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Comic Run 03-11-10

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

The A-Team #1
It’s the freaking A-Team! I had to at least give it a look. The cover has NOTHING to do with the book and they don’t really operate as a team at all during it, there’s no character set up and no reason to care about any of them as you go through. I guess I might have liked it better if I’d ever actually watched the original show.

Daytripper #4
Oh the pieces and how they’re coming together. I still don’t understand why Bras dies at the end of every issue, but the slowly filled holes that are forming in his life are a lot of fun and it’s nice that this one did quite a bit of fleshing of the earlier issues. Although I have to admit, I’m pretty much not counting the last page as continuity anymore.

Ghost Projekt #1
I am just confused about this one. The front half is a quick read since most of it is people speaking in Russian and there’s no explanation about what they’re doing robbing what looks like an abandoned nursery with a mad scientist lab attached. And then there’s a murder, a kid that is probably important, and exposition heavy Russian lady that doesn’t actually explain anything. I have no idea what it’s about, though I am annoyed that “Projekt” is spelled wrong.

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Comic Run 03-03-10

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Dingo #1
So… was this a tie in to something? I really hope so. The ending was fun, but it pulled so much never before mentioned stuff out of absolutely nowhere in the denouement portion of the story that I don’t know what happened anymore. There was nothing leading up to that talk with his mother. There was very little about his marriage to Darby. There was… not enough. It either needed a couple more issues to flesh out the back story or to cut out those extra dangling strands.

Then again, apparently the guy also wrote Hexed, which is another story that feels like it was just a small section of a larger story that no one was putting out, so I suppose this is normal for him.

Girl Comics #1
It’s a nice idea. An all female art, writing and editing team making a bunch of short comics about the Marvel universe. The trouble is that some of the art doesn’t feel very Marvel, nor do the stories a lot of the time. I would have probably preferred original stories instead, but I suppose when you’re working under the Marvel banner…

God Complex #4
That was cute. In the end, the street comes together and helps each other, Apollo gets to stay Paul after defeating the Medusa, Sophia was of absolutely no consequence at all during the whole issue and it all wrapped up rather nicely. I think I’m done with the series now, though. Something about it tells me that this is a good time to let it end.

Sweet Tooth #7
This is kind of going downhill. The focus is too far split. Glimpses of what’s happening to Gus here, Tom and what he’s doing over there and parts about Tom and his wife while she was still alive overlapping in there too. It’s just too much happening and not enough focus anywhere for the story to bring me in anymore.

Underground #5
So… the guy wanted to open up the cave to tourism. The protagonist didn’t want that and thought the cave was more important than the people in the town. The bad guy is caught and they make it out and whatnot and in the end… they open the cave up to tourism. Okay, fine, whatever.

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Comic Run 02-25-10

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

And now without videos. Because I made that new section and all that. And whee!

Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Usland #1
Long enough title? This story just feels like something Ellis has already written somehow. Mostly because as I was reading it, I kept envisioning Captain Swing as the scientist from Ignition City. I think this might be another one of those fun projects for him.

Devil #1
It’s very Japanese, which makes sense given there’s a Japanese sounding name on it. We’ll see how this plays out and I do hope it’s not pandering the the manga demographic to get them reading comics.

Song of Saya #1
The art is gorgeous and the story is pretty interesting too. The doctor has brain surgery and is seeing all the crazy stuff his patients reported seeing, including the mysterious Saya and the nightmare fuel induced hallucinations. It’s fun!

Weekly World News #2
You know, the American stereotype in the lead is starting to be a little grating. And there was very little development about the plot, too. Just a bit of a mention at the end and most of it was “OMG FREAKS ARE EVERYWHERE!”

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Comic Run 02-18-10

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Joe the Barbarian #2
Have I mentioned how much I’m loving this book? Because with the second issue it’s starting to make some form of sense. He’s hallucinating and thinks it’s due to having low glucose levels. And his rat who is also now his protector is convinced that Joe getting downstairs is a bad thing and Joe is trying very hard to figure out what’s going on. It’s fabulously fun.

And now the minute:

I’m thinking next week I might start working on a videos section. Still working on the specs for it.

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Spoileriffic! Boy Blue Spotlight (Fables)

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Happy Valentines everyone!

And my god, this one was not an easy one. 12 volumes of Fables. 12! And he’s a minor character for several of those! But it’s done and I still love this series so much.

The Great Fables Crossover was probably the best book to come after that last one too. Depressing to awesomeness. Probably the most fun I’ve had reading a book in a long while.

And now, I’m going to try and get my editing done. It’s the Olympics, Chinese New Year and Valentines outside and the combination of all of those today is mildly terrifying. I’m just going to hide here until cheap candy day tomorrow.

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Comic Run 02-11-10

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Fewer comics from now on for me. I haven’t found more work yet, so I’m getting long running comics in trade.

