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Sometimes Comics Are Better Than T.V. August 5, 2006

Posted by nicevil in Goodshit.
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I’m sure most of us have read comics online. Yeah, I know, reading calvin and hobbes can never seem to get old. It’s beautifully drawn and inspiring.

Recently, due to the Comic-Con craze in the United States I had a sudden interest in comics. Especially graphic novels. Those are a whole new level of art and storytelling.

“Graphic novels are as disparate from books as is a play or a movie. It’s a different experience entirely. Pictures carry another kind of information than words. What is most exciting is that a picture language and a word language can interweave, which can’t be done by either one alone.”
–Will Eisner

After many explorations in the internet, I found one comic that is both rich in artwork and storytelling that I really truly love. Without further bullshit, I present to you, some of my favorite episodes of “Copper” from Kazu Kibuishi.

The drawings are so beautiful………….that my hands are already shivering just imagining it.
I like to draw, but suck at it, you see. Because it actually takes incredible persistence and talent to draw.
Oh, and my brains are actually doing some thinking while reading it. Most of us don’t use our brains on a daily basis. Another thing I like about Copper is that a lot of its content can be related to our real daily lives. It’s full of inspiring messages and at times, really funny shit.

Kazu Kibushi was recently featured at Comic Con, he is also the main guy behind Flight, a collection of graphic novels stories by various people.

Note : If you look at each comic’s strips date, you would see that each and every episode requires about a month of work. Real gems takes time to polish.