Bookended by Cats was named after Milo and Otis. They are the short, orange, and furry brothers who, upon entering our lives in 2003, often bookended us on our couch. And who are we? We're a geek couple living in PA. We love music, movies, TV, comics, books, and comic cons. And, from time to time, we'll share our thoughts on these nerdy things.

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Six Comics

In my comics group, someone shared this idea: Pick five comics (could be six series or graphic novels) that best describe your taste. As usual, I have trouble following instructions. I have chosen six comics that best reflect the themes I enjoy in comics, or fiction in general.

Those eight themes are:

  • Strangeness and outcasts
  • Capable protagonists who may or may not be damaged
  • Big science fiction and mystery
  • Adventure and exploration
  • Themes of family and friendship
  • Meta, mind-bending ideas about ideas 
  • Celebrating the past while bringing new light to old tropes
  • And the occasional simian star


The representative comics are, in clockwise order starting in the top left: Doom Patrol, Motor Girl, Drifter, Starman, The Unwritten, and Fantastic Four.

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  1. dangrdafneSeptember 10, 2018 at 9:56 AM

    The simian star was pre- or post- Mocha?

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    1. BrainwiseOctober 2, 2018 at 5:20 PM

      Definitely Pre. Goes back to at least an ANGEL & THE APE story I read in the early to mid-70s. But it's also one of the reasons I love Mocha.

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