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On Mr. Cobie's recommendation, I picked up & read Resident Alien #0 & #1. As usual, he was right. I loved it!! It has a very mid-20th century sci-fi feel to it & the story is told in such a low-key manner, that it totally sucks you into it's little world. It's linda like a J'onn J'onzz story concentrating on the mystery-solving instead of the super-heroics... and the art definitely has Forte-flavor. Highly recommended!!
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Yay! I knew you'd love it, Anita! You're dead on about the mid 20th century sci-fi vibe.
And Lardy, also glad you grabbed it too! Can't wait to hear your thoughts!
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The latest series I've dived into headfirst is Skullkickers! I randomly bought #13 and liked it so much I went ahead and for the first two trades so I could get caught up all at once.
It's action meets comedy meets swords & sorcery with an energy to it that is infectious and exhausting (in a good way). The two leads are hilarious and charming. The intro to the first trade likens them to being part Conan in their love of mischief, part Fafraid & the Grey Mouser because of their witty camaraderie, and part hilarious juvenile humor of a teenage Dungeons & Dragons campaign gone off on an uncontrollable tangent. Its all those things except with an awesome factor times 1,000.
Its just damn fun. I've read the first trade in a sitting and will get to the second shortly. The series won't be for everyone...but if you're looking for a funny-ass adventure series that includes elves, dwarves and an ass-kicking female-only manned pirate ship then this is your comic.
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Picked up the Boys trades 2 and 3. The store didn't have #1.
Why has no one recommended this to me before !
It's like Preacher + Powers ... In fact, I bet Bendis was a big fan.
There is quite a lot of over the top shock but, it comes so hard and heavy that its really not about the shock value or being sensational, in a way it trivializes taboo subjects to the point where they are actually merely there for comic value and/or put into the light of day in order to actually examine them.
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I've been beating that drum over on The Boys' own thread sporadically, Peebs, with little-to-no effect. Even Cobie, a huge Ennis fan, hasn't picked it up yet! Others, like Kent, tried and liked it, but have lapsed and seem unwilling to revisit it.
But you hit the nail on the head with the book's vibe with your "Preacher + Powers" analogy!
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Dark Horse is on it's own roll lately with creator-owned comics, and the latest one is another fantastic opening: The Massive. Its intelligent with great characters and a fascinating premise that has me at least wanting to give it a solid 6 issue follow up to see where it's going.
The post-Apocalyptic premise set in the naval mystery genre--a genre that hasn't really been mainstream since the pre-superhero Golden Age--is delightfully unique.
Between this and Conan, I'm finding Brian Wood's writing to be very appealing.
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I grabbed Revival by Image on a whim even though I have zero interest in collecting another series featuring zombies. I'm glad I did--because it was excellent! I'm definitely in for another 5+ issues, as I thought the premiere issue delivered a fascinating premise, some really strong lead characters and a strong last page hook. They call it 'rural noir' and that's a great description--it's not quite horror, and has that slow burn growing sense of unease. It's by Tim Seeley (by far the best thing I've seen from him) and Mike Norton (whose always been good and is now entering his 'great' phase). Definitely recommend to fans of horror, noir, zombies or just great comics!
I've always liked Los Bros Hernandez, even though I haven't been their most avid follower. So I picked up Fatima: the Blood Spinners #1 by Dark Horse & Gilbert Hernandez, and soaked up the wonderful artwork inside, which was a nod to the great B-movies of yesteryear. The story itself was a little weak for my tastes though and I won't be coming back for the second issue. Great art, too generic story: not regretting buying but not feeling bad about not continuing.
I also grabbed Grim Leaper by Image because it's written by Kurtis Wiebe, who has knocked my socks of with Peter Panzerfaust and Green Wake. I was a little disappointed because I wasn't prepared for how snarky the lead was and how humorous the art would be. The story--a guy who keeps getting killed in ridiculous ways and coming back in another body finds a girl with the same curse--is interesting but something I feel I've seen before. But it's the tone of the story and the artwork that kind of had me skimming towards the end. Oh well, Wiebe rocks but they can't all be geared towards my tastes!
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I also grabbed Grim Leaper by Image because it's written by Kurtis Wiebe, who has knocked my socks of with Peter Panzerfaust and Green Wake. I was a little disappointed because I wasn't prepared for how snarky the lead was and how humorous the art would be. The story--a guy who keeps getting killed in ridiculous ways and coming back in another body finds a girl with the same curse--is interesting but something I feel I've seen before. But it's the tone of the story and the artwork that kind of had me skimming towards the end. Oh well, Wiebe rocks but they can't all be geared towards my tastes!
