[QUOTE=gregulus;18539119]Do libraries not exist in Canada?[/QUOTE]

I didn't think of going to a library

man I'm stupid

ive exhausted all of my library options within a reasonable distance. im terrible at bringing the books back on time because i usually end up reading several books at a time at a slower pace as opposed one book quickly

[QUOTE=GottaPost;18539126]i like this[/QUOTE]

google: water civil rights

our library up here is pathetic

I only buy books on ebay or amazon

nm. mom is making wings. you?

been on a TV binge today

what programs

River monsters
ancient aliens
Chef

river monsters is the most ridiculous show ever

hogs gone wild is pretty good

[I]"Will we find the 500 lb large mouth bass that some hick is lying through his teeth about? Stay tuned."[/I]

you've obviously never watched the show

oh wait hold on I'm mixing it up with monster quest



but I'm not too far off:

"River Monsters travels worldwide with host, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade to explore freshwater mysteries and local folklore, possibly debunk these myths and track down these harrowing tales."

it's just a biologist that hears stories of some creature, goes and tries to catch it while piecing together stories from the locals

it's pretty scientific actually and isn't that sensationalized.
I like it a lot

forgot to get mail on friday

open mailbox today

2 govt tax rebate checks to me

$400

fuck yes

[QUOTE=P13;18539095]downloading Preacher, Swamp Thing and Sandman[/QUOTE]

Ah Gaiman and Moore huh? I read some Sandman a friend of mine let me borrow. It's pretty good but wasn't that impressed. I need to read the Alan Moore Swamp Thing run some time. Don't know much about Preacher.

I actually just read an issue of Spawn by Gaiman, one by Frank Miller and one by Alan Moore.

This is what I reccomend if you want to get into some dark and gritty comics:

The Dark Knight Returns- Frank Miller (best batman story)
Batman: Year One- Frank Miller
The Killing Joke- Alan Moore (Joker origin, batgirl gets paralyzed)
Akira- Katsushiro Otomo (my favorite manga ever)

I would also reccomend some Amazing Spider-man, it's more light hearted but some of my favorite stuff.

Roger Stern Hobgoblin Arc- ASM 238-251 (approximately)
ASM #300- First Venom fight, Todd McFarlane art
ASM #121-122 probably the most important spider-man story ever. Gwen Stacy dies and so does Norman Osborn. This marked the end of the silver age of comics, very historically important.

[QUOTE=P13;18539194]it's just a biologist that hears stories of some creature, goes and tries to catch it while piecing together stories from the locals

it's pretty scientific actually and isn't that sensationalized.
I like it a lot[/QUOTE]




oh wurd

do you guys read any webcomics

and by webcomics i mean Sam and Fuzzy

I've heard good things about akira

I'll keep those in mind, thanks :)

is that akira manga that dystopian cyberpunk thing?
because the movie sucked.

I really liked the animation in Akira. I never read the manga but apparently the anime differs from it greatly.

movie was awesome

[QUOTE=lukeskywalkertakingadump;18539197]Ah Gaiman and more huh? I read some Sandman a friend of mine let me borrow. It's pretty good but wasn't that impressed. I need to read the Alan Moore Swamp Thing run some time. Don't know much about Preacher.

I actually just read an issue of Spawn by Gaiman, one by Frank Miller and one by Alan Moore.

This is what I reccomend if you want to get into some dark and gritty comics:

The Dark Knight Returns- Frank Miller (best batman story)
Batman: Year One- Frank Miller
The Killing Joke- Alan Moore (Joker origin, batgirl gets paralyzed)
Akira- Katsushiro Otomo (my favorite manga ever)

I would also reccomend some Amazing Spider-man, it's more light hearted but some of my favorite stuff.

Roger Stern Hobgoblin Arc- ASM 238-251 (approximately)
ASM #300- First Venom fight, Todd McFarlane art
ASM #121-122 probably the most important spider-man story ever. Gwen Stacy dies and so does Norman Osborn. This marked the end of the silver age of comics, very historically important.[/QUOTE]

alan moore run is incredible

can't remember what issue it is exactly but he completely retcons the entire character in one amazing swoop and it's just masterful

I heard awesome things about [I]The Killing Joke[/I]. Man I've been out of the comic/graphic novel circle for a whiiiile.

it's really good too

probably doesn't seem that revolutionary now because the batman/joker dynamic it defined has been done so much since but it's all perfectly done

I've been out a while too, just got too expensive. Might start buying stuff again now I have a paycheck coming in.

Any good comic places near you? I only have one that has a decent enough selection.

[QUOTE=Bitchfork;18539202]is that akira manga that dystopian cyberpunk thing?
because the movie sucked.[/QUOTE]

Yes. The movie is good animation wise but the story is so convoluted it's impossible to understand just from seeing the film.

