I second everything O'Neil said about Rav. Easily one of my favorite comics of the year.

God, that story gives me chills every time I think about it.

2013 Carrie? That's a joke right?

Its been a long time since I read Lot 49 but I remember it being a bit more dense than IV. I think both books make for a good intro to Pynchon.

Yeah, Gravity's Rainbow is tough. It took me a quite a while to get through. I'm really glad I read it and hope to revisit it someday but there were definitely parts where I could almost litteraly feel my mind bumping up against the limits of its abilities.

Inherent Vice is kind of considered light Pynchon. It's a great book but it's not really representative of his difficult, knotty earlier work. Check out Gravity's Rainbow and you'll see what I mean.

As much as I love Buddha, I think I would go with Phoenix (particularly Vol. 4) as my favorite Tezuka. Unfortunately most of the series is out of print and almost impossible to find at a reasonable price.

Is this Total THB you speak of a reprint of the old stuff?  I sure hope so because like you I've been waiting to get my hands on that series at a reasonable price. Can anyone confirm a release date?
Also, I enjoyed the hell out of his Strange Adventures story in Wednesday Comics (high point of the whole anthology if…

It's better than good.  I've never read a Godzilla book before but I picked this one up when I heard James Stokoe was involved.  After reading Orc Stain I'll pretty much pick up anything that has his name on it.  Dude does some of the most ridiculously intricate and eye-popping art I've ever seen.  Do yourself a favor…

It's better than good.  I've never read a Godzilla book before but I picked this one up when I heard James Stokoe was involved.  After reading Orc Stain I'll pretty much pick up anything that has his name on it.  Dude does some of the most ridiculously intricate and eye-popping art I've ever seen.  Do yourself a favor…

I would have liked to see the box set of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind on the archive list.

I would have liked to see the box set of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind on the archive list.

Decent list.  The one major oversight in my opinion is Multiple Warheads.  Brandon Graham's art just keeps getting better and better.  As much as I loved King City I think MW kicks things up a notch in the flat-out crazy department.  It's kinda like an adult version of Adventure Time.

Decent list.  The one major oversight in my opinion is Multiple Warheads.  Brandon Graham's art just keeps getting better and better.  As much as I loved King City I think MW kicks things up a notch in the flat-out crazy department.  It's kinda like an adult version of Adventure Time.

That seems like flawed criticism to me.  I think Ware's ability to make "dicks get hard" has much more to do with his penchant for crafting work that is both beautiful and soul crushing than it does with his visual aesthetic.  I also find it extremely hard to believe that he said he doesn't give a shit about comic…

That seems like flawed criticism to me.  I think Ware's ability to make "dicks get hard" has much more to do with his penchant for crafting work that is both beautiful and soul crushing than it does with his visual aesthetic.  I also find it extremely hard to believe that he said he doesn't give a shit about comic…

This year I finally got around to reading the manga version of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and would definitely recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the film or awesome things in general. You can get the entire series in a beautiful hardcover box set on Amazon right now for like $36, which is a pretty…

This year I finally got around to reading the manga version of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and would definitely recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the film or awesome things in general. You can get the entire series in a beautiful hardcover box set on Amazon right now for like $36, which is a pretty…

I keep hearing amazing things about Prophet.  Gonna have to check that out. Also what is this killer stuff you speak of?

I keep hearing amazing things about Prophet.  Gonna have to check that out. Also what is this killer stuff you speak of?