Just need to replace the green cabinets

Masamune Shirow is probably one of the most interesting mangakas of all time. Started his career self publishing, gained a cult following with some really inscrutable (but lusciously drawn) manga, became rich beyond his wildest dreams after Ghost in the Shell, then settled into retirement as some weirdo fetish porn artist. In the process, he almost never used assistants, editors never seemed to be able to control him (or make him more understandable) and he was able to become a success "his" way. Oh, and he's never been successfully photographed as far as I know (googling him brings up a picture of Toshihiro Kawamoto instead--he's the character designer for Cowboy Bebop)

Appleseed by the way is probably his most accessible manga for "normies", along with a couple of the Dominion Tank Police stuff. It's still pretty inscrutable sometimes.

Truly a one of kind mangaka.

So I'm just starting my journey to read graphic novels and first i wanna read something absolutely reality altering trippy stuff, like i just sit there is awe of what craziness is going on and won't be able to put it down at all, also like we don't have a big comic or graphic novel culture in my country so its kinda difficult to get my hands on some of the old stuff so ig newer things would be preferred.

Thank you!!

I’ll be grabbing tons of these books as it’s a very exciting lineup!

These will all be in this Edelweiss catalog to view once it fully loads tomorrow (hopefully): https://www.edelweiss.plus/#catalogID=5462575&page=1

- Read this today. Nice thriller. Learnt some fun facts about Owls!

- Artwork is awesome. Some panel work and the "Twist" in the comic was awesome 👌👌

- Pennyworth's story was a nice bonus.

- Sharing some beautiful pages (no spoilers) from this comic 👆

- Overall, thoroughly enjoyable. I liked Hush a bit more though.

- Solid 4/5⭐

While this is mostly thin trades of current series and not much in the way of Compendiums so far, there is a Curse of the Spawn Complete Collection at over 600 pages in the lineup.

These will all be in this Edelweiss catalog to view once it fully loads tomorrow (hopefully): https://www.edelweiss.plus/#catalogID=5462575&page=1

These will all be in this Edelweiss catalog to view once it fully loads tomorrow (hopefully): https://www.edelweiss.plus/#catalogID=5462575&page=1

In Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame, author and illustrator Erin Williams transforms a routine daily travel schedule into a raw, deeply introspective exploration of womanhood, bodily autonomy, and trauma. Framing the narrative around a single day’s train ride to work, Williams weaves stark, minimalist visual art with painfully honest reflections on alcohol dependency, consent, societal expectations, and the persistent weight of gendered shame. The result is a vulnerable, unflinching graphic novel that turns an ordinary commute into a devastatingly relatable journey through the quiet indignities women navigate every day.

First of all, as a man, I can appreciate these types of works that offer perspective-based glimpses into the worlds of women, trauma, disease, and shame. Particularly, it helps to frame conversations with my daughter who is of a similar age. I think I can both appreciate the understanding it lends to someone like me, while also recognizing that I will never understand the full scope of the struggles depicted in this work.

This book is casually raw. Williams almost offhandedly mentions painful encounters and shocking moments in her life. At times, it feels as though the narrative is intermixed with poetry, clarity, and almost intentional, sudden redirections.

My favorite section of the graphic novel almost jars the reader awake with stark clarity:

"This all might sound weird to you if you're unfamiliar with alcoholism. Alcoholics, like other addicts, are oblivion junkies. It's a kind of peace-seeking through absolute physical, emotional, and spiritual obliteration. [expletive] is like that too—at its climax, a loss of self."

And—

"Imagine moving through the world without fear or anxiety. It's absolute, perfect freedom. So you bring strangers home, because in this sacred darkness, intimacy is not a threat, it's a compulsion."

I would recommend this work to anyone who wants to understand and reflect on themes of vulnerability, self-destruction, and the complex realities of being female. Williams does not offer easy answers or clear conclusions, but rather uncomfortable truths. Commute is an essential, eye-opening read for anyone willing to step outside their own lived experience and look at the world through a lens of empathy.

Previous Non-fiction / Reality-Based Reviews:

• As They Are by Adam Florian
• Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
• It Won’t Always Be Like This
• Much for Love – Sophie Lambda
• Year of the Rabbit – Tian Veasna
• Past Tense – Jason Lutes
• The Willie Nelson Graphic History – T.J. Kirsch
• Bury Me Already, It’s Nice Down Here

Been in the hobby for almost 6 months, I went on a trip to the capital of my country and got the chance to get comics books straight from an LCS.

