elnino14 Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 So something kind of cool happened to me recently. My girlfriend of a year or so showed interest in reading a comic/graphic novel. We had watched a ton of the comic book films together (Iron Man, Dark Knight, The Incredbile Hulk, Watchmen) and I've been getting her to watch Heroes season 1 with me. She's liked them all to varying degrees, with Iron Man and Dark Knight topping obviously and she knew I read graphic novels, although I never really talked about it much. She kind of brought it up to me and I agreed. So I gave her Y: the Last Man vol. 1 TPB, and Marvels HC. I was racking my brain for what to pick, and I felt these two were really good picks. Marvels as the superhero pick, and Y the Last Man to show that comics isn't all about superheros, plus it's got a ton of sociological and political themes in it, which she likes. A lot of my stuff is crime stuff which I didn't think she'd go for, or traditional superhero stuff which usually has a ton of backstory already implemented, and I wanted something where not a TON of backstory is needed, where it's pretty good as a standalone book, so that's why I picked those books as well. She called me yesterday to tell me she was angry with me. Angry with me because I only gave her one volume of Y: The Last Man. She read it cover to cover in one sitting and she loved it. Biggest problem is that she predicted a lot of the mysteries already that you don't find out until the end of the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 That's cool. Ultimately, the end of Y does not live up to the beginning. It falls apart very badly. The last issue in fact is probably the biggest letdown in the history of comics, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 I've had a slightly similar experience with Lucy. She pulled my copy of Watchmen off of my bookshelf of very own volition, and devoured that. She's since gone into Marvels (which I sent with her to Peru), Killing Joke, Kingdom Come and a few issues of Secret Six, here and there. She seems to be enjoying them, and has some really great responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 That's cool. Ultimately, the end of Y does not live up to the beginning. It falls apart very badly. The last issue in fact is probably the biggest letdown in the history of comics, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 My girlfriend liked the few issues of Phonogram she's read and she really liked the one Love and Rockets collection I bought. That's about it really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 That's cool. Ultimately, the end of Y does not live up to the beginning. It falls apart very badly. The last issue in fact is probably the biggest letdown in the history of comics, personally. I loved that last issue. Ampersand brought me to tears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 I was brought to tears too...by how badly one of my all-time favorite comics had been fumbled over the final two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 I was brought to tears too...by how badly one of my all-time favorite comics had been fumbled over the final two years. Meh, I always thought that it was 3-4 stars for most of its run, its the strong concept that gave it a lot of early momentum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 I was brought to tears too...by how badly one of my all-time favorite comics had been fumbled over the final two years. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Anyway. I envy the joy you've got at bringing your gf into comics. Meg just doesn't find it comfortable reading them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnino14 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Yeah I've read the entire series the whole way through and I felt it was a strong comic the entire way. Sure the end isn't as exciting as the build-up...but by that point I was so connected to the characters, and the character work, along with the thematic relevance was always strong. Yeah, I'm glad she likes it. Hopefully she errs on my opinion and not on yours. I think you're really overstating the "fumbling of the series." Anyways, I'll let you know what she thought of Marvels, when she gets to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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