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New Comics Day 8/6 & 8/13
Aug. 15th, 2014 07:02 pmFor two weeks worth of books, not a very big pile. Starting with the new Astro City about an old lady who runs a roadside attraction/museum of damaged robots. Of the super-villainous lackey variety...
Then another Princess Ugg, where-in our titular character explains why she's attempting to get thru a "civilized" finishing school. And then tries to engage in diplomacy with her roommate/archenemy...
The latest Lobster Johnson, mini "Get the Lobster" finishes up with a blimp-board fight to the death...
Another print issue of the Legend of Bold Riley. Where Riley meets an old lady who invites her to take shelter from a coming storm. And then goes on a vision quest while looking at some hand-woven rugs. Also why smoking something...
The second issue of Rocket Raccoon is mostly Rocket jail breaking with the aid of a smuggled in twig-Groot. Still think the vengeful exes plot-line is dumb...
The New Warriors continue their rescue mission for Haechi and Sun Girl from the new Inhumans. Except I guess their were two groups of renegade Inhumans? And one was attempting to use the "recruiting" of Haechi to impress the other? I think?
Invincible sees the birth of Mark & Eve's daughter as Robot continues his bid for world conquest. And as part of that he makes the Viltrumites an offer...
And finally Shutter with Kate sitting down with her newly revealed little brother. And having his age make her realize something new and upsetting about her father...
Then another Princess Ugg, where-in our titular character explains why she's attempting to get thru a "civilized" finishing school. And then tries to engage in diplomacy with her roommate/archenemy...
The latest Lobster Johnson, mini "Get the Lobster" finishes up with a blimp-board fight to the death...
Another print issue of the Legend of Bold Riley. Where Riley meets an old lady who invites her to take shelter from a coming storm. And then goes on a vision quest while looking at some hand-woven rugs. Also why smoking something...
The second issue of Rocket Raccoon is mostly Rocket jail breaking with the aid of a smuggled in twig-Groot. Still think the vengeful exes plot-line is dumb...
The New Warriors continue their rescue mission for Haechi and Sun Girl from the new Inhumans. Except I guess their were two groups of renegade Inhumans? And one was attempting to use the "recruiting" of Haechi to impress the other? I think?
Invincible sees the birth of Mark & Eve's daughter as Robot continues his bid for world conquest. And as part of that he makes the Viltrumites an offer...
And finally Shutter with Kate sitting down with her newly revealed little brother. And having his age make her realize something new and upsetting about her father...
Tags:
- alex ross,
- astro city,
- brent eric anderson,
- christopher yost,
- comics,
- dark horse,
- image,
- joe keatinge,
- john arcudi,
- kurt busiek,
- marcus to,
- marvel,
- mike mignola,
- new warriors,
- northwest press,
- oni,
- owen gieni,
- robert kirkman,
- rocket raccoon,
- ryan ottley,
- skottie young,
- ted naifeh,
- tonci zonjic,
- vertigo,
- zack giallongo
New Comics Day 7/2-7/16
Jul. 16th, 2014 11:05 pmI missed when the first issue of Ted Naifeh's new book, Princess Ugg, came out before. Happily plenty of the first issue still on the racks when this weeks issue #2 reminded me. Naifeh this time goes with a barbarian princess attending a more traditional princess finishing academy...
Knights of the Dinner Table has Bob and Dave scrambling to try and find some advice or secret knowledge from other local G.M.s to give them a shot against Brian and Sara and Carvin' Marvin. But none of them are willing to break the G.M. code. At least not until some bets start going down as to which team will come out on top...
I'm not sure I buy into Southern Bastards High School football coach crime boss. Given how focused he is on coaching when would he find the time to run a crime empire?
When not looking into the family history of Shutter's lead, this issue teaches the reader to never trust a platypus fixer...
New Gods met in the second issue of the Wicked & the Divine; Baal, the Morrigan and Baphomet. Mentioned but not seen Tara, Woden, Inanna and Minerva. Adding in previously met Lucifer, Amaterasu and Sahkmet thats Ten out of Twelve...
Rat Queens gives us a look at Hannah's kinder, gentler side. And bad-ass lady brawler Lola (who I can't recall meeting before). Also a glimpse at Sawyer's wang...
The Lumberjanes fall into some poison ivy, meet some boy campers and some yetis and finally get a cool, probably magic, bow and arrows...
