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Post by Mister Buch on Aug 21, 2012 0:15:46 GMT 1
I thought we could have a thread for books and short stories we pick up, particularly the more obscure. And also because I just heard this one, and I didn't know where to put it.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Oct 10, 2012 22:27:57 GMT 1
I just found Batman; Arkham Asylum. A Serious Place on a Serious Earth. it;s a great horror graphic novel which really reminds me more of a Lovecraft story rather then a Batman story, in fact Batman;s story is only the B storyline to Amadeus Arkham's life which is very interesting from a Jungian point of view. Definatly check it out!
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Post by Knightfall on Oct 10, 2012 22:45:41 GMT 1
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Post by herrwozzeck on Oct 26, 2012 22:36:46 GMT 1
I just found Batman; Arkham Asylum. A Serious Place on a Serious Earth. it;s a great horror graphic novel which really reminds me more of a Lovecraft story rather then a Batman story, in fact Batman;s story is only the B storyline to Amadeus Arkham's life which is very interesting from a Jungian point of view. Definatly check it out! Oh hey, I have that book myself! Yeah, it's a bit crazy in that Jungian way, and Amadeus Arkham's story was really interesting. If I do have a criticism, though, I did feel there were points where the otherwise incredibly atmospheric and extremely effective artwork was simply too expressionistic to be clear. This wouldn't be a problem since otherwise the artwork is great, but for me, the artwork obscured a key plot point: I actually had to read Morrison's annotated script to figure out what was going on there. Speaking of which, did you get the edition of the graphic novel that has Morrison's annotated script? And actually, speaking of horror comics... I actually recently acquired and read through all three volumes of Junji Ito's Uzumaki, which is a three-volume manga about a town obsessed with spirals. It's actually really freaky, with lots of body horror in ways that you would not expect.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Oct 26, 2012 22:59:26 GMT 1
i do have the annotated script, bought the 15th aniversary edition, and I think the artwork really did help the peice in it;s rather obscure and artistic kind of way.
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Post by herrwozzeck on Oct 27, 2012 19:11:43 GMT 1
i do have the annotated script, bought the 15th aniversary edition, and I think the artwork really did help the peice in it;s rather obscure and artistic kind of way. I'm not denying the artwork was generally really good. I felt it actually really fit the mood of the piece with how expressionistic it got: I just think that in some spots it was a tad too obscure.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Oct 27, 2012 23:43:03 GMT 1
Hmm, there I agree with you.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Apr 19, 2013 21:30:09 GMT 1
I've been reading the Hunger Games Trilogy and to be honest...its really, really good.
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Post by Clint Johnston on Apr 19, 2013 21:45:37 GMT 1
I read them. I thought they were really really ridiculous.
Reading another dystopian future though. Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. The protagonist is a complete psycho, but at least he doesn't convince somehow talk cities into having giant traps dug under the streets.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Apr 19, 2013 21:56:32 GMT 1
It's Mortal Kombat with awesome arena's! The hell is there not to like?! I will give Prince of Thorns a looksy.
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Apr 19, 2013 22:38:34 GMT 1
I read the first Hunger Games book, and saw the movie, and will likely read the next two books as soon as I get a chance. They are entertaining, and a good concept for a Dystopian Future of a sort, but... as Linders and I both thought when we saw the first movie, it's a wee bit hard to believe that the practice of sacrificing two youths from each district once per year is sufficient and successful in keeping the people under control... there would have been open rebellion long before the 74th Games, really...
But from what I understand, this is what happens in the second and third books - the rebellion that is started when Katniss goes against the Capitol... now again, I have not yet read the second and third books, but I will soon... I hope.
They are actually better written than some other (thus far unnamed ;D) teen fiction, and are actually pretty decent characters...
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Apr 19, 2013 22:53:11 GMT 1
Katniss is actually a better character then Bella...she is like Hawkeye's descendant with all the ace shooting she does. Hell she actually has flaws and redeemable traits which makes her not 2-dimensional. Also the 2nd book does explain more about the rebelions and stuff. And you can put to 2 and 2 together.
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Apr 19, 2013 22:58:22 GMT 1
I did like Katniss better than Bella - in fact, I believe the relationship between Katniss and Peeta better than the one between Bella and Edward... also, I think the Hunger Games characters in general (at least, the ones I've seen so far in the first book) are better developed than the Twilight characters, who are all one-dimensional and are stereotypes rather than actual people.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on Apr 19, 2013 23:20:17 GMT 1
My favourite character is Haymitch, their mentor. He reminds me of the coach of Rocky I, with being drunk and giving advice and shit. I dunno, i always like the character who doesnt give a shit in what story he is in. For example Mr Bennet in Pride and Prejuidice, he knows he is in a shitty story but he doesnt give a fuck.
Mrs Bennet: Come along dear, Mr Darcy has aquired himself a estate near to ours and- Mr Bennet: Woman, you have no idea how intoxicated I am right now and how unwilling I am to do anything to advance the plot, so take our daughter with you and kindly shut the fuck up.
The only character I related to in this book, THE ONLY ONE!
Back on topic, as someone who studied Stalin Russia and such I can see the resemblances here so i can relate a lil if that is a thing. People would just be to damn scared to revolt, espcially if their knowledge from the outside world is cut off by the goverment and they keep pointing to the smoking remains of a city in a way of saying "Dont fuck with us".
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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on Apr 19, 2013 23:42:54 GMT 1
That's really the only justification I can think of for why the Annual Games actually worked for the Capitol... the general populace's fear of punishment.
As for favorite characters, if we're going by the book, I agree with you - Haymitch was awesome. In the movie, I liked Cinna, I thought Lenny Kravitz did a great job playing Cinna... but again, Haymitch was awesome... Woody Harrelson was hilarious as Haymitch... and heartbreaking, because you could see the damage his time in the Games did to his psyche...
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