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Title: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Dusty Starr on 05 August, 2009, 09:35:52 am
I'm probably going to read this excellent piece of work another time over, but after that I will be looking for something to read.  Games don't seem to be holding my attention at the moment, and since for the moment, my brother has been controlling the damn computer, so I need something... could be a novel, graphic novel/comic/manga, collection of short stories, damn near anything.

I know this is vague, but I'm not good with these sort of things.  I suppose, if it may help, here is a list of books that I have enjoyed in the recent times.

HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
Sin City series
The Stand
The TommyKnockers
Watchmen
Lovely Complex series(a manga... don't ask... or do, I don't care)
Assorted Stories by H.P. Lovecraft

Thanks in advance.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Ƨɒlƚy on 05 August, 2009, 10:06:15 am
Berserk.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Dusty Starr on 05 August, 2009, 10:07:06 am
Alright... and that is?


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Ƨɒlƚy on 05 August, 2009, 10:17:35 am
A manga. Long-running. Looks a little weird for the first two volumes or so, but the art quickly gets better.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Dusty Starr on 05 August, 2009, 10:19:20 am
What is the story about, and how is it?


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Ƨɒlƚy on 05 August, 2009, 10:21:36 am
It's a story about a man struggling against fate and the overwhelming forces of his world, and it's one of the better ones that I have read.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: FrozenIndustry on 05 August, 2009, 11:08:06 am
I strongly advise The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum. They're both excellent graphic novels, and some of Batman's best. The Killing Joke is a bit short, but very good, and Arkham Asylum is beyond words, it's a masterpiece.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Dusty Starr on 05 August, 2009, 11:11:00 am
Never been a Batman fan, but I will look into them.  Are they easy enough to find?


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: FrozenIndustry on 05 August, 2009, 11:24:08 am
Oh yes. Every bookstore has at least one at all times.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Dusty Starr on 05 August, 2009, 11:31:31 am
Neat.

I'm assuming they are more on the mature side?


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: FrozenIndustry on 05 August, 2009, 11:43:23 am
Incredibly so. Arkham Asylum is incredibly dark and disturbing, just a a warning. The Killing Joke is as well.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Dusty Starr on 05 August, 2009, 11:54:36 am
Hooray!


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: FrozenIndustry on 05 August, 2009, 12:12:57 pm
Hooray!

You'd like Arkham Asylum. It requires only basic knowledge of Batman, yet has some of the darkest story-telling.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Dusty Starr on 05 August, 2009, 12:20:19 pm
Without spoiling, what is the plot about?


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: FrozenIndustry on 05 August, 2009, 01:46:54 pm
Without spoiling, what is the plot about?

A riot is held in Arkham, led by the Joker. Their demands are simple. Batman comes into the Asylum for a day, and be treated as an inmate. If he survives, the doctors and workers are set free.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Dusty Starr on 06 August, 2009, 02:14:01 pm
Mm, interesting.  I plan to look it over next time I head to the book store.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Youef on 07 August, 2009, 07:31:04 pm
I want to read Arkham Asylum...


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Youef on 12 August, 2009, 12:23:32 am
Arkham Asylum is indeed very disturbing (so far, at least).


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: Spring-Loaded on 12 August, 2009, 11:41:43 am
It's somewhat creepy.

What bothered me most was Batman's uncharacteristic sensitivity.


Title: Re: Alright, just finished Watchmen, looking for something new to read.
Post by: FrozenIndustry on 12 August, 2009, 05:13:19 pm
Are you at least enjoying it so far?