Brian Warmoth When I start looking back over my pull lists for 2009, this miniseries will be among the first in line for my top five picks. In a beautiful standalone issue, Duane Swierczynski tackles an origin story for Tiger’s Beautiful Daughter that resembles a Neil Gaiman Sandman tale more than it does an Iron Fist spin-off. … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #46: ‘Immortal Weapons’ #4
• I had so many sentimental “Ohhhhh” moments reading Tom Spurgeon’s “83 Best Superhero Projects Of The Decade We’re Leaving” list just now, I very well may have to crack a longbox or two open before going to bed tonight. Though I still need to read Brian Azzarello and Richard Corben’s Cage, as well as … Read moreLink Sausage: 11/22/2009
Autobio indie comics automatically have an uphill battle to fight with me, as I’m sure they do with most readers. It’s an overpopulated junkpile of a genre most often, and though a few rare comics slip through every year with something new to offer or a new way to say something, I’ve read more bad … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #45: ‘My Every Single Thought’
This was easily the most I’ve enjoyed an Indigo Tribe issue yet. The variety of pages layouts, the Guy Gardner moments, the advancement of plot, and the big ending all bolstered this read. **SPOILER ALERT** There are always weird little things that nag at me about Green Lantern books, and as effective as the final … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #44: ‘Green Lantern Corps’ #42
I managed to watch the new Doctor Who special “The Waters of Mars” this week after it aired in the U.K., and without spoiling anything, it brought up a reference or two to the old Ice Warriors from Mars’ history, so this cover caught me in a moment of weakness. These stories were originally published … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #43: ‘Doctor Who Classics Series 2’ #11
As a follow-up to Snake Oil #2, I was anxious to see where this series was going to go. It’s obviously the work of someone with an eye for the basic Understanding Comics mechanics of sequential narrative, which has a made each of Chuck Forsman’s books I’ve picked up so far an engaging read. Three … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #42: ‘Snake Oil’ #3
Diving into this issue got me a little misty-eyed for 52, and based on that sentiment alone I was predisposed to liking this new mini. In addition to Tony Bedard being a writer I automatically approach with high expectations, The Great Ten #1 came off my reading stack from last week with several distinct advantages. … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #41: ‘The Great Ten’ #1
• Top Shelf’s Leigh Walton has an amazing Tintin sketchbook visible via Flickr that features favorite comickers of mine like Jeffrey Brown, Kate Beaton, and Bryan Lee O’Malley. (via Robot6) • The latest Dostoyevskian-length podcast from the folks at War Rocket Ajax features a segment interviewing some colleagues of mine from Toyfare Magazine, including Justin … Read moreLink Sausage: 11/09/2009
I read the first Snake Oil volume a long time ago and have been admittedly lax tracking down its follow-ups, which now go up to issue #4. As Chuck Forsman, the series’ creator states inside, this was the final part of his thesis at The Center for Cartoon Studies. Understanding his work from that perspective, … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #40: ‘Snake Oil’ #2
Why I didn’t see this premise turning into a full-on post-apocalyptic Furry drama up until this issue totally escapes me, but as of the last page of Sweet Tooth #3, I’m seeing this book with new eyes. The Lost Boy kids were completely absent from this issue, which is almost entirely focused on Sweet Tooth … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #39: ‘Sweet Tooth’ #3