Well, finished Blankets yesterday. It wasn't my first graphic novel, and it certainly won't be my last. In comparison to Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, however, I was not nearly as intrigued. Granted, The Sandman was in color, and was written by Gaiman (one of my favorite authors) so that didn't really help Blankets' chances. However, Blankets did have something that kept me wanting to read, something that I can't quite place my finger on. I doubt it was the art, I'm generally not one for art and most of the pictures looked rather similar, the characters were somewhat annoying, perhaps it was the writing. There were some quirkinesses to the Blankets that I enjoyed, so I'm going to go ahead and assume that the writing was what kept me reading.

Anyone have any other suggestions

As I read Blankets, I wonder if it's fiction, or if it is based off of Craig Thompson's life experiences. I mean, on the back jacket it is stated that he grew up in a small, Wisconsin town, the main characters name is Craig, etc. Though if it is a true story, then it will probably end up with a sad ending, as the back jacket makes no mention of a wife or of even a girlfriend.

Any thoughts on that?

Blankets

Wow. Just wow. I bought Blankets, went out that night and left it sitting on the counter. By the time I got back, my roommate had finished it and said it was amazing. I started it the next day, and he was definitely right. It's a pretty good read and very difficult to lay down unless you have more pressing matters. I'm almost done through chapter five for tomorrow's class, and I really enjoy it. Though, it's difficult to stop in the middle of a chapter or else you'll lose the story, and the chapters themselves are a little "this is a story in of itself" by themselves. Overall, however, I really enjoy it and hope the rest of the graphic novels we read are just as good, if not better.

Book stores are terrible

Attempted to go today and yesterday to pick up books, but each time TIS line was out the door. How am I supposed to get to reading these things if I can't even get into the store? Something is wrong here, if you ask me.

Going to pick up Blankets from Border's, I suppose, as that's the only place I can actually get in the door, unfortunately. I guess Understanding Comics will have to wait, here's to hoping the line shrinks before I have to go to work.