I failed to mention in this video that two of the books (The Fifth Beatle & a Beautifully Foolish Endeavor) in this Top Ten were gifts & recommendations from my daughter Kristan AKA the Comic Slayer. Check her channel out here: ruclips.net/user/TheComicSlayer
Hello Larry, Thank you for all the interesting content over this year! I divide my top tens into type of reads, so here are my top ten comics I read in 2023. Comics: 1) God Country 2) The Underwater Welder 3) Batman: Three Jokers 4) Roughneck 5) Saga Vol 10 6) Coda Deluxe Edition 7) Barbaric Vol 1 8) We Live Vol 1 9) 4 Kids Walk into a Bank 10) Essex County Here are my top ten Prose books of the year: Prose: 1) Things my Son Needs to Know about the World 2) The Book Thief 3) The Poison Song 4) The Emperor's Soul 5) Legends & Lattes 6) Dark Matter 7) The Bitter Twins 8) The Ninth Rain 9) The Hammer of Thor 10) The Sword of Summer Happy Reading in 2024 and keep up the great work!
Great video Larry! I really appreciate you man! An OG in comics lol. It’s nice hearing from people that are a bit older and have been in the comic community for so long. No disrespect of course in regards with my comment on your age 😊
Another great video, Larry! Thanks for the content. I definitely want to give Sara a read early this year. I also started a LoTR reread with audiobooks on my commute recently, so it is nice to see other still reading the classics.
Have you ever read the Spaniard detective noir comics "Blacksad"? I love that all the characters are anthropomorphic animals, yet nothing further than "disneyfied" sanitized versions of humanlike animals. And the art is great!
I second the recommendation for Blacksad! @LarrysLibrary I think you'd really dig it. The hardcover book from Dark Horse just titled 'Blacksad' has the first three stories in it.
Id wager more people than we imagine haven't gotten around to reading their copies of Return of the King, and even more so for the Silmarillion, which I suspect may be the most bought but never read book of all time.
How bizarre. I left a sizeable comment and it's disappeared?! Utube often does this. The Twilight man I concur is superb! Many moons ago I mentioned the outstanding Catwoman of East End omni to you. You said you had it but hadn't read it yet. That must still be the case, otherwise it would be on your list 👍 Happy new year Larry.
@@LarrysLibrary Please correct that and soon! I guarantee you will thank me afterwards as your jaw drops throughout your reading. It's that good. I'm not even a Catwoman fan or superhero fan to be fair...I bought it because of Brubakers writing and Cooke's Art. Best £45 for a new Omni I've ever spent. ✌️👍
@@LarrysLibrary I'll be amazed if it doesn't blow you away. It's dark and serious noir crime. I understand leaving books bought for awhile before reading though. I've just started reading the invisibles omnibus by Grant Morrison and it's been sat on my shelf for over a year! With this new year's start I felt now is the time. It's a great read too I'm happy to say.
@@geminisundone I TRY to maintain a FIFO (First In First Out) reading order insofar as my Unread Shelves. I do make some exceptions though. So often there are long waits between buying and reading. Main exceptions I make are for more modern (or shorter) stuff that can be read fast...sometimes I move them up.
Love the vid! Recently found you on my RUclips feed and your content is great :) - have you ever read the Witcher series? Currently on the third book and I’m loving it :)
Thanks so much! I haven't read the Witcher books yet but I do love the character (dabbled with the games). I probably should get them sometime. How many volumes are in the original series?
@@LarrysLibraryAhh i’m going to try the games after I’ve finished reading the series - there’s 5 in the original saga but i believe the extended witcher series has 8 books (with three of them being prequels i think). Also thank you for the reply 😊
If you like fantasy check out The Blade Itself for a good introduction into modern fantasy. If you want to sink a bit and read the best fantasy of all time for many contemporary readers check out the 10 big books by Steven Erikson called Malazan Book of the Fallen. This will stretch you. It stretched the hell outta me. I head to reread the first two books to kind of get what was going on...
Cool list Larry. From the half of these that I've read I can safely say you have excellent taste in comics. Interesting including prose in the mix...I've never thought of doing that when looking back on the year's reading and making a list.
