And now comics
I don't normally like Superman. I wouldn't say that I dislike him, exactly, I'm just pretty much indifferent to him.
Nevertheless, the Superman: Secret Identity 4-issue mini is one of the best comics I've ever read.
Great writing. It starts slow IMO, since the story begins when he is a teenager and I don't really care about high school drama (a likely side effect of having grown watching a bazillion anime and live-action shows set in high school, I've grown sick and tired of the setting), but in the second issue he is already a grown man with very serious and interesting conflict, and it keeps getting better. The ending never fails to move me in the best possible way.
Gorgeous art. I had originally downloaded the scans because I wanted to make sure that I would like the story before buying it (the vast majority of ElseWorld comics can be accurately described as "it got worse," and I really don't like wasting money on depressing stories). Then I got the hardcover version with high-quality paper, and it looks so much better, it was amazing! Such pretty, pretty art!
Oh, and speaking of extremely pretty art, Batwoman: Elegy looks mind-blowingly beautiful. So, so, SO pretty!
Nevertheless, the Superman: Secret Identity 4-issue mini is one of the best comics I've ever read.
Great writing. It starts slow IMO, since the story begins when he is a teenager and I don't really care about high school drama (a likely side effect of having grown watching a bazillion anime and live-action shows set in high school, I've grown sick and tired of the setting), but in the second issue he is already a grown man with very serious and interesting conflict, and it keeps getting better. The ending never fails to move me in the best possible way.
Gorgeous art. I had originally downloaded the scans because I wanted to make sure that I would like the story before buying it (the vast majority of ElseWorld comics can be accurately described as "it got worse," and I really don't like wasting money on depressing stories). Then I got the hardcover version with high-quality paper, and it looks so much better, it was amazing! Such pretty, pretty art!
Oh, and speaking of extremely pretty art, Batwoman: Elegy looks mind-blowingly beautiful. So, so, SO pretty!