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GeekNights Wednesday - Incal
Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Incal in all its craziness (though we avoid any spoilers, as you really just have to read this thing to understand it). We've returned from ConnectiCon 2012, which was dangerously successful, only to find that there is a new Sailor Moon anime in the works, and Naoki Urasawa is an awesome convention guest!
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AT LAST YOU UNDERSTAND THE GLORY
Disagree about must-read-comic of the Universe. Read this book, and then watch the Matrix, Blade Runner, and The Fifth Element, and you'll see how incredibly important to geek culture this book was. The falling scene at the start of The Fifth Element was more or less lifted piece for piece from John DiFools fall toward the acid lake.
The Incal!
Can't wait to listen to this.
Also, Scott echoed my sentiments about Price of Nothing, all the proper nouns, locations, people, places, it's as if it assumes you know them all already, you are thrown into it. I found I really did have to just keep reading and pushing through that opening mental assault until it started to become familiar. Only then could I start to relax and enjoy it.
Having just read past a fairly large scale battle in the book, I am again reminded how powerful the writing is in this series. Sure, the battle was good, but to me, it just emphasized how much BETTER the battle of words, wills, knowledge and even a mere STARE across a camp fire are. It's as if every encounter is a war of minds. You can pretty much name any two major characters and they will have had a war of words at some point, some more intense than others.
Proyos, Conphas, Kelhlas, Acha, Naiur....
Pair all those names up and see if you can remember each encounter for the first time
I forgot to talk about the mutants in the sewer. I really liked those guys.
WHAT?!!
Watch the entire first season. Then watch a few random episodes from S, SuperS, and Stars. If you like it, watch all 200 episodes.
If you want to see the show at its most "super serious," S and the beginning of Stars is where to look.
Anyway, glad you liked the book. Can I assume that a podcast on The Ranks of the Black Order will be forthcoming in, say, three years?
I have a couple of comments about Incal. Mainly that the repetitive nature of the plot (alien crazy shit! deal with it. continue), the "in media res" nature of the "start" of the plot, and the fact that it is hard to tell which volume to read first, are all important and intentional.
Secondly I disagree about the characters being "weak", they are simply not caricatures. To me it is very clear what, e.g., John Difool would do under any given circumstance but I agree that his reactions wouldn't be very spectacular.
As for nice titties, you clearly have not read enough french comics, let me show you my collection.
Finally, for a self contained work and awesome SciFi and more french weirdness, do yourself a favor and read The Nikopol Trilogy (included in your care package).
I have almost all of Sanctuary in paper form, if you decide to send me your collection you may tragically find that the postal service will somehow mange to lose volume 7 during return shipment ;-).
But I agree, fantastic little series, and I would hope to hear a review at some point after the series ends.
Also, Saga #5 is out? Sweet!