Bore Comics Thread: Crisis On Infinite Megathreads

[Eric P]

that's pretty great.

i went to my comic store today and had one hell of a haul

grabbed Three, Afterlife with Archie, Coffin Hill, Rocket Girl, Multiple Warheads One Shot, Buck Rogers (which is awesome, btw), and Comixology had a lot of stuff as well, Sidekick, Red Sonja, Fearless Defenders, Ghosted, Bunker, Batman 66 and that new Iron Man inifnicomic by Al Ewing (with horrible art)

[Tasty]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT COMIXOLOGY (Android) GOT REDESIGNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Mr. Gundam]

When did he ditch Emma? Or is that young Scott?

that's young Scott

it's the ultimate trolling

Total role reversal. Instead Jean having the hots for Logan, he hooks up with his clone/kid/whatever.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

When did he ditch Emma? Or is that young Scott?

that's young Scott

it's the ultimate trolling

Total role reversal. Instead Jean having the hots for Logan, he hooks up with his clone/kid/whatever.

Plus

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Modern Cyclops and Wolverine are, uh, "on the outs" in current continuity, making this even more hilarious

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[Tasty]

Buffy season 10 deets!!!

Since 2007, Dark Horse Comics has provided readers with the canonical continuation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's trials and tribulations in the fight against the forces of evil. "Buffy" is about to begin its tenth season adventures, with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10" launching in March 2014 by previous "Angel & Faith" creative team Christos Gage and Rebekah Isaacs, while a new volume of "Angel & Faith" hits in April 2014 helmed by writer Victor Gischler with art by Will Conrad.

The Angel & Faith guys!!

"'Season 9' was different than 'Season 8' in that we got it focused on the core characters, eliminating a lot of the big world-shaking, army stuff," Allie continued. "We focused on the characters, but we also split the characters apart. 'Season 10' won't just be about us bringing them back together -- it'll be about them actively bringing themselves back together. The outcome of 'Season 9,' both in 'Angel & Faith' and in 'Buffy,' brings magic back, but it takes it all down a notch, and messes with the vampire thing in a way that makes it all a challenge again, but a challenge they can engage with on a very personal level."

Bringing everyone together!!

[Eric P]

marvel finally publishing miracle man w/ a shocking turn of events

In the early 1990s, Neil Gaiman wrote several issues of the post-modern superhero comic series Miracleman for Eclipse Comics, taking over where Alan Moore left off. Gaiman had planned eightteen issues in total, but Eclipse collapsed after only eight were published, with the ninth still in-production.

The series was in limbo until Marvel purchased the rights to the character in 2009, and today at NYCC Marvel announced that they would begin reprinting Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman’s issues in 2014. But the even bigger news came from Gaiman (via video), who announced that he would be completing his nearly twenty-year old story! Gaiman added that he was excited to return to the series, which he considers some of his best work as a young writer. And now we’re excited to see what he has in store for Miracleman, Miraclewoman, and Kid Miracleman!

[Eric P]

Al Ewing is now writing a Loki as sexy secret agent solo series.
I am 100% on board

[bork]

Al Ewing is now writing a Loki as sexy secret agent solo series.
I am 100% on board

I thought you were joking!

[Eric P]

thanks to the library i have been reading more expensive books I wouldn't buy on my own
read all of Jeff Smith's RASL in these great over sized editions.

It's a sci-fi noir involving parallel universes that draws its backstory from HAARP, Tesla's later experiments, and the Philadelphia project.  It's pretty neat, but not really great and the character art for the lead is really...uh not great at times.  The guy looks like a stretched out Peter Dinklage after he's been mauled by a bear.  I get that the guy is supposed to be having "hard times" but it wasn't a good look.

Also going through the EC artist series in which Fantagraphics books presents all of the EC Comic work from one artist in glorious black and white.  The stories are for the most party pretty terrible, but the art is absolutely glorious.  I've never really seen how good it actually is as all previous reproductions have had horrible cheap color slathered all over the place.  Currently reading the Al Williamson book and I found the most EC story ever.

