It used to take me two days to do my monthly comic orders. Nowadays, I can do it in one day. It's an activity that seems to suck brain cells directly out my ears, though. So I usually sleep on my orders, and try to give them a fresh look the next day.
So I got done yesterday in time to do some comic reading.
IZombie #1-3: I've always like Mike Allred's art, but haven't much cared for his writing. This title is written by Chris Roberson and is a fun read. Kind of a goth, zombie combo.
Terminator #1: Well done. Reminds me of the movies, which is why you'd read it in the first place, right?
Joe the Barbarian #1 - 6: This is one of Jasper's favorite comics and he's been hounding me to read it. It's great! What comics should be. It's told from the perspective of a kid who's going into diabetic shock and starts to imagine that he has opened a window to another world, populated by his action figures and toys (interesting crowd scenes, with all kinds of DC characters since this is a Vertigo title) and most especially by his pet rat, Jack, who is a giant warrior rodent named Chakk.
To me, Grant Morrison is especially effective in writing these little, contained stories, like WE3. He manages to create real emotion.
Captain Swing #1: Set in 1830, it's a steam punk story starring Captain Swing (or Spring-heeled Jack or....Jack the Ripper.) It's a time travel story -- I think, and I can't tell if Jack is a good guy (rebel) or a bad guy.
DV8 #3 & 4: Way better than it should be, because the superhero team is pretty lame, but Brian Wood manages to make them seem interesting by setting them on a world where their superpowers make them gods.
Sweet Tooth : One of my favorite reads. The "Big Guy" is coming around, I can tell. He'll save the little kid in the end, I just know it.
Electric Ant #3 & 4: A very effective adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story, with all the paranoia and questioning of reality intact.
Garrison #3: A mysterious agent, who is still a little too mysterious 3 issues in, for my taste. Still, I'll keep reading.
Batman: Odyssey #1: A strange title. They gave the 70's - 80's Batman artist, Neal Adams, freedom to write what he wants. The results are -- dated. It seems really old-fashioned, and 'off' somehow. But an interesting curiosity. Not sure if I'll read further.
Turf #2: The turf war between gangsters, aliens and vampires continues in 1930's New York. Written heavily but effectively by English talk show guy, Jonathan Ross. The plot's a little thick, and the exposition is a bit much, but the dialogue and scenes setting are well done.
Scarlett #1: The third ICON (creator owned, and a reward for Marvel's biggest producers) title, after Kick-Ass and Nemesis. This one's by Brian Bendis, and Alex Maleev, and it's another very intriguing story that's over the top (like Kick-Ass,) with first class production. I think these ICON titles are the best these guys can do...
Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #1: It isn't Alan Moore, and it shows.
Comic Book Guy, The Comic Book #1: Do I have to explain? Not as funny as it should be, but moderately entertaining. And we comic book guys really do fit a stereotype, don't we?
Sparta #4 & 5: Imagine Red Dawn, only the rebellion starts in a "Village" that is a lot like an idealized 1950's America. I like it, even if I'm not completely sure what's going on.
So I got done yesterday in time to do some comic reading.
IZombie #1-3: I've always like Mike Allred's art, but haven't much cared for his writing. This title is written by Chris Roberson and is a fun read. Kind of a goth, zombie combo.
Terminator #1: Well done. Reminds me of the movies, which is why you'd read it in the first place, right?
Joe the Barbarian #1 - 6: This is one of Jasper's favorite comics and he's been hounding me to read it. It's great! What comics should be. It's told from the perspective of a kid who's going into diabetic shock and starts to imagine that he has opened a window to another world, populated by his action figures and toys (interesting crowd scenes, with all kinds of DC characters since this is a Vertigo title) and most especially by his pet rat, Jack, who is a giant warrior rodent named Chakk.
To me, Grant Morrison is especially effective in writing these little, contained stories, like WE3. He manages to create real emotion.
Captain Swing #1: Set in 1830, it's a steam punk story starring Captain Swing (or Spring-heeled Jack or....Jack the Ripper.) It's a time travel story -- I think, and I can't tell if Jack is a good guy (rebel) or a bad guy.
DV8 #3 & 4: Way better than it should be, because the superhero team is pretty lame, but Brian Wood manages to make them seem interesting by setting them on a world where their superpowers make them gods.
Sweet Tooth : One of my favorite reads. The "Big Guy" is coming around, I can tell. He'll save the little kid in the end, I just know it.
Electric Ant #3 & 4: A very effective adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story, with all the paranoia and questioning of reality intact.
Garrison #3: A mysterious agent, who is still a little too mysterious 3 issues in, for my taste. Still, I'll keep reading.
Batman: Odyssey #1: A strange title. They gave the 70's - 80's Batman artist, Neal Adams, freedom to write what he wants. The results are -- dated. It seems really old-fashioned, and 'off' somehow. But an interesting curiosity. Not sure if I'll read further.
Turf #2: The turf war between gangsters, aliens and vampires continues in 1930's New York. Written heavily but effectively by English talk show guy, Jonathan Ross. The plot's a little thick, and the exposition is a bit much, but the dialogue and scenes setting are well done.
Scarlett #1: The third ICON (creator owned, and a reward for Marvel's biggest producers) title, after Kick-Ass and Nemesis. This one's by Brian Bendis, and Alex Maleev, and it's another very intriguing story that's over the top (like Kick-Ass,) with first class production. I think these ICON titles are the best these guys can do...
Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #1: It isn't Alan Moore, and it shows.
Comic Book Guy, The Comic Book #1: Do I have to explain? Not as funny as it should be, but moderately entertaining. And we comic book guys really do fit a stereotype, don't we?
Sparta #4 & 5: Imagine Red Dawn, only the rebellion starts in a "Village" that is a lot like an idealized 1950's America. I like it, even if I'm not completely sure what's going on.