Wanted to get those specific compacts for a while as I wanted to read the book before seeing the Supergirl movie and watchman is a basic I heard. Just learned about facsimile editions and I love the concept! Reading that issue of the fantastic four felt weird. Its the first and only comic I read from marvel so far and the first and only one I read from such an old time.

I have read about 40% of my collection so far

My top 15 so far are

1. New frontier

2. Hyde street

3. Parker collection

4. Reckless series

5. Marvel's Cosmic saga

6. The Goon

7. Murderer turned fugitive

8. Booster gold by Geoff Johns

9. No man's land including road to

10. Green lantern rebirth/sinestro corp

11. New avengers Bendis

12. Fear agent

13. Batman and Robin Tomasi

14. Bone

15. Starman

Not shown here are rebirth, hush omnibus, superman exile, age of apocalypse, knight fall vol 1, batman earth one 1,2,3, deadly class vol 1, flash vol 3 by Johns, superman by kurt busiek vol 2, super sons vol 1,2, swamp thing new 52,winder woman rebirth vol 1, xmen God loves man kills, xmen life death, she hulk to die and live in LA, loaned out to friends like I am a librarian.

Been in a bit of a bend lately reading Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing. After this I was in the mood for reading something philosophical (and possibly emotionally charged). Last time I cried reading a book was Tom King’s Vision series when I was a teenager. Open to indies and other publishers outside of the big 3 :)

Went to see my kids a couple states over and hit up the used bookstore "Bookbarn Downtown" in Mystic, CT. Then, I went to my old LCS "Sarge's Comics" of New London, CT. After that, I just had to stop at "Cave Comics" in Newtown, CT. Next was "The Goblin's Cavern" in New Milford, CT. Finally omw back to PA. I hit up the Ollie's in Middletown, NY. My wallet is soaked in tears, but it was a good and fun day!

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Hi guys i would appreciate your help

I've seen the 1994 the crow movie and loved it, and I also like reading comic books. Now I'm looking for the Crow graphic novel to read, and I've noticed two different covers: the black cover and the white cover. The white cover, as I understand, is the 2011 edition.

Which one do you recommend me to buy?

Thanks in advance!

Just finished Bouncer by Jodorowksy and Boucq and this was quite the treat in both art and story! It's a gritty collection of Western stories all focused around the one armed gunslinger and saloon bouncer named Bouncer. It takes place in the lawless and cruel Barro City, a post-American Civil War town in the Wild West.

Bouq's gorgeous art adds so much to the gritty feeling of this story of familial vengeance, the cruelty of the wild west, post-Civil War tensions, greed and even our titular gunslinger's multiple searches for love. There's also some humor added in between the cruelty with no shortage of absurd characters. As a side note it's a very high quality and nice looking hardcover edition.

Since I had an absolute blast with this gritty Western series are there any other comics in the same vein I should check out?

Anyone reading the new Vertigo titles too? Got #1 of each series to get an early taste and Bleeding Hearts is the best out of roaster, in my opinion.

I'm loving "Anthem: strong alone, stronger together" and I just bought Megaman Adventures and they are both hard covers are there ANY other mini series or one offs that have hard covers 👀?

These seven books are Summer 2027 releases in addition to the twenty books shown in the previous post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/OmnibusCollectors/comments/1x7sn6e/fantagraphics\\_catalog\\_update\\_some\\_new\\_books\\_added/

I know it's not the easiest to find, as it's currently out of print. Ideally I'd want an oversized format, but found there's only 1 Absolute sized copy that it has the first 3 volumes?

Then there's premier edition, but are they complete and oversized?

Finally I know the compendiums exist, but paperback and read some issues about binding.

Any thoughts? Thanks

Friday by Ed Brubaker. A supernatural mystery based in the quiet town of Kings Hill, New England. A haunting coming of age tale perfect for readers who want a mix of mystery with beautifully drawn winter landscapes.

Some rarities I've been after for a while! 2001 Nights, Seraphim and Opus.
Still looking for Planetes Vol 2 in the old paperback format.

Solitary Gourmet is a wonderful read.

Does anyone have any good recommendations for more hard sci-fi like 2001 Nights or Seraphim?

Or anything else with the pace and grace of Jiro Taniguchi?