So here we are, Week 20. I bet your wondering if I'm gunna have a special variant cover to this one and it's gunna be all crazy extra sized.........No it's not. Well there's going to be one extra but that's because that book is wicked awesome!
To begin this 20th installment of TWIC, We shall begin with an amazingly funny book that I believe I have reviewed before but due to the amount of awesome crammed within, It will be reviewed again! The book I speak of is PVP! Yes PVP. It is quite possibly my favorite funny book that doesn't explode! Everyone should read this book. The humor is perfect because it's all pop culture references and video game references. So stop dilly dallying and read it. Seriously though....Dee reads it and Dee reads a lot!
Next we have Dead, She Said. Dead, She Said is a next supernatural crime noir book from Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson. It's only a 3 issue mini so there is no long term to look forward to. It opens up with the main character laying in bed and wondering why it feels like his body is going into rigor mortis. Turns out he really is going into rigor mortis ...and thats just the first 4 pages! So if your into crime noir, the supernatural or just want a really good read, go check out Dead, She Said.
Next, we have Gemini. Gemini comes from the creative mind of Jay Faerber (Who pens Dynamo 5 and Noble Causes, both of which OWN YA FACE!) Anyways, Gemini is about this super secret government operation in which a group of 5 people sit and watch over this one guy who happens to be a superhero and has no idea. Turns out that whenever he's needed, the government hits a button and BAM! here comes Gemini running. The art is a little over stylized but the story fits the art perfectly so by page 6 your goin "wow this art is awesome!" Definitely worth checking it out. That goes to you too there Mr. Anchor U. Jones.
First book am not reviewing is Superman : Escape from Bizarro World. Bizarro am worst character ever. He always made into good guy. Bizarro no want to have own world and be number last. Superman am understanding Bizarro's joy. Art on book am worst art ever. Eric Powell am terrible artist. Geoff Johns and Richard Donner am terrible at writing Superman. Bizarro no needing more stories. LB head not hurt talking like Bizarro. LB not stop now.
And lastly we have the Vampire Hunter D novel Volume 1. Now these novels are the first time that the original stories have ever been translated from Japanese and brought to the U.S. Of A. I'm only half way through the first novel and I love it. I was a big fan of Vampire Hunter D before I read this book. Now I am a huge fan of the Series and want everyone to read them because they are really well written. Hideyuki Kikuchi is an amazing writer. The way he describes things helps to build these gorgeous images in your head. Now this is a novel not a comic so there is no art aside from the 8 images drawn by Yoshitaka Amano, who is absolutely amazing himself. So definitely check this out.
So that's it for volume 20 of This Week In Comics. See everyone at the store on Thursday because Memorial Day pushed back New Comic Day. Laters
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
THIS WEEK IN COMICS!! WEEK 19
Hey there people. It's once again that time for some THIS WEEK IN COMICS. Sorry for being late with this one and just to make up for it I'm going to expand this week from 4 titles to 6 titles. And as for week 20. It will be on time for Sunday night. Well let's stop with the delays and get down to it.
There are only so many Joker stories in the world that are actually good and I found one this week in Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh. It was absolutely everything that a Joker tale should encompass. Death, crazy and lots ands lots of Joker. So the basis of Last Laugh is that the Joker has found out that he has an incurable cancer and than proceeds to transform all the villains in the slab into version of himself. It's a fairly quick read but throughly enjoyable and definitely worth reading. If you like the Joker or Batman go get this book.
Now since Secret Invasion is in full swing that mean so are the tie-ins. One tie-in that everyone should be reading is MIGHTY AVENGERS. With Mighty Avengers now being a focus on who is and who isn't a skrull, we see if the Sentry is or isn't. It's really cool to see how they explore his being sought by the skrulls and everything that might cause them to grab him or to not grab him. If you want to get the complete full rounded out view of Secret Invasion than definitely go get Mighty Avengers.
Someone wants Batman dead. Well that's what the new major Batman story says. Starting in Batman #676, we see the very beginnings of this new tale of Batman. In #676 we aren't introduced to too much. I mean it's pretty lack for details but in the coming months Grant Morrison will probably beat you in the head with a stick regarding details. Once into a story Morrison usually gets a good beat and tone going. His entire run on Batman has been about giving small little clues that are building to a much grander tale. So definitely worth reading and it's an awesome jump on point for people who haven't been reading Batman for awhile.
You should be reading the Walking Dead and if your not than you need to be beating with the stick that Grant Morrison was using before. Walking Dead is by far one of the greatest comics ever. It's a human nature comic with zombies in the background. It really is the most intriguing comic ever and I'm not going to tell you anything more than that because trying to describe it is hard and you should just be reading it already.
