is fairly skimpy. For others, this may not
be the case at all. Here’s what I’m getting,
not that you care, really.
DC Comics
FEB060314 AMERICAN WAY #3 (OF$2.99
The second issue just sort thudded into my reading schedule and left a remarkable lack of an impression with me. As in, I read it twice within a week and really didn’t feel the slightest twitch of deja vu the second time around. I’m dropping this.
FEB060260 BLUE BEETLE #2 $2.99
The middle portion of Rogers/Giffen/Hamner’s origin story for the new Blue Beetle, probably with the pep and verve I admire and hopefully a bit more story. I trust Rogers on this stuff, and not just because he has those photos of myself and that girl dressed as Lady Jaye.
JAN060327 SEVEN SOLDIERS FRANKENSTEIN #4 (OF 4) $2.99
While we won’t get Seven Soldiers #1 for quite a while, according to comments made by JH Williams III, I’m happy to see the series wrap up a bit and allow some digestion and reflection.
Image
FEB061779 GODLAND #10 $2.99
I read the preview this past week and if you’ve been reading this title, it’s more of the same: Kosmic Kirby Kraziness mixed with a pomo vibe. What i like about this series is that each issue, while following from the previous, tends to give you a chunk of stuff happening. Rockets are launched, family is placed in peril, villains are villainous, etc.
Other Publishers
FEB063353 COLLECTED JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR VOL 5 TP $24.95
Speaking of Kirby, I love these great giant slabs of unfiltered nerdification that explores the nooks and crannies of Jack’s prodigious output. This volume collects issues exploring Kirby’s women, oddball work, and villains and features tons of pencil art, interviews with Bruce Timm, Mike Mignola, and more. Neat stuff, says me, who is unafraid of looking like King Ubernerd of Nerd Mountain.
MAR062860 MOMS CANCER HC $12.95
This is a stunning piece of comic journalism, well worth spending some time with. By now, I’m sure you all know the story: Brian Fries documents his mother’s battle with the dread disease with a combination of humor and clinical detachment that works, ultimately, to the book’s benefit.
FEB062809 TRON #1 $3.50
Yeah, I’m buying this.
Shut the fuck up.
JAN062928 WHAT WERE THEY THINKING SOME PEOPLE NEVER LEARN ONE SHOT $3.99
Boom Studios, old comics, ha ha. The end.
