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drinkblatzbeer · 09-17-2009, 04:05 PM

Recently read Frankensteins Womb, which then led me to purchasing Aetheric Mechanics...

I remember both titles coming out...thinking to myself..."eh, looks too uninspired"...at the time, short, black and white and for $6.99!?!

well, obviously i'm an asshole, because both of these books are great...

Aetheric Mechanics takes you on a journey with, pretty much sherlock holmes, trying to solve a case of "the man who wasn't there", to which the ending twist makes the whole story worth it...just the interplay with the "antagonist" and the characters we followed throughout the whole book over the last tenth make this a book worthy of a purchase...

and Frankenstein's Womb...I've read it 3 times now and each time find myself fascinated by how simply he grabs you and pulls you through a philosophical journey not very often experienced in the medium...
no pun intended, the life he brings the frankenstein monster, as well as the castle and itself is pretty intriguing...along with the dilemma that ends up consuming mary shelly by the end...

i looked to no avail for a thread on these books, which surprised me a bit...i think if you're bored in many ways like i've become with a lot of what's being sold to us, or just looking for something that requires an extra bit of thought but with a solid pay-off, both of these books are something that should be looked into...

dan bailey · 09-17-2009, 04:14 PM

Note to self: Look into these.

I reallly, really liked Ellis' just-concluded (dammit!) Hotwire for Radical, & while I tend to be wary of those writers whose stuff inspires what I see as idolatry by their fawning acolytes (see particularly: Morrison, Grant; Millar, Mark; Moore, Alan), I'm starting to suspect that by god, he might just be on to something.

Otherwise, the first half-dozen or so ishes of Doktor Sleepless I found decent enough, but nothing to run raving into the streets about, & Black Summer sort of petered out from a very promising beginning. I read the Planetary TPBs for the first time within the last couple of years & liked them just fine, but again my world wasn't turned inside-out or anything. Etc. etc. etc.

But yeah, Mechanics & Womb sound pretty promising.

drinkblatzbeer · 09-17-2009, 05:07 PM

yeah, i dropped doktor sleepless mainly due to a too many book monthly problem...eventually i may come back to pick up some older issues...

i did love black summer, mainly for the feature film feel of the book...if this doesn't end up as a movie, i'll be disappointed...

also followed ignition city, which for the first 2 issues was great, but fell a bit with 3 and brought me to give up finishing with #4...

ellis can be hit or miss for me...
typically, his very unconventional ideas provide a great basis for the stories he does, just that his execution sometimes falls way flat...something i did not find at all in the two books this topic was made for...

dan bailey · 09-17-2009, 05:12 PM

I've got 3 or 4 cheap back-issue Doktor Sleeplesses headed to me even as I type, & perhaps oI can read 'em all in one fell swoop & gain a greater impression of just where Ellis is going with this one.

Ignition City #1 I liked OK. It's on my pull list, but either my LCS forgot to get #2 & I didn't realize it (I got #3 just fine), or I've lost the bloody comic. *sigh*

splavivri · 09-17-2009, 09:28 PM

The best that go together.

Take that, you sweet thing!

Life is too short to be serious, laugh it up.

mgs · 09-17-2009, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dan bailey

Note to self: Look into these.

Not sure if it's helpful but check out G4's Blair Butler review of Frankenstein's Womb...(which I still have not gotten or bought yet either):

(EDIT: sry, looking for link right now)

Ah, here it is!

http://g4tv.com/videos/40962/Fresh-I...sing-Punisher/

1990 · 09-18-2009, 12:24 AM

Fell kicks ass!
who's read desolation jones? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

dupersuper · 09-18-2009, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by drinkblatzbeer

Recently read Frankensteins Womb, which then led me to purchasing Aetheric Mechanics...

I remember both titles coming out...thinking to myself..."eh, looks too uninspired"...at the time, short, black and white and for $6.99!?!

well, obviously i'm an asshole, because both of these books are great...