The story in a nutshell with very few spoilers:

Akira is set about 50 years from now in the future. World War 3 broke out sometime in the 80s or 90s because a government test subject, Akira, used his psychic powers to level Tokyo by accident and people thought it was an Atomic Bomb. Fast Forward to their present time and Tokyo is rebuilt as Neo-Tokyo. Their are terrorist cells everywhere, biker gangs, drugs a plenty, and religious cults.

The government has been secretly been using new drugs on children to develop psychic powers. One of these kids, Akira, was far more powerful than the others and went out of control and caused WWIII. They got scared and cyrogenically froze him beneath the Olympic stadium.

The main story follows a biker gang. Kaneda and Tetsuo are two orphans who grew up together. Kaneda is the leader of the gang. He's older, brave, good with girls, confident, outgoing and a natural leader. Tetsuo is two or so years younger (15), he's shy, has an inferiority complex, lots of anger and plenty of other emotional issues. The two are best friends, but Tetsuo resents Kaneda for always ordering him around and being more popular. Tetsuo runs into one of the government test subjects and is abducted and experimented on by the government. He develops psychic powers that rival Akira's and they quickly accelerate out of control.

Tetsuo goes on a rampage and all his anger comes to the forefront. He gets really addicted to the governments' psychic drugs and his amphetamine addiction grows worse. He turns against the government and his former bike gang and forms his own gang and goes on a killing spree. Kaneda has to go after his former best friend but has trouble hurting him because he cares about him so much. Tetsuo releases Akira from his prison and they form an empire of psychics with Tetsuo as Prime Minister and Akira as Emperor.

A power struggle ensues between a terrorist cell, the Japanese government, America, The Great Tokyo Empire (akira and Tetsuo), a religious cult and Kaneda's biker gang.

I know that was long, but that really is a condensed version lol. The story is extremely complex and well written. The characters are all very well developed and it's one of my favorite comics, manga or otherwise of all time. It's six 300 page or so volumes. The movie really doesn't do it justice because they try to cram all this story into 2 hours and there just isn't enough time so it becomes a mess. I highly recommend it. If I had to pick any single graphic novel/comic/manga to read, this would be it.

[URL]http://www.tatescomics.com/[/URL] which apparently was voted one of the best in the world

awesome place to just browse in, they have a crazy amount of cool stuff

[QUOTE=lukeskywalkertakingadump;18539214]Yes. The movie is good animation wise but the story is so convoluted it's impossible to understand just from seeing the film.

The story in a nutshell with very few spoilers:

Akira is set about 50 years from now in the future. World War 3 broke out sometime in the 80s or 90s because a government test subject, Akira, used his psychic powers to level Tokyo by accident and people thought it was an Atomic Bomb. Fast Forward to their present time and Tokyo is rebuilt as Neo-Tokyo. Their are terrorist cells everywhere, biker gangs, drugs a plenty, and religious cults.

The government has been secretly been using new drugs on children to develop psychic powers. One of these kids, Akira, was far more powerful than the others and went out of control and caused WWIII. They got scared and cyrogenically froze him beneath the Olympic stadium.

The main story follows a biker gang. Kaneda and Tetsuo are two orphans who grew up together. Kaneda is the leader of the gang. He's older, brave, good with girls, confident, outgoing and a natural leader. Tetsuo is two or so years younger (15), he's shy, has an inferiority complex, lots of anger and plenty of other emotional issues. The two are best friends, but Tetsuo resents Kaneda for always ordering him around and being more popular. Tetsuo runs into one of the government test subjects and is abducted and experimented on by the government. He develops psychic powers that rival Akira's and they quickly accelerate out of control.

Tetsuo goes on a rampage and all his anger comes to the forefront. He gets really addicted to the governments' psychic drugs and his amphetamine addiction grows worse. He turns against the government and his former bike gang and forms his own gang and goes on a killing spree. Kaneda has to go after his former best friend but has trouble hurting him because he cares about him so much. Tetsuo releases Akira from his prison and they form an empire of psychics with Tetsuo as Prime Minister and Akira as Emperor.

A power struggle ensues between a terrorist cell, the Japanese government, America, The Great Tokyo Empire (akira and Tetsuo), a religious cult and Kaneda's biker gang.

I know that was long, but that really is a condensed version lol. The story is extremely complex and well written. The characters are all very well developed and it's one of my favorite comics, manga or otherwise of all time. It's six 300 page or so volumes. The movie really doesn't do it justice because they try to cram all this story into 2 hours and there just isn't enough time so it becomes a mess. I highly recommend it. If I had to pick any single graphic novel/comic/manga to read, this would be it.[/QUOTE]

No I got the storyline to it, the animation, the acting and the overall "oh look how convoluted we can be"-pretension were just terrible and not doing any justice to any sort of artistic ambition they seemed to want to pull off.

wtf are you talking about