Another book you should be reading is MOUSE GUARD. This book is quite beautiful. It's about a trio of Mice who, in their world, are like the protectors of the realm. As the story progresses you are introduced to a cast of amazingly well thought out characters and an amazingly lush environment. The graphic novel actually has the entire area the book takes place mapped out in the beginning of the book so you can actually mark where the cast has been and what not. Now this first volume is called Fall1152 and is part of a series. I'm not 100% about the amount of parts so just go read Mouse Guard.
And now lastly we are at the SIXTH title for the week. We have Cthulhu Tales. Cthulhu Tales is a new ongoing anthology series featuring the characters of H.P. Lovecraft. It's really cool to see all the different takes of the various characters that Lovecraft created. In issue one the first story is about a preacher who meets a blind man who can supposedly see demons. It isn't till the blind man dies that you find out if he could or couldn't see the demons. It's one of those books that you may hate the first story but totally dig the next 3. So definitely check it out and get back to me.
Well that's it for this week. Again sorry It was late but with 2 extra books in this one and maybe for the new TWIC this week I think I made up for being late. Laters everyone
There are only so many Joker stories in the world that are actually good and I found one this week in Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh. It was absolutely everything that a Joker tale should encompass. Death, crazy and lots ands lots of Joker. So the basis of Last Laugh is that the Joker has found out that he has an incurable cancer and than proceeds to transform all the villains in the slab into version of himself. It's a fairly quick read but throughly enjoyable and definitely worth reading. If you like the Joker or Batman go get this book.
Now since Secret Invasion is in full swing that mean so are the tie-ins. One tie-in that everyone should be reading is MIGHTY AVENGERS. With Mighty Avengers now being a focus on who is and who isn't a skrull, we see if the Sentry is or isn't. It's really cool to see how they explore his being sought by the skrulls and everything that might cause them to grab him or to not grab him. If you want to get the complete full rounded out view of Secret Invasion than definitely go get Mighty Avengers.
Someone wants Batman dead. Well that's what the new major Batman story says. Starting in Batman #676, we see the very beginnings of this new tale of Batman. In #676 we aren't introduced to too much. I mean it's pretty lack for details but in the coming months Grant Morrison will probably beat you in the head with a stick regarding details. Once into a story Morrison usually gets a good beat and tone going. His entire run on Batman has been about giving small little clues that are building to a much grander tale. So definitely worth reading and it's an awesome jump on point for people who haven't been reading Batman for awhile.
You should be reading the Walking Dead and if your not than you need to be beating with the stick that Grant Morrison was using before. Walking Dead is by far one of the greatest comics ever. It's a human nature comic with zombies in the background. It really is the most intriguing comic ever and I'm not going to tell you anything more than that because trying to describe it is hard and you should just be reading it already.
Another book you should be reading is MOUSE GUARD. This book is quite beautiful. It's about a trio of Mice who, in their world, are like the protectors of the realm. As the story progresses you are introduced to a cast of amazingly well thought out characters and an amazingly lush environment. The graphic novel actually has the entire area the book takes place mapped out in the beginning of the book so you can actually mark where the cast has been and what not. Now this first volume is called Fall1152 and is part of a series. I'm not 100% about the amount of parts so just go read Mouse Guard.
And now lastly we are at the SIXTH title for the week. We have Cthulhu Tales. Cthulhu Tales is a new ongoing anthology series featuring the characters of H.P. Lovecraft. It's really cool to see all the different takes of the various characters that Lovecraft created. In issue one the first story is about a preacher who meets a blind man who can supposedly see demons. It isn't till the blind man dies that you find out if he could or couldn't see the demons. It's one of those books that you may hate the first story but totally dig the next 3. So definitely check it out and get back to me.
Well that's it for this week. Again sorry It was late but with 2 extra books in this one and maybe for the new TWIC this week I think I made up for being late. Laters everyone
Monday, May 19, 2008
tell me again why you're NOT reading CRIMINAL?
Hey everybody... it's the ghost of christmas future, and everyone's favorite webmaster here to shove my infallible opinions down your throat!
Just kidding... I'm blogging today to tell anyone who's overlooked the Ed Brubaker / Sean Phillips masterpiece CRIMINAL to do themselves a favor and PICK THIS STUFF UP!
I just finally picked up volume 2 after skipping it over to read the issues of the newest storyline.. Normally i'd wait to read'em but i've been so enthralled by Brubaker's exciting caper stories and Phillips' gorgeous and confident line work.
