I have been indulging in 'reading too many comics' syndrome – I'm glad that the library is there to help me with my problem, which saves me from buying them all the time – but, like last time, the books didn't inspire much passion. I can't stop myself writing about…
By Warren Ellis and Gianluca Pagliarani This might be a week late, but I wanted to talk about Ellis' graphic novella from Avatar (under his Apparat label), Aetheric Mechanics. The basic premise is Ellis' version of Sherlock Holmes – this is a good thing: I remember an Ellis-written draft of…
Wonder Woman #1–4 and Annual #1 by Allan Heinberg and Terry & Rachel Dodson Wonder Woman, the DC-mandated component of the 'trinity' of DC superheroes with Superman and Batman, suffers from not having a consistent concept throughout. From the early days of bondage Wonder Woman of William Moulton Marston, through…
The Spirit #1–6 and Batman/The Spirit by Darwyn Cooke and Jeph Loeb & Darwyn Cooke Confession time – I haven't read any of the original issues of The Spirit by Will Eisner. Being versed a little in comic book history, I am aware of the character obviously (and not just…
Thunderbolts #110–115 by Warren Ellis and Mike Deodata Jr Warren Ellis' work-for-hire books for Marvel falls into the category 'wait for the trade'; when he is brought onto an ailing title for the purposes of boosting sales in the wake of a crossover, this is a confirmed decision. Thunderbolts was…
Wolverine #56–61 by Jason Aaron (#56), Marc Guggenheim (57–61) and Howard Chaykin I reserve books from my library using their online search facility – I searched for Jason Aaron after discovering how brilliant Scalped was, and this collection was listed under his name. It was only when I got it…
New Excalibur #16–24 by Chris Claremont and various artists I don't know why I do it sometimes. I used to like Chris Claremont's writing growing up; I'd been re-reading old Excaliburs because of the ClanDestine mini-series; and Paul Cornell was bringing back Captain Britain to his own title. Put all…
Moon Knight #7–13 by Charlie Huston and David Finch/Mico Suayan/Tomm Coker, plus Annual #1 by Duane Swierczynski and Jefte Paolo Although I didn't completely enjoy the first collection of Huston's take on Moon Knight, it didn't mean I wouldn't read any more of the stories. Now that Huston has set…
Superman #662‒664, 667 and Annual #13 by Kurt Busiek & Carlos Pacheco This second trade of Busiek & Pacheco's run on Superman, finishing off the story started in the first Camelot Falls collection, which I reviewed here. To catch up: Arion has told Superman that Superman will be responsible for…
Ultimate Power #1‒9 by Brian Michael Bendis, J Michael Straczynski, Jeph Loeb and Greg Land I enjoyed Supreme Power, the revamp of the Squadron Supreme by JMS and Gary Frank for the Max imprint back in 2003, and I like Bendis' work; I don't like the work of Jeph Loeb…