I haven’t done this in a while, and you may have noticed the lack of interesting news coming out of the comics world, so we must forge our own path.
This is the spot to talk about what you’ve been reading lately outside of the regular weekly issues. We don’t always have time to talk about everything we want to on the podcast, so I like to shed some light on books that I’m reading and see what other people are recommending as well.
As for me, I just read Pride of Baghdad
I didn’t know what to expect with Pride of Baghdad, but I’d heard nothing but praise. High praise. So part of me was expecting something huge and part of my was expecting to be disappointed, as happens when all you hear is how great something is. So I read it once all the way through, and I can see the high level of craft. The story is tight, the structure is excellent. The dialog is great classic work from BKV, and the art is as good as anything out there. All that being the case, I don’t know if I quite loved it. I mean, the skill is there on the page, but at the end of the day, I didn’t feel a lot of connection to the material. I kept wondering if there was some analogy that I didn’t catch. I couldn’t figure out who the lions were supposed to represent, or if they were supposed to represent anything. I suppose that, on the surface, they would represent the Iraqi people, but some of the aspects of their lives as lions were so literal that the analogy doesn’t always hold up. Basically, I’m not saying I didn’t like it, but rather, I think I need to read through it again.
Then there’s The Kindly Ones, which, for me, is really the point where I can’t put this book down. The ambiguous nature of Morpheus is very intriguing to me. He’s the protagonist, sort of. And he’s a good guy, sort of. But you can’t put your finger on it. The art is very stylistic at this point, and it’s all just so fitting. Basically, I’m really enjoying it, and it makes me want to go back after I’m done, and start with the first book again. Or go and get the The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1
So that’s what’s on my stack right now. What else should we be looking out for?
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I was going through my trunk of old comics and encountered a stack of Levitz-Giffen-Broderick Legion of Superheroes. Good stuff.
At the moment I am knee deep in Preacher Land. Going through Vol. 4 now, and will probably make it to 6 by Tuesday. Also going through Kirkman world (Waking Dead, Invincible). The main thing at the moment is the Essential X-men line. Seeing now that some of those old comics take a LONG time to read. Nothing wrong with that, just an observation.
i just got finished reading fables 1001 nights of snowfall this morning. there were some excellent stories in there. you don’t have to have read any previous fables stories to enjoy this because they are all stand-alones, but i don’t recommend you start off with this hardcover because you get so much more out of it if you know the histories behind all the characters. for all the fables fans my personal favorite was ‘a frog’s eye view’, i don’t want to spoil it for anyone but just know that you won’t look at ambrose the same after reading this. Plus it has james jean on interiors.
the point where i couldn’t put sandman down was volume 7, brief lives. I think that might be my favorite arc in the entire story. but kindly ones is great too. My interest in Morpheus perplexes me. for almost eight volumes he doesn’t really change much and is never really in any kind of danger, but for some reason or another, you’re always captivated by the things he does.
I’ve been re-reading the X-force(relaunch) & X-statix, which although still great seem to be a little less edgy than they were back when they were released. Also re-read the latest invicible trade (i buy it in issues, but get the trades as well because it is awesome)1001 nights of Snowfall was good, although I’m not too keen on the prose format of some of the book. Read Sleeper vol 1 for the first time, which was great, and immediately went an ordered the other trades and re-read the first trade of planetary, I plan on having re-read the lot by the time #26 comes out.
every time a new planetary comes out, i have to reread old issues because i’ve forgotten a lot of whats happened.
Yeah, its the kind of book where something seemingly insignificant comes back as a major plot point. It’s an incredibly intricate and cleverly plotted story, most times you’ll read an issue and it’ll feel as if it is merely a stand alone issue, but when read in sequence it has a strong bearing on the rest of the story.
the local comic book store is in the process of changing locations, so they’ve been letting trades go for 50-40% of retail… as a result I’ve been picking up a lot of random stuff that I never would have / never had the chance to. I’ve found that lot of the stuff I pick up is stuff that was really hyped up in the mid to late 90’s (which was the height of my childhood interest in comics).
