They all sound like good options. But I wonder if the story in The Rush can match that cover.
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What Comic Should I Read Next?
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Johnny Unusual
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The Rush was a pretty darn good read. Despite the very obvious message of "OBSESSION AND POWERLUST MAKES MONSTERS OF US ALL", it tells it in a fun wild way with great art and weird memorable monsters like a giant rotting moose that cries gold. Good companion piece with The Sixth Gun or Hellboy works. Great adventure horror stuff and it has some good twists.
What should I read next for the spooky season.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth - By Gou Tanabe who has done some great H.P. Lovecraft adaptations.
The Goon Vol. 5 - It's like Hellboy but sillier and 1940sier.
Man-Thing Complete Steve Gerber Vol. 1 - Marvel's second best monster!
What should I read next for the spooky season.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth - By Gou Tanabe who has done some great H.P. Lovecraft adaptations.
The Goon Vol. 5 - It's like Hellboy but sillier and 1940sier.
Man-Thing Complete Steve Gerber Vol. 1 - Marvel's second best monster!
It's hard to resist a subtitle like what The Goon has...
Johnny Unusual
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Almost done Man-Thing. What should I read next?
The Nameless: Grant Morrison's space horror tale. No idea beyond that.
Hellboy Vol 3 and 4: Its Hellboy
Aliens: What If: Marvel let Paul Reiser do fanfic of what of his sleazeball character didn't die.
The Nameless: Grant Morrison's space horror tale. No idea beyond that.
Hellboy Vol 3 and 4: Its Hellboy
Aliens: What If: Marvel let Paul Reiser do fanfic of what of his sleazeball character didn't die.
Johnny Unusual
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The Nameless is a very good Grant Morrison cosmic horror comic but I would be lying if I said I got all of it. I do like that it slowly changes who you feel is the "hero" of the story.
Finished the two volumes of No Mercy I had. I might have one more that got lost in the move waiting to be found. It's an interesting, odd beast. I think there's a lot I REALLY like and a lot I roll my eyes at. It's not exactly horror in the conventional sense but a lot of horrific stuff happens. But it's about a group of Princeton students and a lot of them are more broad caricatures and the ironic detachment and shallowness feels like kind of weak satire. On the other hand, the trans masc character Sebastian really clicks from the beginning and I almost wish the whole series was about him and the issue #9 is a harrowing story of him surviving a conversion camp and it's horrific and tragic and powerful.
OK, Halloween season is basically over. What should I real now?
Secret Voice - All I know is it's a indie superhero thing.
Song of the Blackbird - I think this is a YA grounded story. Art is pretty.
The Wrong Earth - What if Adam West Batman and Frank Miller Batman switched places.
Finished the two volumes of No Mercy I had. I might have one more that got lost in the move waiting to be found. It's an interesting, odd beast. I think there's a lot I REALLY like and a lot I roll my eyes at. It's not exactly horror in the conventional sense but a lot of horrific stuff happens. But it's about a group of Princeton students and a lot of them are more broad caricatures and the ironic detachment and shallowness feels like kind of weak satire. On the other hand, the trans masc character Sebastian really clicks from the beginning and I almost wish the whole series was about him and the issue #9 is a harrowing story of him surviving a conversion camp and it's horrific and tragic and powerful.
OK, Halloween season is basically over. What should I real now?
Secret Voice - All I know is it's a indie superhero thing.
Song of the Blackbird - I think this is a YA grounded story. Art is pretty.
The Wrong Earth - What if Adam West Batman and Frank Miller Batman switched places.
The cover for Secret Voice is speaking to me.
Johnny Unusual
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The Wrong Earth feels very much a sister series to Second Coming. Not as good as Second Coming but still pretty solid bit of superhero fun. I like the choices it makes for how the new environment changes the characters, for the better and worse.
What should I read next?
The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist - I wish Dark Horse was better about collecting these things. I'm pretty sure I haven't read these stories, though.
The Trigan Empire - Silver Age Brit sci-fi
Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77 - Probably good but a shame Mike Allred didn't do this one.
What should I read next?
The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist - I wish Dark Horse was better about collecting these things. I'm pretty sure I haven't read these stories, though.
The Trigan Empire - Silver Age Brit sci-fi
Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77 - Probably good but a shame Mike Allred didn't do this one.
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Johnny Unusual
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Batman 66 Meets Wonder Woman '77 is a fun read. I don't have nostalgia for the latter because I've never seen it but I feel like they did a good job capturing the feel of the Adam West era and mixing it well with Diana's story. The best gag is that with no explanation, in each of the three mini-arcs, Catwoman alternates between looking like Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar and Lee Merriwether. I do wish that they made Ra's Al Ghul and Talia look like a contemporaneous guest star...
OK, what's next?
Incredible Science Fiction - One of the last major series from EC. Always a fan of EC, even in their weirder stuff.
Revolution by Fire - I picked this up at random just to try something and it sounds interesting; narrative based on a true attempted uprising in 1741 New York by African slaves and Irish immigrants to fight against colonialism! I love history I was completely unaware of prior.
