# Recommend me new comic book TPBs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-new-comic-book-tpbs/257189 "2004-07-28T00:21:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-new-comic-book-tpbs/257189/41 "2004-08-19T05:23:07Z")
Over at Something Awful, they recently posted a bunch of recaptionings of frames from _Watchmen_. Several pages of (mostly) funny stuff [here.](http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2311) I always suspected Rorschach and Adrian had a little something going on, now I see I was not alone. “Recaptionings” can’t possibly be a word, but I trust you get my meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-new-comic-book-tpbs/257189/42 "2004-08-31T02:17:50Z")
Sad to report, _Watchmen_ has failed to captivate me. It’s doubtlessly cerebral, but lacking in the bizarre fun and Victoriana miscellany of Moore’s LOEG. So far, it strikes me as something I’d read because it’s a Very Important Work rather than something I read because it sets my brain on fire. I think I’ll put it aside for a couple of years and try again. I picked up the first oneshot of David Mack’s _Kabuki_ and loved it. The art and writing aren’t just lovely, they flow together like strips of silk woven into a braid. This series is a keeper. I’ve been on a recent manga kick, after reading my friend’s _Shutterbox_. I went out and picked up _The Demon Ororon_ which I’m really enjoying. Mitsume, who ties his sword onto his poor mutilated hand before charging into battle against a demon prince, rock my word. I also purchased #3 of _Lone Wolf and Cub_ because I’d heard good things about the series and it was on sale, but I’m waiting to get #1 & #2 before actually reading it. My friend also lent me her copy of _Model_, another Tokyopop manga, which is okay but the prevelance of deathlessly beautiful male vampires who look like female supermodels kinda turns me off. I’d eyed Kurt Busiek’s _Marvels_ a long time ago, as much for the gorgeous Alex Ross paintings as for the writing (which is excellent). I finally managed to get my copy and it blew me away. The part with the little mutant girl hiding in a basement had me sobbing like a broken-hearted school-girl. Oh man, those muties still get to me. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-new-comic-book-tpbs/257189/43 "2004-08-31T07:54:59Z")
> [@Mississippienne](#): > > Oh man, those muties still get to me. Not if we get to 'em first! \ ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-new-comic-book-tpbs/257189/44 "2004-08-31T12:28:17Z")
> [@Mississippienne](#): > > I’ve been on a recent manga kick, after reading my friend’s _Shutterbox_. I went out and picked up _The Demon Ororon_ which I’m really enjoying. Mitsume, who ties his sword onto his poor mutilated hand before charging into battle against a demon prince, rock my word. I also purchased #3 of _Lone Wolf and Cub_ because I’d heard good things about the series and it was on sale, but I’m waiting to get #1 & #2 before actually reading it. My friend also lent me her copy of _Model_, another Tokyopop manga, which is okay but the prevelance of deathlessly beautiful male vampires who look like female supermodels kinda turns me off. > . Go read [Usagi Yojimbo!](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1560971320/qid=1093955212/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/104-2821475-9845501?v=glance&s=books) > **[Home - Usagi Yojimbo](https://www.usagiyojimbo.com/)** > > Welcome to the World of Usagi Yojimbo “I think Usagi Yojimbo is one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comicbooks anywhere to be found. Stan’s style of artwork, his crisp incisive writing, and his thoroughly professional pacing, all done... GO! NOW! Reeeeaaaaddd! Yes! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-new-comic-book-tpbs/257189.md?page=2)