Comments on: Comics You Should Own - High Roads

By: HIGH ROADS Interlude : Komikero Comics Journal

HIGH ROADS Interlude : Komikero Comics Journal — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:50:05 +0000

[...] nice that 6 years after it came out, it’s getting a second look, and good reviews like this one from December [...]

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:12:23 +0000

David: I didn't claim it was a GREAT series, but it's the kind of book that you can read over and over and always smile at the story. It makes you feel good, even if it's largely inconsequential. And I certainly won't justify a lot that Lobdell writes, but occasionally he writes something very cool, and this was one of them. Maybe you're just dead inside like FunkyGreenJerusalem!!!!

By: Alvin

Alvin — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:29:45 +0000

I really liked this book, I thought the story was great fun and the art was a bit sketchy at times but much better then that cross over thing he just did, besides a couple of the covers Yu's work on the New Avengers didn't work for me at all. Later!

By: David Norman

David Norman — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:28:56 +0000

Greg, I love your Comics You Should Own selections, but High Roads is not for the list. The basic idea is fun but is only sold by Yu's fabulous art. I bought the original issues when they came out because of Yu's art - I don't know how you can justify anything written by Scott Lobdell. I always thought you treated the writing as importantly as the art Still, congratulations on getting people to buy it based on your emotive celebration of it

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:18:05 +0000

"and they later hook up with Oki, a failed kamikaze pilot who went AWOL â€¦ in France."

SOLD.

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:56:06 +0000

That's because you're dead inside, FGJ!!!!!!!

By: comb & razor

comb & razor — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:34:44 +0000

ahhh... This brings back warm memories of the days when I believed Leinil Francis Yu's smooth, elegant and dynamic art was the future of the medium!

Turns out it wasn't even the future for him.

By: Bat2supe

Bat2supe — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:39:31 +0000

Woow, how Leinil Yu style evolved.

from fluid and readable to .....

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:51:08 +0000

???

Not really one you 'should own' though is it?

I knew someone who had the trade, and I never made it past the second issue, despite trying several times.

By: EricR

EricR — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:02:20 +0000

I'll buy this when I get Silent Dragon by Yu and Diggle.

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:19:10 +0000

I remember this book, it was a fun book to read.

Kind of reminds me of Diggle/Yu collaboration, Silent Dragon.

Another fun book to read.

By: The Eye

The Eye — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:07:53 +0000

Looking at it, it really appears to me Yu is influenced just as much by Howard Chaykin around this time as by Travis Charest. A truly fun book though.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:45:22 +0000

I'm putting it on my X-mas wish list. If I don't get it then I'll get it not much later on my own.

By: TimCallahan

TimCallahan — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:57:04 +0000

I just snagged one too.

Keeping the run alive...

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:26:29 +0000

Well, Greg, I doubt if it will start a run, but I'm glad I inspired you to go get it!

By: Greg Hatcher

Greg Hatcher — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:46:56 +0000

I don't know how I managed to miss this, it's so completely my kind of thing, but you sold me. Snapped up one of the cheap trades on Amazon before the run on them starts.

If this write-up DOESN'T start a run on them, well, then... I guess the world is a sadder place than I thought.