Two Adventure Time related books. The first, regular ol' Adventure Time celebrates its 30th issue by making it a MarcelZine issue. Where Marceline edits a 'zine made up of stories contributed by all her pals. Adventure Time Banana Guard Academy has Princess Bubblegum opening up the Banana Guard to non-Bananas 'cause she's tired of their being no turnips in the castle fridge for snacking. Potential recruits include Peppermint Butler, Mr. Cupcake and Treetrunks...
While I do love Skottie Young's drawing on Rocket Raccoon I'm not so sold on his writing. His Rocket is just so generically aggressively obnoxiously outlaw-ey. And the revenge obsessed ex-girlfriend antagonist is no great shakes either...
And lastly the new New Warriors get their second enemy group in a Inhuman Supremacist group looking to force recruit Haechi. 'Cause Inhumans are the latest mass-super-power outbreak origin...
Knights of the Dinner Table has Bob and Dave scrambling to try and find some advice or secret knowledge from other local G.M.s to give them a shot against Brian and Sara and Carvin' Marvin. But none of them are willing to break the G.M. code. At least not until some bets start going down as to which team will come out on top...
I'm not sure I buy into Southern Bastards High School football coach crime boss. Given how focused he is on coaching when would he find the time to run a crime empire?
When not looking into the family history of Shutter's lead, this issue teaches the reader to never trust a platypus fixer...
New Gods met in the second issue of the Wicked & the Divine; Baal, the Morrigan and Baphomet. Mentioned but not seen Tara, Woden, Inanna and Minerva. Adding in previously met Lucifer, Amaterasu and Sahkmet thats Ten out of Twelve...
Rat Queens gives us a look at Hannah's kinder, gentler side. And bad-ass lady brawler Lola (who I can't recall meeting before). Also a glimpse at Sawyer's wang...
The Lumberjanes fall into some poison ivy, meet some boy campers and some yetis and finally get a cool, probably magic, bow and arrows...
Two Adventure Time related books. The first, regular ol' Adventure Time celebrates its 30th issue by making it a MarcelZine issue. Where Marceline edits a 'zine made up of stories contributed by all her pals. Adventure Time Banana Guard Academy has Princess Bubblegum opening up the Banana Guard to non-Bananas 'cause she's tired of their being no turnips in the castle fridge for snacking. Potential recruits include Peppermint Butler, Mr. Cupcake and Treetrunks...
While I do love Skottie Young's drawing on Rocket Raccoon I'm not so sold on his writing. His Rocket is just so generically aggressively obnoxiously outlaw-ey. And the revenge obsessed ex-girlfriend antagonist is no great shakes either...
And lastly the new New Warriors get their second enemy group in a Inhuman Supremacist group looking to force recruit Haechi. 'Cause Inhumans are the latest mass-super-power outbreak origin...
New Comics Day 10/17 & 10/24/12
Oct. 24th, 2012 10:06 pmTwo weeks worth of comics because..well because..um..because shut up thats why. Yeah, thats why...
Starting with some Courtney Crumrin, with Courtney and her teacher on the road and battling the hunters of the Council...
Then a one-shot return to Marvel's zombie Earth for Van Lente with Marvel Zombies Halloween. And a survivor story with a holiday appropriate guest spot...
Next Daredevil reveals the mastermind behind the whole Matt-is-crazypants plot. And while I can always appreciate a good D-level villain reinvents themselves tale I still am amazed that Daredevil figures out who it is without ever even thinking "vampire". 'Cause I totally would have gone with vampire...
the Dark Avengers face off against the returned full team of Thunderbolts. They don't come off so well. Especially as that includes a re-empowered Cain Marko...
Saucer Country is past the world/mythos building to get back to the focus on the joint presidential race/x-files investigation...
Decided to at least try out the new Sword of Sorcery title from DC, since Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld was always one of those off-genre bits of the DCU I've been curious about. Its a decent if somewhat stereotypical lost heir to the magical kingdom thing. Still its a hard sell at $4 for 20 pages with the "extra" value of a re-imagined Beowulf back-up story....
Wonder Woman begins its new big story arc with Diana and her allies, including a banished from Olympus Hera, looking for allies amidst Zeus other demi-divine children...
Glory and company set off from her base to begin searching for her little sister, Nanaja. Who is basically Glory with all the brakes taken off...
