kerry Greenwood, the Phryne Fisher books) before I realized I'd actually finished this before, so I need to find the next one now. I know where the fourth and fifth books are on my Kindle! Can't find the third and may need to re-upload.
Graphic Novels! I think I've worked my way through Saga as far as it's been published in trade paperback form, and while I'm not sure how much I like all of the decisions (a couple of the deaths, some of the character choices) I'm definitely sure I'm enjoying the series. Also Lying Cat is the best. I love Lying Cat. I think I want to be Lying Cat.
Bitch Planet was amazing and I need more. I don't know if there's going to be more, but I need more. I love everyone. There was capoeira, which was hilarious and unexpected and excellent. Basically it is based on exploitation/blaxsploitation? specifically? flicks, so there's some of that going on, the caricaturization and exaggeration. and yet, not exaggerated that much, which is the scary part. But as a wish fulfillment comic it was amazing.
I picked up Black Magic collected #1 and Copperhead collected #1, both of which featured no-nonsense clever and badass cop women of their own type, the first being also a witch and the second being a western planet type one. Both good! Neither of them stand out particularly much other than if you're looking for chick-centered action comics in either genre I definitely recommend them. I enjoyed them and do not regret, and will get more if/when they come out.
And. No, I actually think that's it, because I still haven't managed to get Hawkeye or Megalopolis or any of those. Bollocks. But still, there you go. Wednesday reads, things I have been enjoying. Also a lot of what I've been "reading" these days is drawing texts.
So, Wednesday Reads. I keep meaning to do this and it keeps not happening. What have I read in the meantime.
I managed to charge through all of Oliver Potzsch's Hangman's Daughter books published to date. I'd actually read the first one a while ago, remembered I liked it, and picked them up again and devoured them partly as a means of amusing myself while my body fucked with me. They're originally in German as I understand it, and they're historical mysteries based on his genealogical research. And being mysteries they are kind of samey samey if you're not into that kind of thing; I am, and there was enough overall development of the characters to keep me entertained too.
I started Karen Memory, not far enough into it yet to get a good impression, and read a couple chapters of Flying Too High (Kerry Greenwood, the Phryne Fisher books) before I realized I'd actually finished this before, so I need to find the next one now. I know where the fourth and fifth books are on my Kindle! Can't find the third and may need to re-upload.
Graphic Novels! I think I've worked my way through Saga as far as it's been published in trade paperback form, and while I'm not sure how much I like all of the decisions (a couple of the deaths, some of the character choices) I'm definitely sure I'm enjoying the series. Also Lying Cat is the best. I love Lying Cat. I think I want to be Lying Cat.
Bitch Planet was amazing and I need more. I don't know if there's going to be more, but I need more. I love everyone. There was capoeira, which was hilarious and unexpected and excellent. Basically it is based on exploitation/blaxsploitation? specifically? flicks, so there's some of that going on, the caricaturization and exaggeration. and yet, not exaggerated that much, which is the scary part. But as a wish fulfillment comic it was amazing.
I picked up Black Magic collected #1 and Copperhead collected #1, both of which featured no-nonsense clever and badass cop women of their own type, the first being also a witch and the second being a western planet type one. Both good! Neither of them stand out particularly much other than if you're looking for chick-centered action comics in either genre I definitely recommend them. I enjoyed them and do not regret, and will get more if/when they come out.
And. No, I actually think that's it, because I still haven't managed to get Hawkeye or Megalopolis or any of those. Bollocks. But still, there you go. Wednesday reads, things I have been enjoying. Also a lot of what I've been "reading" these days is drawing texts.
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Date: 2016-05-26 03:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-05-26 11:40 am (UTC)People are pissed and the only defense anyone has so far is "It's just comics" and "No but give it a couple issues."
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Date: 2016-05-26 12:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-05-26 12:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-05-28 07:04 pm (UTC)I just read a breezy interview with Brevoort about it. It's clear that they did it for the shock value because 'shocking character twists' and rehashing tired 'events' are about all that Marvel has left to keep selling their comics. Bah.