Comics stuff

[yendi]

Got the latest Westfield shipment yesterday. A few standouts:

Fallen Angel: Fun with alligator clips and electrical torture! Not to mention people impaled with hot pokers. Let's hear it for the "heroine." Yeah, it's a series that would make the average Chaykin lead or Grimjack feel pretty morally certain of themselves. But that's partially why I like it.

1602: One issue left, and we finally get some answers! Yay!

Secret War: It's Bendis, which means it's good. Alas, it's not good enough to justify being quarterly, no matter how pretty the art is. Still, it's a lot of fun.

Ultimate X-Men: Bendis, again. Taking the wreckage that was the Millar creation and making it fucking brilliant. I'm just hoping that the handoff to Brian Vaughn goes smoothly.

Ultimate Spider-Man: Bendis. What a shock. Damned good book, great reinterpretation of the Black Cat.

Exiles Why I'm sticking with this book, I have no idea. Then again, the string of Chuck Austens and his wannabes is ending, and a Tony Bedard (you hear that, morenasangre?) is coming on board, so it should get readable again.

New Mutants: I'm enjoying this book (bad art aside). Relaunching it as "X-Men: Mutant Academy" seems a bit silly, though.

Sandman Presents: Thessaly - Witch for Hire and Fables: I love Bill Willingham. 'nuff said.

Oh, and as long as I'm writing a comics post, we've got Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen on Ultimate Fantastic Four starting in two months! Between that and Waid/Ringo on the "real" FF, I care more about Marvel's First Family than I ever have.

Comments

[storme]

I actually didn't enjoy the Thessaly mini-series very much. Fables rocks my socks, though.

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[storme]

(dammit, pressed post comment too early by accident.)

What I meant to add was, as a result, I'm kind of torn about whether or not Witch For Hire will appeal to me. I guess I'll pick it up anyway.

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[yendi]

I've enjoyed the first issue, but it's definitely a sequel to the previous series (Fetch is in it). And Thess is as amoral as ever, which makes her a tough character to follow, but I enjoy that.

[swisscheesed.livejournal.com]

I don't like Bill Willingham at all...I wanted to buy Thessaly based on the gorgeous cover at and because I like the character, but his writing turned me off the same way it turned me off Fables.

[mycroftca.livejournal.com]

I liked Thessaly, as well. I'm waiting for 1602 to come out as a graphic novel in a year or two, I guess.

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[yendi]

A lot of folks don't like his stuff. I'm actually surprised he's as "hot" as he is right now. His characters are often morally questionably, and he loves holding things back and extending storylines (often popping in with new ones). I enjoy that, but it's not something I ever thought would catch on.

The art, on the other hand, is unquestionably gorgeous. :-)

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[storme]

Oh, I loved Thess in Sandman. I'm not sure why exactly what bugged me so much in the Thessaliad. Oh well.

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[yendi]

Marvel's been pretty good about TPBs recently. I wouldn't be surprised if it's out by summertime.

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[yendi]

Part of it might be the focus. She was always a supporting character in Sandman. Here', there's no "good" character to really provide any sort of balance.

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[storme]

hmmm. perhaps.

I think part of it is that, without anyone to really balance her, she seemed more fallible and less... assured than usual. Which seemed unThess-like.

[pinballsorceror.livejournal.com]

I cannot wait to get my hands of the remainder of 1602. I managed to get the first four issues and now I must wait to find a way to sleaze the rest off of someone. I normally would buy them of course but there availability here is a joke.