A man invents a rocket ship which goes faster than all other rocket ships but his crews keep dying on mysterious accidents while he survives.  After the third mission the GBI (Galactic Bureau of Investigation.  "That's right, I'm a space dick.") gets involved and sends a man to investigate.  As all the other crews have died, no one wants to sign on for this mission so the G-Man and the inventor shanghai some drunks.  But the GBI man is also knocked out.  When they come to, they are locked up. one of the men is already missing and they hear screams.  The crew ponders what is going to happen to them.  Eventually we find out that they're being drained of blood.  yes, BLOOD is what makes the rocket so fast!  One of the final prisoners breaks free revealing he is a VAMPIRE and he drains the captain of blood.  The GBI man thinks he's freed, but the vampire reveals he left him alive because it's still a long way to their destination. 

Yeah, basically the most EC story ever.  Rocketship powered by blood and the twist is a vampire.

Al Williamson's art is out of control.  I'm going to track down the Star Wars newspaper strips he did next.

[Junpei the Tracer!]

Superheroes:The Never Ending Battle is on PBS now. It's hosted by malek Liev Schreiber.

[Eric P]

I didn't go to the shop last week so I have a few things that came out then which I hadn't read until this week

SHOOT First #1-  the concept of "atheists as gov't agency versus the supernatural" sounds kind of neat at first and the writer did an interesting interview w/ Comics Alliance, but this book was really flat.  maybe i'll grab a trade if it pops up at the library but meh

Zero #2 - the first issue left me cold but this issue is excellent.  almost a done in one about a teenage assassin / operative on his first mission. GREAT art and GREAT visual storytelling even if the subject is a bit cliche

Velvet #1 - this time Brubaker's damaged female lead character is Miss Moneypenny if Moneypenny were a secret super spy in her 40s.  Good art and it's Brubaker so you basically know what you're getting at this point.  I liked it better than Lazarus.  I may drop Lazarus for this as they're almost the same book.  do i want to see Brubaker's Damaged Female Lead Character in a dystopian hell hole figthing the .01% or do I want to see her kick Soviets in the teeth?  I'm thinking Soviets.

Pretty Deadly #1 - I don't really understand this issue.  I read it twice but couldn't quite figure out what motivations were for various characters.  At one point people are shooting at a blind man and a little girl. the blind man shoots back and wings one of them, we cut to another character for a few pages and when we come back the blind man, girl and the attackers are all sharing a campfire?  dunno.  was weird

Rat Queens #2 - Loved it to death.  Just absolutely loved it to death again.  Funny, violent and uncouth.

sex criminals #2 - vast improvement over the first issue.  actually fulfills the promise of being a "sex comedy" by being somewhat amusing instead of just depressing page after depressing page about a girl escaping a bad family situation through sexual misadventure.  funniest thing in the issue though?  The letter column is called "Letter Daddy"  I love a good pun

Satellite Sam #4 - I'd be happy if they dropped the mystery of who killed the actor and just focused on the "running a tv station in nyc in the 50s"  that's the stuff that's really compelling to me

Monkey Brains stuff

Continuing to read Edison Rex which continues to be a delight.  Saving the world is hard if no one believes you want to save the world

The Army of Dr Moreau #1 - new series from the creator of Badazz Mofo, the best zine to cover Blaxploitation / Black Pop Culture in the 60s and 70s.  Nazis find Moreau's island start building human monster hybrids.  American and UK operatives try to stop them.  You can write this one in your sleep.

Amazing Forest #1 - fantasy anthology.  One good story, one ok story, two eh stories. 

[Howard Alan Treesong]

read the first 4 issues of Edison Rex. it's pretty good but somewhat repetitive Superman pastiche so far, does it pick up or develop a more overarching plot?

[Eric P]

I've read six of them and so far; no.  I still quite enjoy it though.

shout out to Platypus Rex.

[Junpei the Tracer!]

Hellboy: The Midnight Circus was pretty nice. It'd be nice to get more short stories in that hardcover format, quality stuff. It's really good looking especially those softer,brush looking pages. I'm definitely interested in more Fegredo stuff.

