"Top Ten"

[kyanited]

A first impression of Nova Roma:


That cracky comic mini-series (12 issues) I posted about? I finished reading it. I loved it. There's actually some brain in the writing and there's something to discover on almost every page. :) When I got to the last issue it had "Eisner Award Winner" printed on the cover. Deserved, I say.

I don't think posting single pages will do it justice or convey its awesomeness, since it's really the development of plotlines and characters that makes it so good. It never once felt awkward.

There have been some scans posted on scans_daily:

A touching scene:
http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/3515850.html

The tinman being funny, part 1
http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/3794900.html

The tinman being funny, part 2 (one of my favorite scenes)
http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/3790170.html

This one be for pam_hikaru:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Kyanite/comic%20scans/top%20ten/TopTen08-20TheOverview.jpg

"Customs" in Nova Roma...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Kyanite/comic%20scans/top%20ten/TopTen09-07RulesofEngagement.jpg

Comments

[mrswoman.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to agree with you - the Top Ten books were well worth the read and the pictures held so many amazing little secrets. I often go back to re-read my copies just to look at the artwork :)

[kyanited.livejournal.com]

I can't believe just how quickly it grew on me - when I read the first pages of the first issues, I wasn't exacly ecstatic about the art... But now of course it's clear why it has to be the way it is. :D