Number 83 - Essex County - Part 4
Where to find it
Easy one this. While there are three original graphic novels these are no longer in print and to be honest not the best way to get this. Rather just get the Complete collection. Its available in most places at a really good price.
Also available digitally if that tickles ya fancy.
Learn more
Obligatory Wikipedia page but there's not much there!
Really nice write up from a place called url=https://www.bookforum.com/print/1503/essex-county-by-jeff-lemire-2760]Book Forum[/url]... well I say nice any website / person that describes both Joe Kubert and Alex Toth as 'journeymen' can't be all good! I mean in the strictest sense yes that's true but really Joe Kubery and Alex Toth reduced to that... I'm getting off the point here aren't I!
And another nice summary from Panel Patter
And another one from The Captive Reader.
To be honest there's loads out there extolling the virtues of Essex County. Just remember to add 'comics' or 'Lemire' to your search. Well unless you want to read about Chelmsford. The world's your oyster for this one, from both comics and prose focused review sites. This one really cuts across the boundaries.
Apparently there a [TV adapation of the comics. I'm not aware of this being available in the UK and while I can take or leave most comic adaptations this one intrigues me so I might try to track it down.
What is all this?
Conscious that this is becoming a long thread and if you're wondering what the heck you've just read and can't be arsed (quite sensibly) to search back to find out I'll link to my opening posts that try to explain all this.
What this all came from
And of course a nerd won't do a list like this without setting 'Rules' / guidelines
Some thoughts on what will not be on the list.
Where to find it
Easy one this. While there are three original graphic novels these are no longer in print and to be honest not the best way to get this. Rather just get the Complete collection. Its available in most places at a really good price.
Also available digitally if that tickles ya fancy.
Learn more
Obligatory Wikipedia page but there's not much there!
Really nice write up from a place called url=https://www.bookforum.com/print/1503/essex-county-by-jeff-lemire-2760]Book Forum[/url]... well I say nice any website / person that describes both Joe Kubert and Alex Toth as 'journeymen' can't be all good! I mean in the strictest sense yes that's true but really Joe Kubery and Alex Toth reduced to that... I'm getting off the point here aren't I!
And another nice summary from Panel Patter
And another one from The Captive Reader.
To be honest there's loads out there extolling the virtues of Essex County. Just remember to add 'comics' or 'Lemire' to your search. Well unless you want to read about Chelmsford. The world's your oyster for this one, from both comics and prose focused review sites. This one really cuts across the boundaries.
Apparently there a [TV adapation of the comics. I'm not aware of this being available in the UK and while I can take or leave most comic adaptations this one intrigues me so I might try to track it down.
What is all this?
Conscious that this is becoming a long thread and if you're wondering what the heck you've just read and can't be arsed (quite sensibly) to search back to find out I'll link to my opening posts that try to explain all this.
What this all came from
And of course a nerd won't do a list like this without setting 'Rules' / guidelines
Some thoughts on what will not be on the list.