[Eric P]

comixology is having an Image "horror" sale
they've included two excellent non-horror works

Bulletproof Coffin and Bulletproof Coffin 2.
The second volume is really meta and may not be everyone's cup of tea, but the first volume is quite good

[Howard Alan Treesong]

tnx for the heads up

[Howard Alan Treesong]

finished Bulletproof Coffin. not bad. Basically Flex Mentallo vs. EC Comics. I preferred it for its fun alternate EC Comics characters (The Unseeing Eye is awesome and/or the Residents logo) more than anything meta it had to say about the comics industry. Art was fun in a grimy ALT COMIX sort of way. It seems pretty obtusely meta to me already, tho, so if the sequel is even more so I'll probably pass.

[Eric P]

Yes it absolutely is more meta.

might i suggest the violent sci-fi satire of Al Ewing's Zombo?

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I need to hop on the violent sci-fi satire of Judge Dredd, first! and my 6 Journey Into Mystery TPBs showed up yesterday so I'm on those this week

[Eric P]

aw yiss.

I'm currently going through the Fantagraphics EC Artists books right now.  Some of it is astoundingly good.  Some of it is eh.

[Eric P]

i don't read x-men cross overs because they're just so tedious but what in the fuck even happened here?

http://www.newsarama.com/19438-x-men-battle-of-the-atom-who-lived-who-died-who-changed-sides-who-was-left-behind.html

[Rahxephon91]

Nothing happened.

[Yeti]

all I got out of that article is that there is an X-Man named Goldballs. LOL

[Eric P]

The Sandman prequel was released yesterday.  do not buy it in digital if you can avoid it.

i'd buy the single edition rather than the trade because there's something that's just lovely at the end that will probably be fucked up in trade format

Also Comixology is having a Mark Waid sale.  I cannot say enough good things about his current Daredevil run.  you can pick up the first 6 issues for a buck each

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Also Comixology is having a Mark Waid sale.  I cannot say enough good things about his current Daredevil run.  you can pick up the first 6 issues for a buck each

Man how do I physical comic book store? I honestly don't know here in Seattle.

[Mr. Gundam]

Also Comixology is having a Mark Waid sale.  I cannot say enough good things about his current Daredevil run.  you can pick up the first 6 issues for a buck each

Man how do I physical comic book store? I honestly don't know here in Seattle.

Comic shops in North Seattle:

Arcane Comics in Ballard
Comic Stop on 45th in the U District (next to the Neptune)
The Dreaming on the Ave in the U District (they've got a sweet mural of Godzilla and Cthulu fighting over Seattle painted on the windows)
Comics Dungeon on 45th in Wallingford
Dreamstrands on 85th in Greenwood

[Eric P]

I wait for trade on Saga so most of my money went to digital firsts this week.

Iron Man Fatal Frontier #3 I'm cooling on this title.  I was super excited because I figured Al Ewing and Gillen could certainly come up with something fresh and new and if not fresh and new then at least something exciting, but this is kind of bland hero comics.

Arrival #1 I love the art in this.  Very simple almost to the point of abstraction in some panels. The story is not horrible either.  Kind of "Everything you hate about today will only be worse tomorrow" mixed in with 2001 except instead of blowing up nukes the space baby will probably blow up your cell phones.

Fox #1 I didn't like this as much as I expected.  I love both artists involved and I love more light-hearted super hero tales but this just didn't click for me.

The Double Life of Miranda Taylor #1 This I didn't like at first but then I went back and re-read it and found a bit more.  It tackles the Legacy Superhero trope a bit differently in that the original hero is now a ghost giving bits of advice and help to the current hero. In this issue our Heroes fight people who want to remake the world in Lego.  It's breezy without being overly silly.  Not quite Bandette levels of knowing twee, but could perhaps reach that level.  As I said, I liked it.  I'll probably continue to read it.

Edison Rex #7-8. I didn't like the Edison Rex back story because I feel that it weakens the character.  I feel that ER having had a fundamental philosophy difference w/ the Superman analog would have been stronger rather than having his ego and a core misunderstanding provide the character's driving focus.  The Christmas Issue was just kind of boring to me.  ER seems to falling into a bit of a rut and I wish it would find a new direction or formula.  I'll probably read the two new issues that have come out since 8 and see if they grab my fancy,  if not I'll stop reading it.  A shame as the early issues were so strong.

