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Jun. 3rd, 2010
New Comics Day 6/3/10
Jun. 3rd, 2010 08:44 pmGot both the first issue of The Thanos Imperative and last week's TTI: Ignition. The vaguely Cthulu-ian Marvel Cancer-verse (where Life has triumphed over Death) has invaded the regular Marvel reality. How do you know everything is really seriously fucked? The newly resurrected Avatar of Death wants to help...
The machinations of Loki and the Enchantress turned all the Norse gods into babies in Thor and the Warriors Four. Especially adorable? Odin's ravens. Soooo cute. Also toddler Freya in her cat-drawn chariot. Plus the Colleen Coover back-up with Hercules: Baby-sitter of Power has him sitting down to a tea party...
With the main character introductions out of the way in the first issue, iZombie jumps right into the mystery with brief stops for awkward graveside moments...
Comedian and comics-fan Patton Oswalt writes a Wash-based Firefly one-shot, Serenity: Float Out. Basically three of Wash's old friends telling stories as they prepare to go into a partnership. Plus a last page reveal regarding Zoe...
Kirkman & Ottley gives what may be a new high water-mark in hyper-gore ultra-violence in the latest Invincible. Which really is an impressive feat for them...
And finally Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, an anthology series. This first issue has stories by Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumin) and Alex Sheikman (Robotika). Plus Petersen doing the framing storyline and even using the cover & cover blurb to tell a short story of his own...
The machinations of Loki and the Enchantress turned all the Norse gods into babies in Thor and the Warriors Four. Especially adorable? Odin's ravens. Soooo cute. Also toddler Freya in her cat-drawn chariot. Plus the Colleen Coover back-up with Hercules: Baby-sitter of Power has him sitting down to a tea party...
With the main character introductions out of the way in the first issue, iZombie jumps right into the mystery with brief stops for awkward graveside moments...
Comedian and comics-fan Patton Oswalt writes a Wash-based Firefly one-shot, Serenity: Float Out. Basically three of Wash's old friends telling stories as they prepare to go into a partnership. Plus a last page reveal regarding Zoe...
Kirkman & Ottley gives what may be a new high water-mark in hyper-gore ultra-violence in the latest Invincible. Which really is an impressive feat for them...
And finally Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, an anthology series. This first issue has stories by Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumin) and Alex Sheikman (Robotika). Plus Petersen doing the framing storyline and even using the cover & cover blurb to tell a short story of his own...