So far, I ‘ve picked up all of the Astro City trades, Volume 3 of Bone, Sandman Vol. 10 (The Wake… I’m halfway through my Sandman project :P), and volume 3 of an indie book called Finder.
All of the stuff I’ve been reading is really, really good. Bone and Finder (which I picked up the same trip) were both pleasant “non-cape” surprises. I was disappointed to learn that they just came out with a HUGE 1 volume tome collecting all of Bone, but I’ll live.
Finder was intriguing enough for me to want to check out the rest of the series. It’s got a sci-fi/fantasy feel that is very reminiscent of Sandman (but in a much darker, “indie” sort of way).
Astro City, I decided, needs to come out more often. So Good.
I’m reading Fables and The Walking Dead in trades, like seemingly almost everyone else in the iFanboy community. Plenty has been written in well-deserved praise of both. I would only add that for me, Fables is as purely a joyful entertainment experience as anything in any medium right now – every page is just so alive with the love of storytelling.
Alan Moore’s Swam Thing has gotten some much deserved recommendations on the site (including from me) and on the ‘cast, and I’ll be ordering Vol. 4 soon.
I’m probably most excited about the books on The Stack I haven’t gotten to yet – which are the result of iFanboy recommendations (in fact, I think right from you, Josh) – both volumes of Top Ten and the first Animal Man trade. I hope to start on one or the other this week.
As trades go, I just finished Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned (my shop has the whole run-thus far-at six dollars a pop so I’m going to grab one each time I have a light week) and I’ve been continually picking up DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore if I have a little time to kill.
Can we talk about prose too?
If so:
I just finished the first part in Bernard Cornwell’s Arthurian trilogy “The Winter King” and I’m going this week to get part two.
OK for prose too. Love prose.
I’m still working my way slowly through the Confusion, part 2 of Neal Stephenson’s Baroque trilogy. I think Conor is near the end of the first book. These are mighty meals.
I also just listened to all of Gaiman’s Anansi Boys on the way to work and back on audiobook over the last week or so. It was really intriguing and interesting, but it’s the same Gaiman story over and over, about finding out about different gods living among us in the world.
Someone mentioned Bone. I loved reading Bone. It was so much fun, and so expansive. And I didn’t know where it was going to go. That’s a fantastic all ages book. I think the size scares people though.
Read Volume 1 of Peter David’s new X-FACTOR series last night. Loved it. It’s classic PAD story construction/dialogue. He was doing BUFFY episodes before Joss Whedon pitched anything to The WB. 😉
Read STREET FIGHTER: THE ULTIMATE EDITION for a review in this week’s Pipeline.
That all kept me fairly busy, thanks.
I read the Confusion and still have the 3rd book to read. I have been putting it off, because it is such a chore to lug what seems like a ten pound book around all day. Neal Stephenson’s stuff is always great, I would love to see his Snowcrash turned into a graphic novel or serries.
Will I ever get past the first page of Cryptonomicon? I bought it before I was married, so prospects are starting to seem downright dim. I did enjoy Snow Crash… also, Stephenson’s first novel, The Big U, was a big dose of absurd fun, the last time “absurd fun” and “Neal Stephenson” were ever mentioned in the same breath.
I recently finished the Scott Pilgrim trilogy and used them to further indoctrinate my wife, who is bitterly disappointed at the wait for vol. 4. (Welcome to comics, hon.) I also recently bought the mega-deluxxxe hardcover of “Kraven’s Last Hunt,” a Spidey story that blew my 12-year-old mind and which I am enjoying all over again. (Where’s Mike Zeck?) Fables vol. 1 is in my backpack whispering “reeead me,” but first I have to finish the excellent Everything Bad is Good For You by Steven Johnson. Fans of comics and other “junk” entertainment owe it to themselves to check it out.