Terengrin #1 Loved the preview but hated the rest of the book which is a shame because Rat Queens showed me I can enjoy comedic fantasy still

Sandman Overture #1 Liked the art wasn't too enamored with the words.  I think there were too many captions.  I want to read this a few more times to get everything but I'm glad I bought this one in physical format.

Powerpuff Girls #2 I bought this for my girlfriend.  There's no way you can prove otherwise.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Also Comixology is having a Mark Waid sale.  I cannot say enough good things about his current Daredevil run.  you can pick up the first 6 issues for a buck each

Man how do I physical comic book store? I honestly don't know here in Seattle.

Comic shops in North Seattle:

Arcane Comics in Ballard
Comic Stop on 45th in the U District (next to the Neptune)
The Dreaming on the Ave in the U District (they've got a sweet mural of Godzilla and Cthulu fighting over Seattle painted on the windows)
Comics Dungeon on 45th in Wallingford
Dreamstrands on 85th in Greenwood

Fuck North Seattle, I need a shop on da

[Mupepe]

Eric P (or anyone else), did you ever end up picking up The Wake?  I know you said you were going to awhile ago.  I really like Snyder but #1 isn't at any of my local shops anymore and I don't know if it's worth hunting down elsewhere.

[Rahxephon91]

The Wake has amazing artwork, so there's that.

You might as well wait till the trade so you can read it all together, because really every issue ends on a cliffhanger. It progressively gets crazier with each issue being "well this just got shitter for the cast".

That said I can't say it's  some great read. It is interesting solely because the story keeps moving between three different eras and well I'm sure you'd want to know how the ancient past and apocalyptic future fits into what is basically James Cameron's Abyss but crazier and more violent. There's been some good horror bits, but the present day story is merely competent and nothing wow.

But because it's one of those super mysterious "where is this leading to" thing it may be better to read it when it's all done and together. I mean I think it's already four issues in.

[Mupepe]

Thanks. I managed to find 2-4 and picked those up but I haven't read anything because I really hate jumping shit after it has started. I think I'll bite the bullet and order #1 online because waiting 6 months to read any of it sounds like more torture haha

[Eric P]

if you don't mind digital, you can get it for $2 on Comixology.  That way you don't have to pay shipping or anything.

I like it.  Like he said it gets crazier and crazier and I can't see a happy ending from here.  I dig it.  It's basically "what if the abyss were a horror film?"

[Mupepe]

Yeah I don't have anything enjoyable to read digital comics on and I have a collection fetish. Found it with shipping for around .60 cents.

[Yeti]

This looks hilarious

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apparently it's Blade?

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[Howard Alan Treesong]

I'm picking up Starstruck from the local library. I hadn't heard about it until recently, but aparently it's Mike "Lucifer" Carey's favorite comic and that's good enough for me! 50% off digitally on Comixology now during the weekend IDW sale, but seems like a winner. Has anyone read it?

Also nearly done with Journey into Mystery. The last arc I read, The Manchester Gods, was a pretty good 3-issue series. Very Sandman like - the new Gods of the Industrial Revolution are replacing the old gods of glen and dale, and there's a power struggle inside Britain for its soul. The various pantheons have a STRICT non-interference pact, but Kid Loki is sent as a secret agent of Asgard (hey!) to try and end the war quickly. It's Journey Into Mystery 639-641 and, despite coming near the end of the run, probably as good an intro as any to the whole Kid Loki concept.

[chronovore]

I haven't read any of those, except Starstruck, which I recall buying every issue of, and failing to read any of it.

Here's an interesting bit of Bat-fan-fiction, in fairly eclectic but wonderful art. And Bill Hicks.
http://moonheadpress.blogspot.jp/2013/11/the-deal.html

[Eric P]

 glad that DC is reprinting a ton of Bronze age stuff so I don't have to worry about reading stuff like this

http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com/2013/11/kara-as-red-lantern-really.html

GREEN LANTERN/RED LANTERNS #28
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and CHARLES SOULE
Art by BILLY TAN and ALESSANDRO VITTI
GREEN LANTERN Cover by BILLY TAN
RED LANTERNS Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
 
With dozens of sectors in open rebellion against the Green Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan is faced with a crisis in the sector most important to him: 2814, home of Earth…as well as Ysmault, home of the Red Lanterns. Hal made a dangerous bargain with Guy Gardner, and now it’s time to pay up! Plus: Guy and the Red Lanterns take over policing Sector 2814! And you’ll want to keep reading RED LANTERNS next month to see what happens to their newest member: SUPERGIRL!

