What comic books/graphic novels are you reading at the moment?

[Magnus85]

Just finished Maus the other day. Outstanding book.

Originally Posted by Moonbat

And, on the advice of someone here I bought the vessel of terror, which I have yet to start.

Was that my advice? It probably could've been, because I'm the author of TVOT, haha.

Let me know what you think of it once you're done!

[Wish]

Maus was quite good.

I got the latest issue of the Dark Knight to see if I wanted to add it to my monthly titles, but it didn't impress, and I'm getting too many bat books already. Also got the first issue of Conan (Queen of the Black Coast), so we'll see how that goes. When did Conan stop being Marvel and start being Dark Horse?

[Moonbat]

I'm the author of TVOT, haha.

Let me know what you think of it once you're done!

Well Magnus, you asked for it....

ok, well first off I am intrigued at how you managed to get this made, not in a bad way, but how/when you wrote it, did you know the artist/colourers personally, what was your journey once written to having a graphic novel published?

But onto the story, well, to be honest I wasn't that impressed. It started quite well, but then it kind of descended into a cliche of lovecraftian horror. There was little or no explanation for what the megagnappa (I probably spelt that wrong) did or how it managed to do the things it did to people. I don't want to post any spoilers so I wont go into details, but it would have benefitted from a slower build up of tension and intrigue. I did like the flashback parts and I think I understood that ...spoiler... the people weren't actually dying they just looked that way, so that is why the infected (if they were infected by the megagnappaor just mentally delusioned) people kind the others and said sorry...spoiler... but it wasn't fully explained (maybe the ambiguity is for the best) and the end felt sort of crammed with too much happening, like a crescendo rather than a conclusion.

I did enjoy reading it, I felt it looked great (the 1st half especially) and it is a welcome addition to my collection.

[Magnus85]

I set out to write it as a GN, and found the team along the way. Didn't know anyone of them before I started, no. The wonders of the internet.

As a story/book, it is, like you say, a bit crammed. Pages are a luxury in comic writing, and I had to keep within my budget. In hindsight I would have slightly changed certain things, yeah. But we're working on a sequel (and a third book), so we can explore all of the notions set up in The Vessel of Terror. I say explore, and not explain, as I want the reader to come to their own conclusions and answers.

Glad you enjoyed the read!

[crooksy73]

Can we have a link to some information on TVOT please Magnus?

[Magnus85]

Sure thing: http://www.magnus-aspli.com/VesselofTerror.html

And if anyone is going to the London Super Comic Con this weekend, I'll be there at the Markosia booth 4pm each day, so pop by for a chat!
http://www.londonsupercomicconvention.com/

[Atelier182]

I`m reading archie sonic the hedgehog and megaman comics there really awsome.

i`m reading kon aswell.

[crooksy73]

Thanks Magnus, would have loved to have called in to Comic Con but at a wedding this weekend!

TVOT looks right up my street!

[dask]

Stories from Batman and Detective Comics featuring Batman's "new look" beginning with it's introduction in Detective Comics 327, May 1964. This was the dead of the Silver Age and it was obvious DC needed a new strategy to battle the new powerhouse on the block, Marvel. A hardcore Marvelite at the time I didn't appreciate DC's efforts to change without losing its distinctive character but many decades later I'm enjoying them now.

[Moonbat]

I've read Conan vol 5 (vol 6 just arrived) and Dark tower - the road home, but I have also received issues 3 & 4 of the Marvel ultimate graphic novel collection (Ultimates 1 and Ironman extremis) and read them both.
Not sure if I have any left to read, must get some more.

[Wish]

I just read the first issue of the Queen of the Black Coast. (latest Conan.) It's my first exposure to any legit Conan, apart from the old timey movie, the video game, and a book by some fool named Carpenter. So far it seems pretty chill.

Also picked up the new 52 Batman #1, Catwoman #1, and Batman+Robin #1. I'm already subscribed to Batman, but based on these other two, I may scrip up with them too. That would put me up to 5 new 52 titles now. Yeesh.

[Heck Tate]

Just finished Batman: Year One now onto Final Crisis.

[Moonbat]

Read Conan Vol 7, got Vol 8 to read. Also numbers 5 and 6 of the MUGNC just arrived, so got Thor reborn and Spiderman the birth of Venom to read.

[Perpetual Man]

Have just finished THE AGE of X (X-Men Cross over) from over a year ago. It's well written and drawn but nothing that I have not seen before. Instead of being a triumphant delight, it is perhaps a prime example of why I'm stopping reading so many comics.

I've got the CAPTAIN BRITAIN: SIEGE OF CAMELOT graphic novel on my desk as work for the brief moments of quiet. Such luminaries as STEVE PARKHOUSE, JOHN STOKES, ALAN DAVIS, DAVID THORPE and some chap called ALAN MOORE provide creative duties.

The pile of comics beside the bed are mostly X-titles, that have stock piled and will serve to be the final X-Men comicbooks I read on a monthly basis. (But there are a lot of them!)

[HoopyFrood]

Originally Posted by Wish

I just read the first issue of the Queen of the Black Coast. (latest Conan.) It's my first exposure to any legit Conan, apart from the old timey movie, the video game, and a book by some fool named Carpenter. So far it seems pretty chill.

Also picked up the new 52 Batman #1, Catwoman #1, and Batman+Robin #1. I'm already subscribed to Batman, but based on these other two, I may scrip up with them too. That would put me up to 5 new 52 titles now. Yeesh.

Yeah, I'm having to hold back! I get Batwoman and Birds of Prey every month, but every time I go to the shop, I stare wistfully at Cliff Chiang's art on Wonder Woman. If not the comic, I'd love some of those covers in poster form! I also hear that Scott Synder's stuff is brilliant, and would love to read the Court of Owls stuff, especially as it's branching into almost all the BatFam books in issue nine.

Which other two titles are you getting?