Thanks Damian! I read a LOT more comics than anything else so I wouldn't have enough prose for too long of a list anyway! But I am reading more and more since committing to a better schedule.
Great list, Larry. Here’s mine in no particular order. Also cheated a little bit and combined volumes together. Berserk Deluxe Volume 12-14 Usagi Yojimbo Saga vol 1 - 2 The Girl from the Other Side deluxe vol 3-4 My Hero Academia volume 1 - 34 Sweet Paprika vol 2 The Question Omnibus vol 1 Batman Adventures Omnibus Blue Giant vol 1-10 Elfquest vol 1 Blade of the Immortal 7-10
I think he's just wrote the two so far: "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing" (the Carls book 01) and the sequel: "A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor" (the Carls book 02)
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I failed to mention in this video that two of the books (The Fifth Beatle & a Beautifully Foolish Endeavor) in this Top Ten were gifts & recommendations from my daughter Kristan AKA the Comic Slayer. Check her channel out here: ruclips.net/user/TheComicSlayer
Just wanted to say found your channel while I was watching Conan videos and your awesome man got a new subscriber for sure
Hope to see invincible on the channel one day if you haven’t already
@@BATTL3BEAST_MK Thanks so much! It is very much appreciated & I do need to read Invincible eventually!
I'm so happy someone else read Noir Burlesque and mentioned it in their top reads of 2023! Great video Larry!
Thanks for watching!
Hello Larry,
Thank you for all the interesting content over this year!
I divide my top tens into type of reads, so here are my top ten comics I read in 2023.
Comics:
1) God Country
2) The Underwater Welder
3) Batman: Three Jokers
4) Roughneck
5) Saga Vol 10
6) Coda Deluxe Edition
7) Barbaric Vol 1
8) We Live Vol 1
9) 4 Kids Walk into a Bank
10) Essex County
Here are my top ten Prose books of the year:
Prose:
1) Things my Son Needs to Know about the World
2) The Book Thief
3) The Poison Song
4) The Emperor's Soul
5) Legends & Lattes
6) Dark Matter
7) The Bitter Twins
8) The Ninth Rain
9) The Hammer of Thor
10) The Sword of Summer
Happy Reading in 2024 and keep up the great work!
Nice! Thanks for sharing!
Great list! I still need to pick up Lonely City and Sara.
Thanks for watching! Those are two must haves!
Great list here, was fun to see the prose mixed in. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Thanks! Glad you liked that
Great video Larry! I really appreciate you man! An OG in comics lol. It’s nice hearing from people that are a bit older and have been in the comic community for so long. No disrespect of course in regards with my comment on your age 😊
No offense taken! Thanks for watching!
Have you read the Brandon Sanderson Mistborn series? I think you'd really like it.
I haven't. Is that a prose series?
Sara is something I’ve been interested in for a long time. I really need to check that one out. Great video, Larry!
Thanks Branden!
thanks for introducing me to the" twilight man" looks like a winner...... lots of love
No problem! Thanks for watching!
Another great video, Larry! Thanks for the content. I definitely want to give Sara a read early this year. I also started a LoTR reread with audiobooks on my commute recently, so it is nice to see other still reading the classics.
Thanks ! Sara is a great one with super realistic Steve Epting art
Great list Larry! Your #1 is a rock solid one. Did you read Jed MacKay's Avengers?
I haven't. Is that good stuff?
@@LarrysLibrary I will let you know in a few days :)
Have you ever read the Spaniard detective noir comics "Blacksad"? I love that all the characters are anthropomorphic animals, yet nothing further than "disneyfied" sanitized versions of humanlike animals. And the art is great!
I keep looking at those books! Looks pretty great
I also thank you for the recommendation. I'll take a look.
There is so much good stuff from Europe...
@@rolanddeschain6089 For sure! So much great stuff to be explored!
I second the recommendation for Blacksad! @LarrysLibrary I think you'd really dig it. The hardcover book from Dark Horse just titled 'Blacksad' has the first three stories in it.