Choker #1
Run down city, guy down on his luck working in investigation, seems kind of typical. Still, there’s enough screwed up everything floating around in the stew there that’s going to keep me coming back. A promise for his old life back in exchange for someone’s head? Drugs that turn you temmporarily into vampires? And written by a guy called McCool? Yeah, I’m going to have to see more.

Daytripper #3
Three issues and a picture is starting to form. I don’t quite get the picture yet, but there’s one there. There’s a few definites now. Bras. Jorge. And that he will be dead by the end. But all events that happen are in continuity. His death is not, but everything else is. Watching the rest of this unravel should be fun.

And the minute:

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Comic Run 02-04-10

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Between job hunting and working on my anthology/book//novel-in-story thing, I still have the comicses.

Dingo #3
First: “Douche nozzle” remains the funniest insult ever and I still have to use it some day to make someone seem threatening. Even if using it will make me burst out laughing. I SHALL DO THIS. And second, I think I get it now. Brother’s soul kept in scary little teddy bear. Part of it got out. Dingo has a demon dog following him around everywhere. I think I get this.

God Complex #3
I don’t honestly remember what happened last time anymore, but this time was a fight. I’m sort of finding myself detatched from the characters and interested in the way everything plays out, though. I mean, they brought in the Gorgon for an issue, but it seems to be a comic done via events rather than characters. And an abundance of double page panelling.

Sweet Tooth #6
Honestly, I don’t really care too much for Jeppard’s back story when there’s Gus in containment to unravel in an arc called “Captivity.” I was more interested in that than his old hockey days and how he got to be a fighter. Returning his wife to their old house, that part was great, though.

The Secrets of Sarah Winchester #1
The most surprising things about this is that Ben Templesmith’s name appears nowhere on this title. It reads like one of his books, the art is like his art and yet, no name. I am confused.

And the minute:

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Comic Run 01-28-10

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

And more.

Demonic #1
So it’s about a guy who has a deom for some reason and has don a costume, become a guy named Demonic and go out and kill other people and give the demon their souls so that he doesn’t have to kill his wife and daughter. And, naturally, he’s going to be put on the case to figure out who he is and bring him in, which gives it a bit of a Death Note feel. And yet, I’m incredibly curious about why his wife and daughter’s souls are so damn tasty.

Joe the Barbarian #1
It was strangely awesome, even if I don’t quite understand what happened. Aside from the ultimate crossover fantasy page, I think it’s a story about a kid who eats chocolate to stay sane or to keep things under control. And I like chocolate, especially as a plot device, so this should be amazing as soon as I figure out what’s going on.

Kickass #8
Guess what finally decided to show up. And guess who kind of fell out of love with it during the wait and is only annoyed by that “End Book One” note at the end? Guesses? Anyone?

Ah well, comic minute time:

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Comic Run 01-21-10

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Apparently Joe the Barbarian came out this week, but I missed it. Next week, then. Onto the stuff I did get!

Deadlocke #1
I hate to say it, but I’m just not into it. Normally the writer/comic artist who sometimes goes into character mode would do it for me, but something about the story felt really forced and like they cut things to be mysterious rather than because it would make for a good story.

Incorruptible #2
And that’s it for me. I am bored. Max moves through the motions and we have informed conflict. A big superhero, who has appeared in one panel, has apparently gone insane and now he’s going completely straight to take the guy down. All of which really makes no sense. Villains fight heroes. If a hero goes nuts, villains don’t spontaneously go straight. GAH NO MORE.

Victorian Undead #1
What. It’s Sherlock Holmes. And he dissects a robot and then goes to check out zombies. I am not really sure what I think about this.

Onto the comic minute then:

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Comic Run 01-14-10

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Daytripper #2
I am thoroughly confused and intrigued at the same time. I started reading it and thought he was the same guy from the first issue having a flashback into some part of his life and a trip he took with his friend. Then he died at the end and I thought maybe it was someone who looked like him. And then I realized it was about the time he died when he was 21 as opposed to when he died at 32. And now, I don’t know what’s going on.

Echo #18
I don’t know why, but it feels like ages since the alst issue. And it’s still just as fun, but now with the pace picking up, I’m hoping we get more than one or two events an issue.

Uwritten #9
The great and magical jailbreak. I loved it. I really did. All of the pieces are falling into place, though the Harry Potter parallels are getting a little strong now that we have both a know-it-all brunette and a redhead with a smart mouth and comic relief value. Now I need to decide whether I want to continue this in issues or trades, but I think trades for this one might be best. I want to reread the story and my issues don’t hold up well on transit.

Weekly World News #1
Ed Anger is amazing. He’s the crazy folk you see yelling at everything he doesn’t like for being un-American and angry because now aliens, intelligent apes and Bat Boy (Who doesn’t seem to be able to close his mouth for some reason) are even in the country. Although once again, my favourite is the alien. All level headed and a lovely foil, he’s fun.

And the minute for the week:

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