TheApeThatEscaped
Name: Jason Jackson
Bio: Have been reading comics since the mid-seventies. Started with the UK 'funnies' - the Buster, Whizzer & Chips, etc and worked my way up to Battle Action and 2000AD. My first American comic book experiences (beyond the UK black & white reprints of the Incredible Hulk and X-Men) was Ghosts issue 100, something featuring the Man-Thing and a Marvel Tales reprint of Spiderman 158. Have always preferred crime and horror comics to superhero ones, but have always had a soft spot for Batman and Spiderman. I took a break from comics in the 90's, but was tempted back by a work colleague who leant me a couple of graphic novels back in 2007. Now I'm buying more comics than ever! iFanboy has definitely helped me finding where it's at. Favourite comic books are currently Hellblazer (still going after all these years! yeah!),Hellboy, BPRD, Jonah Hex (Weird Western), Detective Comics/Batman, Scalped and a one or two others, when the budget allows.
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Giving some love out to Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca.
This wasn't on my pull list - I've not read ASM in months - and then I saw it on the shelf... as soon as I picked it up I just had to have it. Marcos Martin strikes again! Great issue. Not jumping back on ASM just yet, but I may have to make the exception whenever Marcos is on art duties.
No, the cancellation of this book really sucks! It was the one real feel good comic book that I picked up every month. Scalped, Hellblazer and Jonah Hex don't really hit that feel good spot so well! If only it had at least lasted the intended 12-issue story arc. Hey ho.
This wasn't on my pull list, but one look at the art and I was hooked. The story was good for a first ish. Reminded me of Jersey Gods just a smidgen. It's good to read a comic book that leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. Then I went and read Scalped, which sucked out most of the warm n fuzzy. Like eating a goey cream cake followed by a triple espresso with a couple of shots of scotch. I like!
Yes, it's all twue.
Also Alan Moore is doing a couple of live readings/performances of 'Unearthing' in an old railway tunnel beneath Waterloo Station in London on 29 and 30 July. Music will be performed by Crook & Flail (Andrew Broder and DoseOne) apparently.