@@comicsvstheworld That's one thing I never understood is what all is collected and what I would need to start. Thanks
Id wager more people than we imagine haven't gotten around to reading their copies of Return of the King, and even more so for the Silmarillion, which I suspect may be the most bought but never read book of all time.
I just got my Silmarillion last year....but I WILL read it!
I’ve never heard of those Hank Green books. My library has both so I got the first. The real slog is the Silmarillion!!! Great video!!!!!
Thanks David. Can't wait for your review of that Hank Green book. It's very unusual.
How bizarre.
I left a sizeable comment and it's disappeared?!
Utube often does this.
The Twilight man I concur is superb!
Many moons ago I mentioned the outstanding Catwoman of East End omni to you.
You said you had it but hadn't read it yet.
That must still be the case, otherwise it would be on your list 👍
Happy new year Larry.
Thanks! Happy New Year to you too! Yes I still haven't read Catwoman of East End
@@LarrysLibrary Please correct that and soon!
I guarantee you will thank me afterwards as your jaw drops throughout your reading.
It's that good.
I'm not even a Catwoman fan or superhero fan to be fair...I bought it because of Brubakers writing and Cooke's Art.
Best £45 for a new Omni I've ever spent.
✌️👍
@@geminisundone I am looking forward to it. I love Brubaker
@@LarrysLibrary I'll be amazed if it doesn't blow you away.
It's dark and serious noir crime.
I understand leaving books bought for awhile before reading though.
I've just started reading the invisibles omnibus by Grant Morrison and it's been sat on my shelf for over a year!
With this new year's start I felt now is the time.
It's a great read too I'm happy to say.
@@geminisundone I TRY to maintain a FIFO (First In First Out) reading order insofar as my Unread Shelves. I do make some exceptions though. So often there are long waits between buying and reading. Main exceptions I make are for more modern (or shorter) stuff that can be read fast...sometimes I move them up.
Love the vid! Recently found you on my RUclips feed and your content is great :) - have you ever read the Witcher series? Currently on the third book and I’m loving it :)
Thanks so much! I haven't read the Witcher books yet but I do love the character (dabbled with the games). I probably should get them sometime. How many volumes are in the original series?
@@LarrysLibraryAhh i’m going to try the games after I’ve finished reading the series - there’s 5 in the original saga but i believe the extended witcher series has 8 books (with three of them being prequels i think). Also thank you for the reply 😊
@@badeline_gamer No problem!! The games are pretty good. The controls are very odd as compared to like Skyrim but the art design is BEAUTIFUL
If you like fantasy check out The Blade Itself for a good introduction into modern fantasy. If you want to sink a bit and read the best fantasy of all time for many contemporary readers check out the 10 big books by Steven Erikson called Malazan Book of the Fallen. This will stretch you. It stretched the hell outta me. I head to reread the first two books to kind of get what was going on...
Thanks for the recs!
Cool list Larry. From the half of these that I've read I can safely say you have excellent taste in comics. Interesting including prose in the mix...I've never thought of doing that when looking back on the year's reading and making a list.
Thanks Damian! I read a LOT more comics than anything else so I wouldn't have enough prose for too long of a list anyway! But I am reading more and more since committing to a better schedule.
Loved Lonely City! Those Sneaky years.
Yes it's such a great modern done in one Super Hero story!
Great list, Larry. Here’s mine in no particular order. Also cheated a little bit and combined volumes together.
Berserk Deluxe Volume 12-14
Usagi Yojimbo Saga vol 1 - 2
The Girl from the Other Side deluxe vol 3-4
My Hero Academia volume 1 - 34
Sweet Paprika vol 2
The Question Omnibus vol 1
Batman Adventures Omnibus
Blue Giant vol 1-10
Elfquest vol 1
Blade of the Immortal 7-10
NICE! Combining volumes makes sense when it's kind of one work.
Great list, never read anything By Hank Green what would you recommend to start with?
I think he's just wrote the two so far:
"An Absolutely Remarkable Thing" (the Carls book 01)
and the sequel:
"A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor" (the Carls book 02)
0 marvel books?? What in the world is happening
ONE made it in there - Daredevil Yellow
@@LarrysLibrary ahhh I missed that one