That's right. Supergirl is becoming a Red Lantern. She is becoming a warrior of rage.

Supergirl.

As a Red Lantern.

I don't know what to say anymore.

It is as if DC Comics has no understanding of their characters anymore.
It is as if DC Comics has no understanding of their readers anymore.

Because it is clear that DC thinks that Supergirl can only exist as an angry isolated young woman. And when things don't seem to be selling well enough, they think the solution is to make her darker.

The original pitch was Michael Green and Mike Johnson's 'hell on wheels', someone who would 'fight her friends as much as her enemies', a disaffected, alone young woman ... so don't piss her off.

Then Scott Lobdell had her fall in love with a villain, be hysterical, gullible, and  immature, almost turning her back on her family, willing to sacrifice Earth for her own needs.

The Michael Alan Nelson came on board, to the glee of the laughing Bobbi Chase who cooed about how dark the book was going to get. Nelson made her abandon Earth, turned her father into a villain, and then literally killed her while she cried for mercy.

And now ... why not ... let's have her literally vomit up her heart and embrace rage.

Is there no joy ... no light ... no hope in the DCU? Does everything need to be dark and edgy?

Of course, this comes on the week Marvel announces a new title where a young muslim woman is so inspired by Captain Marvel that she decides to become a hero herself ... Ms. Marvel. A young woman deciding to become a hero. Meanwhile DC announces that their most recognizable young woman hero, someone who should be inspired by her cousin to be a hero, becomes a Red Lantern.

Throughout her 50+ years of being around Supergirl has always been a character striving do what was right. She saw the best in people. She saw the best in the world. She never gave up. She might fail but she learned and she tried even harder. She was filled with passion but always directed at achieving her goal of doing good.

We have seen DC try to make her darker. From Matrix being a dupe of Brainiac and Lex to Jeph Loeb and Joe Kelly's horrific brat in the last incarnation, people have wanted to sully Kara's character. But each of these takes have ultimately failed. Supergirl fans don't want to see her dark. And fans of dark characters don't want to read Supergirl. That's why these takes always fail ... ALWAYS.

That's why Peter David's tale of redemption and Sterling Gates' story of a maturing hero and even Landry Walker's story of a shy Supergirl blossoming into a hero have all been lauded. Because they understood Supergirl and wrote stories for who she is.

I have tried to be patient with the nonsense of the new 52, the never-ending grimness, the aloof Superman, the killing heroes, the bickering Justice League, the 'evil is relative' tagline, the obvious missteps with Supergirl. I have tried.

Maybe this is a short lived thing. Maybe this is her story of redemption as she slowly rejects the rage. But I can't be sure any more. Because DC has just made one misstep after another. I don't think they are thinking that far in advance. And regardless, this announcement ... it didn't make me angry. It depressed me.

I am sure that is what DC was going for with this announcement a feeling of inevitablity and depression.

[Joe Molotov]

Is there any superhero more shat on than Supergirl? It's like every new incarnation brings some new indignity.

[Yeti]

Cyclops. But yeah, Supergirl gets it pretty rough.

[Tasty]

Supergirl gets it pretty rough.

[Eric P]

Second Issue Of 'The Sandman: Overture' Delayed Until February 2014

lol bi-monthly

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Second Issue Of 'The Sandman: Overture' Delayed Until February 2014

lol bi-monthly

raise your hand if you're surprised

[Mupepe]

Longshot Saves The Marvel Universe was surprisingly good. I didn't care for it when I first read the premise but I think they pulled it off nicely in the first issue.

[Eric P]

DC comics editorial has no idea what it's doing does it?

DC Confirms 'FIVE YEARS LATER,' But What Does It Mean?

