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
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Keep up the Great work with these. And any week you are talking about PVP is a great week. Its such a great book, and i love that you can pick it up and read it for as short or as long as you want and still come away enjoying the time you spent.
And i enjoyed Gemini as well in case anyone out there needed a second opinion. Not that i ever need one with books Lb recommends.
Once again keep up the great work.
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