Hey, yeah, it's time for the list. But first of all, there's a few people that deserve my thanks. Thank you, Pete Von Sholly, for a review copy of Sergeantstein, which I will review soonish. It looks quite loony and may just be the thing I need to focus on to ignore the fact that it's hotter than Satan's bunghole up here in ECB territory. Then there's Fat Cramer (an alias, no doubt,) who gifted me a gift of such proportions that...I was honestly a little choked up. I'm now the proud owner of The Fantastic Four Omnibus, and it is a thing of beauty. Damn, Fat Cramer! You make a grown man weep like a baby. These two presents, along with Ryan's making sure I got the latest Matt Kindt mini from SDCC, make me a happy, happy man. You dudes rule.
And now...
Your Shit That's Killing Comics List
For The Week Of July 27, 2005
Nothing from Dark Horse or DC really offends my sensibilities outside of JLA / Cyberforce, which is going to sell not nearly as well as they'd like, I bet. I mean, was anyone going "Hey, is there any way we can get that dude with two right arms to, like, punch Green Lantern?"
Image comes through in a pinch, though:
Marvel
Wizard
Other Companies
The "What I'm Buying Or At Least Looking At
In A Not Entirely Unkind Manner List" for the week
Of July 27, 2005.
Dark Horse
DC
Image
Marvel
Other Comics Companies
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Kochalka!
That looks like it, really. If anyone checks out the manga version of Nightmare Before Christmas, let me know if it's any damned good.
And now...
For The Week Of July 27, 2005
Nothing from Dark Horse or DC really offends my sensibilities outside of JLA / Cyberforce, which is going to sell not nearly as well as they'd like, I bet. I mean, was anyone going "Hey, is there any way we can get that dude with two right arms to, like, punch Green Lantern?"
Image comes through in a pinch, though:
APR051660 GODLAND #1 $2.99I read the preview of this on some site or another and wondered what happened to the Joe Casey whose work I quite liked there for a while. We need another lame Kirby tribute the way that we need Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating...Flaming Carrot. I just don't think that you're paying tribute to Jack when you mindlessly recreate poses and linework in a pandering effort to create nostalgia. Disclaimer: I have a soft spot for Ladronn, who manages to create a more organic feel while using the same blockiness.
MAY051596 TOMB RAIDER WITCHBLADE MAGDALENA VAMPIRELLA ONE SHOT $2.99You hear that? That's the sound of a thousand lonely fanboys crying out in climax together...and then were suddenly silenced by their mom banging on the bedroom door, wondering what they were up to.
Marvel
MAY051824 COMBAT ZONE TRUE TALES OF GIS IN IRAQ VOL 1 TP $19.99I see this selling less than Call Of Duty. I like how it went from being solicited as a miniseries to becoming a trade very, very quietly.
MAY058106 ULTIMATE IRON MAN 3RD PRINTING #1 (OF 6) $2.99I like how Issue 3 is not out yet, months and months after issue 2 hit the stands. I think that's really cute.
Wizard
JUN052626 WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE JLA LEGION OF DOOM CVR #167 $5.99I just wanted to point you guys to this hilarious post from David at Precocious Curmudgeon. I have very little interest in shôjo, but found the latest issue of The Comics Journal to be worth approximately ninety-three issues of Wizard when it came to readable, coherent sentences that discussed things like craft and structure.
JUN052627 WIZARD COMICS MAGAZINE X-MEN 3 CVR #167 $5.99
Other Companies
JUN052823 BRIAN PULIDOS LADY DEATH DEAD RISING MARTIN SKETCH ED $34.90I...don't know what to make of Unholy Nature Calls. Is this a fecophiliac comic about demons emerging from orifices best left alone? And "Killing Blow" edition? And seven variant covers for Abandon All Hope? What the fuck is wrong with you, Pulido? Who did what to you when you were young and impressionable? Tell us - we can help!
JUN052821 BRIAN PULIDOS LADY DEATH SWIMSUIT 2005 KILLING BLOW ED $5.99
JUN052824 BRIAN PULIDOS UNHOLY NATURE CALLS CVR #2 (MR) $5.99
APR052678 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN052884 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE COMM CVR #1 (OF 4) $5.99
APR052682 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE GLOW CVR #1 (OF 4) $19.99
MAY052640 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE GOLD FOIL #1 (OF 4) $5.99
APR052681 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE PREMIUM CVR #1 (OF 4) $9.99
APR052680 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE RYP CVR #1 (OF 4) $3.99
APR052679 LADY DEATH ABANDON ALL HOPE WRAPAROUND CVR #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN052822 LADY DEATH LEATHER & LACE 2005 HOT AS H$$$ ED $5.99
APR052653 FATHOM SIGNED ED #1 $29.99Man, they just don't let up over at Aspen Entertainment or whatever the hell Turner's calling his little company.
JUN052812 GYPSY #1 $3.50I fucking hate Stevie Nicks. She's the reason I've not purchased the new Deep Dish album. No, really, they've remade "Dreams" with her. That's not necessary, people. I liked my diva-prog house version that Perfecto put out around 95 just fine.
