-This week's Fabler article should be up by tomorrow, featuring an interview with Doug Wheatley; an incredible artist and all-around solid guy, Doug's been doing the art for a variety of Star Wars titles (under the Dark Horse imprint) for the past six years or so. Also check out his entry on Wookieepedia.
-There's a rumor going around about Fabler 2.0 appearing in the near future. Stay tuned for more on that in the near future.
-I'm headed to Penticton, BC next Tuesday night for a weeklong extravaganza of beaches, wine, and general shenanigans. This may affect postings, but we'll see - I might be able to get everything I need to done in advance.
Some new releases worth checking out this week:
First off, DC/Vertigo has a couple of collected volumes out today that I'll definitely be picking up. These are:
Astro City: The Dark Age TPB - I love pretty well anything Kurt Busiek-related, though none of his other work rivals the appeal for me that Astro City holds. Unique, non-traditional approaches to superhero storylines with an emphasis on the details that are often overlooked in most DC/Marvel titles, Astro City is about humanity more than the superhuman.
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader HC - Containing Neil Gaiman's recent run on the Dark Knight, Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader is the closest thing to a quintessential Batman story in recent memory. Though it does tie in to the DC canon storyline of Batman's psychological deconstruction and subsequent 'death', you don't really need to be reading anything else to be able to get this. Worth picking up if you can't be bothered to follow all of the recent twists and turns of the DC universe, but you're hungry for a new Batman story.
Then we have a few of great new opportunities to leap into a series you may not have already read:
Fables # 1 Reprint - I love Fables. I've made no secret that it's my favorite ongoing monthly title, and I genuinely believe that any sort of fan could find value in Bill Willingham's consistently inspired-yet-accessible writing. If you haven't been reading it, and you're curious what it's all about - here's your chance.
Preacher HC Book 1 - If you read comics regularly, chances are you've already read Garth Ennis' Preacher - easily one of the most celebrated titles in comics in the last decade. The Hardcover release of the first volume of Preacher includes issues 1-12, making it easier to collect than the individual trades. Plus it supposedly includes some pin up art from a few other issues. This is a title you must pick up, if you do not already own any Preacher.
Spider-Man: Torment HC - Containing a collected version of Todd McFarlane's now famous early 90's stint on Spider-Man. McFarlane's vision of Spidey, Calypso, and the Lizard went a long way towards defining how future artists would approach the characters. The dark tone of his run, while uncharacteristic of the title at that time, also set a benchmark for future writers aiming to tell a Spider-Man story with a nontraditional twist.
Aside - SM:Torment has a special nostalgic place in my heart as being the first Trade Paperback I ever bought, way back in '92. This may not have been so long ago for some comic fans, but for me it was right when I was just getting into reading comics regularly, at the impressionable age of ten.
And the monthlies:
Dark Avengers # 7: After months of borderline stagnant development, Dark Avengers finally gets interesting with the X-Men/Utopia crossover. You have my attention, Fraction.
Deadpool # 12: Of the three Deadpool monthly titles currently on the shelves, after reading Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth # 1 I am confident in stating that this title (just plain ol' Deadpool) is the most worth your dollars. Daniel Way's writing is often laugh-out-loud funny, and doesn't play too much up to the nineties cheese that riddles the dialogue in Merc with a Mouth. Issue 12 continues the Deadpool/Bullseye arc seen in the last two issues.
Incognito # 5: Brubaker's well-hyped pulpy miniseries about a former supervillain in hiding comes to a close this issue. Consistently well written, (though a little slow early on) issue 4 was filled with developments that promise to segue into a thrilling final issue.
Timestorm 2009-2099 #3: I just dig the return to the 2099 universe. The writing is so-so, the ideas are pretty solid, and the art is a saving grace. I'm interested in where this will go, but don't consider this a must-have title by any means.
Poe # 1: Supernatural thrillers tying into classical literature has to be one of my favorite sub-genres out there. If you can rightly consider that a sub-genre, which I'd argue you validly could. Published by Boom! studios, written by J. Barton Mitchell and illustrated by Dean Kotz, I'll be picking this up with high hopes - and blaming CBR's 3.5/5 star review if it falls short.
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