I just picked up 4 premier hardcovers today, Ultimate IronMan, Pride of Baghdad, Wolverine Origins(yes I know I’m a moron), and NextWave. I started with NextWave and I’m through the first two issues and it is really funny. I laughed out loud at least 5 times per issue.
As for what everyone should be reading:
Strange Girl from Image and Rick Remender(sp?).
I know that I constantly pimp this book. Likely I am the only one you’ve ever heard talk about.
I believe in it that much that I mention it here at least once a week.
Please, if you like Preacher or anything else with a dark religion inspired bent to it, BUY THIS BOOK. There are two trades and 2 issues beyond the trades. I think the trades are only like 12 or 14 dollars. With your discount, even cheaper. I’m only going to keep talking about it.
My name is Fred and I approve this message.
come on guys, I’m only reading The Pride of Baghdad because of all of you.
Give it a shot.
Recently finished from the stack:
Q&C Volume 6 Operation: Dandelion
Pride of Baghdad
Absolute Watchmen
Up next
DMZ Vol 1 On the Ground (tonight, I hope)
Preacher Vol 1 Gone to Texas
Cerebus Vol 2 High Society
Hellboy Vol 1 Seed of Destruction
As for Pride of Baghdad, I thought it was fantastic, but I know where you are coming from. I’m reading Jasper Fforde’s The Big Over Easy right now, and although I recognize how intelligent it is, I’m not really that into it. The characters aren’t that relatable. I didn’t have that problem with Pride of Baghdad, though. As for having trouble sussing it out, I actually thought that one of the books highlights was that the story worked both on its own, without analogy to current events, but also on a number of other levels, so you could see, for example, the lions as both Iraqi people or choose to see them as any group striving for liberty while forsaking security.
As for prose, as soon as I finish the Fforde, it’s on to the new Zadie Smith novel or perhaps this non-fiction book called My Father the Spy about some dude whose dad was chief of station in Saigon during Vietnam.
don’t forget strange girl vol1 tpb
pick it up today
fred, are you rick remender?
i actually went looking for strange girl earlier this week and my comic shop didn’t have it but they did order me a copy of the first trade. if this isn’t good i’m going to kill you 🙂
recently read the first two hardcovers of strangers in paradise and i was really disappointed. the art was okay but i didn’t really care much for the characters at all. i think you guys said once how real they seem but as i was reading all i could think of was how absurd francine and especially katchoo acted. the art didn’t really help either, what with the artist constantly giving the characters very exaggerated facial expressions. it wasn’t terrible but i don’t really have any desire to continue reading. i guess i don’t have a soul.
I was hoping there’d be a spot to talk Pride of Baghdad on here. I’m in the same boat with you, Josh, on it. I heard nothing but great things and I believe them, as the art I had seen in previews look good and BKV is an incredible writer. But, for whatever reason, I didn’t have the emotional attachment to the story that a bunch of other folks evidently had. One guy at the shop said he was almost in tears at the end. Perhaps we both were so intent on looking at the allegory that there wasn’t any chance to connect with the characters since they’re all symbols anyways.
**Spoiler Territory**
I agree with you that the lions represent the Iraqi people. In my estimation, the one-eyed lion is the people comfortable, perhaps even successful, under Saddam’s rule; the other she-lion are those under Saddam who thought they’d be happier without him and then weren’t so sure; the cub is taken with the romantic, idealized tales of freedom and doesn’t know any better; and the male lion just seems to drift with the tide, not caring either way.
I will admit that I don’t do well with very political books and tend to dislike them. However, I read in a BKV interview that he was writing this book as a way of dealing with the questions he has about the war. That I can accept and I will applaud. And I genuinely got that impression reading the book. However, and this is ironic, I thought that the way it ended kept him from making his definitive conclusion and felt cheap in a way, although it’s true to the real story. It was the easy way out. So, even though normally I wouldn’t like it, I wish he would have made some sort of stand on who “was right,” or even who he sympathized most with. Or maybe that’s the point, no one is really right and they’re all sympathetic.