And then we've got Savage Dragon with more alien invasion aftermath for Malcom and Angel Dragon. Plus some more violent overreaction by the new Overlord...
Then its this week starting with the Unwritten. And Tommy goes on a walkabout back into the world's of fiction by after hearing the Australian whale origin myth of Kondili...
I also grabbed the A-Babies Vs. X-Babies one-shot. 'Cause Skottie Young and Gurihiru writing and drawing half the Marvel Universe as brawling babies is too adorable for words...
Over on Adventure Time Finn & Jake engage in multiple time trips and crazy Princess Bubblegum science-ings in order to get back to the status quo they started from...
The majority of the Knights of the Dinner Table cast is still at Garycon. Where we learn that Felicia Day is so magical she can even overcome Brian's near crippling shyness around women he's attracted too...
And then a doubleshot of Brandon Graham. First off with the scifi crazy awesomeness of Prophet. And then a different kind of scifi crazy with the return of his Multiple Warheads series. Which is totally crammed with visual puns and concepts, much like his King City. MW follows Sexica, former alien organ smuggler and her werewolf boyfriend Nikou as they go on a road trip in search of a new life and home...
After that Invincible wraps up the Flaxan/Robot/Monster Girl story. Relationships are rebuilt, secrets are revealed, secrets are kept, love is confessed and awkward sex is had. Not necessarily all by the same people...
And finally a new Dark Horse Presents. With "Finder" getting the main cover this time around. Plus a "Mr. Monster" story that features Munden's Bar...
Starting with some Courtney Crumrin, with Courtney and her teacher on the road and battling the hunters of the Council...
Then a one-shot return to Marvel's zombie Earth for Van Lente with Marvel Zombies Halloween. And a survivor story with a holiday appropriate guest spot...
Next Daredevil reveals the mastermind behind the whole Matt-is-crazypants plot. And while I can always appreciate a good D-level villain reinvents themselves tale I still am amazed that Daredevil figures out who it is without ever even thinking "vampire". 'Cause I totally would have gone with vampire...
the Dark Avengers face off against the returned full team of Thunderbolts. They don't come off so well. Especially as that includes a re-empowered Cain Marko...
Saucer Country is past the world/mythos building to get back to the focus on the joint presidential race/x-files investigation...
Decided to at least try out the new Sword of Sorcery title from DC, since Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld was always one of those off-genre bits of the DCU I've been curious about. Its a decent if somewhat stereotypical lost heir to the magical kingdom thing. Still its a hard sell at $4 for 20 pages with the "extra" value of a re-imagined Beowulf back-up story....
Wonder Woman begins its new big story arc with Diana and her allies, including a banished from Olympus Hera, looking for allies amidst Zeus other demi-divine children...
Glory and company set off from her base to begin searching for her little sister, Nanaja. Who is basically Glory with all the brakes taken off...
And then we've got Savage Dragon with more alien invasion aftermath for Malcom and Angel Dragon. Plus some more violent overreaction by the new Overlord...
Then its this week starting with the Unwritten. And Tommy goes on a walkabout back into the world's of fiction by after hearing the Australian whale origin myth of Kondili...
I also grabbed the A-Babies Vs. X-Babies one-shot. 'Cause Skottie Young and Gurihiru writing and drawing half the Marvel Universe as brawling babies is too adorable for words...
Over on Adventure Time Finn & Jake engage in multiple time trips and crazy Princess Bubblegum science-ings in order to get back to the status quo they started from...
The majority of the Knights of the Dinner Table cast is still at Garycon. Where we learn that Felicia Day is so magical she can even overcome Brian's near crippling shyness around women he's attracted too...
And then a doubleshot of Brandon Graham. First off with the scifi crazy awesomeness of Prophet. And then a different kind of scifi crazy with the return of his Multiple Warheads series. Which is totally crammed with visual puns and concepts, much like his King City. MW follows Sexica, former alien organ smuggler and her werewolf boyfriend Nikou as they go on a road trip in search of a new life and home...
After that Invincible wraps up the Flaxan/Robot/Monster Girl story. Relationships are rebuilt, secrets are revealed, secrets are kept, love is confessed and awkward sex is had. Not necessarily all by the same people...
And finally a new Dark Horse Presents. With "Finder" getting the main cover this time around. Plus a "Mr. Monster" story that features Munden's Bar...
