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What’s Up?

08 Tuesday Jan 2013

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No time to dilly nor dally.  Right to it, then.

D. Seize

  • Action Comics #16 (DC): I hope Morrison fulfills the promise he made in #15: an attack on Superman the likes of which we’ve–and he’s–never seen!
  • Animal Man #16 (DC): Lemire’s a beast!
  • Dial H #8 (DC): The best book of 2012 is back to defend its title.
  • Swamp Thing #16 (DC): Coming up on Snyder’s exit.  Mine, too, probably.

The C’s

  • Clone #3 (Image): Cool premise.  Unfortunately, through two issues, that’s about all that’s been cool.
  • Change #2 (Image): Just weird enough for another go-round.

Spinning the Dial

  • TMNT: The Secret History of the Foot Clan (IDW): It’s one of our faves, Mateus Santolouco, on his very own book!  Definitely going to give it a try–even though I haven’t read TMNT since it first came out in the mid-’80s!
TMNT: The Secret History of the Foot Clan #1 Cover

TMNT: The Secret History of the Foot Clan #1 Cover

Picks of the Litter

  • Comedian #5 (DC): I wish it would just end already.  Can’t back out, though: it’s pulled.
  • Avengers Arena #3 (Marvel): I know what you’re thinking.
  • Secret Service #5 (Marvel): See Comedian #5.
  • Superior Spider-Man #1 (Marvel): Swayed by Slott, I’m giving it a shot.
  • Thunderbolts #3 (Marvel): So far, Elektra’s been on point–during the limited page-time she’s received, anyway.

That’s it for me!

What are you looking forward to tomorrow?

Turning pages,

Scott

In Scott’s Bag (1/2)

02 Wednesday Jan 2013

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It’s a classic story: Boy gets bag.  Boy looks into bag.  Boy finds all the books he was hoping to find.  Boy closes bag.  Boy opens wallet.

B to the A to the G

  • Colder #3 (Another gorgeous cover from Juan Ferreyra.  And just underneath, a little hide and seek with Nimble Jack.  I’ve been starving for this one, so it’ll be my primo for the evening.  I mean, why wait?)
  • Fatale #11 (Gosh, I don’t think I’ve given enough credit to the colorist, Dave Stewart.  Friggin’ brilliant.  He’s just as much a part of setting the tone for this Top Ten book as the superstars whose names adorn the cover.)
  • Fury: My War Gone By #8 (Kicks off with a killer splash and a deadly hook: “You should have killed the little boy.”  Best first page of the year–so far, anyway.)
  • Justice League Dark #15 (Janin’s back and, thoughtful as always, brought a lot of Zatanna with him.   And, umm, Lemire’s got a co-writer: one Ray Fawkes.  I hope that doesn’t Fawke up the flow.)
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (I just don’t care about Venom.  Thumbed through.  Still don’t care about Venom.  Potential saving grace: more Miles than Spidey-Miles.)
  • Daredevil: End of Days #4 (The promise of Bullseye is enough for me.)
Daredevil: End of Days #4 Cover

Daredevil: End of Days #4 Cover

Not a bad batch.  Might as well get to it.

What did you get in your bag today?

Turning pages,

Scott

What’s Up?

01 Tuesday Jan 2013

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To heck with the fancy shmancy ball: we all know that the new year doesn’t officially start until the books drop into our bags on Wednesday.  Here’s what I expect to find:

  • Colder #3 (Dark Horse): I’ve really enjoyed the first two issues–both the nimble storytelling by Paul Tobin and the crazy-good art by Juan Ferreyra.  Can’t wait to bust it out of the bag.
Colder #3 Cover

Colder #3 Cover

  • Justice League Dark #15 (DC): Jeff Lemire’s shining on the Dark.  And this arc sounds downright magical–illegally so!  Happy to know that Frankenstein has found a home, too, after his–our #6 title of 2012–was, sadly, shuttered.
  • Fatale #11 (Image): Our #5 title of 2012!  It’s showing no signs of slowing down, either.  Looks like Ed Brubaker’s going to share some secrets about Josephine.  I’m listening.
Fatale #11 Cover

Fatale #11 Cover

  • Daredevil: End of Days #4 (Marvel): It’s Daredevil, so I’m down–even if I’m not blown away by it.  I don’t think I’m too far off: the whole “Mapone” thing may be the least compelling mystery of the year.  Yet I buy, and I read.
  • Fury: My War Gone By #8 (Marvel): Our #9 title of 2012!  Garth Ennis is comicdom’s reigning war general; and he’s got two super soldiers primed to punish the Viet Cong.  Can’t go wrong.
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (Marvel): After a long, hard slog through the United We Stand storyline, #18 finds Brian Michael Bendis finally returning to what makes this title swing: Miles sans mask.  (My favorite panel–wonderfully wordless–only works because we can see his face.) While I’m excited that #19 promises the return of the terrific Sarah Pichelli, I’m not exactly thrilled that it also threatens a potentially poisonous villain: the one-note Venom.  We’ll see what happens.

That ought to do it.  However…

Like most of you, I’ve read quite a few Top Ten Comics of 2012 lists over the last few days.  Now, thanks to my comrades-in-comics, I’ve got a lot of other bag-worthy books to consider.  Looks like I’ll be rackin’ it on Wednesday.

Let me know if there’s something I shouldn’t pass up.

Turning pages,

Scott