 Last week, DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio put into motion a flurry of fan predictions as he confirmed that DC is working on an event called "Five Years Later."

To be clear, the confirmation was a bit cryptic. Plus, it came via an odd outlet — a YouTube video that spent much of its time promoting MAD magazine, cartoons and films.

But within the video, called "DC All Access," DiDio was discussing this spring's launch of the Batman: Eternal weekly. He said: "we have other weeklies planned," then pointed toward a bulletin board on the wall where he claimed hints were posted.

When the camera showed a close-up of the wall, two things were obvious — a sketch of Batman (that looked a lot like Batman Beyond), and several logo treatments for a DC event called Five Years Later.

Since the publisher was talking about "other weeklies," we can presume that Five Years Later is the title for — or the tagline associated with — a new DC weekly comic.

entire article is worth reading because it's just....wow  i dunno

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Crazy Top Shelf sale on Comixology

what to get? I nabbed Underwater Welder and Infinite Kung Fu so far

[Eric P]

They recently had a huge physical book sale and I grabbed (and liked!) the following

Alec: The Years Have Pants - huge omnibus of autobiographical comix from the artist of From Hell
The Lovely Horrible Stuff - interesting if minor work of personal economics and part travelog from Eddie Cambell.  was worth a read i feel
(i bought more stuff but this is all they have online)

other rec's
Essex County - a collection of Jeff Lemire's earliest works.  It's these that made me fall in love with his work long before he was writing stuff at DC
110 Percent - short book about middle age women obsessed with a boyband. 
120 Days of Simon - autobiographical travelog comics about a cartoonist just kind of drifting around Sweden (i got this for free from my library, dunno if it's for everyone, especially if you pay)
box office poison - i haven't read this in like a decade so it may not hold up, but i liked it at the time. it's about a bunch of drifless 20 year olds trying to figure out what to do with their lives

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I've never read Box Office Poison, seems like I should have, but I my have passed my read-by date

[Eric P]

Comixology is having a women of marvel sale which includes 12 issues of Dan Slott's excellent She-Hulk

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Comixology is having a women of marvel sale which includes 12 issues of Dan Slott's excellent She-Hulk

I wish they'd re-release those with less exploitative covers

Finished Infinite Kung Fu last night. CRAZY awesome art. story was standard martial arts nonsense, but WOW, MUCH FIGHT

[Eric P]

Ok finally got a chance to read the past two week's worth of comics stuff.

Batman '66 - still awesome.  19/20 are some more of the "motion" style comics.  This time dealing w/ False Face who has imitated Bruce Wayne in an attempt to foist off some counterfeit jewelry.  I liked these issues, but then I like most of these comics.

The Bunker #4 - I like this series but I feel it moves a bit too slow for the pace at which it's put out.  Will probably read much better in trades.  It's actually being picked up by Oni who will be reformatting it from landscape to "normal" and put out in print form starting early next year.

Real West #2 - Didn't like this as much as the first issue at all.  Too cartoony in art style and story.

Prisoner of Space - Really liked this sci-fi one shot about a man who wakes up on a long term space ship to find that everyone else on the ship is gone.  it's a fairly standard set up w/ a fairly standard wrapping up point, but it's told quite well and is worth the buck to read it. 

FBP #5 - This will probably read better in trade to be honest.  I still really like the dynamic art, but I'm not too hot on the story as it's being told.

Superior Foes of Spider-man - I don't know how well this comic is doing sales-wise but it's probably my favorite Marvel book right now.  Consistently clever and fun tales of the massively incompetent Sinister Six.  This issue picks up some tricks being laid down by Hawkeye and Young Avengers and presents information in cool new ways and also features some GREAT character moments.  I seriously can't say enough nice things about this book.

Fearless Defenders #11 - I kind of wish that this could continue online or something rather than being cancelled.  I think that this book is a lot of fun with some good character interactions.  This issue the team and a makeshift group of faux amazons fights sea monsters and a group of evil anti-amazons.  Also, girl kissing.

Giant Days #1 - John Alison of Scary Go Round fame does Scott Pilgrim.  I like Alison's work a lot but this didn't feel that original or great and is essentially just gender flipping Scott Pilgrim and removing the romance component. 

