lacroix
10-29-2005, 01:53 PM
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"In the fully painted psychological thriller and horror story HOUSE OF SECRETS: FOUNDATION, teenage runaway Rain Harper becomes part of a supernatural justice system when she takes up residence in a haunted mansion. Holding court within the abandoned house, five otherworldly ghostly spirits known as the Juris hypnotically summon people to their location and judge them for the secrets that they keep. Acting as a "witness" that binds the Juris' trials to this plane of existence, Rain is forced to validate their decisions as she simultaneously tries to save the defendants from their sentences."
The first "mature" title I read..was blown away by it...pretty much everyone who I've let read the series loved it...
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"A wizard attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. Fearful for his safety, the wizard kept him imprisoned in a glass bottle for decades. After his escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On the way, Morpheus encounters Lucifer and demons from Hell, the Justice League, and John Constantine, the Hellblazer. This book also includes the story "The Sound of Her Wings" which introduces us to the pragmatic and perky goth girl, Death. "
The whole TPB set set me back $200 bucks..but it was well worth it...especially the book: "The Kindly Ones"...
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"The saga of Katchoo, Francine, and David continues, and their relationships with each other and with their circle of friends intertwine and become ever more complicated. The over-lying themes are regret, and loyalty and betrayal. Francine is a bored, unhappy housewife stuck in a bad marriage. Katchoo is a successful artist who lives life at a distance. David is nowhere to be seen. Flashbacks reveal the trials and tribulations that have slowly worn away friendship: Francine's inability to decide what she wants from life and from Katchoo, David's mysterious past that links him even closer to Katchoo, and the Mafia life that still won't let Katchoo go. The particular beauty of Moore's graphic storytelling shows in its seamless welding of the events of everyday life and extraordinary underworld/Mafia plot.His writing slips easily from traditional comics dialogue to prose to poetry without missing a beat. His characters live and breathe so vividly that it shows how much he loves them and induces the reader to love them, too. Moore's artwork is consistently gorgeous--darkly cute, conveying emotion with subtle grace and a human touch. Strangers in Paradise is one soap opera no one should miss. "
I was initially drawn to the book because of the art...but after reading it the first TPB (a few years back) I immediately bought the other 8...now I'm about to buy 10-15...
What can you good folks recommend?
"In the fully painted psychological thriller and horror story HOUSE OF SECRETS: FOUNDATION, teenage runaway Rain Harper becomes part of a supernatural justice system when she takes up residence in a haunted mansion. Holding court within the abandoned house, five otherworldly ghostly spirits known as the Juris hypnotically summon people to their location and judge them for the secrets that they keep. Acting as a "witness" that binds the Juris' trials to this plane of existence, Rain is forced to validate their decisions as she simultaneously tries to save the defendants from their sentences."
The first "mature" title I read..was blown away by it...pretty much everyone who I've let read the series loved it...
http://www.dccomics.com/media/covers/1695_180x270.jpg
"A wizard attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. Fearful for his safety, the wizard kept him imprisoned in a glass bottle for decades. After his escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On the way, Morpheus encounters Lucifer and demons from Hell, the Justice League, and John Constantine, the Hellblazer. This book also includes the story "The Sound of Her Wings" which introduces us to the pragmatic and perky goth girl, Death. "
The whole TPB set set me back $200 bucks..but it was well worth it...especially the book: "The Kindly Ones"...
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1892597020.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
"The saga of Katchoo, Francine, and David continues, and their relationships with each other and with their circle of friends intertwine and become ever more complicated. The over-lying themes are regret, and loyalty and betrayal. Francine is a bored, unhappy housewife stuck in a bad marriage. Katchoo is a successful artist who lives life at a distance. David is nowhere to be seen. Flashbacks reveal the trials and tribulations that have slowly worn away friendship: Francine's inability to decide what she wants from life and from Katchoo, David's mysterious past that links him even closer to Katchoo, and the Mafia life that still won't let Katchoo go. The particular beauty of Moore's graphic storytelling shows in its seamless welding of the events of everyday life and extraordinary underworld/Mafia plot.His writing slips easily from traditional comics dialogue to prose to poetry without missing a beat. His characters live and breathe so vividly that it shows how much he loves them and induces the reader to love them, too. Moore's artwork is consistently gorgeous--darkly cute, conveying emotion with subtle grace and a human touch. Strangers in Paradise is one soap opera no one should miss. "
I was initially drawn to the book because of the art...but after reading it the first TPB (a few years back) I immediately bought the other 8...now I'm about to buy 10-15...
What can you good folks recommend?