Whats everyone reading?

[Hawkmumbler]

Well my eyes have been ooened today. I cherish my Necronomicon slightly less now.

[Dark Jimbo]

I wouldn't say 'white supremacist', although he clearly had a few misgivings about the Asians. There are maybe two instances in the whole ouvere where I thought 'ah yes, bit racist, that.' And that's it.

The man was a disgusting racist.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_Creation_of_Niggers

Wow, that's... yeah. Wow. Fairly unequivocal, isn't it? Bit surprised that his views didn't actually intrude a bit more into his weird fiction, if that was the strength of his feeling.

[pictsy]

I never really found Lovecraft's writing engaging enough, personally.

[Mabs]

I wouldn't say 'white supremacist', although he clearly had a few misgivings about the Asians. There are maybe two instances in the whole ouvere where I thought 'ah yes, bit racist, that.' And that's it.

The man was a disgusting racist.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_Creation_of_Niggers

Wow, that's... yeah. Wow. Fairly unequivocal, isn't it? Bit surprised that his views didn't actually intrude a bit more into his weird fiction, if that was the strength of his feeling.

Not only Lovecraft, but Conan creator Robert E. Howard also held some very unsavoury feelings towards black people. Some might argue that it was because of the time they were living in, nearly every white folk held that view. That's bullshit, because in the case of Robert E. Howard, other (white) writers would question and criticize his racist views in the letters they shared.

[Mabs]

I never really found Lovecraft's writing engaging enough, personally.

I on the other hand, do. And I'm not Caucasian. It's a difficult one, I greatly admire his works, but the person behind them is - as Richmond Clement's has pointed out - a disgusting racist. Same goes for the work of Robert E. Howard.

[Dark Jimbo]

Wow. I managed to purchase The House on the Borderland from the Kindle store for only...0.00p! That's what you call a bargain!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0083Z2VII/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1384966365&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165

Hope you enjoy it, it's one of my top ten reads ever. It will be interesting to see what you make of it. I definitely prefer it to Lovecraft but enjoy his work too.

God, I love that book. Found a paperback copy in the rotten old garden shed at the bottom of my garden as a child, and never did find out where it came from. This was before we had internet, too, so I didn't really have any means of finding out anything else about it. To add to the mystique the last page had been torn out, so it was some years before I found out exactly how it finished! Really phantasmagoric stuff, unlike quite anything else.

The Ghost Pirates and Carnacki stories are also highly recommended. Hodgson's own life is as interestng as any of his stories, too.

[pictsy]

It's a difficult one, I greatly admire his works, but the person behind them is - as Richmond Clement's has pointed out - a disgusting racist. Same goes for the work of Robert E. Howard.

I have similar problems when reading Cerebus.  Although Sim's problem was/is with women.

[Mabs]

Wow. I managed to purchase The House on the Borderland from the Kindle store for only...0.00p! That's what you call a bargain!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0083Z2VII/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1384966365&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165

Hope you enjoy it, it's one of my top ten reads ever. It will be interesting to see what you make of it. I definitely prefer it to Lovecraft but enjoy his work too.

God, I love that book. Found a paperback copy in the rotten old garden shed at the bottom of my garden as a child, and never did find out where it came from. This was before we had internet, too, so I didn't really have any means of finding out anything else about it. To add to the mystique the last page had been torn out, so it was some years before I found out exactly how it finished! Really phantasmagoric stuff, unlike quite anything else.

The Ghost Pirates and Carnacki stories are also highly recommended. Hodgson's own life is as interestng as any of his stories, too.

Wow. Jimbo, your experience of reading the book is in itself quite interesting! Thanks for sharing. William Hope Hodgson did indeed have a very interesting life, and sadly, had it taken away far too early.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hope_Hodgson

[Mardroid]

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

It's about a young guy who joins a resistance fighting against superhuman beings called Epics who control the world.

Sound familiar?

The story is certainly different enough from the 10%ers* and it's still very intriguing. I think my powers of foresight detect a certain twist coming. It will be interesting to see if I am right.

*I think. I haven't read the first volume.

[Mabs]

Good grief! There's about a tonne of reading material for me to get through, right now I'm reading Grandville: Bete Noir, The House on the Borderland (novel), and just started on this....

http://nexuswookie.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/my-recent-comic-purchases-3/

Pat Mills and Olivier Ledroit's Requiem: Vampire Hunter (Dracula and the Vampires Ball)

The whole things looks absolutely stunning.

[Dandontdare]

I wouldn't say 'white supremacist', although he clearly had a few misgivings about the Asians. There are maybe two instances in the whole ouvere where I thought 'ah yes, bit racist, that.' And that's it.

The man was a disgusting racist.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_Creation_of_Niggers

even his penguins were all-white.

[Spikes]

The two Day of Chaos trades.
Brilliant stuff, and nice to see for the first time little bits and bobs i missed when reading it in the prog, and equally nice to be reminded of other stuff, i'd maybe forgotten.

A weekly dose of Thrill power is fine and dandy, but reading stuff in trade format is another thing altogether.

[TordelBack]

I wouldn't say 'white supremacist', although he clearly had a few misgivings about the Asians. There are maybe two instances in the whole ouvere where I thought 'ah yes, bit racist, that.' And that's it.

The man was a disgusting racist.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_Creation_of_Niggers

even his penguins were all-white.

Post of the week there.

[Mabs]

If I were to compose a list of my favourite comics of all time, then I can say without doubt that Bryan Talbot's Grandville series would future in said list in a lofty position. It's nothing short of a bally masterpiece!

I've started Judge Dredd Year One, which seems much much better than the other series also by IDW. I'm loving Simon Coleby's art, and the script by Matt Smith (who I'm presuming is our very own Matt), is very good. You can see the subtle changes to tailor it for the U.S market.

And Zombo: Vol 2; which looks like a lot of fun. Of the two series contained within the trade,  I've read the latter which finished a while back in the prog, but the former will all be new to me.

[Mabs]

My review, or rather an appreciation of Talbot's Grandville series...

http://nexuswookie.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/bryan-talbots-grandville-an-appreciation/