Hinterkind #1 - last issues lack of anyone other than white people is made weirder when we're told the village depicted was supposed to have about 1000 people in it.  This is really the most Vertigo of the recent Vertigo books in that it absolutely reminds me of like 3 or 4 other Vertigo books.  Fables for the "Faeries are Real!" Y the last man for the "Post Apocalyptic Society!"

Action Presidents #1 The team behind The Comic Book History of Comics and Action Philosophers takes on American History.  They have a good eye for presenting the absurdities in history and it really came to the fore here.  I had no idea Washington forced his slave to dress like an Ottoman's servant all the time. 

Ghosted #5 - When this started going off the rails in #2 and started to be far more different than I was expected I was considering dropping the title, but the first story line wrapped up quite well once you realize it's not going for Old Dark House but rather it's trying to be 13 Ghosts (remake version).  Bastards versus Evil Ghosts.  Worth a read.

King's Watch #2 - This is an older issue but Jeff Parker is writing the King's Feature Syndicate adventure heroes (Phantom, Mandrake, Flash) and having fun doing it.  It's a pretty fun adventure comic played more straight than you'd expect.

Manifest Destiny #2 - Lewis and Clark versus frontier monsters.  Awesome.

Coffin Hill #2 - a bit better than the first issue.  I think that this will probably read better in trades as it's unfolding a bit slower than I'd like.  I'm witholding judgement for now.

Rocket Girl #2 - Doesn't really sell the 80s to me.  I think it would have been better if the 80s segments were done in a bronze age style rather than the loose goose modern style in which it's told.  I like it though and am curious to see where it goes.

Three #2 - the anti-300.  Well written, well drawn.  Spartans are assholes.

Umbral #1 - creators of The Wasteland write dark fantasy.  Trope filled for now.  Will give this a full storyline before deciding to keep with it or not.

Amazing X-men #1 - on the one hand it's a fun x-men comic about Nightcrawler in heaven versus his dad who is trying to invade Paradise and take over.  On the other hand it's way way way bound to Wolverine and the X-Men in that it honestly just felt like a W&tX comic which just happened to have Kurt appearing.

Alex + Ada #1 - I really like Girls and Sword but this tale of a man and his real doll robot fuck toy didn't really grab me.  I feel like we've seen this a million times before in genre literature.  The art is beautiful though.

Marvel Knights Spider-man - Beautiful book which tells a kind of standard "spider-man versus his foes"  Great great art and page design.  Reminds me of JHW3's Promethea layouts.

Mighty Avengers #3 - Good not great.  Hate the art. Black heroes versus Mythos monstrosities but I can't wait until it's out from under this Infinity bullshit so I don't have to worry about cross-over stuff for something which I don't care about.  My fear is that since this is Avenger's Branded it's not going to get it's own identity and will instead be yoked to whatever continuity bullshit the main Avengers books are pushing.

Trillium #4 - really like this.  where is this Lemire when he writes his DCU stuff?  Probably being beaten out of him by editorial.

[magus]

so i've read some of this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empowered

it's basicaly about this super heroine full of self-esteem issues who gets her super power from a latex tight suit but since the suit rips off easily,she easily lose her super power and thus she usualy ends gagged and bounded (it's pretty NSFW,i'm not sure i should be talking about this in the first place ) and with every other superhero making fun of her for being useless

in a perfect world this would be a videogame and the "sexist!" shitstorm would be the most glorius thing ever

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Batman 66 19/20 were two of the best issues yet. I know it's challenging on a weekly schedule, but the motion Guided View Native really sells the BAM POW nature of this book. It's hard to recommend every week, but since the stories are so standalone it's easy enough to just read the "good" ones. It seems to be finding its groove, though.

Almost done with Starstruck. Imagine L'Incal if it made no goddamned sense and changed premises every 8 pages. It's a difficult read and I don't think I much like it, it's the comics equivalent of a super-hopped beer or a super-peated whisky.

