Comic recomendations - Velvet, Black Widow, Lazarus, Ms. Marvel
This is more a quick blurb than in-depth commentary, but I thought some of you might enjoy these. Also, most of these are out in trade form, so they're easy to pick up.
1. Velvet. Ed Brubraker is writing, Steve Epting is drawing. Velvet Templeton is the lead character, she's the secretary to a secret service/MI-6 type organization in Britain. However, after the death of one of their operatives, she stumbles upon a cover-up and ends up framed for murder. So, she goes on the run and tries to piece together the truth. As one does.
It's the 70s, it's glam rock and gritty spy drama with sex, drugs and elegant masquerade balls. If you were annoyed with Moira's treatment in the X-Men movie, if you're enjoying Peggy Carter, I think you might enjoy this book.
2. Black Widow. Nathan Edmonson is writing, Phil Noto is drawing(his art is awesome). I know a lot of people aren't enjoying this book, which saddens me. I enjoy it because it's very much a distilled Black Widow, paring her down to her origins and letting her be a real person and not just the Avenger/Femme Fatale. In fact, one of the big reasons I've enjoyed this book is that Natasha never uses sex to get secrets. Like, in the ten issues I've read, there's never a sexy-framed-shot. It's all action and competence (omg, the competence porn), and putting together clues and things and just. It's amazing and I really love it. Maria Hill guests a lot, and I like her, too.
3. Lazarus. Greg Rucka is writing, Michael Lark is drawing. Forever Carlyle is the Lazarus of the Carlyle family, and she's an angsty robot. Post-apocalytpic America with Ruling Houses and inter-sibling warfare and cyborgs. What's not to love? The larger story includes a struggling family who are trying to make something of themselves and their troubles along the road. (basically, if post-apocalyptic SF/Drama with excellent female characters with complicated relationships is your thing, dig in)
4. Ms. Marvel. G Willow Wilson is writing, Adrian Alphona is drawing. I'm not a fan of teens, but Kamala Khan is charming and adorable. It's light and fluffy while not being light and fluffy. It feels very real with the family/friend interaction. And I'm a sucker for coming of age stories about geeky girls. Also, the art is perfect for the book.
1. Velvet. Ed Brubraker is writing, Steve Epting is drawing. Velvet Templeton is the lead character, she's the secretary to a secret service/MI-6 type organization in Britain. However, after the death of one of their operatives, she stumbles upon a cover-up and ends up framed for murder. So, she goes on the run and tries to piece together the truth. As one does.
It's the 70s, it's glam rock and gritty spy drama with sex, drugs and elegant masquerade balls. If you were annoyed with Moira's treatment in the X-Men movie, if you're enjoying Peggy Carter, I think you might enjoy this book.
2. Black Widow. Nathan Edmonson is writing, Phil Noto is drawing(his art is awesome). I know a lot of people aren't enjoying this book, which saddens me. I enjoy it because it's very much a distilled Black Widow, paring her down to her origins and letting her be a real person and not just the Avenger/Femme Fatale. In fact, one of the big reasons I've enjoyed this book is that Natasha never uses sex to get secrets. Like, in the ten issues I've read, there's never a sexy-framed-shot. It's all action and competence (omg, the competence porn), and putting together clues and things and just. It's amazing and I really love it. Maria Hill guests a lot, and I like her, too.
3. Lazarus. Greg Rucka is writing, Michael Lark is drawing. Forever Carlyle is the Lazarus of the Carlyle family, and she's an angsty robot. Post-apocalytpic America with Ruling Houses and inter-sibling warfare and cyborgs. What's not to love? The larger story includes a struggling family who are trying to make something of themselves and their troubles along the road. (basically, if post-apocalyptic SF/Drama with excellent female characters with complicated relationships is your thing, dig in)
4. Ms. Marvel. G Willow Wilson is writing, Adrian Alphona is drawing. I'm not a fan of teens, but Kamala Khan is charming and adorable. It's light and fluffy while not being light and fluffy. It feels very real with the family/friend interaction. And I'm a sucker for coming of age stories about geeky girls. Also, the art is perfect for the book.