I have to admit, when i saw the first issue of Criminal i was fairly skeptical. maybe i just wasn't in the mood for a noir story. It seemed a lot like something i might have seen or read before. Maybe my mind was elsewhere, regardless it didn't take long for me to see what i was missing. I think what did it for me was rereading Brubaker's THE FALL one shot drawn by Jason Lutes. The man writes good believable fiction. He knows how to buy your interest in his characters and their stories... which, in the case of Criminal, are always chock full of grit and lacking remorse. Even if it isn't your thing, Brubaker reels you in and makes it your thing.
so yea, that's my recommendation to all you CBJ cats out there wheelin and dealin so you can make that dough and buy those comix. if you want to read a good heist story.. start reading Criminal.
Just kidding... I'm blogging today to tell anyone who's overlooked the Ed Brubaker / Sean Phillips masterpiece CRIMINAL to do themselves a favor and PICK THIS STUFF UP!
I just finally picked up volume 2 after skipping it over to read the issues of the newest storyline.. Normally i'd wait to read'em but i've been so enthralled by Brubaker's exciting caper stories and Phillips' gorgeous and confident line work.
I have to admit, when i saw the first issue of Criminal i was fairly skeptical. maybe i just wasn't in the mood for a noir story. It seemed a lot like something i might have seen or read before. Maybe my mind was elsewhere, regardless it didn't take long for me to see what i was missing. I think what did it for me was rereading Brubaker's THE FALL one shot drawn by Jason Lutes. The man writes good believable fiction. He knows how to buy your interest in his characters and their stories... which, in the case of Criminal, are always chock full of grit and lacking remorse. Even if it isn't your thing, Brubaker reels you in and makes it your thing.
so yea, that's my recommendation to all you CBJ cats out there wheelin and dealin so you can make that dough and buy those comix. if you want to read a good heist story.. start reading Criminal.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
THIS WEEK IN COMICS!! WEEK 18
Hey there everyone. It's me once again, Mr LB Jones. So this week we got some oldies but goodies that were re-released,we got some well known characters clashing with some well known characters and we have The Bomb Queen.
So Marvel has finally gotten around to re-printing the original Punisher mini-series that started it all. Circle of Blood is by far one of the best Punisher stories ever!. It opens with the Punisher in Rykers and damn near everyone is scared of the man. So cut ahead to him finally out of jail and back to the war. Pretty much this is the basis of every and all Punisher stories. He goes and kills a lot of Mafia while finding out that there is some crazy conspiracy against him. I was already a huge fan of the Punisher before but thanks to the amazingly beautiful hardcover I am an even bigger fan now.
This week I was finally able to read the first three volumes of BOMB QUEEN and my god is this book crazy. Bomb Queen is about a super villain who owns a city named New Port City. If you live within the confines of New Port, life is damn near crazy. In the decade of Bomb Queen's rule, she has established various zones around the city such as Crime, Drugs, Prostitution, Residential and Business . Now Bomb Queen herself is a sex crazed explosion crazy woman. Volume one focuses on Bomb Queen's rule being challenged by the new mayoral candidate. It's totally worth checking out and is friggin' hilarious. Definitely not for anyone under the age of 16.
This week we have the new issue of NOVA! Oh man was it awesome. All hell is breaking loose on a planet and they called Nova for help. Turns out Galactus is eating the planet. That's just the quick outline. It gets better. So this crazy monster thing is...... wait no. Just go read it. I'm not ruining this for anyone. But if you haven't been reading Nova this is the perfect issue to start.
And lastly we have Midnighter. This book is just knock down drag out brawls and I love it! So the entire story arc that wraps up in this months issue has just been watching Midnighter get knocked out, impersonated and than kicking the ass of the impersonator. Now I bet your saying to yourself "Couldn't I just read Wolverine and get the same stuff?" Yes you can but Midnighter is cooler than Wolverine and has better powers. So stop sitting there at work or in computer class and go get this book!!
So Marvel has finally gotten around to re-printing the original Punisher mini-series that started it all. Circle of Blood is by far one of the best Punisher stories ever!. It opens with the Punisher in Rykers and damn near everyone is scared of the man. So cut ahead to him finally out of jail and back to the war. Pretty much this is the basis of every and all Punisher stories. He goes and kills a lot of Mafia while finding out that there is some crazy conspiracy against him. I was already a huge fan of the Punisher before but thanks to the amazingly beautiful hardcover I am an even bigger fan now.
This week I was finally able to read the first three volumes of BOMB QUEEN and my god is this book crazy. Bomb Queen is about a super villain who owns a city named New Port City. If you live within the confines of New Port, life is damn near crazy. In the decade of Bomb Queen's rule, she has established various zones around the city such as Crime, Drugs, Prostitution, Residential and Business . Now Bomb Queen herself is a sex crazed explosion crazy woman. Volume one focuses on Bomb Queen's rule being challenged by the new mayoral candidate. It's totally worth checking out and is friggin' hilarious. Definitely not for anyone under the age of 16.
