Bone...and then what?

cjv · Post by **cjv** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:42 pm

Okay, my wife is now reading Bone (literally right now, reading the compiled book). She loves it.

This is the closest I have been able to get her to be "into" comics. Once she is finished with this, any suggestions.

Dumping her right into a superhero thing would be too much. She is still somewhat opposed to the medium, and I think throwing her into superheroes would just turn her away (no matter how good they are).

I was thinking perhaps Strangers in Paradise? I have a three issue TPB for that. I also have Ragmop, which is just odd, but she might like. Maybe Stray Bullets?

Suggestions are welcome. Black and white might be better than color right now, and simpler drawing styles/layouts would be good.

Eventually I plan to introduce her to AstroCity and Valiant (two of the better superhero comics, IMO, that break the mold a little bit, while still being easy to start a new fan with).

Chris

BTW, has Jeff Smith done anything else?

JohnnyRnR · Post by **JohnnyRnR** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:51 pm

Persepolis. Sandman. Owly. Knowing nothing at all of your wife (tastes in TV, movies, music, books, whatever) I can give no more specific advice.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:55 pm

If she likes Bone, then get her to try Mouseguard or the Pride of Baghdad trade.

stone384 · Post by **stone384** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:10 pm

Fables or Liberty Meadows. And I second Mouse Guard. I just read the tpb. Very easy, simple story.

I would be leery of trying Sandman unless she wants a very heavy read.

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daydreamscomics · Post by **daydreamscomics** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:35 pm

definitely fables

you could try the shazam and the monster society of evil mini series, it's done by jeff smith

y the last man seems to do well with the ladies

cjv · Post by **cjv** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:45 pm

Yeah, I don't think she is up to sandman yet.

Easy things to read, hopefully humorous, simply drawing style, simple layouts (ie, similar to saturday morning cartoons or something, not misplaced panels and lots of full/half page panels).

I thought she might like Strangers in Paradise (at least the TPB I have) simply because it is not "superheroes". I will let you know what she says about it.

Chris

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:01 pm

Usagi Yojimbo. Strangers in Paradise.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:20 pm

I wold reccomend Fables, but there is a few parts that are not quite "G rated".

I part in issue #1 comes to mind.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:31 pm

I think "Liberty Meadows" is a good suggestion here.

-slym

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:52 pm

I read the thread title and thought "Pass out. Duh . . ."

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:59 pm

Youngblood.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:17 am

At first I was thinking Fables and similar books, but the more I thought about it, I think the Frank Miller Sin City books.
Both have incredible art, stories, and are at extreme ends of the spectrum by Modern comic’s masters.

But, if that’s too drastic, you could try something from Paul Pope. Like Heavy Liquid or the One trick Rip Off.

If you want to have her try a Super Hero book, I would suggest Marvels with incredible artwork by Alex Ross.

Zool · Post by **Zool** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:23 am

On a slightly different tip..

The Scott Pilgrim books are charm incarnate and I can vouch for their positive effect on comics debutantes.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:16 am

mouseguard is bone type
fables could be good for her also

kikitwitme · Post by **kikitwitme** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:43 pm

daydreamscomics wrote:y the last man seems to do well with the ladies

I was going to suggest this book too. Its easy to get hooked from the get go.

cjv · Post by **cjv** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:57 pm

x-omatic wrote:At first I was thinking Fables and similar books, but the more I thought about it, I think the Frank Miller Sin City books.
Both have incredible art, stories, and are at extreme ends of the spectrum by Modern comic’s masters.

I think that might be too extreme. We saw the movie, and she was a little overwhelmed by it. I realize it is different than the movie, but she will probably (at least now) be biased by the movie.

I am thinking of easy, simple to read stories and plots.

Chris

JohnnyRnR · Post by **JohnnyRnR** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:58 pm

More thoughts:
It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken http://www.amazon.com/Its-Good-Life-Don ... 808&sr=8-1

Good-Bye, Chunky Rice
http://www.amazon.com/Good-bye-Chunky-R ... 915&sr=1-1

Buddha (8 volumes total)
http://www.amazon.com/Buddha-1-Kapilava ... 968&sr=1-1

Not that I mean to plug amazon (I don't know if that's kosher with Greg), but I figured they usually have sample pages.

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:00 pm

The only comic I could ever get my wife to read was Strangers in Paradise. I think she stuck with it for about thirty issues or so.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:31 pm

I don't know if it's still being published, but I think a lady would enjoy a comic called "True Story Swear to God" by Tom Beland. It was an independent before getting picked up by Image. It's basically the story of the creator and how he met his wife. Very sentimental type stuff. Here's the cover of the first issue:

JohnnyRnR · Post by **JohnnyRnR** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:36 pm

My last girlfriend loved Preacher and Sandman and little else. The current one LOVED WE3, knew Jeff Smith from her college paper but I don't think has read Bone yet, will read occasional issues of Sandman and Fables, but is more likely to start something that looks very finite (like WE3). Not sure how this helps you with your wife, but when researching the unregularly reading comics female, all data is useful.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:10 pm

cjv wrote:Okay, my wife is now reading Bone (literally right now, reading the compiled book). She loves it.

This is the closest I have been able to get her to be "into" comics. Once she is finished with this, any suggestions.

Dumping her right into a superhero thing would be too much. She is still somewhat opposed to the medium, and I think throwing her into superheroes would just turn her away (no matter how good they are).

I was thinking perhaps Strangers in Paradise? I have a three issue TPB for that. I also have Ragmop, which is just odd, but she might like. Maybe Stray Bullets?

Suggestions are welcome. Black and white might be better than color right now, and simpler drawing styles/layouts would be good.

Eventually I plan to introduce her to AstroCity and Valiant (two of the better superhero comics, IMO, that break the mold a little bit, while still being easy to start a new fan with).

Chris

BTW, has Jeff Smith done anything else?

Yep, he did "Stupid, Stupid Rat Tails", "Rose" and for DC he just recently finished Shazam.
I would recommend the following books though:
-Mouse Guard
-Mice Templar (the first issue just came out Wed.)
-Sandman (Vertigo)

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:12 pm

cjv wrote:Yeah, I don't think she is up to sandman yet.

I don't know. It's not a "superhero" book per se, and it's very adult oriented with great stories so she might like it.

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:45 pm

concrete, madman

RyanMcLelland · Post by **RyanMcLelland** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:14 pm

SIP SIP SIP SIP SIP SIP SIP.

There's no better in the world than Strangers in Paradise...the middle is a bit bogged...but its a great series and will surely hook your wife.

Big runners up: Blankets and Box Office Poison.

BOP is collected in one volume, Blankets has always been a stand-alone, and SIP's pocket books collects ALOT so you don't spend alot.

My GF also picked up Watchmen off the shelf one day because of the upcoming flick...she never reads comics ever but decided to read through it one afternoon...she dug it...not like I dig it...but she thought it was "pretty goodish".

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