If you like comic books and you're not reading Robert Kirkman, what the hell's wrong with you?
Seriously, folks, Kirkman, who currently writes Invincible, The Walking Dead, and The Astounding Wolfman is just about the best writer around right now. He always manages to hit just the right balance of action, humor, and drama.
Invincible, which is now in the 60s as far as issue numbers go, is the story of a teenage hero who has girl troubles and a messed up personal life. Isn't that Spider-Man, you say? Yes, if Peter Parker's parents were still alive and his dad was Superman.
The Walking Dead is set after a zombie apocalypse. I'm not a zombie fan but the book is excellent. Look, all the zombie films I've seen (except for 28 Days Later) are silly and stupid (sorry George Romero) but Kirkman's book does something different with the big disaster that a lot of so-called disaster movies--including zombie flicks--tend to miss: What happens after the disaster? What happens to the world, to the survivors after the credits roll? That's what makes The Walking Dead so interesting. The survivors have to deal with a new world and it's how they handle eachother (and the zombies) that make the book so darn interesting.
I haven't picked up Wolfman yet but I will. Robert Kirkman is the best there is right now. Pick up Invincible or The Walking Dead in trade paperback format. If you don't like it, don't blame me. It's likely you have some sort of mental defect. Seriously.
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I love Invincible, and avoided Walking dead as I don't care for zombie apocalypse either. I'll have to give it a shot now.
Amen to that. Kirkman does what other comics are afraid to do. Spoiler alert. When Invincible accidentally kills I think his name is Levy, and we actually get to see him deal with it. That was a slice of true humanity that we will never see from Superman, Batman, or Spider-man. You nailed it when you said he balances action, humor, and drama. I never thought a story could so aptly cover such a broad spectrum.
The local library has a pretty good comics selection. I'll have to check out Invincible. And if they don't have it, well, they're always asking for requests....
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