Or – “Fall Of The House That Jack Built…” Comics, as a medium (so-called because they’re usually neither rare or well-done, with apologies to Ernie Kovacs) tend to lack one important component important to most story-telling concerns: an ending. So, when Bill and Matt announced that Jack of Fables was going to be wrapping up it’s run with #50, I was both happy and sad. Happy because it’s rare for a comic book to get the big finale wrapup issues, but sad because it means no more JoF issues. But, the important question we all have to ask is: Does…
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Lucid dreaming and hypoglycemia form a strong chemical bond in Joe The Barbarian #8. In this final installment of the groundbreaking series, Joe is tasked with saving worlds both real and imaginary. Help The Dying Boy save the day by taking the jump.
The newest issue of Northlanders opens with thirty thousand raging Vikings versus two hundred Frenchmen stuck in a tower in the year 885 AD. What’s not to love?
Vertigo has released a sneak peek of Cinderella: Fables are Forever #1 that arrives in stores this week. If you liked Cindy’s last outing as a secret agent for the Fables, then take the jump for some stunning art by Shawn McManus.
Vertigo has announced that Grant Morrison’s Flex Mentallo four-issue mini-series will get a collected trade in the Fall of 2011. Flex Mentallo is a comic book character who first appeared in 1991 in issue #42 of Grant Morrison’s run on Doom Patrol as a member of the audience for Danny the Street’s Perpetual Cabaret. Later in the storyline, Flex reveals that he is actually “The Man of Muscle Mystery”, and tidies his appearance. Flex is revealed to be not an entirely original creation, but rather a parody of the post-workout protagonist of Charles Atlas’ long-running “The Insult that made a…
Or – “The Strange Case Of Jack And Friends…” I sometimes talk about the madness that is my pull list (down to 2 1/2 pages now, thanks for asking) and managing the titles therein. Some books make it only to disappear, others show up month after month, even though I haven’t read them in forever. Jack of Fables and its sister title, Fables, hold the distinction of being the best book I read that isn’t actually on my pull list. The simple reason for this is that I came in late to the Fables bandwagon (after the third trade, I…
Or – “Hello, Hello… I’m At A Place Called Vertigo!” My introduction to Fables came pretty late in the game, as I recall going to the local library and finding the first three trades all at once. Once I started reading, I was hooked, but I can never bring myself to read it as a monthly, since Bill Willingham’s cliffhangers are cruel and unusual punishment for the casual reader. With many sub-imprints going under of late, it’s good to see that at least some of Vertigo’s mid-90s greatness is still in evidence somewhere other than Hellblazer. This issue is a…
Yesterday at the Vertigo panel, it was announced that John Constantine is getting married. In all actuality, the question whether Constantine would indeed be getting married is still up in the air – he might, he might not. It all depends on what happens to Epiphany Greaves who finds herself in 1979 London, thanks to Shade, the Changing Man. The story will be written by Peter Milligan, and will arrive in stores in October. Just like a panel to tease, tease, tease, promote, promote, promote. Almost like someone worked in radio back in the ‘70s. via CBR
When American Vampire #4 arrives in stores on June 23, fans of J.H. Williams III work, might want to pick up the variant cover that features the artist’s work. via Vertigo
Or – “April Showers Bring May Flowers, But Mayflowers Only Bring Religious Dissidents…” Man, it has been a LOOOONG month of May. The comics industry seems intent on moving to $3.99 price points, The Eleventh Doctor got hit on, and Scarlett Johanssen looks great in skintight stretch fabrics. In any case, since another month has come and gone, and it’s a three-day weekend for many in the United States we’ve got time to look at a couple dozen things that have come out in recent weeks, Rapid-Fire Style!
And it looks a heck of a lot like the cover to the last issue. via LA Times
My trade paperback of The Losers arrived this weekend, just in time for me to check out the trailer.
Or – “Where’s My Santa On The Shaver, Dammit?” Sometimes the holidays turn into a blur of food and family and spectacle, like the Roman Empire right before the Dark Ages. When that happens, it’s good to have Rapid Fire Reviews: Reading the comics, so you don’t have to!
If you are a near immortal kept alive by how popular you are in the minds of those who grew up on fairy tales, at some point you’d become daring enough to want to try anything. For Cinderella, becoming a spy seemed like a natural way to get out her aggressions over loves lost, and protect her interests at the same time.