Saturday, July 21, 2007

This has been nuts or Knee Deep in Graphic Novels

So, I moved to New York City for a month. My uncle offered me an interesting job and I needed to break up the last 3 months of my wait for Scotland, so I took the job. It has been crazy, and its almost over, between classes I've been taking and work I was alway to exhausted to type something out. So, I have some quetions...
1) Why do rich people think they are entitled to EVERYTHING?
2) Why do they think they deserve to get it now?
3) Why is 5 foot 7 always 3 inches too short?
4) When will I feel like I am living life, and not waiting for life to start?
5) Why don't I feel at home anywhere (surely someone else must have felt/feels like that/this)?
Feel free to answer 1 all of them or 3 of them, please do not and 2 of them or 4 of them, lets keep things odd.

Alright, Second half of my Rocky and Bullwinkle style title...

I have started reading the Sandman Series (obviously with book one) I picked up Neverwhere, the Graphic novel, inspired by Neil Giaman's novel, and I am halfway through... The Watchmen.

Now for my raitings...

1. Sandman Series, B on the verge of a B+ I liked it a lot, can't wait to read more of it. I loved how it lives in the DC universe meeting Martian ManHunter references to Superman, The Joker, and Batman, a Cameo by Scarecrow and a pinch of John Constantine made this a fun book I read in one sitting.

2.Neverwhere, D+, The novel was fantastic I loved it, but to be completely honest Mike Carey didn't do it justice and Glen Fabry, although his illustrations were absolutely beautiful ruined it. I have the distinct feeling he didn't even read Giaman's novel. He ruins the Lady Door making her look like a fucked up wonderwoman Slut with giant boobs, and the Marquis De Carabas, possibly my favorite character in all of Giaman's storys was botched beyond repair. He was a fucking shadow, yeah thats right black, no detail black he looked like a fucking ink stain. Nice Try guys, but how about you reissue this after READING THE GOD DAMN BOOK!

3. The Watchmen, B, I am absolutely loving it. The only reason it sits where it is in the event that the end it terrible, but knowing Alan Moore I doubt it. However, I am erring on the safe side.

Next Up...

1. Sin City, I figure some Frank Miller
2. Blankets
3. Sandman Book 2
4.

6 comments:

wa11z said...

1)'Cause that is what money buys, my friend, everything. If you have enough.
2)They're rich. Money is power in this world and they are the most powerful.
3)Only women know that answer and I'm not even sure they know it on a conscious level.
4)Whe you realize that it's all about the journey and not the destination.
5)'Cause home is where the heart is and if you haven't figured out number four yet, then you will feel this way.

On to the graphic noivels...

Neverwhere was a complete pile of dung and they should have never released it. Completely wrong if you've read the book.

Also, is number four blank for a reason? If so, I think you might like Courtney Crumrin by Ted Naifeh. Try that or Gloom Cookie by him as well. That's all folks...

Taylor said...

no its wasn't blank for any real reason, i just couldn't think of a 4th one. I've got blankets on order from Barnes and Noble, so I should have it tomorrow.

I will definitely look into the books you suggested.

BC said...

1) Why do rich people think they are entitled to EVERYTHING? Because big money means big heads. They think they can just buy anything they want and get away with anything they want because money will buy them out of it. Did that make any sense?

2) Why do they think they deserve to get it now? I hate people like that. They are the last ones I will pay attention to.

3) Why is 5 foot 7 always 3 inches too short? Really, size doesnt matter. Seriously. I really could care less if you are short or tall. People are who they are. Its the heart that matters most. If you dont have a heart and you are short, then I will step on you.

4) When will I feel like I am living life, and not waiting for life to start? Im still waiting for that as well.

5) Why don't I feel at home anywhere (surely someone else must have felt/feels like that/this)? I have moved so many times that I have no idea where home really should be. I just know that its not where I am right now.

fermicat said...

How did I miss this? Oh yeah, travel. I don't have any grand answers to life's questions. You just have to muddle through on your own for most of it.

ctheokas said...

3) Why is 5 foot 7 always 3 inches too short?

Because this is how tall Tom Cruise is, and dude, let's face it, the man's a dwarf. No offense to dwarves.

4) When will I feel like I am living life, and not waiting for life to start?

I've been asking myself that for about 16 years now. And I'm 31, so that should tell you something.

5) Why don't I feel at home anywhere (surely someone else must have felt/feels like that/this)?

I've always felt this way, but then again, I'm a military brat. Once you figure out number 4, number 5 will most likely fall into place.

Trust me. I know what I'm doing.

TheWriteGirl said...

#4! I'm pretty much in synch with wa11z and ctheokas on this but I'll add my puny two cents. My answer is, you decide when you stop waiting and start living it. Don't be deluded into thinking that this is some external factor that's out of your control. It's time when you decide it's time. It's that simple. Not necessarily easy, but simple.

#5: I had a similar experience this summer. I just moved back to the city after being gone for a lot of years. For the first 6 weeks or so I felt like I was just pretending to live here. It went away after a while, although I still catch myself thinking "oh yeah, so this is where I live now."