Comic Book Roundup
I haven't posted about comics in a long time... I've slowly been catching up and now can proudly say that for the first time in what seems like a year... it has finally happened... I have caught up.
It's been a rough couple months for the big two (Marvel and DC), with very uneven stories, rotating creative teams, and overall lateness. In fact the only great books from the big two have been Daredevil, Catwoman, Checkmate, Robin and Captain America.
The purpose of this blog is to list the independent, smaller run books that people havent been paying attention to, but have been far more enjoyable over the past few months than anything put out by Marvel or DC. In no particular order the books that I have enjoyed the most over the last months are: Buffy: Season 8, Star Wars Legacy, Umbrella Academy (all Dark Horse), G.I. Joe Americas Elite (Devils Due), Ex Machina (Wildstorm) and Madman Adventures (Image).
All of those books have the same thing in common. Great and consistent storytelling. In fact most if not all of these books also have great art teams as well. In the case of G.I. Joe the art gives the new more realistic story the perfect feel. I finally feel like I have an adult Joe book for an adult fan. The Buffy book really, truly does feel like Season 8 of the TV series. Joss, Georges and BKV have all done great jobs. Star Wars Legacy started out slowly but has definitely picked up. In fact the last issue turned out to be a nice reveal for any fan of the regular Star Wars comic series. A'sha'raad Hett, Obi Wan Kenobi... very nice. Umbrella Academy plays out like The Incredibles on crack. The first issue was good enough to merit this list. Can't wait to see how the rest of this story pans out. Ex Machina continues to be one of the best things DC publishes through Wildstorm. BKV is a comic superstar. And then of course there is the brilliant Mike Allred on Madman... words can't express how good this story is. He truly is a genius in the comic field.
I've been working on a piece of Madman and the Atomics, hopefully I will have it up this weekend. Its my personal little tribute to the genius of Mike.
Until the big 2 get their acts together I will continue to heavily enjoy the books the independent publishers are putting out. Marvel and DC, please start telling better stories that come out on time... otherwise you'll have more and more fans turning to the independent publishers and turning their backs on characters that they have lots of history with.
It's been a rough couple months for the big two (Marvel and DC), with very uneven stories, rotating creative teams, and overall lateness. In fact the only great books from the big two have been Daredevil, Catwoman, Checkmate, Robin and Captain America.
The purpose of this blog is to list the independent, smaller run books that people havent been paying attention to, but have been far more enjoyable over the past few months than anything put out by Marvel or DC. In no particular order the books that I have enjoyed the most over the last months are: Buffy: Season 8, Star Wars Legacy, Umbrella Academy (all Dark Horse), G.I. Joe Americas Elite (Devils Due), Ex Machina (Wildstorm) and Madman Adventures (Image).
All of those books have the same thing in common. Great and consistent storytelling. In fact most if not all of these books also have great art teams as well. In the case of G.I. Joe the art gives the new more realistic story the perfect feel. I finally feel like I have an adult Joe book for an adult fan. The Buffy book really, truly does feel like Season 8 of the TV series. Joss, Georges and BKV have all done great jobs. Star Wars Legacy started out slowly but has definitely picked up. In fact the last issue turned out to be a nice reveal for any fan of the regular Star Wars comic series. A'sha'raad Hett, Obi Wan Kenobi... very nice. Umbrella Academy plays out like The Incredibles on crack. The first issue was good enough to merit this list. Can't wait to see how the rest of this story pans out. Ex Machina continues to be one of the best things DC publishes through Wildstorm. BKV is a comic superstar. And then of course there is the brilliant Mike Allred on Madman... words can't express how good this story is. He truly is a genius in the comic field.
I've been working on a piece of Madman and the Atomics, hopefully I will have it up this weekend. Its my personal little tribute to the genius of Mike.
Until the big 2 get their acts together I will continue to heavily enjoy the books the independent publishers are putting out. Marvel and DC, please start telling better stories that come out on time... otherwise you'll have more and more fans turning to the independent publishers and turning their backs on characters that they have lots of history with.
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