So, that’s what I thought at least. Art was wonderful though, I’ll definitely give it that.
I am in fact not Rick Remender. I do not work for Image or anyone in the comics industry. I do believe in this book though.
Strange Girl, Strange Girl, Strange Girl.
How often do I just come on and post about something I didn’t like? (Humberto Ramos, Daniel Way, FF 540, etc.) I must really like this book right? Well it’s true I do.
Strange Girl, Strange Girl, Strange Girl.
Thanks to Jerome for ordering Strange Girl.
Who will be #2? Will it be you? Please.
Honestly though, I talk about it so much because it’s a smart, thoughful, and though-provoking book. Also, it’s pretty fucking twisted which is right up my alley. And after all of this, it literally isn’t selling. Or at least very well and frankly I’m worried that I won’t get the full story or that they’ll cobble together some bullshit ending just so they can cancel it. Don’t you all want me to be happy? What if I pretended I was a sick kid? Now? No? You’re impossible.
If you like exaggerated facial expressions
May we suggest the art of Humberto Ramos? It presently can be found destroying Wolverine Volume 2.
***Pride of Baghdad Spoilers***
“However, and this is ironic, I thought that the way it ended kept him from making his definitive conclusion and felt cheap in a way, although it’s true to the real story. It was the easy way out. So, even though normally I wouldn’t like it, I wish he would have made some sort of stand on who “was right,” or even who he sympathized most with. Or maybe that’s the point, no one is really right and they’re all sympathetic”
i too was a bit underwhelmed by the bulk of the story, but i felt like the ending was great. not so much what happened to the lions, but the last line in the book. While you’re reading the story you get to feel a lot of sympathy for the lions and the things they go through, but when i read that last line on the last double page spread, i felt like a dupe for caring about and feeling so bad for these lions when a lot of worse stuff happened to actual iraqi people.
recently read the first two hardcovers of strangers in paradise and i was really disappointed… it wasn’t terrible but i don’t really have any desire to continue reading. i guess i don’t have a soul.
One of us, one of us, one of us
Will I ever get past the first page of Cryptonomicon? I bought it before I was married, so prospects are starting to seem downright dim. I did enjoy Snow Crash… also, Stephenson’s first novel, The Big U, was a big dose of absurd fun, the last time “absurd fun” and “Neal Stephenson” were ever mentioned in the same breath.
Cryptonomicon was one of the best books I read this year. Like most of Stephenson’s massive tomes you spend the first quarter of the book lost in a miasma of puzzle pieces that don’t seem to connect and then all of a sudden there is a eureka moment when all the pieces fall into place and you can’t put the book down.
I just read Pride of Baghdad since my last post and I thought it was great. I was really impressed. I expected to be let down, because everyone said it was so great, but I was not.
Strange Girl, Strange Girl, Strange Girl
recently read the first two hardcovers of strangers in paradise and i was really disappointed.
Wow. Well, I’m sorry to hear that, but to each his own, I guess. I do understand what you’re saying, but I just really enjoyed it. Will you ever trust us again? Well, I guess you can trust Conor, who said almost the exact same thing you did. Except the art. For that, you have no soul. Curious, how do you feel about Frank Cho’s art? I find it very similar.
I find most of the Pride of Baghdad points to be spot on, whether you liked it or not. I really think I need to read it again, because I have a feeling it could grow on me. We’ll meet back here soon to discuss.
We should
I was already considering reading it again, even though I just finished reading it 20 minutes ago.
The one area where I differ from everyone else is that I think bkv does take a stand on the last page.
I don’t know if we can really discuss that though without debating the politics of the war which I really don’t want to do because everyone on each side feels so strongly and it can go nowhere but flamewar.
it can go nowhere but flamewar.
If we don’t get into flamewars about comics, then we can do anything. I’ll put up a new thread for this later this week, after I’ve had a chance to read it again. We’ll have a little roundtable, and do our bestest to keep it civilized.
