Looking for...
by
, August 9th, 2012 at 12:51 AM (2842 Views)
...random recommendations!
I've decided to get up off my ass and get into more things. Trouble is, I'm not exactly sure where I should start. Normally I'd do things myself and look around, but I've decided to see if the friendly, knowledgeable denizens of Beast's Lair could offer their input on what they think is the shit/bee's knees/your euphemism for what's good here.
The recommendations I'm looking for are:
Music
Western Comic Books/Graphic Novels
@Music:
I've got lots of songs, but not enough of an eclectic (IMO), varied mix. The grand majority is video game/anime/movie music and remixes, but there are a couple actual bands and artists on my playlist such as Eminem, Yoko Kanno, Abingdon Boys School, TM Revolution, Yuki Kaijura, Metallica, Dethklok, Nightwish, Kamelot, John Coltrane, Darude, Two Steps From Hell and Weird Al Yankovic.
Looking for the goodies from genres such as Techno/Electronica sounding music, Metal (subgenre doesn't matter) , and Rap/HipHop. Also jazz, and any song that is considered "essential" for a playlist.
@Western Comics/Graphic Novels:
Ever since I was a kid I loved cartoons and comics. They were my passion. Small wonder I got into anime and manga. But in my recent years I've neglected what goodies the West has to offer in terms of storytelling and art, although I do have my favorites like Watchmen, Fables, Y, Hellboy, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Identity Crisis, Spawn, Kingdom Come (definitive superhero story in the vein of the aforementioned Watchmen) and Sandman.
Genre doesn't matter to me, but so long as the art and story have merit it'll do (I am partial to Vertigo and Dark Horse's titles, though again I've only just begun to dip my feet into that).
TL;DR - BL, what music/comics do you like that you think I'll like too?