Bullseye The Columbian Connection - It's pretty short and Bullseye vs. an army of assassins seems like it could be fun with the right writer (I haven't read an Ed Brisson book yet so I don't know if he is.)
OK, what's next?
Incredible Science Fiction - One of the last major series from EC. Always a fan of EC, even in their weirder stuff.
Revolution by Fire - I picked this up at random just to try something and it sounds interesting; narrative based on a true attempted uprising in 1741 New York by African slaves and Irish immigrants to fight against colonialism! I love history I was completely unaware of prior.
Bullseye The Columbian Connection - It's pretty short and Bullseye vs. an army of assassins seems like it could be fun with the right writer (I haven't read an Ed Brisson book yet so I don't know if he is.)
Johnny Unusual
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Revolution By Fire isn't a revelation of a book but it certainly is a fascinating look into a lesser known historical event. I would say it's a pretty decent graphic textbook but that's a little unfair because while it is fact and chronology-forward, there's definitely some personal feelings of "fuck the man" emanating from this book.
What should I read next:
Another Suburban Romance - Two Alan Moore one shots in a very thin little trade. Should be a quick read.
Nick Fury Vs. SHIELD - One of the earlier "prestige format" Marvel books.
Daredevil: Yellow - My opinion of Loeb is certainly gone down in the last decade but his work with Tim Sale was usually pretty outstanding.
What should I read next:
Another Suburban Romance - Two Alan Moore one shots in a very thin little trade. Should be a quick read.
Nick Fury Vs. SHIELD - One of the earlier "prestige format" Marvel books.
Daredevil: Yellow - My opinion of Loeb is certainly gone down in the last decade but his work with Tim Sale was usually pretty outstanding.
Johnny Unusual
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I went in assuming Another Suburban Romance were short narrative works when instead they are short poetic works with art by Juan José Ryp. I've never been a fan of Ryp but his art here is very good. It's also in black and white, so I think my issue with his art might be how it is coloured. As for the poems, it's decent stuff and Ryp does it well but this is pretty inessential Moore. If you are a completist or someone who likes poetry, this one is work it, though it's a very quick read.
What should I read next?
Harley and Ivy - All the Paul Dini Harley/Ivy stories
Thieves and Kings - A fantasy comic with some prose mixed in.
Takio - Bendis and Oeming do a superhero mini-series aimed at kids.
What should I read next?
Harley and Ivy - All the Paul Dini Harley/Ivy stories
Thieves and Kings - A fantasy comic with some prose mixed in.
Takio - Bendis and Oeming do a superhero mini-series aimed at kids.
Johnny Unusual
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Finished Harley and Ivy. Except there are two chapters set at Christmas so I decided to put them aside until Dec.
Boy, that comic was really
Really
Really
Overall, it was actually a pretty middling mini. The short pieces at the end are the better stuff.
What should I read next?
What If - The original series first few issues!
Justice League: No Justice - The Justice League makes 4 mini-Justice Leagues with many characters who shouldn't be in a Justice League
World of Krypton - I feel like the writer of this one... I hear neither positive nor negative opinions of. He's just kinda there. But it has Michael Avon Oeming art and I'm curious how he looks in the 2020s.
Boy, that comic was really
Really
Really
Overall, it was actually a pretty middling mini. The short pieces at the end are the better stuff.
What should I read next?
What If - The original series first few issues!
Justice League: No Justice - The Justice League makes 4 mini-Justice Leagues with many characters who shouldn't be in a Justice League
World of Krypton - I feel like the writer of this one... I hear neither positive nor negative opinions of. He's just kinda there. But it has Michael Avon Oeming art and I'm curious how he looks in the 2020s.
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Johnny Unusual
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Finished No Justice. It's fine. The art is very good and it's fun but it feels a bit overstuffed. Like, it feels like it was meant to be a crossover with 4 corresponding mini-series or something and everything happens too fast. It's really something that Grant Morrison does well but Scott Snyder, not quite as much. Still, as crammed as it is, it is fun, just... it feels like there are too many characters and not enough time for cleverness turns and maybe some people appreciate that it is breakneck in pace, it's more "action figure" fun and not a ton of great character stuff.
What should I read next
Daleks - A bunch of Dalek comics where the Doctor may or may not appear.
The Prisoner: Shattered Visage - Hey, two comics based on a British sci-fi series with a Ron Grainer theme song.
Four-Fisted Tales - True stories of animals in war. On the one hand, I'm against bringing animals into war. On the other hand, FUCK UP SOME NAZIS, ELEPHANT!
What should I read next
Daleks - A bunch of Dalek comics where the Doctor may or may not appear.
The Prisoner: Shattered Visage - Hey, two comics based on a British sci-fi series with a Ron Grainer theme song.
Four-Fisted Tales - True stories of animals in war. On the one hand, I'm against bringing animals into war. On the other hand, FUCK UP SOME NAZIS, ELEPHANT!
