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The Read Pile - The GP Comics blog

The Read Pile - The GP Comics blog

Welcome to the latest edition of The Read Pile the GP comics blog where we’ll be talking about what we’ve been reading recently, what was good and what was…

NewsBooks & ComicsAndy Haigh
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The problem with adaptations - Adaptation Ad Nauseam

The problem with adaptations - Adaptation Ad Nauseam

It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of a TV series based on a comic would have just been the idle fantasy of fans and fodder for Tumblr casting posts.

NewsBooks & ComicsAndy Haigh
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Transmetropolitan: Graphic Novel Review

Transmetropolitan: Graphic Novel Review

The brainchild of Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson, “Transmetropolitan” throws a lot of people with its name. Several people apparently believe it has something to do with metro-sexuality and present day New York. This could not be further from the truth, and if you have not heard or indeed read this graphic novel, do it. I cannot give it higher praise, being a huge fan of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

ReviewsBooks & ComicsStephen Brewer
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DMZ: Graphic Novel Review

DMZ: Graphic Novel Review

Considering the number of graphic novel reviews I’m doing that are under the ‘Vertigo’ label, I feel that I should be on their pay roll (I swear I’m not). It’s just that all the series they produce, I really like. Whether it’s “100 bullets”, “Y: The Last Man”, “DMZ” or “Transmetropolitan”, they have one thing in common, they are exceedingly well written and drawn.

ReviewsBooks & ComicsStephen Brewer
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Young Liars: Graphic Novel Review

Young Liars: Graphic Novel Review

So, why am I reviewing Young Liars? A series that many people, it seems, still don’t know about it. Well, it’s because it has me confused, conflicted. In other series such as DMZ or Transmetropolitan I’ve associated with the characters and enjoy how they are portrayed. I enjoy their style and their writing; I really want to read more. Young Liars is different, because its author, David Lapham (Creator of Stray Bullets), has managed to create an air of suspense. I now have questions that won’t go

ReviewsBooks & ComicsStephen Brewer
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