Comments Off | Posted: March 27th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Wednesday, March 29th. Here’s a few worthy of
your attention, unless you live in England.
Then you have to wait until Thursday.
But you can get a decent cuppa just about
anywhere, so isn’t the delay worth it?
Dark Horse
JAN060130 STAR WARS RETURN OF TAG & BINK SPECIAL ED #1 (OF 2) $2.99
Insular, nerdist humor that I should hate with every fiber of my being? Check. Hypocritical attitude towards this because Rubio hasn’t reached Kevin Smith levels of fame? Check.
DC Comics
JAN060291 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #3 $2.99
You know, just like Spike Lee has surprised everyone with this whole The Inside Man movie, I think Morrison’s getting some new fans with All-Star Superman because he’s willing to do something mainstream and do it well unlike so, so many other people.
However, I feel that special notice should be given to the Busiek/Johns Superman material related to OYL: it’s actually pretty freakin’ good and has new ideas that actually resonate with the character versus, you know, almost anything done with the character in the last two decades. I’ll be picking it up in trade if it continues being so blasted readable.
JAN060307 BLUE BEETLE #1 $2.99
Rogers:
You and Giffen and Hamner better impress me.
Love,
Kevin.
JAN060317 JLA CLASSIFIED #19 $2.99
Gail Simone:
Keep impressing me or the dog gets it.
Love,
Kevin.
Image
JAN061812 GODLAND #9 $2.99
Last issue, Adam Archer learned the origin of the universe. How can Casey and Scioli top that? I have no freakin’ clue, but I’m now hooked.
JAN061797 PACIFY GN $12.99
I ordered this because it sounded like something I’d appreciate: bug-headed actors, militant bagladies, and a Tobacco/News/Oil/Fast Food/Entertainment/Condiment mogul all meet up in this OGN by Steven Perkins, who looks determined to skewer our pop culture pretty thoroughly. Sometimes, these things need some skewering, you know?
Marvel
JAN062090 ALIAS OMNIBUS $69.99
I…er…ordered this from Amazon. Deep, deep discount. My comic shop sees enough of my filthy money and beer to let me get by with the occasional slip to the darkside.
JAN062097 DAREDEVIL VOL 13 THE MURDOCK PAPERS TP $14.99
Once I’ve got this, I may do a longish Bendis DD retrospective with my typical complete lack of reverence. Of course, I’ve been promising a Deadwood/Bendis Decompression comparison piece for months and months. I swear, there’s notes and everything somewhere.
JAN062078 X-STATIX PRESENTS DEAD GIRL #3 (OF 5) $2.99
I adore this series. Finally, a Dr. Strange I can relate to while still respecting his kookiness and lots and lots of hot, dead women.
Er. Yeah, I may have to talk to a special doctor one day, huh?
Other Companies
JAN063184 BANANA SUNDAY TP (MR) $11.95
JAN063265 BATTLE ROYALE VOL 15 GN (OF 15) (MR) $9.99
One involves high school, monkeys (and apes, I know) and cuteness! The other has guns, upskirt shots, and deadly high school politics! Together, they’re a wacky duo that will leave my mind broken and shattered.
JAN063257 EAST COAST RISING VOL 1 GN (OF 3) $9.99
Becky Cloonan without Steven Seagle to ruin my fun? Oh yes, I’ll be reading this, thankyouverymuch.
DEC053324 MIDDLEMAN VOL 2 #2 WINNEBAGO INTERROGATION CONTINGENCY $2.95
Maybe this series is trying a little too hard, but I really don’t care: it’s funny and action-packed and I love, love, love Les McClaine’s cartooning, which improves every time I blink.
FEB063185 NORTH COUNTRY GN $13.95
Despite the praise from SilverBulletComics.com, I may find my way to purchasing a copy of this interesting looking graphic novel from NBM. It looks like something I would order in advance, but I have the memory of a goldfish.
-n advance, but I have the memory of a goldfish.
-n advance, but I have the memory of a goldfish.
-n advance, but I have the memory of a goldfish.
FEB063009 OR ELSE #4 (MR) $5.95
I got this at Rocketship during the signing and have read it a couple of times, trying to piece together how I feel about it. It’s different from previous issues and is actually kind of difficult in places for me, even if I’m used to Huizenga’s stylistic experiments. Bless him for doing something worth thinking about, though, even if it didn’t connect with me.
JAN063185 QUEEN & COUNTRY #29 (MR) $2.99
I refuse to believe this exists until I read it. The end.
DEC053143 SHARKNIFE VOL 1 GN (MR) $9.95
AVAILABLE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME! Your mind is not ready for the return of Sharknife’s first adventure with an all new cover and … other stuff that I don’t recall! Go ask Butcher, he knows the score. I’m just his pretty-boy accomplice.