Johnny Unusual
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The Prisoner comic was... something for sure. Tonally, it definitely feels like it is in line with DC's late 80s/early 90s pre-Vertigo stuff. And in a good way. I think it is a good comic. But if you are going in for a sequel to the Prisoner, it has a different feel. If anything, it feels more like an exploration of what the series is about than an actual Prisoner story. The dialogue is very much like the show, lots of wordplay and mysteries but it does feel like it is missing the actual demonstration of the theme. It talks about them a lot for sure and it's trying to honour the show without being clear in a lot of it's elements. It tries to make sure not to explain the stuff in the original series that is never explained. There's a final battle between Leo McKern and Patrick Mcgoohan but it knows not to be about a fight and where the two characters end up is somewhat ambiguous, save for they've found their own forms of freedom. But again, it feels a lot more somber and is missing some of the stuff I loved in the show. And I feel like "the new Number Six" never really grabs me as a character. The comic was drawn by Dean Motter who does a good job with making the characters look like the actor. I also learned it was co-written with Mark Askwith, who co-created the Canadian sci-fi magazine program Prisoners of Gravity, and to me that sort of explains that while it is good, it seems perhaps almost TOO scholarly. Definitely worth checking out, though, if you are a Prisoner fan and you find it in a used comic shop.
OK, what should I read next?
Bullseye: The Columbian Connection - This one looks like a pretty quick read.
The Secret Voice - Indie superhero stuff. The look reminds me of Tom Scioli
Mister Miracle: The Great Escape - A Mister Miracle YA graphic novel.
OK, what should I read next?
Bullseye: The Columbian Connection - This one looks like a pretty quick read.
The Secret Voice - Indie superhero stuff. The look reminds me of Tom Scioli
Mister Miracle: The Great Escape - A Mister Miracle YA graphic novel.
Johnny Unusual
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Mister Miracle was a pretty OK read. Not amazing but solid writing and art for a teen romance version of the Miracle origin story. The interesting thing is in changing many of the leads into people of colour, it doesn't really get spoken of much except the choice that Granny Goodness is someone who has ingested the poison of racism, ashamed of her colour and putting on very white make up. It's an interesting choice for the character while not making her sympathetic, implies that even the hated succumb to hatred.
OK, what's next?
Nick Fury Vs. SHIELD - One of the big Marvel mini-series of the 80s.
The Trigan Empire - An ambitious sci-fi epic from the 60s.
Song of a Blackbird - Multi-generational YA tale (though I know nothing else about it).
OK, what's next?
Nick Fury Vs. SHIELD - One of the big Marvel mini-series of the 80s.
The Trigan Empire - An ambitious sci-fi epic from the 60s.
Song of a Blackbird - Multi-generational YA tale (though I know nothing else about it).
Johnny Unusual
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Finished the Trigan Empire. It's really interesting. It has a big high concept opening but really ends up being an adventure-of-the-week story where, on occasion, the Empire gets a new ally. But really this is more Flash Gordon with some Kull the Conqueror. Who is trying to overthrow the kingdom this week. Oh, a character died? Nope, they are fine. It does have some aliens/foreign armies that are pretty "ethnic coded" and some various "savage" tribes that feels not so cool now. I mean, this is what I expect from 60s comic but the story telling is fun but not that ambitious. However the Don Lawrence painted art is gorgeous. It really elevates it. Fantastic and maybe I'll get another volume someday.
So what should I read now?
The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist - Another anthology about the character that came from a book about the people who invented that character.
Daredevil Yellow - That Tim Sale was a good artist.
Incredible Science Fiction - One of the last EC series in the era where they were pretty much not allowed to do horror anymore.
So what should I read now?
The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist - Another anthology about the character that came from a book about the people who invented that character.
Daredevil Yellow - That Tim Sale was a good artist.
Incredible Science Fiction - One of the last EC series in the era where they were pretty much not allowed to do horror anymore.
Johnny Unusual
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Finished Daredevil: Yellow. Man, what a great read. It has superhero action but it felt more focused on the relationship between Foggy, Matt and Karen and in that respect felt more like a Kurt Busiek book in it's down-to-Earthness. It's easy to remember the bad things about Loeb's writing but the man could do some good character work back in the day. And as always, Tim Sale elevated it.
What should I read next?
The Black Panther Party - Yay, it's T'Challa's birthday and-- wait, what?
Paying for It - I love Chester Brown's Louis Riel comic but really the only thing by him I read is that and maybe one other thing I can't remember? Like an avant garde grossout humour comic, assuming I'm not conflating him with some other Canadian indie guy.
Daleks - Space Nazis Must Die!
What should I read next?
The Black Panther Party - Yay, it's T'Challa's birthday and-- wait, what?
Paying for It - I love Chester Brown's Louis Riel comic but really the only thing by him I read is that and maybe one other thing I can't remember? Like an avant garde grossout humour comic, assuming I'm not conflating him with some other Canadian indie guy.
Daleks - Space Nazis Must Die!