There are a lot of interesting titles out this week, so let's get to it!
Cthulhu Tales: Tainted (one-shot): I should say right up front that Kevin Church, one of the contributing writers featured in Cthulhu Tales: Tainted (as well as this week's Cover Girl), is one of my favorite comics bloggers. Because of that, it's not a surprise that I tend to enjoy his scripts as well, which is one of the reasons I'm looking forward to this third installment in the Mythos-based anthology series from Boom Studios. While the second volume (Cthulhu Tales: The Rising) wasn't as strong as the first, it was still a solid offering with a couple of stand-outs, one of which was Church's "The Art of Noises." Church is back for Tainted, along with a bunch of writers I believe are new to the anthology, so I'm looking forward to another well-written, moodily drawn creepfest that gives the Great Old Ones some much deserved love. Pick this up and support Church's booze and Pet Shop Boys habit and get some quality horror stories as a bonus.
The rest ...
Booster Gold #2
BPRD: Killing Ground #2
Daredevil #100
Green Lantern #23
Justice Society of America #9
Maybe ...
Drafted #1: Aliens draft all of mankind into a battle against other aliens or they'll destroy Earth? Someone's been reading my wish-book.
Parade (With Fireworks): Once again, Image surprises me with what looks like a well-done, non-spandex title. I'm a sucker for post-World War I era settings and the art looks great, so this is almost a sure thing.
Poison Candy: It's a manga, but if you thought this was an emo-heavy romance story, you'd better think again since this is more along the lines of a worldwide pandemic giving teens telekinetic powers and then killing them sort of thing.
Thor #3: This is real close to getting cut off completely. First, there's so much decompression I'm getting the bends. Then I read the preview pages that featured full-on Katrina exploitation and another scenery-chewing portrayal of Iron Man, and it managed to suck my interest almost completely dry. I really didn't mean for that last part to sound as dirty as it did.
Recommended ...
Action Philosophers #9: The Lightning Round: If you've been curious what all the fuss has been about, this is your last chance to pick up an issue of Action Philosophers before it closes up shop. OK, there'll still be the trades (which you should also be grabbing), but if you want to satisfy your craving for knowledge and smart-assery in a floppy format, you'd better do it now.
Groo 25th Anniversary Special: I'm not even going to explain why. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO explain why.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
The Pull List: 9-12-07
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I loved Thor #3. The first two issues have been pretty slow, but this issue Tony meets up with Thor and *ahem* suggests Registration, and Thor points out that Tony stole his genetic material. Several times. In the face. With Mjolnir. Plus, another god comes back, which is why the whole Katrina thing is brought up.
And really, if scenery-chewing bothers you, should you even be reading Thor? I SAY THEE NAY!
OD'S BLOOD!
When Thor does it, it's awesome and totally in character. But they way they've been characterizing Tony lately, it's as if his teeth are always gritted and his ass permanently clenched.
Still, if you say it's worth sticking with I'll give it another shot ... especially since you came through with the phrase, "Thor points out that Tony stole his genetic material."
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