Books I Bought Last Week
I buy precious few floppies now, but it seems like they all fell on the same Wednesday, last.
Astonishing X-Men #14
I know, I know. I'm a grownup. Didn't I outgrow X-Men 16 years ago? Probably. Then the X-Men grew up right back with first Grant and now Buffy creator Joss Whedon helming up the flagship team with thought provoking and gorgeously illustrated comic books.
This particular issue was really bizarre. It's like psychic s&m with the most out-there dressup costumes ever envisioned for fantasy; poor Scott Summers. I think that Emma Frost is more NLP than telepathic she breaks her poor boyfriend so badly. I'm not sure if white lipstick Emma 2K6 is hotter than original Hellfire Club Emma from The Dark Phoenix Saga (back when John Byrne could still draw); both evil, both hot.
In lighter X-Men sex romp news, the "I phased!" bit by Kitty is the cutest, funniest, tenderest bit of supehero fornication I've ever seen... An island of lighthearted finding one another by two beloved characters (Kitty and Colossus) just before Things Fall Apart for the merry mutants (again, per usual etc.).
Runaways Vol 2 #15
I am probably biased because Brian Vaughan is a good friend of mine (and to be fair I probably only ever picked up either Y: The Last Man or Runaways because of that), but it doesn't change the fact that he does basically the best mainstream comics on a regular basis of anyone right now.
Runaways is probably his best comic, the most accessible and fun... and that's really saying something considering Brian also writes Ex Machina.
This issue is a lot of setup, you learn a bit about the characters' interpersonal relationships, yadda, yadda, yadda. Not a good jumping on point but well worth $3 for me.
Supergirl and The Legion Of Super-Heroes #17
Kitson seemed a little off this month. I think this book is superb in general but haven't really been feeling the last two issues since the addition of (now title character) Supergirl. Waid made me fall in love with his new lineup and broke my heart along with Brainiac's over his first year on the title, so I trust him even though this particular issue was somewhat forgettable (other than just continuing to establish Supergirl as a member of the cast). I guess he has us asking a lot of questions. Is the Thirtieth Century just a figment of her imagination? It's probably just a figment of Waid's and I love it anyway, so I don't care if the answer is yes.
100 Bullets Vol 9 Strychnine Lives TP
This book is really far afield at this point of the original title inspiration and high concept -- Agent Graves giving random people 100 ghost bullets to do whatever they wanted without any fear of retribution -- and the story is becoming rather convoluted. Eduardo Risso continues to be one of the finest illustrators in comics but the main thing I got from reading these nine or so issues in collection... is that I have to re-read my first eight volumes to even remember what the hell is going on.
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Astonishing X-Men #14
I know, I know. I'm a grownup. Didn't I outgrow X-Men 16 years ago? Probably. Then the X-Men grew up right back with first Grant and now Buffy creator Joss Whedon helming up the flagship team with thought provoking and gorgeously illustrated comic books.
This particular issue was really bizarre. It's like psychic s&m with the most out-there dressup costumes ever envisioned for fantasy; poor Scott Summers. I think that Emma Frost is more NLP than telepathic she breaks her poor boyfriend so badly. I'm not sure if white lipstick Emma 2K6 is hotter than original Hellfire Club Emma from The Dark Phoenix Saga (back when John Byrne could still draw); both evil, both hot.
In lighter X-Men sex romp news, the "I phased!" bit by Kitty is the cutest, funniest, tenderest bit of supehero fornication I've ever seen... An island of lighthearted finding one another by two beloved characters (Kitty and Colossus) just before Things Fall Apart for the merry mutants (again, per usual etc.).
Runaways Vol 2 #15
I am probably biased because Brian Vaughan is a good friend of mine (and to be fair I probably only ever picked up either Y: The Last Man or Runaways because of that), but it doesn't change the fact that he does basically the best mainstream comics on a regular basis of anyone right now.
Runaways is probably his best comic, the most accessible and fun... and that's really saying something considering Brian also writes Ex Machina.
This issue is a lot of setup, you learn a bit about the characters' interpersonal relationships, yadda, yadda, yadda. Not a good jumping on point but well worth $3 for me.
Supergirl and The Legion Of Super-Heroes #17
Kitson seemed a little off this month. I think this book is superb in general but haven't really been feeling the last two issues since the addition of (now title character) Supergirl. Waid made me fall in love with his new lineup and broke my heart along with Brainiac's over his first year on the title, so I trust him even though this particular issue was somewhat forgettable (other than just continuing to establish Supergirl as a member of the cast). I guess he has us asking a lot of questions. Is the Thirtieth Century just a figment of her imagination? It's probably just a figment of Waid's and I love it anyway, so I don't care if the answer is yes.
100 Bullets Vol 9 Strychnine Lives TP
This book is really far afield at this point of the original title inspiration and high concept -- Agent Graves giving random people 100 ghost bullets to do whatever they wanted without any fear of retribution -- and the story is becoming rather convoluted. Eduardo Risso continues to be one of the finest illustrators in comics but the main thing I got from reading these nine or so issues in collection... is that I have to re-read my first eight volumes to even remember what the hell is going on.
--m