Nook Color

I just bought I Nook color. I hesitated at first, because of my love for the printed word. I know it's still the printed word, but I am tactile. I want the feel of pages, the smell of the pages. Never considering to save a tree lol. Funny thing is that I love Scifi which makes me think of horrid versions of the future in which we loose all our tech. and we end up with no books (ok that can never happen...right?) If it does I know that I would have saved myself from the back aches that the lugging of all those books (in my very large purse) produce.  So what if all we have left of our history in the future are our version of cave paintings (grafitti around here), but what will the future generations think of us based on that? I digress. I do love my nook though, just bought it an antiglare/protector film.  What can I say, it is almost a pet or trusted friend.  I have loaded several books, which I can read simultaniously without the huge bag.  Who knew I would sell out.  By the way, it doesn't hurt my eyes (which was my other excuse of not getting one). I can even shelve my books and pretend I'm organized. 

So I've been on silence for a bit. .

Thought I would start by discussing the elements of a classical Greek Tragedy.

O.k. so there's a chorus. They are in charge of narrating the story and making sure we are not lost.

Oh yeah, and there's a hero. Who is usually swayed by some outside force which he can not control, a victim of the gods, if you will. He or she ends up dead most of the time.

Ha ha this is all I remember from my intro to Theatre 101 course.

I recently picked up a copy of the Greek Street (Peter Milligan, Davide Gianfelice) trade. Actually, it was thrust into my hands--after I complained of not having read anything "new" for a while.

See I am different from most comic aficionados in that I don't go for the weekly comic book releases. I usually wait for the trade, there are some exceptions( eq. the Sword by the Luna Brothers). I am used to reading novels,

so the idea of reading such small bits and waiting a week is difficult for me.

I digress. So my friend puts this trade into my hands, and I am glad he did. So here you have a place in London in which Greek mythology is playing out in strange ways. We have a chorus in the form of a stripper. We have Oedipus, Medea, the Furies. The writer has compiled the stories by the "complex" they represent. The first trade is quite disturbing and explores the Oedipus Complex. If you are not familiar or can't remember I suggest you google before you read.

Love the art, and I am picky about my art. I am liking the story as well, but then again I like unusual stories. This is my first Milligan read, which is unfortunate. I will explore more of his titles. Like I tell my friends, I choose books based on my favorite authors. I specially fixate on story/character depth and development. I got into comics/graphic novels cause I am greedy and want the best of both worlds (art and lit.) lol.

By the way, if you haven't given comics/graphic novels a chance, consider it. They really are the best of both worlds.