tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post6846735781670115189..comments2023-11-05T10:11:31.578+00:00Comments on Just William's Luck: Round the corner from 'The Lady'William Rycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-89537096470194659292009-07-23T20:01:21.969+01:002009-07-23T20:01:21.969+01:00I've not read it yet William, but I have Berli...I've not read it yet William, but I have Berlin, City of Stone at home and that looks tremendous, might be up your street.<br /><br />On a perhaps less highbrow note, I also enjoy titles such as Y the Last Man, The Walking Dead, Hellboy and the superlative Criminal series by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Those are though of a different nature to titles such as Berlin or Bluesman, so there's no guarantee at all you'd like any of them (unlike Berlin, which I suspect you would).Max Cairnduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456908303542544616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-76850049880883187912009-07-23T19:57:20.877+01:002009-07-23T19:57:20.877+01:00I largely agree actually. There can be something ...I largely agree actually. There can be something defensive about the term graphic novel, but comics have nothing to be defensive about.<br /><br />That said, I don't think they are literature, that's not saying they're lesser, I just think they're different. A comic, for me, is a fusion of art, words and story, with the art sometimes the most important. That to me makes it a different medium, related, but different.Max Cairnduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456908303542544616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-45885919877719770012009-07-23T19:57:00.209+01:002009-07-23T19:57:00.209+01:00I don’t know about the comics/graphic novel distin...I don’t know about the comics/graphic novel distinction but I do know that I have really enjoyed non-fiction works like Sacco’s, Delisle’s and David B’s excellent memoir, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Epileptic-David-B/dp/0224079204/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248375386&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Epileptic</a>. I had wanted to know more about the situation in Palestine for example but found much of the ‘written’ documents rather intimidating as a novice. Not only was Sacco’s book accessible but, as you say Max, genuinely enlightening. I’m a big fan of personal testimony.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip about Bluesman too, Max. It was on my radar but must have fallen off at some point. I have a feeling that my blues-obsessed father-in-law may find a copy in his stocking this year.<br /><br />It’s nice to have the opportunity to talk about graphic work on the blog. The only reason I hadn’t so far was because all the books we’ve mentioned came before Just William’s Luck was born. Hopefully there’ll be more…William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-57148764290756054792009-07-23T18:31:50.485+01:002009-07-23T18:31:50.485+01:00Hmmm I think the term 'graphic novels' an...Hmmm I think the term 'graphic novels' and 'comics' should not be separate terms as it sort of gives the impression that Graphic Novel is a higher form of literature while comics are base things, which is definitely not true.<br /><br />I personally think that comics are just as important as literature, Maus, Bottomless Belly Button, Blankets and The Watchmen are just as literary as any novel you come across.<br /><br />my opinion of course :)bobbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221997102897106322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-14908010576352893442009-07-23T18:11:21.361+01:002009-07-23T18:11:21.361+01:00It's interesting to see you covering comics ac...It's interesting to see you covering comics actually (actually, here graphic novels probably is the right term as that's how these are written, I just dislike it a bit as it's often used by people who don't like to admit they read comics but who're actually talking about what are really monthly comics collected in trade paperback format).<br /><br />I've considered covering them on my blog occasionally, but I tend to see them as a medium in their own right, separate to literature. Perhaps I'm getting bogged down on classifications though, there's certainly some work of real merit out there.<br /><br />This is a definite buy for me, I'd already noticed it but not investigated, but I love this sort of thing. I've not read Notes of a Defeatist yet, Palestine though I thought actually managed to add to my understanding which is no small thing.Max Cairnduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456908303542544616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-47731729142346205152009-07-23T18:03:56.323+01:002009-07-23T18:03:56.323+01:00heh Joe Sacco's got Maltese heritage (in fact ...heh Joe Sacco's got Maltese heritage (in fact Sacco is a surname found over here) And in one of his books he details his visit over here - I think it's notes of a defeatist but I could be wrong.<br /><br />I loved Burma Chronicles. Notice how Delisle is injecting more humour with every volume and his style is getting better and better. So far I loved all three of his travelogues and I hope there will be more in the future!bobbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221997102897106322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-62209526322852958242009-07-23T11:27:15.541+01:002009-07-23T11:27:15.541+01:00Fascinating. I'd noticed this but hadn't ...Fascinating. I'd noticed this but hadn't realised it was the third in a series. I'll look into Pyongyang next time I'm at Gosh! (my local comic shop, and the best one in London).<br /><br />Joe Sacco is indeed excellent. I've been very impressed by his work. I also enjoyed Bluesman recently, a fictional work about early travelling blues musicians, very good indeed.Max Cairnduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456908303542544616noreply@blogger.com