There are endless literary pastiches in comic books using public domain characters. It’s a fun, goofy crossover you’ll actually want to read. Louise Simonson impressively balances the tone and style of several different Cartoon Network shows in one gloriously ridiculous crossover, with Derek Charm’s work imitating a bunch of styles while keeping them distinct and putting down some great layouts. Furthermore the insight you get into how the Dream Thief works is an action-packed and fascinating story in of itself. Tadd Galusha filling in for Greg Smallwood is a little odd, but he’s more than capable and does a superb job with the action. Jai Nitz’s mystical noir is one of my favorite books on the stands right now. This is actually quite a fun little book that captures the style of the old shows perfectly, and it’s a short enough mini at three issues to be worth a look for those who want a little lighthearted action in their pull list. Ian Edginton and Marco Cosentino turn their tribute to The Prisoner towards the action-packed. This is a solid little slice of pulp for those looking to have one.
If you’re a fan of either or both, it’s worth a read, but one wishes it’d stuck to the title.īurying your monster-hunter buddy in a haunted graveyard? What could possibly go wrong? Joking aside, as always these books exist to showcase the artist, and Peter Bergting doesn’t disappoint. Still one of the best books on the stands, and highly recommended.Ī pretty good premise, of the mighty Cimmerian going toe to toe with the biggest idiot to carry a sword, is pretty much wasted by a needless plot about saving a comics shop and Sergio Aragones running around naked in Central Park. And honestly, there is actually a lot of comedy in this book, although it’s dark as pitch to say the least. It’s a fun read, but a little too slight.Įric Powell goes to some dark places in this stark, vivid book… but then that’s nothing new. The action is solid, but this book can’t quite create a sense of stakes our hero literally can’t die, his partner isn’t enormously interesting, and the stakes are so cartoonish they’ll never happen. Impressive, smart, and highly recommended. This book, jumping between the same murder across four different time periods, sounds like a mess on paper, but each of the four timelines has its own distinct style and flavor, and flow together as a cohesive whole. Vertigo’s strange murder mystery continues, and continues to be intriguing. It’s not the worst book I’ve read this year, but it’s far from the best. Jason Copland’s art is better than the script, but he can’t really salvage just how standard this book is, alas. The idea of pop stars being, quite literally, grown and turned into mass culture has some fascinating ramifications and could be taken any number of ways, and Curt Pires, for some reason, takes it in the dullest direction possible with the most obvious message. A strong launch to an interesting book.Ī biological creation (a hot blonde in two bandages, of course) escapes her growing facility and runs into a washed-up comic book nerd and together they team up to make you pass out from how dull, repetitive and trite it all is. Tim Seeley’s script pretty cleverly balances the Sundowners’ being fairly actually loopy and the possibly real outre threats they face, and Jim Terry’s art is perfect for the tone. Well, as you may have guessed, maybe not, in Sundowners. Really, it’s pretty simple: Anybody, in the real world, who goes around in a cape and a mask, do-gooder or bad guy, has got to be nuts. It’s a solid start, but one hopes there’s going to be a lot more to it. OK, so that’s being unfair, but honestly, this book oddly lacks Zub’s sense of humor and ability to throw curveballs at goofy genre conventions, and it’s something this book needs. Jim Zub and Steve Cummings decide there isn’t enough manga starring teenage girls beating up monsters, so they’ve decided to grow it themselves. It’s a coup for Dynamite, and the funniest book on the stands this week. It preserves everything that’s great about the show and puts it on the page.
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But it doesn’t feel like a TV show awkwardly crammed into a comic either. This comic so perfectly nails the show and its bizarre sense of humor, and it helps that it’s written by the show’s creators. Normally I sort these by publisher and then number, but I’m making an exception because you have to buy this book.
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Plus I guess there are some other comic books out this week, and we’ll review them, too. Bob and his family, mostly his family, get their first comic book this week, and it’s one you absolutely must buy.