Okay, so if you have read this journal for any length of time, you have probably heard me talk about Top Ten, and specifically its prequel, The Forty-Niners. If you haven't read this journal for any length of time, hi! I am going to try to make you read comics!
So. Top Ten is a comic by Alan Moore about superhero cops in the city of Neopolis, where everyone has powers. If you're familiar with Alan Moore from his work on Watchmen and V for Vendetta and the like, you might find Top Ten a little surprising, because it is not remotely as grimdark and gritty as that stuff. As far as I can tell, Top Ten dates from a period in Moore's career when he went "fuck Frank Miller, I am off to write lighthearted retro adventures crammed with references to everything that has ever been awesome." And then he did. (See also: Tom Strong. No, seriously, go read it, it's excellent.)
The main Top Ten miniseries runs twelve issues, and is totally worth reading in its own right. I really like it, but it is overshadowed in my heart by The Forty-Niners, which is a story about the founding of Neopolis in 1949. It has gorgeous art by Gene Ha, and is basically my favorite thing in the entire world. It has everything: amazing retro style, vampires, robots, Joan of Arc, flying cars, time machines, canon gay, and SO MUCH MORE. Let me introduce you to it!
( Behind the cut: introductions, and LOTS OF SPOILERS )
So. Top Ten is a comic by Alan Moore about superhero cops in the city of Neopolis, where everyone has powers. If you're familiar with Alan Moore from his work on Watchmen and V for Vendetta and the like, you might find Top Ten a little surprising, because it is not remotely as grimdark and gritty as that stuff. As far as I can tell, Top Ten dates from a period in Moore's career when he went "fuck Frank Miller, I am off to write lighthearted retro adventures crammed with references to everything that has ever been awesome." And then he did. (See also: Tom Strong. No, seriously, go read it, it's excellent.)
The main Top Ten miniseries runs twelve issues, and is totally worth reading in its own right. I really like it, but it is overshadowed in my heart by The Forty-Niners, which is a story about the founding of Neopolis in 1949. It has gorgeous art by Gene Ha, and is basically my favorite thing in the entire world. It has everything: amazing retro style, vampires, robots, Joan of Arc, flying cars, time machines, canon gay, and SO MUCH MORE. Let me introduce you to it!
( Behind the cut: introductions, and LOTS OF SPOILERS )
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