'The Killer In Me'
Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.
From earlier:
What are your five desert island comics?
Hmmm.... Only five, huh? And everybody's already given so many great suggestions.
Man, filling that fifth slot on the list is hard, there are many competitors for it. I think I might have to go with one Hec suggested and say....
Huh. Given that Sean has 4 of my top 5, I guess I'm'a have to read Grendel.
Speaking of Powers, has there been an issue recently? It seems like it's been awhile.
I guess I'm'a have to read Grendel.
Oh yeah. Matt Wagner. Old Dark Horse Comic that started as backup stories in the original Mage: The Hero Discovered and developed into its own tale. The TPB Devil by the Deed collects those stories, and the TPBs Devil's Legacy, and Devil Inside collect the first few issues of its beginning run for Dark Horse. I don't know if they ever eventually released any TPBs of the rest of the run, or how hard any of them are to get ahold of.
Oh, also....
For Batfans, there are two different Batman/Grendel crossovers, written and drawn by Matt Wagner, and they're both very good.
I don't know if they ever eventually released any TPBs of the rest of the run, or how hard any of them are to get ahold of.
With any luck, the boy may have them in, umm, box #37-plus-or-minus-twelve. I know I know the title; I've just never gotten to it.
the boy may have them in, umm, box #37-plus-or-minus-twelve
As if the boy needed any more marks in the plus column....
DX, you're right -- it's been a while. What's up with that?
As if the boy needed any more marks in the plus column....
Boy says no Grendel, but he does have Mage. Yep, caught me a geek.
DX, you're right -- it's been a while. What's up with that?
Bendis, like Marmite, is spread thinly on toast?
I suspect he's been so busy with House of M and New Avengers that he's been slacking his ass off on Powers. It's as bad as Planetary.
Hmm. If I revise my top 5, whatever I slide off may be replaced by Planetary. Unless it was already on there. I'm fickle. Don't make me choose.
This week, I'm about 3/4 of the way through my pulls, and while it was a thin week for me, OMG, so good.
If you're reading, and haven't read them yet, read BoP before reading Batgirl.
BoP Is there anything Gail doesn't do well? She showcased her talents quite nicely, mixing action, drama, and comedy in a way that makes me want to marry her. Dear Gail, I know there's a line, but I come with Cute Baby Attachment. I think that was the best fight scene I've read in a long time, and damn, it was Johns-level continuity porn. I'm a little worried about the direction they're heading with Babs and the toe movement, but that's my only quibble.
Batgirl Manages to follow up BoP pretty nicely, while maintaining the flow of the previous parts to the storyline. The writing's crisp, and hit every emotional note just so. Gabrych's getting better all the time, and it shows when he's writing something that relies heavily on emotion over action. His early work occasionally drifted into Noxin level melodrama, but there's not really much sign of it in here. Excellent conversations with Babs and Cass, and I love the continued threads of Shiva and Canary.
'Tec Another Gabrych installment in War Crimes. Not much to comment on, except that the Cluemaster reveal was well done.
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel And so it concludes. I thought it was an interesting take on a Lex Luthor, but I think I was mainly in it for the art, which is just incredible. Lots of naked Lex in this one. I'm thinking they should make a movie of it and cast the Smallville crew.
Manhunter: More people need to buy this book. Strong female characters, lots and lots of moral ambiguity, and strong writing. No spoilers, thus no white font.