” . . . but when i read that last line on the last double page spread, i felt like a dupe for caring about and feeling so bad for these lions when a lot of worse stuff happened to actual iraqi people.”
You know, I totally didn’t read it the way you did it. More of just a statement of fact that there were other casualties as well. I think that with this kind of book, the only thing in there is what you take with you, as Yoda might say. Just like Civil War, you’re going to see what you want to see based on your preconceived notions.
Fred, I’d be curious to hear what kind of stand you think BKV is taking with the lion statue. I thought that was a great image, but I still don’t know what to get from it or what it might all mean.
I agree with everyone, PoB deserves a re-read but I promised that to Iron West when it came out many months ago. So, that decides it, I’m going to re-read Iron West so I can guiltlessly re-read PoB soon. Looking forward to discussing this one.
“Wow. Well, I’m sorry to hear that, but to each his own, I guess. I do understand what you’re saying, but I just really enjoyed it. Will you ever trust us again? Well, I guess you can trust Conor, who said almost the exact same thing you did. Except the art. For that, you have no soul. Curious, how do you feel about Frank Cho’s art?”
i don’t really feel anything towards frank cho’s art, that is to say i don’t think its bad at all but i don’t necessarily enjoy it. i don’t see the similarity between his and terry moore’s work though; mr. moore’s work seems more focused on facial expressions and body language whereas mr. cho’s art is geared generally towards traditional superhero fare, ie cool poses and sexy ladies.
while i was disappointed in strangers, your other recommendations were spot on. based on ifanboy advice, in the last year i’ve picked up y the last man, preacher, walking dead, and jonah hex, and they’ve all been great. i was especially surprised about jonah hex, because you always hear good things about y the last man and preacher, but the hex is a book you barely ever hear about and this book astonishes me with how good it is. it may have something to do with the fact that finishing preacher made me yearn for a really good western book and jonah hex was just sitting there waiting to be picked up.
but yeah you should have told me a soul was required to read strangers.
i read PoB a while ago but i’ll save my comments for the prospective roundtable later in the week…i am however desperately waiting for amazon to deliver 12 reasons why i lover her by jamie rich, first 8 pages were on newsarama a while back and i was really excited for it…anyone else have any thoughts on 12?
If we don’t get into flamewars about comics, then we can do anything.
Dude I really hope you’re right. But for God’s sake let’s all agree to leave some words out of the discussion. For instance: hippie, fascist, quitter, warmonger, war criminal, and all discussion of each other’s relative patriotism. I only say this because the Iraq war has really torn a lot of people apart. It seems like people feel so strongly about it one way or the other that it would be hard to discuss it in the same way that we discuss the merits of Jim Lee for instance. That is not to say that we can’t but…..
Since prose has come up, I’ve started reading some Lovecraft stories, curious about his influence and the aspects of a shared universe he built over time. I have to imagine that a lot of comic writers have read his stuff. Looking at you, Grant Morrison.
Also, I think a lot of readers here would dig “The Prestige” (the movie was also excellent. I don’t think Chris Nolan can do any wrong at this point.)
Well, I won a bunch of money on a football pot last week at work. And I’m thinking about taking about 150 and buying trades. Make some suggestions for me…sorry if suggestions are getting old. But yeah, super-hero, or whatever else.
Perhaps Strange Girl Volume 1?
hmm..Maybe.
I gotta head back to work. I got too much hay to bail before it gets cold to be sitting here, but if yall don’t mind leave suggestions, and i’ll see what’s what when i get back.
Here’s a pretty candid and wide-ranging interview with BKV, including relevant thoughts on PoB:
http://www.bookslut.com/features/2006_10_010034.php
(PS- There’s also a Gaiman interview on this same site.)
I just found this article at Newsarama http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=88611
It’s by Rick Remender about alcoholic comic book characters(example Tony Stark) and it’s pretty interesting and thought provoking. He also brings up the fact that Wolverine can’t smoke anymore which I think is bullshit because everyone knows that kids don’t read comics. Check it out.