[Eric P]

Rogue Trooper is 2000AD war comics.  They're remarkably straight forward war stories using Vietnam War and American Civil War tropes and iconography as a starting off point.   The titular character is carrying around the simulated personalities of his dead buddies embedded into his equipment.  Not as fun as Judge Dredd but it's got a good energy in that great 2000AD way

[bork]

so i've read some of this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empowered

it's basicaly about this super heroine full of self-esteem issues who gets her super power from a latex tight suit but since the suit rips off easily,she easily lose her super power and thus she usualy ends gagged and bounded (it's pretty NSFW,i'm not sure i should be talking about this in the first place ) and with every other superhero making fun of her for being useless

in a perfect world this would be a videogame and the "sexist!" shitstorm would be the most glorius thing ever

Empowered is awesome.  Easily my favorite series out there- I love Adam Warren's stuff.  The thing about Emp losing her powers and getting tied up is an on-going gag that goes away after the first couple of volumes.  It's more about the villains wanting "shoulder candy" and nobody is doing anything sexual to her.  In fact, I remember reading somewhere that the relationship between Emp and her boyfriend Thugboy is presented as one of the healthier relationships in comics.  I don't think it would be looked as sexist as you think, either.  The whole book is a send-up/satire of superhero stuff.  You even have THE GODDAMN MAIDMAN flashing HIS panties, for fuck's sake!   

After the first three volumes, the book's direction changes and you get longer, more drawn out stories instead of mostly gag-style stuff.   You could probably go through it all pretty quick- there's only seven volumes out.  Eight is getting released next month.  Then there's five specials that are written by Warren, but drawn by guest artists after the first volume.  Most of these are in color, too.

Oh, and there's more to that suit, too.  Can't say anything without spoiling it. 

[Rahxephon91]

Well The Wake just got crazy.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Though, I'm unsure if we needed 5 issues of set-up. Hopefully, the pre-disaster stuff still has some importance, but I'm very excited to see where this is going. Snyder's little preview at the end of #5 makes it sounds like it's going to be pretty insane. That and the picture of the "new" main character makes it seem like it's going to be even more action packed.

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[nudemacusers]

been getting into comics lately, just finished uber (up to #7). pretty cool IMO. An interesting idea, and the execution of the story is nice.

that's all i have to contribute haha.

[Eric P]

Well The Wake just got crazy.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Though, I'm unsure if we needed 5 issues of set-up. Hopefully, the pre-disaster stuff still has some importance, but I'm very excited to see where this is going. Snyder's little preview at the end of #5 makes it sounds like it's going to be pretty insane. That and the picture of the "new" main character makes it seem like it's going to be even more action packed.

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yeah that was totally unexpected and i agree with your spoiler text.  great fake out though!

[Eric P]

My comics shop sold out of Afterlife with Archie. I was heartbroken. They should be getting more in thankfully.

I grabbed

Shelter #5 – finally, some adults come to check on the compound. was curious why this was taking so long. this will probably read better in trade format at this point.

sex criminals #3 – the second issue was far better than the first, i think, but this one is just “eh” don’t really want to see our two protagonists versus the cumworld police. i mean, that’s just too expected within the genre. i guess i was hoping for a fantasy romp or examination of the concept like a less rapey The Fermata. I think I’ll drop this for now.

zero #3 – didn’t like the first issue that much, loved the 2nd but this is just nuts. Hand over hand a great comic. Very pleasant surprise all around.

the wake #5 – that was unexpected. probably unnecessary on the whole, but still, i’m on board.

[Eric P]

Death Sentence -1 it had an interesting concept and was $1 thanks to a Comixology so i picked it up.  The pull quote from Millar should have been my warning.  It's like if Maxim UK had a comic book

[Eric P]

Just wrapped Nowhere Men which was kind of weird.  It goes all over the place in an attempt to seem more expansive than it actually is.  absolutely beautiful art though.  Well worth flipping through.  And 6 thick issues for $10 is a great value.  The story of The Beatles as world changing scientists is pretty cool, but we don't get that story, we get the "after" tale which is kind of boring.  The Beatles as Fantastic Four would have been awesome.

Also just wrapped I, Vampire vol 3.  Volume 1 is Vampire Politics, Volume 2 is Vampire Apocalypse, Volume 3 is horrible editorial fiat.  Ignore it.  Make up any other ending in your head.