Ebony: What about women’s lib?
P’Gell: It’s a dirty, subversive, left-wing ideology. If the women of the world aren’t careful, this could erode their domination over men. Only weaklings need women’s lib.
Of particular note about this letters page is the not-so-passive-aggressive nature of the editor’s comments to readers, especially in response to the letters from Nicholas Pascale and the smack delivered on Mark Oristano’s complaints about the comics being “too much like” the Batman TV show.
How are we managing this? Well, we’re easing off on Nitroglycerin. While it still will feature prominently on the inside cover of all BOOM! products, the web strip is being discontinued. (To quell any rumors: Ross loves us more than he loves you and everything’s completely kosher. Make sure you’ve ordered Cthulhu Tales: Tainted and ask your shop to reorder Cover Girl!)
Anyway, this Wednesday sees a brand-new strip and tomorrow’s going to feature Staff Picks (that’ll be reversed next week, of course). There’s a gag in this one that Birdie’s been wanting to do for a couple of weeks, so please clap enthusiastically and show some love.
Hey, books are a week day late for people in the States. Pretend you live in the UK and wear a monocle and giant fake mustache when getting your comics for extra fun!
DC Comics
52 Volume 1 – I wonder how large the audience for this is, once you discount the “people who bought the issues and want a bookshelf edition.”Blue Beetle #15 – Everyone complaining that DC’s not making fun comics anymore should look to this title. The last few issues of Rogers and Albuquerque’s run have included a veritable dogpiling of hilarity and madcap action, cluminating in attack penguins and the Ultra-Humanite in #14. Throw in the best portrayal of Guy Gardner in, like, forever, and his kind words concerning Ted Kord and you’ve got something to make almost everyone happy. (DISCLAIMER: I’d probably take a bullet for Rogers. Not in the face or chest, but in the arm or leg? No problem.)
Marvel
Daredevil #97 – I keep saying “You know, I’m going to switch exclusively to trades, since I’m buying those anyway,” and Brubaker manages to keep me just interested enough to want to read it month-to-month. Frustrating and delightful at the same time, much like a girl’s bra when I was 16.Fantastic Four: The End – It’s pretty, certainly, but is it any good?
Ultimate Galactus Trilogy – An oversized hardcover collecting the three previous Ultimate Galactus trades and miniseries, with wildly divergent artists. I prefer a bit of cohesiveness in my giant books like this – each series had a separate artist (and in the case of Ultimate Secret, art chores were swapped between Steve McNiven and Tom Raney in the middle of the run) – but I think Ellis’s writing is decent, if not spectacular, throughout. (I know a lot of people hated the ending. Me, I think it lost some velocity and seemed to fizzle out, but the concepts were solid.)
Dark Horse
Hellboy: Darkness Calls #2 – I completely forgot to discuss the first issue of this in my usual scattershot, slightly-retarded way. I liked it. Fegredo was a worthy replacement on art (even if I’d love to see what Lee Bermejo had done prior to the whole kerfuffle) and the story was more of the high-quality stuff Hellboy fans expect. I do wonder if, maybe, we’ll get more regular installments for the series in the future?Penny Arcade Vol 4: Birds Are Weird – Yes, they are.
Dynamite Entertainment
The Boys Vol 1 and The Boys #7 – Fine, Dynamite. You’re getting my money. But I’m not going to enjoy it one bit. Honest.
King Hell Press
Shiny Beasts – Early Rick Veitch comics, featuring Alan Moore and Steve Bissette? Oh, yes, please. Preview ages here. Yes, they’re very airbrushed, but after reading Abraxas and the Earthman last week, I now demand more.
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
It also shows off how much I know about ship types in the Star Wars universe.
I may be a bit embarrassed at that.
(Thanks, Josh.)
Cthulhu Tales: Tainted
by Various
A follow-up to the hit Cthulhu Tales and Cthulhu Tales: The Rising Lovecraft anthologies! A new volume featuring all-new stories from the best that horror comics offers! Spotlighting Brendan Haye, writer on The Daily Show! Includes six all-new, all- original tales of weird darkness and the macabre from the only comic book company you can trust to deliver a quality horror anthology!
48pgs, FC SRP: $4.99
So, yeah, I’m one of the “various” listed here, with a western-themed story drawn by the ridiculously talented Joe Abraham. It’s in this month’s Previews and the order, I think, is due Tuesday, so if you get a moment and could let your comic shop guy, girl, or hermaphrodite know that you’d like to get your own copy, that’d be swell.