Rick Remender writes this really great book called Strange Girl. You should check it out.
Fred…we get it. 😉
yes but have you gotten it?
Boy, if I buy this frickin’ book it had better make me laugh, make me cry, wash my car, freshen my breath, and do my taxes.
The content of this thread is simultaneously making it more likely that I’ll enjoy Pride of Baghdad and making it almost entirely unlikely that I’ll like Strange Girl. =)
(In about a week, this Remender dude is going to Google his own name and iFanboy is going to comprise the entire first page of results.)
quite possibly
Pride of Baghdad talk here:
http://www.ifanboy.com/archives/001107.html
Other trade paperback/graphic novel talk should continue in this thread.
Just received my Alias Omnibus in the mail. It looks awesome. I hope it’s good. Never read an issue. It’s from a time I was out of comic collecting. I really excited to have the whole run in one book on the shelf.
Also just read DMZ. Josh, another great recommendation. That was the best new Vertigo book since Y. When does Volume 2 come out. Has anyone tried Exterminators? I hear it is good, too.
By the way, you’re not alone on Meltzer’s JLofA. I love that, too.
I’ve also been enjoying Meltzer’s JLA. I’m not really a big jla fan from way back or anything though so maybe that has something to do with it. DMZ is great. They’ve just put out the 7th issue since the end of the vol1 trade so 2 should be on the way.
Wednesday there is another Vertigo Volume 1 trade coming out: American Virgin. It’s a pretty good read. You should check it out.
Let me know how the Alias Omnibus is. I’ve yet to read any Alias and I’ve been debating it for awhile.
You needn’t debate about Alias. I was reading it when it came out, and dropped it about 6 issues in. Don’t know why. Went back and read the first arc again, then bought the remaining 3 trades in quick succession. It’s excellent.
thanks i probably will order it wednesday
Man, I cannot give away this Ultimate Spider-Man vol. 1 trade. I have tried to auction it off three times now on eBay, and I’m not getting a nibble. I know there are people on this planet willing to give me money for this thing.
the problem is that the hardcovers are so nice and they’re cheap anyway. I think I pay $24 after discount for them. If I bought the first trade on ebay it would probably be like $8+$5 for shipping and it would be a flimsy trade and only half as many issues. know what I mean?
I just picked up and read the first Y: the Last Man trade. WOW, didn’t expect it to be that good. Also picked up Ex Machina, but im contemplating reading the rest of the Y trades before I start it.
I love that feeling.
just had it myself with Fables
read all 7 trades in less than 3 days
Hah, funny you should say that Fred, I just re-read all of Fables, and doing so made me appreciate it so much more. It is really a great book, that definately benefits from being read all at once.
now that I’m done, I’m kind of pissed all over again at Vertigo. Their tpbs take forever to come out. Fables volume 8 comes out december 20. It only collects 48-51. They just came out with 57 right so by the time vol8 comes out they’ll be on 59 and so the trade will be 8 issues behind. Marvel’s trades are usually only a few or at least that’s the way it seems.
The internet has made us all very impatient.
You know how long we used to have to wait for trades? Of if there would even be a trade?
rough times those.
Arrgh. Bring forth the era of trades.
Actually, Fables #54 just came out, so by the time V8 comes out it will only be about 5 months behind the monthlies. So you’re almost caught up right now!
If you haven’t read it yet, pick up Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. Awesome book with beautiful art. Also, I don’t know if they put The Last Castle in the trades or not, but if not you should try and find it. It was a Fables Annual that came out around issue 17-19 somewhere. Really cool story about the early days of the Adversary’s conquest of Fable lands.
By the way, the new storyarc (52+) is great as usual.
My bad, I guess that’s not so bad then. I’m getting 1001 today and I think I have the Last Castle coming as well. I’m not sure if it’s in a trade but I hear there are other ways to get your comics. I’m not sure what I mean. at least not officially.
