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Post by michaelpaciocco on Feb 22, 2009 8:50:19 GMT -8
Noble Causes #39 - I'll miss this when it's gone. It's cute and the cross-time romance is actually a pretty clever thing.
Black Summer TPB (reread) - 1) Ellis is somewhere between mediocre and fucking terrible when it comes to endings under normal circumstance, but this time, I think he actually nails it. 2) His work outside Marvel is always >> then his work at Marvel. This is a pretty good action flick comic.
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Post by lostphrack on Feb 22, 2009 21:32:36 GMT -8
Black Summer TPB (reread) - 1) Ellis is somewhere between mediocre and fucking terrible when it comes to endings under normal circumstance, but this time, I think he actually nails it. 2) His work outside Marvel is always >> then his work at Marvel. This is a pretty good action flick comic. This was actually the piece of work that got me to take another look at Ellis' recent work. I kind of lost interest in his work around the time of Global Frequency and all those lil' three issue mini-series from Wildstorm. The interviews leading up to this series, not to mention a number of people getting their panties in a bunch over the premise, had me giving it a look annnd.. surprise! It was pretty damn good. |
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Post by Anders on Feb 25, 2009 8:17:42 GMT -8
Global Frequency was like a lot of what he's done the past few years: one third brilliant, one third awful and one third meh.
Anyway, my latest comics:
Hellboy: The Wild Hunt #3
It's good to have Mignola back on a longer Hellboy story. I haven't seen the second movie yet, and though I plan to do so the comics will always be my primary Hellboy fix.
The Walking Dead #58
This issue has two great examples of the horror people doing to each other being much worse than the horror perpetrated by monsters.
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters #4 of 4
Solid Gaiman. Nothing spectacular, and nothing unexpected, but a decent ending to a decent story.
B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess #2
More Mignola goodness, though not entirely his own. Guy Davis' art is a good match, though, and this issue has some really cool moments. It's interesting to see the story grow.
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Post by lostphrack on Feb 26, 2009 1:32:26 GMT -8
Wasteland #24 - I love the fact that Michael and Abi remained utterly oblivious to the entire Dog Tribe plotline. Sure, they were involved and were present, but they spent most of them tied to a stake and unaware of the infighting and drama occurring around them. I don't know why, but I absolutely loved that.
Wasteland vol. 1 + 2 - Haven't sat down to read them yet, but I did read the single issues sooo.. good stuff. I just picked them up to give the single issues a rest, plus I hate flipping through 23 issues to look something up or to re-read a story and check up on a plot point.
Doctor 13 TPB - This is quite possibly the best DCU book I've read in years. Fun, fun, fun stuff. Just.. fantastic throughout. Glad I snagged it.
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Post by Johann Chua on Feb 27, 2009 21:42:53 GMT -8
Girl Genius Vol. 5. Planet X Comics had this in their counter display case for ages. Think I read at least part of this volume on the website. Great fun
Need to order the other books in the series but if the online store is anything to go by, only volumes 1, 2,3, and 5 are available right now. Might have some luck getting 4, 6, and 7 via LCS or bookstore re-orders, though. Ordering online would cost too much in shipping. Webcomic archive will tide me over in any case.
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Post by michaelpaciocco on Feb 28, 2009 21:27:29 GMT -8
Black Summer TPB (reread) - 1) Ellis is somewhere between mediocre and fucking terrible when it comes to endings under normal circumstance, but this time, I think he actually nails it. 2) His work outside Marvel is always >> then his work at Marvel. This is a pretty good action flick comic. This was actually the piece of work that got me to take another look at Ellis' recent work. I kind of lost interest in his work around the time of Global Frequency and all those lil' three issue mini-series from Wildstorm. The interviews leading up to this series, not to mention a number of people getting their panties in a bunch over the premise, had me giving it a look annnd.. surprise! It was pretty damn good. What impressed me about it was that it didn't try to absolve ANYONE. Not the Guns, not Frank Blacksmith, and not John Horus. Even Tom Noir, when you look back at it, was a bastard and culpable for not seeing it coming. Not in full, anyway. It's a rare thing in an Ellis Protagonist - not being 100% right all the time. |
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 1, 2009 5:20:50 GMT -8
What's New? with Phil and Dixie #1. Remembered I had this on the shelf. Been so long it was like I was reading it for the first time. Never played any pen and paper RPGs, but still damn funny. #2 is still available from Studio Foglio's online store, too. Hope the "Sex and D&D" strip is up to snuff.
