View Full Version : Comic book equivalent of "Lost"
sprucemoose
03-08-2007, 10:02 PM
I've noticed that there is a lot a cross-pollination between Lost creators and the comic book world, so its safe to say that Lost has some kind of influence from comics
That said, can you think of what would be the comic book equivalent of Lost?...obviously its not going to be Superman/Batman on an island trying to figure stuff out, but can you think of any comic series which have a heavy mythos attached to it that has ties to philosophical ideas? (a giant mystery entailing the series would also seem fitting)
Invisibles comes to mind from what I've heard of it (it inspired the Matrix, right?), but I haven't read it so I'm not sure...
(Please no "Lost sucks" blah blah blah)
xyzzy
03-08-2007, 10:05 PM
Girls by the Luna Brothers springs to mind. You've got a small group of people who are isolated from the rest of the world. There's a strange mystery with these girls and various other weird shit that happens. People are forced to work together and sometimes fight amongst themselves. It's good stuff.
I think you could make a fairly good case for Y The Last Man being Lost-ish.
In the beginning of the book, all of the male animals, human and otherwise, spontaneously die except one man and his monkey. The journey of the book spins from him trying to stay alive, to trying to figure out why, to trying to repopulate. There's more to it than that even, I just don't want to give away too much.
And again I've recommended Y.
kwok_talk
03-08-2007, 10:19 PM
The Walking Dead (Kirkman) parallels along the lines of random people banding together in the face of disaster (here zombies instead of an island). There isn’t as much mythos or philosophy, but more focus on human interaction
The Walking Dead (Kirkman) parallels along the lines of random people banding together in the face of disaster (here zombies instead of an island). There isn’t as much mythos or philosophy, but more focus on human interaction
I considered that one too. It's a good read but there isn't a heck of a lot of mystery, at least at this point.
I do recommend it.
xyzzy
03-08-2007, 10:26 PM
I considered that one too. It's a good read but there isn't a heck of a lot of mystery, at least at this point.
I do recommend it.
It's not that there isn't a mystery. I mean, where did all the zombies come from? It's that the characters (and the author, presumably) have no interest in exploring it. It's simply accepted as a given.
Great book, though.
watsonglenn
03-08-2007, 10:26 PM
There is a comic out right now called X-isle. It is about a small group of scientist ship wreck victims that end up on a mysterious island with dinosaurs and aliens and ships from many time periods.
Three issues have come out so far and it not bad.
It's not that there isn't a mystery. I mean, where did all the zombies come from? It's that the characters (and the author, presumably) have no interest in exploring it. It's simply accepted as a given.
Great book, though.
that's very true, and probably a better way to put it.
kwok_talk
03-08-2007, 10:45 PM
that's very true, and probably a better way to put it.
Totally agree. I was trying to emphasize more of the “random people facing adversity” bent.
Totally agree. I was trying to emphasize more of the “random people facing adversity” bent.
it definitely has that as well as the 'what the hell are they going to do' feel to it