Scalped #19–24 and #25–29 by Jason Aaron and RM Guera and various artists I've mentioned before how much I enjoy Scalped, although 'enjoyed' isn't perhaps the accurate term for the complexity of emotions produced by reading this excellent comic book series – the intensity and power and the inevitability (as…
Five-week months with lots of comics shouldn't be allowed – too many comic books. I thought things would wind down in a fifth week, because I thought books would be scheduled for specific weeks in a month. Looks like I was wrong. Ambush Bug: Year None #7 The previous issue…
Trying to fit a five-week month into a week of writing was ambitious on my part – I'm glad there are only a few things to talk about for this week. Excuse me if it's not as coherent as normal (ha!) Ex Machina #46 Ex Machina is one of those…
I'm not sure if I need some sort of introductory sentence or paragraph here; it feels like I should have something before jumping straight into the notes. Like this, for example. Fables #89 This issue, while still enjoyable and moving the story along, feels the closest to filling out a…
Eight comics? In one week? It's almost as if they want me to keep buying more and more comic books ... I don't know how Chris Sims did it, even when he was working in a comic book shop. I'll try to keep this brief. Batman and Robin #5 A…
Time to catch up with another month of comic books from the past as if I only got them yesterday. It's a little confusing, but bear with me. Astro City: Astra Special #1 I really like the magazine cover design for this comic, but I don't think it makes for…
Astonishing X-Men #25–30 and Ghost Boxes #1 & 2 by Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi For someone who is supposed to dislike 'pervert suit' comic books, Ellis can write an excellent superhero story. Ghost Box is no exception: starting with a murder mystery, it leads to pre-stages of invasions from…
Action Comics #866–870 and Superman: New Krypton Special #1 by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank I really enjoyed the previous storyline (Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes) by the same creative team, so I had to give this a try. It's a very enjoyable story, although not as good as…
A month of comics in three days? Some sort of personal record for me. I might even get up to date at this rate. After the two-week pile up of yesterday, only two comics for this week – talk about imbalance. Detective Comics #857 Ah, JH Williams, how can I…
Two weeks' haul this week because I was in a foreign country on 10 September, so quite a handful of books to get through, done in chronological order. Doom Patrol #2 Second issue in and Doom Patrol continues to intrigue. Keith Giffen is doing something a little different with the…