This is going to be another really big week for me. Not only are the $2.99 Batman and Robin #4, Fables #88 and Agents of Atlas #11 coming out, but also the $3.99 Captain America Reborn #3, Dark Reign: The List- Daredevil, Thor Annual #1, and Wednesday Comics #11.
If I drop one, it will probably be the Daredevil list issue but- and this is a huge but- Gorga convinced me to buy the Avengers List issue that I railed against in this space last week and it was an excellent purchase (there is a review forthcoming). I was hoping to pick up DMZ #45 this week, after not having picked it up last week, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. Same thing with the first issue of that Nomad mini.
Despite its expense, however, it will (with essential Batman, Captain America and Thor purchases) be an excellent week.
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Already Tired of Tuesday
Big week this week-
Agents of Atlas #10, Immortal Weapons #2, Incognito #6, Strange Tales #1, and the Torch #1 from Marvel, Wednesday Comics #9 from DC, Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth from Vertigo, and Witchfinder #3 from Dark Horse.
I'm particularly excited for the first issues of both Strange Tales and Sweet Tooth the last issue of Incognito: the latter I know to be a work of genius and the first features a Spider-Man comic drawn by my favorite indie-cartoonist, the fantastic Norwegian Jason. The middle one is the new Vertigo ongoing by my second favorite indie-cartoonist and author of the unbelievably brilliant Essex County trilogy and I can hardly contain my excitement.
I'm a little worried about the Torch, because I love the original Human Torch, but have an immense dislike for anything that Alex Ross touches. Hopefully this will be good enough to do a fantastic character justice- if it isn't, I only have to wait a couple of weeks for the next issue of the Marvels Project.
Agents of Atlas #10, Immortal Weapons #2, Incognito #6, Strange Tales #1, and the Torch #1 from Marvel, Wednesday Comics #9 from DC, Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth from Vertigo, and Witchfinder #3 from Dark Horse.
I'm particularly excited for the first issues of both Strange Tales and Sweet Tooth the last issue of Incognito: the latter I know to be a work of genius and the first features a Spider-Man comic drawn by my favorite indie-cartoonist, the fantastic Norwegian Jason. The middle one is the new Vertigo ongoing by my second favorite indie-cartoonist and author of the unbelievably brilliant Essex County trilogy and I can hardly contain my excitement.
I'm a little worried about the Torch, because I love the original Human Torch, but have an immense dislike for anything that Alex Ross touches. Hopefully this will be good enough to do a fantastic character justice- if it isn't, I only have to wait a couple of weeks for the next issue of the Marvels Project.
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Shortboxes: Agents of Atlas, DC, DC/Marvel imprints, Ed Brubaker, Human Torch (Hammond), Incognito, independents, Iron Fist, Jason, Jeff Lemire, Marvel, Pull-Lists
Make Mine Marvel
Hello.
Now that I have your attention, I feel that I can properly introduce myself:
My name is Josh Kopin. I am a sophomore at Bard College, and I like comic books. I like all comic books, even the bad ones, because I have fallen in love with sequential art. Why have I fallen for such a fickle (and often awful) mistress? Why do I let myself pay for comics, most of which will inevitably be crap? Why! Why! Why!
Because comics are the single most accessible artistic medium. Which isn't to say that comics can't be complex, just to say that it is often the only medium that manages to be both acessible and smart at the same time.
With that said, is it also probably the most complex to make: not every creative team, after all, can be Joss Whedon and John Cassaday. There are so many essential and integral pieces that go into the making of a comic that it has become clear to me that a comic is only as good as its weakest link. Comics aren't the movies; one man can carry the show by the sheer force of will and talent: Ed Brubaker could write the best piece of literature since Shakespeare, but if it was drawn by an awful artist (say, yours truly) there is no hope for the piece.
It is this combination of accessibility and complexity that makes comics so damn interesting to review, particularly since the aesthetics of comics are ultimately quite ill-defined. This makes the question of "what makes a good comic" particularly hard to answer. I, for instance, am not sure about how I feel about Jeff Parker's Agents of Atlas ongoing series, but it is ultimately an extremely comic-y comic. It's got bizarre heroes, great action, and a wonderful silver age-y feel- I see why people find it appealing- but ultimately it just sort of bores me. I mean, I should get really excited by a gorilla running around with two machine guns, shooting things with two brains. I just don't, I guess. On the other hand, I find myself really, really liking Parker's Exiles, which, despite the lesser quality of the dialogue, has a manic energy that I really enjoy.
So, with all of that, I introduce myself to you, the fine readers of this new blog: my name is Josh Kopin, and I like comics. For your reading pleasure here at THE LONG AND SHORTBOX OF IT I will be the primary handler of Marvel Comics reviews.
Until next time, True Believers. You can read my pull list for this week Tuesday.
Now that I have your attention, I feel that I can properly introduce myself:
My name is Josh Kopin. I am a sophomore at Bard College, and I like comic books. I like all comic books, even the bad ones, because I have fallen in love with sequential art. Why have I fallen for such a fickle (and often awful) mistress? Why do I let myself pay for comics, most of which will inevitably be crap? Why! Why! Why!
Because comics are the single most accessible artistic medium. Which isn't to say that comics can't be complex, just to say that it is often the only medium that manages to be both acessible and smart at the same time.
With that said, is it also probably the most complex to make: not every creative team, after all, can be Joss Whedon and John Cassaday. There are so many essential and integral pieces that go into the making of a comic that it has become clear to me that a comic is only as good as its weakest link. Comics aren't the movies; one man can carry the show by the sheer force of will and talent: Ed Brubaker could write the best piece of literature since Shakespeare, but if it was drawn by an awful artist (say, yours truly) there is no hope for the piece.
It is this combination of accessibility and complexity that makes comics so damn interesting to review, particularly since the aesthetics of comics are ultimately quite ill-defined. This makes the question of "what makes a good comic" particularly hard to answer. I, for instance, am not sure about how I feel about Jeff Parker's Agents of Atlas ongoing series, but it is ultimately an extremely comic-y comic. It's got bizarre heroes, great action, and a wonderful silver age-y feel- I see why people find it appealing- but ultimately it just sort of bores me. I mean, I should get really excited by a gorilla running around with two machine guns, shooting things with two brains. I just don't, I guess. On the other hand, I find myself really, really liking Parker's Exiles, which, despite the lesser quality of the dialogue, has a manic energy that I really enjoy.
So, with all of that, I introduce myself to you, the fine readers of this new blog: my name is Josh Kopin, and I like comics. For your reading pleasure here at THE LONG AND SHORTBOX OF IT I will be the primary handler of Marvel Comics reviews.
Until next time, True Believers. You can read my pull list for this week Tuesday.
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Shortboxes: Agents of Atlas, Ed Brubaker, Exiles, Jeff Parker, John Cassaday, Joss Whedon, Marvel, News
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