Posted by jkm822 at michigan.mgmt.rpi.edu on March 04, 2002 at 14:28:26:
In Reply to: Read Sandman. Read mythology. Read Ray Bradbury.. posted by Johnboy on March 04, 2002 at 14:13:37:
: ...Bradbury is the master of the short story. Many comics themes come from mythology. And Sandman is the best of them all.
: You could also read some of the popular-but-boring titles such as the X stuff to see what sells even if it isn't good.
: John
I'd add to that list Preacher, personally. Sandman is the all-time best, imho, but Preacher was another example of how good comics have really gotten in the past couple of decades.
O/T question for Sandman fans: how do you feel about the titles in The Sandman Presents series? So far, I've been disappointed, but then - it's not Neil, is it? Just picked up The Thessalian, which was a character I really liked. I'm interested to see what they've done with her.