This week we have the new issue of NOVA! Oh man was it awesome. All hell is breaking loose on a planet and they called Nova for help. Turns out Galactus is eating the planet. That's just the quick outline. It gets better. So this crazy monster thing is...... wait no. Just go read it. I'm not ruining this for anyone. But if you haven't been reading Nova this is the perfect issue to start.
And lastly we have Midnighter. This book is just knock down drag out brawls and I love it! So the entire story arc that wraps up in this months issue has just been watching Midnighter get knocked out, impersonated and than kicking the ass of the impersonator. Now I bet your saying to yourself "Couldn't I just read Wolverine and get the same stuff?" Yes you can but Midnighter is cooler than Wolverine and has better powers. So stop sitting there at work or in computer class and go get this book!!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
THIS WEEK IN COMICS!! WEEK 17
Well hello there everybody in comic book land. It is I, The Ninja of the Comic Arts, LB Jones! This week I'm shooting from the hip and swinging from roof top to roof top. So let's not wait anymore and get right to it!
So this week we saw the release of CALIBER. Taking place during the wild west days, CALIBER is a re-telling of King Arthur in a semi updated manner. It's only semi updated because the Wild West days are in the past, so it's not a full update HAHA. Well anyway CALIBER was really really good. I totally say everyone should be reading this title. It's got a nice even pace to it and the art is absolutely gorgeous,very reminiscent of Stjepan Sejic. If you like cowboys and King Arthur, you too should be reading this book!
Shooting over from Marvel this month we have DareDevil:Blood of the Tarantula. This one shot focuses on the character Black Tarantula. Now last time we saw Black Tarantula was a few months ago in DareDevil, were he had just gotten released from prison and was trying to go at being a vigilante like DD. So it's been a few months later and BL is still at it. In this months issue we see Black Tarantula's past catch up with him in a big way. Now I gotta stop talking about this book before I give anymore away.
Re-entering Earth's atmosphere, we have the TALES of the FEAR AGENT graphic novel. Now if you've never read FEAR AGENT. Go read my previous reviews and continue reading this one. So anywho, within this fine graphic novel is all the extra little one shot stories that were in the back of the Image comics issues of Fear Agent. So if your want a good jump on point or just a really good series of little quick funny stories. This is definitely your book. It's perfect for those long bus rides and trust me I know long bus rides.
And lastly but definitely not least we have MILK & CHEESE. Now for anyone that was here for Free Comic Day on Saturday, we had the creator Evan Dorkin here for a signing. Milk and Cheese is quite literally the funniest comic I have ever read.EVER!! It is just filled with awesome jokes and art and it is totally worth the $3.00 that is printed on it. Now stop lolly gagging and come get it!!
So this week we saw the release of CALIBER. Taking place during the wild west days, CALIBER is a re-telling of King Arthur in a semi updated manner. It's only semi updated because the Wild West days are in the past, so it's not a full update HAHA. Well anyway CALIBER was really really good. I totally say everyone should be reading this title. It's got a nice even pace to it and the art is absolutely gorgeous,very reminiscent of Stjepan Sejic. If you like cowboys and King Arthur, you too should be reading this book!
Shooting over from Marvel this month we have DareDevil:Blood of the Tarantula. This one shot focuses on the character Black Tarantula. Now last time we saw Black Tarantula was a few months ago in DareDevil, were he had just gotten released from prison and was trying to go at being a vigilante like DD. So it's been a few months later and BL is still at it. In this months issue we see Black Tarantula's past catch up with him in a big way. Now I gotta stop talking about this book before I give anymore away.
Re-entering Earth's atmosphere, we have the TALES of the FEAR AGENT graphic novel. Now if you've never read FEAR AGENT. Go read my previous reviews and continue reading this one. So anywho, within this fine graphic novel is all the extra little one shot stories that were in the back of the Image comics issues of Fear Agent. So if your want a good jump on point or just a really good series of little quick funny stories. This is definitely your book. It's perfect for those long bus rides and trust me I know long bus rides.
And lastly but definitely not least we have MILK & CHEESE. Now for anyone that was here for Free Comic Day on Saturday, we had the creator Evan Dorkin here for a signing. Milk and Cheese is quite literally the funniest comic I have ever read.EVER!! It is just filled with awesome jokes and art and it is totally worth the $3.00 that is printed on it. Now stop lolly gagging and come get it!!
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