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 4, 2009 2:36:42 GMT -8
Suzuka Vol. 11. Since the main couple already got together around chapter 72, there's a little more focus on the supporting cast. Bonus features include some fan art art and messages from the anime's Japanese voice actresses who doubled as singing group Coach Star ("star" being written as a special character). Should probably watch the DVD set I bought a month or two ago. Already watched the Tagalog dub at least three times.
Del Rey's site lists volume 12 as due out in August with nothing else following, though other sources indicate this series has 18 volumes in Japan. Could be a case of more chapters per volume in the U.S. release since Del Rey is already using a larger trim size on their $14 "mature" books.
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Post by lostphrack on Mar 5, 2009 1:09:37 GMT -8
No Hero #4 - Ew.
Buffy #23 - Ok, nothing amazing but nothing horrifically bad either. I'd like to see more of Simone in her fancy jacket and was a bit disappointed that she didn't wear it during the duel. In fact, I wish that duel was a bit longer too.
Re: Suzuka.. maybe they're just slowing the schedule down a bit? They do have listings through to November though. Hrmm..
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 5, 2009 8:33:27 GMT -8
Re: Suzuka.. maybe they're just slowing the schedule down a bit? They do have listings through to November though. Hrmm.. They did have an eight month gap between volumes 7 and 8 of Sugar Sugar Rune. Would've expected placeholders with release dates TBA. Then again Broccoli Books did that with Leave it to Piyoko! Vol. 2, which they never got around to publishing before shutting down U.S. operations. Vol. 1 came out way back in November 2004. Probably best to only list books with a set schedule. |
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 9, 2009 1:32:42 GMT -8
Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei Vol. 1. I know way too much otaku stuff. Like, I spotted a Chisa Yokoyama reference that wasn't mentioned in the endnotes. Seiyuu were probably under the radar for the translator. There's some stuff I didn't know, like a rivalry between Ami Suzuki and SPEED. The humor is best summed up by eternal optimist girl Kafuka (not her real name).
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 11, 2009 22:22:01 GMT -8
Honey and Clover Vol. 3. Utterly charming bonus chapter with Ayu and Hagu making teapot cozies.
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Post by lostphrack on Mar 12, 2009 0:47:15 GMT -8
Real vol. 4 - So good. Strangely, I think I'm enjoying this more than I enjoyed Vagabond at the fourth volume. That's kind of odd since I love Musashi and generally don't like sports that much. Then agian this isn't really about sports so hey.
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Post by jensaltmann on Mar 12, 2009 1:03:28 GMT -8
I'm re-reading the Harris reprint series "Vampirella Classic." They have colored some of the old b&w stories from the early days of Vampirella Magazine and reprinted them.
I've had them for about a decade now. Since I'm no longer buying new stuff*, I'm reduced to re-reading old stuff that I like.
*Once Spider-Girl is gone, and the Superhuman Resources miniseries, #1 out now, is completed.
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Post by Johann Chua on Mar 17, 2009 6:10:49 GMT -8
Full Metal Panic! Sigma Vols. 1-3. Covers the same story as light novels 4 & 5 ("End of Day by Day") and The Second Raid TV series (which I haven't seen yet). Artist Hiroshi Ueda sticks closer to Shikidouji's character designs than Retsu Tateo did in the original manga, which is probably why Shikidouji gets a cover credit. Chuang Yi's English version is pretty neat. Slightly smaller and thinner than standard U.S. manga size. Color insert pages at the start (ADV did that as well with the Retsu Tateo manga). Dust jackets with raised glossy elements. Obi on volume 1. Paper stock is wood-free according to the footnote on the table of contents (not sure what they did use); pages are thin enough to see through a bit of the other side, but have a nice smooth finish. Wonder why this hasn't been licensed in the U.S.
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