Just listened to the podcast. Is my Strange Girl advocacy really that annoying? Just showing a good book some love. And that voicemail from Darrell at the end, how creepy is that guy? And I know that this will probably bring on retaliation but seriously. By the way, most of the comments that people make on this site about Jim Lee are about his diminutive size or inability to meet deadlines. It’s not necessarily that he’s widely panned from an artistic standpoint. I could take him or leave him artistically, he’s eh. When I think of overexaggerated women I prefer Frank Cho. That’s just a matter of preference. There have been several issues of New Avengers where his SpiderWoman made me feel like a perv. See I know the difference between them
Just teasing you Fred. Don’t worry about it.
that’s cool. i thought it was actually kind of amusing. but then that’s me, i love beating something to death. when I was a little kid I loved that orange, orange, banana knock knock joke.
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=89374
did you guys see this yet? singer signs deal to do a superman sequel
“My bad, I guess that’s not so bad then. I’m getting 1001 today and I think I have the Last Castle coming as well. I’m not sure if it’s in a trade but I hear there are other ways to get your comics.”
last castle’s in the fourth trade i think. the one with the wooden soldiers.
I guess i did read it then
thanks
I’ve been eyeing 1001 nights, but I’ve never read any Fables. Is it a stand-alone story or do I need to read anything else first?
I’m 99% sure you could read it by itself and you’d be fine, but it does tell the backstory of a few primary characters in the story; they don’t spoil anything, but it won’t have a profound effect on you if you’re not familiar with the characters.
Really, I’d read the first Fables trade and see if that’s your thing before delving into 1001 Nights. It’s a wonderful book, to be sure, but I think it’d be a better experience if you were well-versed on the Fables universe.
I also just finished 1001 Nights of Snowfall and…well, I didn’t love it like I thought I was going to. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love Fables. Look forward to it every month. I was expecting to know why EXACTLY Snow doesn’t ever wanna talk about her time with the dwarves. It was kinda just skirted around. A bit disappointed, me.
Also finished P. David’s Madrox, which was a great Neo-Noir detective story. I can’t wait to start reading the new X-Factor trades. X-Men: Deadly Genesis; fun I guess. Morrison’s Doom Patrol Vol. 4. I love that they are putting these out, but goddam, so strange. Just strange. Especially this newer one. Walking Dead’s newest which was good as usual. Marvel Zombies hc which was ok. Last but definitely not least The Losers Vol. 4. A great book that ended with some great twists and a decent send-off.
My pile of stuff to read next consists of Invincible vol. 7. First and foremost. JMS’s Amazing SM vol 1 and 2. Casey’s Wildcats Vicious Circles and Battery Park. Whew!
“I was expecting to know why EXACTLY Snow doesn’t ever wanna talk about her time with the dwarves. It was kinda just skirted around. A bit disappointed, me.”
by the end you can pretty much figure out exactly why she doesn’t want to talk about the dwarves. her experience was probably pretty similar to the girl in the cabin, which is why they probably didn’t show it.
I’m still catching up on my weekly comics (have a pretty large stack to go through that seems to be getting bigger each week), but I did recently finish off the last Sandman trade. Wonderful series. I wasn’t so impressed by it at first, but once I reached the third or fourth trade, I was really mesmerized by it. I think my favorite storyline was the one in “A Game of You”, if only for the rich characterizations Gaiman creates.
Next on my to read trade list are the Essential X-Men collections and, yes, the Preacher series; I’ve been putting off reading that series for far too long.
And, personally, I enjoyed 1001 Nights a lot. I can certainly understand your problems with it since the book doesn’t reveal a lot, but with a series like Fables that has almost a limitless amount of storylines, I think you can count on everything be revealed sooner or later. That, of course, means we’ll have to shell out cash for new original trades, but hey.
You know, now that I think about it, that makes perfect sense. I totally forgot about the scene with the girl in the cabin with the dwarves. Huh. Yep, missed that one. I feel somewhat more satisfied now. Thanks.