Comments on: Set to Sea: moving and beautiful graphic novel about a poet who becomes an involuntary sailor http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-948737 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-948737 way to go drew -phillipe way to go drew
-phillipe

]]> By: Walter http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-947719 Walter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-947719 Without having read "Set to Sea": It reminds me an awful lot of "Isaac the Pirate". In the latter book, a young painter sets out to sea and comes across a band of pirates. It's really lovely, and worth reading. Check it out at the artist Christophe Blain's homepage: http://www.nbmpub.com/comicslit/blain/blainhome.html Without having read “Set to Sea”: It reminds me an awful lot of “Isaac the Pirate”. In the latter book, a young painter sets out to sea and comes across a band of pirates. It’s really lovely, and worth reading. Check it out at the artist Christophe Blain’s homepage: http://www.nbmpub.com/comicslit/blain/blainhome.html

]]> By: Nword http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-947223 Nword Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-947223 The drawing style reminds me a bit of Pogo, too, I always liked cross hatching and stubby stuff. The drawing style reminds me a bit of Pogo, too, I always liked cross hatching and stubby stuff.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-948263 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-948263 "The peaceful, morose giant doesn't want to fight ..." That's unusual. I would never have expected to find peaceful and morose qualities in the same character. “The peaceful, morose giant doesn’t want to fight …”

That’s unusual. I would never have expected to find peaceful and morose qualities in the same character.

]]> By: biggswede http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-947240 biggswede Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-947240 "...he flies into a rage and single-handedly beats off the pirates." Sorry, but the 14-year old in my head is chuckling heartily at that one. “…he flies into a rage and single-handedly beats off the pirates.”

Sorry, but the 14-year old in my head is chuckling heartily at that one.

]]> By: thecheat http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-947258 thecheat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-947258 He could work twice as efficiently if he was double-fisting them. He could work twice as efficiently if he was double-fisting them.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-947287 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-947287 the best graphic novel i have read all year. truly exceptional. the best graphic novel i have read all year.
truly exceptional.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-949374 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-949374 reminds me of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Narrative_of_Arthur_Gordon_Pym_of_Nantucket">narrativeof arthur gordon pym of nantucket</a>, which is available <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2149/2149.txt">from project gutenberg</a>. and of course - it's totally different. .~. reminds me of the narrativeof arthur gordon pym of nantucket, which is available from project gutenberg.

and of course – it’s totally different.

.~.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-947327 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-947327 I followed this as a online comic for a long time, so glad to see the artist is now published. I followed this as a online comic for a long time, so glad to see the artist is now published.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-956338 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-956338 If you like manga and crosshatching, check out Megatokyo. Fred's art is really something. http://www.megatokyo.com If you like manga and crosshatching, check out Megatokyo. Fred’s art is really something.

http://www.megatokyo.com

]]> By: nda http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-948432 nda Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-948432 A couple of months ago I had the pleasure to interview the author, Drew Weing: http://www.nicoladagostino.net/interview-with-set-to-seas-drew-weing.html nda A couple of months ago I had the pleasure to interview the author, Drew Weing:
http://www.nicoladagostino.net/interview-with-set-to-seas-drew-weing.html

nda

]]> By: marksgelter http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-947420 marksgelter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-947420 ". . . single-handedly beats off the pirates." ". . . we see him grow older and wiser, see him return to his poetry, but he is wiser and more experienced now . . ." Cory, were you TIRED when you wrote this? “. . . single-handedly beats off the pirates.”

“. . . we see him grow older and wiser, see him return to his poetry, but he is wiser and more experienced now . . .”

Cory, were you TIRED when you wrote this?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/11/24/set-to-sea-moving-an.html#comment-948718 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-948718 walter, that was exactly what i had in mind ; i was reading "isaak, the pirat" a few months ago and can´t wait for the next issue. one of the best graphik novels i ever read... walter, that was exactly what i had in mind ; i was reading “isaak, the pirat” a few months ago and can´t wait for the next issue.
one of the best graphik novels i ever read…

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