Aetheric Mechanics takes you on a journey with, pretty much sherlock holmes, trying to solve a case of "the man who wasn't there", to which the ending twist makes the whole story worth it...just the interplay with the "antagonist" and the characters we followed throughout the whole book over the last tenth make this a book worthy of a purchase...

and Frankenstein's Womb...I've read it 3 times now and each time find myself fascinated by how simply he grabs you and pulls you through a philosophical journey not very often experienced in the medium...
no pun intended, the life he brings the frankenstein monster, as well as the castle and itself is pretty intriguing...along with the dilemma that ends up consuming mary shelly by the end...

i looked to no avail for a thread on these books, which surprised me a bit...i think if you're bored in many ways like i've become with a lot of what's being sold to us, or just looking for something that requires an extra bit of thought but with a solid pay-off, both of these books are something that should be looked into...

I've only read Etheric Mechanics, but I very much enjoyed it.

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09-17-2009, 04:05 PM	#1
drinkblatzbeer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 517	No topics about Warren Ellis's "graphic novellas"??? Recently read Frankensteins Womb, which then led me to purchasing Aetheric Mechanics... I remember both titles coming out...thinking to myself..."eh, looks too uninspired"...at the time, short, black and white and for $6.99!?! well, obviously i'm an asshole, because both of these books are great... Aetheric Mechanics takes you on a journey with, pretty much sherlock holmes, trying to solve a case of "the man who wasn't there", to which the ending twist makes the whole story worth it...just the interplay with the "antagonist" and the characters we followed throughout the whole book over the last tenth make this a book worthy of a purchase... and Frankenstein's Womb...I've read it 3 times now and each time find myself fascinated by how simply he grabs you and pulls you through a philosophical journey not very often experienced in the medium... no pun intended, the life he brings the frankenstein monster, as well as the castle and itself is pretty intriguing...along with the dilemma that ends up consuming mary shelly by the end... i looked to no avail for a thread on these books, which surprised me a bit...i think if you're bored in many ways like i've become with a lot of what's being sold to us, or just looking for something that requires an extra bit of thought but with a solid pay-off, both of these books are something that should be looked into...

09-17-2009, 04:14 PM	#2
dan bailey choke Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: montgomery al Posts: 3,973	Note to self: Look into these. I reallly, really liked Ellis' just-concluded (dammit!) Hotwire for Radical, & while I tend to be wary of those writers whose stuff inspires what I see as idolatry by their fawning acolytes (see particularly: Morrison, Grant; Millar, Mark; Moore, Alan), I'm starting to suspect that by god, he might just be on to something. Otherwise, the first half-dozen or so ishes of Doktor Sleepless I found decent enough, but nothing to run raving into the streets about, & Black Summer sort of petered out from a very promising beginning. I read the Planetary TPBs for the first time within the last couple of years & liked them just fine, but again my world wasn't turned inside-out or anything. Etc. etc. etc. But yeah, Mechanics & Womb sound pretty promising. __________________ I tend to split superhero comics fans into "People who like Krypto" and "People who don't like Krypto." Basically, if you miss the wonder of a dog flying around in a little Superman cape, you're in the wrong hobby. -- Reptisaurus!

09-17-2009, 05:07 PM	#3
drinkblatzbeer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 517	yeah, i dropped doktor sleepless mainly due to a too many book monthly problem...eventually i may come back to pick up some older issues... i did love black summer, mainly for the feature film feel of the book...if this doesn't end up as a movie, i'll be disappointed... also followed ignition city, which for the first 2 issues was great, but fell a bit with 3 and brought me to give up finishing with #4... ellis can be hit or miss for me... typically, his very unconventional ideas provide a great basis for the stories he does, just that his execution sometimes falls way flat...something i did not find at all in the two books this topic was made for...

09-17-2009, 05:12 PM	#4
dan bailey choke Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: montgomery al Posts: 3,973	I've got 3 or 4 cheap back-issue Doktor Sleeplesses headed to me even as I type, & perhaps oI can read 'em all in one fell swoop & gain a greater impression of just where Ellis is going with this one. Ignition City #1 I liked OK. It's on my pull list, but either my LCS forgot to get #2 & I didn't realize it (I got #3 just fine), or I've lost the bloody comic. sigh __________________ I tend to split superhero comics fans into "People who like Krypto" and "People who don't like Krypto." Basically, if you miss the wonder of a dog flying around in a little Superman cape, you're in the wrong hobby. -- Reptisaurus!

09-18-2009, 12:24 AM	#7
1990 New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15	Fell kicks ass! who's read desolation jones? I can't seem to find it anywhere.