What are you reading... Now...

~~Leo656~~ · 10-16-2020, 06:32 PM

I started reading "Crossed" on a recommendation, and now I really think Garth Ennis needs a hug.

I generally love his stuff and I like this too, but man. This is undoubtedly the most f*cked-up thing I've ever seen in my life in any medium. It's like "The Walking Dead" times 100.

Not that I think that's bad. But this is one rare case of, when the comments about it are all "What the hell goes on in the mind of someone who can write this sort of thing?", I honestly have to ask the same question.

I can absolutely see some people needing five gallons of "brain bleach" and a long, warm nap after even one issue. It's very affecting.

I can't even say whether or not I recommend it. I mean, I LIKE it, but it's undoubtedly the most gory, bleak, and horrific thing I've ever seen in my life. And I can see most people not getting through a single issue. I'm pretty addicted to it, but man... it's rough. Like REALLY rough. As horrible as you might imagine it is based on description... it's ten times worse. Not over-selling it at all.

I guess if someone LOVES Garth Ennis, and they think "The Walking Dead" is too much aimed at kids, they'd like it, or at least find some entertainment in it. I think it might be far too much for most people, though. I mean, *I* like it, but I'm like, a known lunatic.

And even I needed a long nap and a hot shower after the bunch of issues I read. Definitely not a feel-good read by any stretch. Seriously, Garth... who hurt you, man?

I actually jumped around a little and read a few issues that were written by other people... and those were a little bit worse. I don't know if that's Better or Worse.

That said... I've been entirely worn out on "zombie fiction" for many years just because it's so oversaturated in media now to the point it's almost entirely for laughs, but somehow I'd never heard of this, and it definitely makes the basic concept pretty goddamn frightening again. So, there's that.

I definitely don't think anyone who has kids would have a good time with it. Considering all the awful sh*t that happens to kids in these books. And pets... and the elderly... and... well, f*cking everyone. It's like a blood orgy that only barely stops to catch its breath, and every pause is only the calm before an ever-more horrifying storm.

It's alright, though. I can't say I could recommend to anyone it but I do like it. I mean, if you're gonna shock and disgust people, it's Go Big or Go Home. And I have to give them credit for "Going Big" in ways I've never even seen or thought of. That takes a certain talent all its own, nowadays.

10-16-2020, 06:32 PM	#11
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I started reading "Crossed" on a recommendation, and now I really think Garth Ennis needs a hug. I generally love his stuff and I like this too, but man. This is undoubtedly the most fcked-up thing I've ever seen in my life in any medium. It's like "The Walking Dead" times 100. Not that I think that's bad. But this is one rare case of, when the comments about it are all "What the hell goes on in the mind of someone who can write this sort of thing?", I honestly have to ask the same question. I can absolutely see some people needing five gallons of "brain bleach" and a long, warm nap after even one issue. It's very affecting. I can't even say whether or not I recommend it. I mean, I LIKE it, but it's undoubtedly the most gory, bleak, and horrific thing I've ever seen in my life. And I can see most people not getting through a single issue. I'm pretty addicted to it, but man... it's rough. Like REALLY rough. As horrible as you might imagine it is based on description... it's ten times worse. Not over-selling it at all. I guess if someone LOVES Garth Ennis, and they think "The Walking Dead" is too much aimed at kids, they'd like it, or at least find some entertainment in it. I think it might be far too much for most people, though. I mean, I* like it, but I'm like, a known lunatic. And even I needed a long nap and a hot shower after the bunch of issues I read. Definitely not a feel-good read by any stretch. Seriously, Garth... who hurt you, man? I actually jumped around a little and read a few issues that were written by other people... and those were a little bit worse. I don't know if that's Better or Worse. That said... I've been entirely worn out on "zombie fiction" for many years just because it's so oversaturated in media now to the point it's almost entirely for laughs, but somehow I'd never heard of this, and it definitely makes the basic concept pretty goddamn frightening again. So, there's that. I definitely don't think anyone who has kids would have a good time with it. Considering all the awful sht that happens to kids in these books. And pets... and the elderly... and... well, fcking everyone. It's like a blood orgy that only barely stops to catch its breath, and every pause is only the calm before an ever-more horrifying storm. It's alright, though. I can't say I could recommend to anyone it but I do like it. I mean, if you're gonna shock and disgust people, it's Go Big or Go Home. And I have to give them credit for "Going Big" in ways I've never even seen or thought of. That takes a certain talent all its own, nowadays.