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I read a lot of comics, so please listen to me when I say:
The Filth is my favorite comic book. Ever. Ever ever.
It makes The Invisibles seem predictable. Not that I don't like The Invisibles, because I do.
The thing that sets The Filth apart from other Morrison titles, namely Invisibles, is the ultimate capitulation to the horrifying gravity of late capitalist society. Invisibles doesn't really give in to that, which is compelling, but unrealistic. The Filth is much more pragmatic in its assessmen ...more
The Filth is my favorite comic book. Ever. Ever ever.
It makes The Invisibles seem predictable. Not that I don't like The Invisibles, because I do.
The thing that sets The Filth apart from other Morrison titles, namely Invisibles, is the ultimate capitulation to the horrifying gravity of late capitalist society. Invisibles doesn't really give in to that, which is compelling, but unrealistic. The Filth is much more pragmatic in its assessmen ...more
The entire book is written in metaphor, and at first glance is completely unreadable as a coherent story. After the third time I read it, I saw the metaphor as being one for the human condition. We don't really know who we are, yet we keep plodding along, trying to do right by ourselves. Not a book for everyone.
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Jan 09, 2010
Derek
marked it as to-obtain-and-read
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Roy Lemons
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