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Monday, July 12, 2004
DC
I believe in a sense of duty. And as a comic blogger, I have duty to get all pundit-like on the DC comic solicitations. So, here we go:
DCU
Monolith is one of those books I feel bad for not buying. It seems good and I don’t want it to be cancelled, but the hell if I can pick up another on-going series. Still, if you can pick up this series, go for it.
While the Grant Morrison fanatic in me will probably pick up the Arkham Asylum Anniversary Edition I’ll probably wait. I already have the first edition and to be honest, it’s not the best work of either Morrison or Dave McKean. Also, since when is the 15th anniversary something special?
Solo could be a good book depending on who’s doing it. I like all the artists they have so far, but the comics world isn’t too kind to anthology series. Tim Sale is great, so I’ll pick this up.
Vertigo
I only have scattered issues of Sandman Mystery Theatre, so it’s cool to see that DC is coming out with a new trade as well as reprinting the first one. I loved those photo covers. What the hell does Gavin Wilson do these days?
I hope DC does more digest sized books like they’re doing for My Faith In Frankie. Not necessarily because I think they can crash the manga market, I’m just a cheap guy who likes spending less than ten bucks for a trade.
Not only is Jock producing some of the best covers out there for The Losers, but he is probably the only artist doing great covers that also does the interior art. God bless that man.
Wildstorm
New Astro City? I’m there, even if it is a Who’s Who type of thing. This is probably one of my favorite series of all time. It was the first book I read as a kid that made me see superheroes in a different way (this was before I found Watchmen and stuff like that). Kurt Busiek’s interview in Comics Journal changed the way I look at writing fiction, too. Yeah, I have to get this. I might check out his JLA, but I don't like his non-creator-owned work as much. I didn't even read JLA/Avengers, let's hope it's collected in a trade that isn't $75.
Ed Brubaker on The Authority might be good. I’m of the opinion that only the Warren Ellis issues were any good, but I love Brubaker’s stuff so I’ll give this a shot.
And I’ll still be buying Y the Last Man, Sleeper, Ex Machina, Challengers of the Unknown and We3. Because that’s what I dig, man.
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