JUN052813 GYPSY ADRIAN CVR #1 $3.50
JUN052815 GYPSY NOUVEAU CVR #1 $3.50
JUN052816 GYPSY PREMIUM CVR #1 $9.99
JUN052814 GYPSY REARTE CVR #1 $3.50
JUN052793 STARGATE SG1 DANIELS SONG DALLAS CON GOLD ED #1 $4.99I'm very glad Avatar did not get the Battlestar Galactica license, I tell you what.
JUN052794 STARGATE SG1 FALL OF ROME JUDGE SGN #3 (OF 3) $39.99
NOV042476 THRESHOLD LOOKERS NUDE CVR #53 (MR) $6.00You know what I like? I like it when somebody says something like "This cover, this nude cover...it's not mature and edgy enough. We need a Demon Nude Cover!" That's what I like.
NOV042475 THRESHOLD LOOKERS WRAPAROUND CVR #53 (MR) $4.99
NOV042474 THRESHOLD PANDORA CVR #53 (MR) $4.99
JAN052537 THRESHOLD PANDORA DEMON NUDE CVR #53 (MR) $6.00
NOV042477 THRESHOLD PANDORA NUDE CVR #53 (MR) $6.00
MAR052787 TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE #1 RED FOIL CON ED $12.99You know what Jason likes? Transformers.
In A Not Entirely Unkind Manner List" for the week
Of July 27, 2005.
Dark Horse
MAY050040 HELLBOY THE ISLAND #2 (OF 2) $2.99There you are, Sean! I hope he talks about drinking with skeletons some more in this one.
DC
MAY050270 ALBION #2 (OF 6) $2.99I liked the first one enough to keep going. Hell, they put a Cyberman in the opening splash - how wasn't I going to be kind of interested?
MAY050197 BATMAN DARK DETECTIVE #6 (OF 6) $2.99Read the shop's preview copy on Sunday. Surprisingly gory, actually. Even with the whole EC vibe that the cover implies, it's not nearly as exploitative as I was worried about.
MAY050274 CITY OF TOMORROW #4 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99Oh, so funny and wrong.
MAY050236 JLA CLASSIFIED #10 $2.99Ellis's long-completed arc starts here. Jackson Guice on the art, which is pretty damned easy on the eyes, even with those fucking awful CG covers.
MAY050281 SILENT DRAGON #1 (OF 6) $2.99I read the first issue (again, the preview pack) and thought it was interesting enough to merit reading the second, even if I'm not completely sure what's going on yet. Diggle's like that, though.
Image
JAN051591 CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #18 (MR) $2.50This series needs trades, stat. I think it could build an audience among the people who like Gotham Central and CSI as it's very far removed from the lousy, stinky, putrid, godawful Spawn mythos.
Marvel
MAY051817 AVENGERS WEST COAST VISION QUEST TP $24.99Yes, vintage Byrne doing an oddball team. I'm quite looking forward to this one.
MAY051770 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER #2 (OF 6) $2.99Outside of garish color, this mini has impressed me so far, as it's a straightforward 70's style morality play between Murdock and Castle. I've been kind of on a Punisher kick lately, with the Ennis Max series and this thing.
MAY051778 MACHINE TEEN #3 (OF 5) $2.99Disappointing and slightly stupid instead of being "all-ages." Bah. B+ for effort, though, even if I've already read the Not Quite Human books.
MAY051748 PULSE #10 $2.99This series is getting the axe from me pretty soon, I think. This month's issue is an abysmal, completely illogical House Of M festival.
APR051955 SPIDER-MAN HUMAN TORCH IM WITH STUPID DIGEST TP $7.99Buy this. Just. Buy. It. Buy one for a kid, too, goddammit.
Other Comics Companies
AUG042366 BILL & TEDS MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURES VOL 2 TP $13.95Yes, they're black and white and digest-ized, but this series is pure fun and I'm so glad somebody's putting it back in trade.
MAY052895 CAPOTE IN KANSAS GN (MR) $11.95Ande Parks takes a look at the true story behind In Cold Blood. I'm pretty sure it's not going to suck one bit.
APR052555 CUTE MANIFESTO TP $19.95Kochalka! KOCHALKA! KOCHALKA! Apparently, this is just precious enough without the reader crossing into hypoglycemic shock.
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Kochalka!
MAR052699 HERO SQUARED #1 (OF 3) $3.99Yes, there's a variant and I should be lamenting that, but I loved the hell out of the special that came out last year. You do have to have to be able to tolerate Giffen and DeMatteis riffing for pages in their very vaudville style. The art by Joe Abraham manages to keep up with them perfectly, which is quite nice.
MAR052700 HERO SQUARED PULL MY FINGER CVR #1 OF(3) $3.99
APR053045 QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED VOL 3 #2 (OF 3) (MR) $2.99At least this Q&Cseries is coming out on time.
That looks like it, really. If anyone checks out the manga version of Nightmare Before Christmas, let me know if it's any damned good.
