Question for GO fans, and 1602

[odditycollector]

First off, does anyone know where Tadfield is supposed to be? Near London, in the middle of England, somewhere else? I tried figuring it out, but I have trouble with directions around my own city. Help? (It might be easier to just delete the metaphor, but I like it.)

Also, today I went out and bought the first issue of 1602.

I had to actually find it. I was surprised - I had expected the first comic store I went into to have flashing arrows or something leading to it, but I ended up having to go to a more obscure shop. Shrug.

Awesome comic, although I think that Kubert and Isanove had a hell of a lot to do with that. Oh, the writing is great, of course, but it was the pretty pictures that had me flipping back.

Now, normally I buy the graphic novels and TPBs (which tend to be a little more sturdy for when I need to cart them around or toss them in my bag), and I was rather annoyed at the price of the thing. More than six dollars! For a comic book. Hah. So I was obliged to buy the first Lucifer TPB while I was at it.

This makes perfect sense, if you're me. I've been telling myself for some time that 25 dollars for the equivalent of four issues was ridiculous. Still is, but more than six times four is twenty-five anyway so I had to buy both, or neither, or realize I was being contradictory. So the logical thing to do was spend a couple hours reading about gods and fallen angels, and I am nothing if not logical. Nods.

But I think my favorite pictures of An... er, of persons with wings are in 1602. Which says something really disturbing about me, I think.

Comments

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

It's in Oxfordshire - 'just south of Oxford,' is the line, so I'd say that that would mean somewhere in the general vicinity of Abingdon.

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[davek.livejournal.com]

!

I don't know a thing you're talking about. Unfortunately, my comic book days are behind me, I'm in to the retro 80s thing now, but that's another story.

Anyway, I don't want to ramble, but I'd just like to say that your journal is how I wish 99% of the other journals out there were. Well written, smart, and interesting in it's own little way.

That's all really.. away with me now!

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

your journal is how I wish 99% of the other journals out there were
Thanks! This means a lot, especially coming from someone who isn't into any of my inane little hobbies. (And I agree completely, BTW.)

Unfortunately, my comic book days are behind me,
I grew out of comics myself, but lately I've grown back into them. There are some truly excellent stories hidden in that medium, and while I am an obsessive person by nature, I believe it's perfectly possible for someone to read a comic without being 'into' them. Just like someone might watch a movie without being a movie geek. Shrug.

[davek.livejournal.com]

Hey, you're perfectly welcome!

And I agree completely, BTW.
Glad to see you're in no way modest about the subject :). But I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it. I just like to see journals that are well written, smart, funny, etc., all in the same update, and yours has that in abundance, so I'm happy that the random journal link was kind to me yesterday.

In other words, I like to find journals that are leagues ahead of my own.

I had attempted to grow back in to comics, but living in the middle of suburbia, there's nothing but appartments and low-rent housing as far as the eye can see. I have to venture downtown to even just get my book fix (since no other bookstore around here has nearly as wide a selection as the world's biggest book store). The nearest comic book store is so far out of the way, downtown is the only alternative.

And one can definately read a comic without being into them, the perfect example is the one you gave with movies. But at $5 a pop (atleast here in Canada), it's hard to justify buying them these days. If they were cheaper perhaps, that was my main gripe with comics when I stopped buying them. I couldn't justify spending $4.95 on them, since I wasn't that big of a fan to begin with :).

Anyway, I'm rambling on now, so I'll stop here :).

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

Glad to see you're in no way modest about the subject :).
Not what I meant. :p
I completely agree that many people write when they have nothing to say, is what I meant. Er, or something with better grammar.

But at $5 a pop (atleast here in Canada), it's hard to justify buying them these days.
Fair 'nuff. I don't buy the issues themselves, under normal circumstances, but Neil Gaiman comics are enough to break my patience. So pretty...

[davek.livejournal.com]

Not what I meant. :p
Ahh, yes, yes. There I go misinterpreting things again, sorry about that :). Writing and having nothing to say is my weakness, I'm guilty of that all the time. Gotta learn to stop.

I've heard good things about the Lenore books, by Roman Dirge. And there's always johnny the homicidal maniac, and I want to find out if bone and milk & cheese are still ongoing, since I loved those back in the day. Unfortunately, I don't know who Neil Gaiman is.. damn.

I'm also going to add you to my friends list, since I enjoy your journal so much :).

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

Writing and having nothing to say is my weakness, I'm guilty of that all the time.
I've looked at your LJ, and I think you're lying. ;)

Unfortunately, I don't know who Neil Gaiman is..
I'm slightly biased, of course. In comics, he wrote the entire Sandman run, which was responsible for getting me interested in the medium again.

And there's always johnny the homicidal maniac
Hehe... I've only read pieces of that, but such stupid fun! (One of the best kinds...)

[davek.livejournal.com]

I've looked at your LJ, and I think you're lying. ;)
Well thank you :). I try to entertain, even if I have nothing to say, atleast make it interesting for the one's who have to read my journal.

In comics, he wrote the entire Sandman run
Ahh.. See, this just goes to show how out of it I am, I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm letting down my inner geek, I think there's going to be a mutiny soon. Maybe I'll let him :)

Stupid fun is my favourite kind of fun :)

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

Stupid fun is my favourite kind of fun
It's the only kind. And the kinds that aren't, eventually you look back and say: that was fun, but man I was stupid! so it still counts. Nods.

I have no idea what you're talking about.
If you ask me nicely I'll scan a couple pages for you with my new! shiny! scanner... I'm running out of things. (This is my hand lotion, I'd have to say to anyone into my images. And, uh, my hand. And the box the scanner came in. Er.)

[davek.livejournal.com]

oh! Oh oh oh.. oh! That would be awesome if you could scan a couple pages in with your new! shiny! scanner :)

I would greatly appreciate that :).

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

Scanning is so much Fun! (And if you think I'm being rather silly, you didn't see me when I got a printer. At least scanning doesn't cost ink.)

Okay, huge pictures, (250+ K) but they should be readable, at least. I got carried away and did 5 pages from Brief Lives... they aren't my very favourite part, but I laugh my ass off whenever I read them, so.

1 (http://home.1asphost.com/justiard/Image1a.gif) - 2 (http://home.1asphost.com/justiard/Image2a.gif) - 3 (http://home.1asphost.com/justiard/Image3a.gif) - 4 (http://home.1asphost.com/justiard/Image4a.gif) - 5 (http://home.1asphost.com/justiard/Image5a.gif)

Enjoy.

[davek.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that was great! It seems I'm missing out on quite a lot in the world of comics now. I think I may just wander on down to that expo tomorrow or sunday, see what's going on.

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

I'm going to take them down pretty soon, so tell me that you're done.

I'm more worried about the server getting annoyed with me than the copyright people, but the latter sounds more honourable, so I'll claim that.

[davek.livejournal.com]

oh sorry, you can take them down whever you want :). I've enjoyed them, thanks again :).