Poison River was the second collection I read of L&R. Currently re-reading it in the First 50 box set. Still probably my favorite Gilbert story. I feel the same way you do about Calvin and Hobbes. Loved it in the newspaper as a kid. I had a few trades later too. It’s great cartooning but it doesn’t resonate with me too much any more. If I’m going to read some newspaper strips from that era, I would prefer the Far Side (okay, it’s not a strip, but you know what I mean…)
My issue with the list is comic strips vs comic books. I would like to see new lists breaking them up. Also, love the Ditko Spider-Man. They’ve had some other great artists but they could have stopped the book when Ditko left.
That's a common opinion, for sure. I like the weird mix, personally, but it does muddle things a bit. And, yeah, Ditko's Spider-Man is so great. I wish his Dr. Strange had made it, too.
Poison River was the second collection I read of L&R. Currently re-reading it in the First 50 box set. Still probably my favorite Gilbert story.
I feel the same way you do about Calvin and Hobbes. Loved it in the newspaper as a kid. I had a few trades later too. It’s great cartooning but it doesn’t resonate with me too much any more. If I’m going to read some newspaper strips from that era, I would prefer the Far Side (okay, it’s not a strip, but you know what I mean…)
I agree 100%. I reread both when they were released as hardcover box sets, and I enjoyed The Far Side a lot more.
My issue with the list is comic strips vs comic books. I would like to see new lists breaking them up. Also, love the Ditko Spider-Man. They’ve had some other great artists but they could have stopped the book when Ditko left.
That's a common opinion, for sure. I like the weird mix, personally, but it does muddle things a bit.
And, yeah, Ditko's Spider-Man is so great. I wish his Dr. Strange had made it, too.
On Plastic Man, I believe a DC Finest edition is coming in March.
Good call. Honestly, I think that sort of collection is more than enough.
with their gnarly recolor? I'd rather do PsArtbooks' scans (which certainly are not perfect).