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Pull List Review – May 2021 Comics

August 4, 2021July 24, 2021Eric P. I.Leave a comment

I talk about the following comics I read during May 2021:

Green Lantern S2 #12
Amazing Spider-Man #31-42
Giant Days v6-v8
Truth & Justice #2
Fantastic Four #67-70, 500-502
Aria: Heavenly Creatures one-shot

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Favorite Comic Books of 2020

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021Eric P. I.Leave a comment

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It’s time for my annual tradition of looking back at the previous year of comic books and talking about my favorites.

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Previews (April 2020) ?

April 15, 2020August 1, 2021Eric P. I.Leave a comment

Here are some recommendations from this month’s Previews catalog for product shipping maybe (?) in June (July or August?). Thanks Covid-19. #washyourhands

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For fans of Chew, Chu is back! I read very little of the award winning and fan favorite series. Will you take another bite?
I have a fondness for Joe Casey’s one-shot works, so All-America Comix is a buy for me.
Bliss sounds anything but, however, the premise intrigues me, as does the “two-arc maxi-series” label. Is it two arcs because there is a planned delay after the first arc? How does this entice us more than “8-issue maxi-series”?
Hey Black Magick is back!
Kirkman and Samnee’s Fire Power series is here. Don’t forget to order both issues 1 and 2.

Dark Horse

It’s the first spin-off series for Umbrella Academy (You Look Like Death).
Speaking of spin-offs, there’s yet another Black Hammer mini series: Barbalien: Red Planet, but it’s not written by Jeff Lemire. Hmm…
Dark Horse didn’t have a linked page for it, but Papaya Salad looks like a must read.

Boom

I have much of Irredeemable but didn’t finish it, so I’m seriously contemplating getting the Irredeemable Omnibus. It collects Irredeemable #1-37, Irredeemable Special #1, and Incorruptible #25-26.

Aftershock

Boy, that Robert Hack cover for Red Atlantis alone makes me want to preorder that series. I still have a hard time buying $5 first issues though.

DC Comics

DCeased apparently did well enough to warrant a sequel with DCeased: Dead Planet. It’s not for me, but I’m going to have to check out more of Tom Taylor’s work.
The long-promised Batman: Three Jokers has finally been solicited. I just don’t care any more. Do you?
Umm, the catalog says this is the start of Mariko Tamaki’s / Mikel Janin’s run on Wonder Woman, but the Previews page indicates otherwise? Regardless, I’ll eagerly await the trade.
Simon Spurrier writes the Justice League? Intriguing…
On the Legion Project podcast, we were wondering how DC would collect the LSH: Millennium two-issue special, and now we know.
DC celebrates 75 years of Superboy!

Marvel

To appeal to the millennial crowd (I suppose), Marvel proudly presents Non-Stop Spider-Man!!!
For fans of kung-fu and Shang-Chi comes the eponymous title.
I’ve always been intrigued by America Chavez, and now there’s a new mini series to trade wait for.
I will be getting the new Thor volume to see if I like the Cates / Klein interpretation.
Not to mention continuing with my trade collecting of the excellent Immortal Hulk (v7)!

What did you order or were planning to order this month?

RandoMonday: Irredeemable #33

April 13, 2020April 12, 2020Eric P. I.2 Comments

Here’s a comic chosen at random from my collection.

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Irredeemable #33 by Mark Waid, Diego Barreto, Nolan Woodard, Ed Dukeshire, Matt Gagnon, Shannon Watters, and Dan Panosian (cover)

“Redemption, part 3”

I loved the idea of this series and its companion, Incorruptible. It’s What If Superman turned evil and took over the world (and in Incorruptible, what if the bad guy, because of what the “superhero” did, becomes the good guy?)?

This issue is part 3 of a cross-over event, but the story is really an examination of the Plutonian’s upbringing as he learns the truth of his origin (namely, aliens are his parents — how did Mark Waid not get sued over this?). Plutonian goes from tantrum with his parents, to wanting to leave Earth with them during the course of the conversation, but in the end, his parents tell him him that “epiphany is not the same as absolution” and seemingly are going to imprison him when former ally and antagonist Qubit and Max Daring, respectively, show up to free him.

As I said, I really dug the premises in both the series, though I dropped both before they concluded and before they got to this cross-over, and I did not resume the series’ after this event. Both ended shortly after and I have been very curious where both sets of books/characters ended up. In this story, I liked how Plutonian quickly goes from fighting to acceptance, inverting the usual superhero trope. Plus, it’s always fun to see an interesting take on the Superman mythos, at least to me. The artists do a good job of showing the various emotions of the characters, from the smug righteousness of Plutonian’s foster father, to the rage of the titular character, and the brief moments of sadness and happiness. And this is a small thing, but there are panels where the background is pure black with the ghostly images in that realm being a kind of glowing teal that I really like.

There is an omnibus of the series scheduled to be published, but who know what will happen given the current COVID-19 crisis, but you can also find this issue and the rest at Comixology.

Previews! (February 2020)

February 7, 2020August 1, 2021Eric P. I.Leave a comment

Here are some recommendations from this month’s Previews catalog for product shipping mostly in April.