Doctor Strange, Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment by Roger Stern
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
***This is the second of my “Green Theme” Buddy Reads with the Shallow Readers, criteria being: well Dr. Doom’s entire wardrobe is green.***
Firstly I got this only for Mike Mignola’s art but was pleasantly surprised with the wordsmithing Roger Stern provides. Speaking of the art it’s not quite as polished as his later Hellboy work but it’s still pretty great considering the time period (here’s a sample).
Rocket Girl Volume 1: Times Squared by Brandon Montclare
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
**Super-Woman Buddy Read with the Shallow Readers, criteria being: Any comic featuring a female as the main or title character**
In a nutshell the future (2013) is controlled by a faceless evil mega-corp and our heroine is determined to go back in time (1986) to thwart said mega-corp and alter the future. Continue reading
The Squidder #1 by Ben Templesmith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
My brother backed the kickstarter project for this book and tossed me the complete arc that’ll be published by IDW later this year.
First things first the art is simple incredible and worth checking out for that alone, here’s an example.
Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Well another zany book from the master of zany storytelling Bryan Lee O’Malley although not quite as zantastic as his Scott Pilgrim series.
It starts with the main character Raleigh just brooding about her lost soul while road tripping with classmates. Lost soul you say well a cat has it or her mother sold it to the devil for success not really sure but it doesn’t really matter. Where this book shines is in the awkward conversations our introvert Raleigh has with her fellow classmates. Continue reading
FBP: Federal Bureau Of Physics Vol. 2: Wish You Were Here by Simon Oliver
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Thanks NetGalley for the digital copy!!
The first volume was a lot of fun so I was excited to give this a go but this one went way over my head with all the complex physics theories and alternate realities. I did enjoy the main characters and their snappy dialog so I’m mildly interested to see where it goes next.
Wonder Woman, Vol. 5: Flesh by Brian Azzarello
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Thank you NetGalley for a digital copy of this book!
Well it’s no surprise that I absolutely loved this volume as I was pretty vocal that I loved the previous volumes too. Azzarello and Chiang really carved out their own little pocket in the DCU and their not letting any of the usually DC heavies in. There must be a giant sign on the door saying “NO FUCKING CAPES ALLOWED”
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