Hm. Looks like I liked Grim Leaper a lot more than you did. It wasn't the most-out-there thing I'd ever seen, but it definitely commanded my interest. I really liked the art and coloring style used here especially. I've a feeling this one will only get better from here as the first issue was mostly set-up.
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And it looks like I'll have to give Revival a look-see! So much Image product coming out that it's impossible to guess which ones I should give a whirl!
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The Valerian and Laureline series: Book 1 - The City of Shifting Waters; Book 2 - The Empire of a Thousand Planets by J.-C. Mezieres and P. Christin
This series from France began in 1967 and is available now in English. Valerian and Laureline are two Spatio-Temporal agents in Earth's future, whose mission is to patrol both history and their current universe, to defend the Terran Empire.
The City of Shifting Waters has the pair travel back to New York City in 1986 to find escaped prisoner Xombul, the would-be dictator of Earth. Earth is mostly flooded after a hydrogen bomb depot blew up near the North Pole and melted the ice caps. This is normally a forbidden period for time travel, but Xombul is such a serious villain that he must be recaptured at all costs.
The pair arrive in New York, encounter a variety of scavengers and gang members, dress up like hippies to fit in, and, with the help of a gang leader, find Xombul and a key physicist he has captured. (The physicist just happens to look like Jerry Lewis.) Xombul, of course, plans to change history according to his liking. Many adventures and chasing Xombul across America, and the good guys win in the end.
For 1967, the story is not very dated, apart from some references to current events and the illustration of computers. It's also quite a wordy story, which I enjoy. The artwork is great, cartoony but detailed with lots of exotic settings, groovy robots and space machines.
The Empire of a Thousand Planets has the pair travel within their own time to the planet Syrte the Magnificent, centre of an Empire which Earth fears may present a threat at some point - so Valerian and Laureline are sent to check it out. They discover that the Empire is controlled by a group called The Enlighteneds, mysterious creatures who hide within the palace and keep the people downtrodden. The two agents meet a merchant named Elmir, who encourages them to sneak into the palace in exchange for information about the Enlighteneds. More wild adventures, leading to a revolution and discovery of exactly who the Enlighteneds are.
This volume is much more futuristic and here the artist really shows his creativity.
At the end of the book, the publishers include a page showing how images first introduced in the series were picked up and copied by Hollywood.
I have never really been a massive Transformers comic book fan...I like the animated stuff when it's on, though I wouldn't really go out of my way to see it. I just always kinda thought that print isn't the best medium for a series whose greatest appeal is gigantic transforming robots.
I still tend to feel that the transforming aspect of Transformers gets a little lost when you're looking at static images, but the writing in this series is more than good enough to outshine that. The dialogue in this series is always really sharo and intelligent, the characters all have their own individual personalities, and the premise is something different. In this series, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons is over and a bunch of them have now set off into the unknown to find the Knights of Cyberton (legendary figures from their past who may not even have existed).
The art is also very well-suited; Nick Roche draws him some good techy stuff. Admittedly I have a little trouble telling them apart at times, but that's not a flaw in the art so much as it is with me being much more used to reading comics about humanoids.
I have been reading previews and reviews of the series up till now; now that it's at issue 7 and I have yet to see anything I don't like, I decided to pick up the first issue on Comixology. I liked it enough that I have grabbed the rest as well.
It's good stuff!
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I had high hopes and was thrilled to have them exceeded by Debris, which just launched by Image! It's by Kurtis Wiebe (the genius behind Peter Panzerfaust and Green Wake) and Riley Rossmo (also a genius, as also seen on Green Wake). It's a high concept sci-fi series with a great lead, solid hook and just face melting artwork that is glorious to behold.
Wiebe is a master at injecting a sense of 'adventure' and he does that here with a firm sci-fi premise. He also writes one of the most promising female leads in forever! Kick-ass and enjoyably multi-layered. Just like Peter Panzerfaust there is a wonderful sense of epicness just around the corner.
Riley Rossmo is always fantastic and here he delivers his most beautiful work ever. It's a slight adjustment to his style with colors by Owen Gieni that just make it POP! The imagery really explodes off the page and I found myself just stopping to stare at panels.
This is a 4 issue mini and is shaping up to be a highlight of 2012 comics. I highly recommend it to everyone.
If you like Final Fantasy video games, sci-fi, kick ass female leads and adventure high octane enough to make you smile, you will love this.
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I just read Debris #1 & loved it too, darling! Great set up to a promising new series!!
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