CD-Rs and comic books and icons

[matrixrefugee]

Word of advice: Never buy Fujifilm brand CD-Rs. The tracks don't burn in right, thus the disk won't play continously: You have to hit the 'next' button on your CD player to get it to go to the next track. I found this out the hard way with the disk I made yesterday. Grrr. Thus, I had to re-do the entire disk (I'd somehow also missed one track of it, and put two of another track on instead. Merde.) Got that straighened out, thank goodness...

I also managed to get to Larry's Comics: I had a heck of a time trying to find "Neverwhere, Part One", but thankfully, Larry himself was there and helped me out... and since I told him I'm a *huge* fan of Neil Gaiman, he reccomended "Black Orchid" to me: I bought the first issue of it, once he tracked it down, and he kinda loaned me the other two. Wow! I like this guy. What comes of going to a mom-and-pop comic book shop...

And I finally made a lovely new icon I've been meaning to make, this of the Merv's crest, as seen on the mural in the Chateau great hall.

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[ladynyks.livejournal.com]

There's a graphic novel album of Black Orchid, too. I have the trade paperback of it, though it's at my friend's so I can't check what he signs it with, given that he writes different things in each. It's his and Dave McKean's first collaboration for DC, I seem to recall, though something else came out first though, probably Sandmans.

Great art and wonderful colours. Plus it helps that you'll have read at least something Constantine and Batman related now, from what I recall? The Swamp Thing and Constantine as a connection, if nothing else. The way Neil weaves in different mythologies/comics is always very impressive. Once you get the chance you may also want to get his Books of Magic TPB, the 4 first issues in that all written by him and illustrated by different artists. Faerie and Constantine are featured, among other things.

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

I've read "The Books of Magic": that and one issue of "The Sandman" were my introduction to John Constantine. ::Loves either version, the snarky blond Brit or the soulful dark American...::