“That was all washed away by the rains and the police as the world hustled forward into our “New Normal.” -Art Spiegelman I’ve wrestled with how I feel about this book on almost a biannual basis over the last five years, but I’ve come to the lingering conclusion of late that it is to my … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #50: ‘In the Shadow of No Towers’
The spine of the Heavy Liquid hardcover has been staring at me since I first gave it a rushed read about a year ago. Paul Pope’s multifaceted approach to comics-making can demand more than a drive-by read to appreciated, as was the case with Batman: Year 100 for me. Just to sketch out this graphic … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #49: ‘Heavy Liquid’
With everything else that happened during the first four issues of this miniseries, specifically the fall of Konig and the vampires, there was plenty of reason to believe this was going to be a lame-duck final issue. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case, as there were a few historical moments tucked into the final pages and … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #48: ‘B.P.R.D.: 1947’ #5
I’ve floated in and out of the Hellblazer series for about as long as I can remember reading comics, but dang it if this Simon Bisley cover and Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini’s interiors weren’t enough to pull me back in again. I may have a terrible eye, but I picked this up at the … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #47: ‘Hellblazer’ #261
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
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