Today's topic is comic books - or, to be more precise, internet comics.
The post is written by none other than Ágota. Enjoy!
So I’m just sitting
here staring at the screen trying to come up with a nice, witty start for
today’s entry (you just can’t refuse Tünde, even if it’s exam… well month
almost and you should be studying) this is an entirely new thing for me but
here it goes.
When the idea of guest
writers first came up I didn’t really have any specific topic that I wanted to
share with you all, just so you know you almost ended up with a nice little
environmental sciences flavored post, but I decided to spare you all. Instead
I’m going to share my favorite online comics in no particular order.
JL8 Comic by Yale Stewart
It is a weekly
webcomic, that tells the adventures of popular DC comic characters (mainly
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Power girl,
Flash and a few other characters that you’ll surely recognize), but it comes
with a twist: they are children in elementary school.
Personally I love
Karen’s depiction in almost every strip, she’s just that cute, when drawn by
Yale Stewart. It is mainly funny, but
there are strips that will tackle serious issues, such as which is better: ice
cream or cake?
Galaxion by Tara Tallan
Tara Tallan says about
her creation that “Galaxion is a science fiction adventure and romance, one that feels
something like a mix between Star Trek, classic Star Blazers anime, and a Lois
McMaster Bujold (Hugo-winning author of the Miles Vorkosigan saga) novel.
Unlike most graphic novel science fiction, Galaxion is not dark and gritty, but bright and clean and a
little whimsical, and populated by characters you actually wouldn’t mind
meeting over dinner and getting to know personally.”
Galaxion is an old,
eccentric starship with an equally colorful and interesting crew. The story
starts with Galaxion being prepared for a jump test drive, that doesn’t really
go as planned, and I don’t really know how much more should I reveal without
actually spoiling the story.
Here’s a little taste
of the webcomic:
Left to right: Aria, Fusella, Vessa, Scavina,
Patty, Darvin, Zandarin, Alex. If you want to find out more about them you
should visit the castpage!
The hero business by Bill Walko
Just as the title
states it is about a company that caters to heroes, because “with great power
comes great marketability”. It is a funny webcomic to read and just enjoy the
little insider jokes, that any comic book fan would understand.
Here are two amusing
bits of the webcomic:
4.
Roommates by AsheRhyder and Girls Next
Door by Pika-la-cynique
There are two comics
here because they take place in the same dimension, that AsheRyder created,
where a variety of fictional characters live in the same apartment building.
AsheRhyder’s
Roommates focuses mainly on Erik,
the Phantom of the Opera and Jareth, the Goblin King who become roommates, with
neighbors such as Javert from Les Miserables, Commodore
Norrington from Pirates of the Caribbean, Sweeney Todd, Legolas, Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens: The
Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch and many others who pop up
as the story unfolds. Erik and Jareth’s lives become more complicated when
Christine and Sarah the female protagonists of their respective works move into
the building.
AsheRhyder’s Roommates focuses mainly on Erik and
Jareth, whereas Pika shows us the story from Christine and Sarah’s point of
view. The two comics share some plot elements but diverge eventually.
If you are interested
you can find these on deviantart. A little taste of both: First a Roommates
Happy Anniversary picture and then Pika’s first Girls Next Door Introductions.
I think that’s enough
for a post and I hope at least one of you will follow one of the comics
mentioned above.
I think that’s enough
for a post and I hope at least one of you will follow one of the comics
mentioned above.
Aaaand this is where the article ends. So what did you think, guys? Did Ágota convince you to follow any of these comics? I have to admit, all of these sound pretty cool to me (Especially the Roommates one). I think I shall definitely check that one out! What about you?
