I have to confess that I have enjoyed the previous comics from Nick Spencer, but I doubted on the effect of the first volume of his latest book “Morning Glories”. What I felt about this book was that it possessed an air of been there, done all element to it.
After the 6 issue series of Wildstorm, which was published during the late 2008 and early 2009, many people wondered if there would be another X files comic. But to the surprise of many, Wildstrom announced that it will do a cross over series with IDW’s popular series 30 Days of Night. Although, initially it came to me as a bit of a surprise but after I gave it some thought it seemed a good fit.
Comics can at times be a nuisance, yet at the same time there are comics which are an absolute delight to read and off course review. With comics you never know when you are handed with a gem and the best part is I often come across something which is a sheer delight to read. So, when I came across the first volume of the latest “The Stuff of Legend”, I was not just taken aback by the absolute beauty of the comic, I was completely awestruck by the book!
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My counterparts in reviewing seem to be very impressed with this series. Both the first and the second issue were very highly rated by reviewers. So, here I am all set to chime this latest issue, which could prove to be a turning point in the stories of Pearl as well as Skinner Sweet.
Pearl believes in her gut feelings but also has the intelligence to handle her urges with utmost care and this combination makes her a real force. This issue seems to have no boundaries whatsoever and Snyder manages to surprise and shock.
Fables have been a very intriguing comic series since it came into the scene in 2002. For those who have missed its earlier issue, there is a great chance for them to get their hands on the reprint which was recently released by Vertigo. The Deluxe Edition is the collection of starting 10 issues of the series. Fables which have been the most acclaimed series of the writer Bill Willingham is one of his favorite creations. It is a great mix of a tale of fairy adventure, fantasy, politics and satire.
The fourth issue of “The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh” marked the end of the second mini-series of “The Unknown”. Although the issue is entertaining, it fails to match the earlier issues of the series. The revelation that Scott Tilton had been the murderer of the single soul solved the mystery of the killer in Colorado in the issue which also sees Catherine, the world renowned detective being trapped in the caves. The issue explains the reason for Tilton’s fixation with the caves and how he slewed his companions.
Fool’s Gold Vol.1 takes place between the third and fourth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and being the first act of television episode sets up the plot in a great way without delivering much interest on its own. It creates an intriguing mystery which explains the state of the incoming and outgoing traffic to DS9. Quark who seems to hold the answers does not provide much of a clue. The issue starts in a way that would throw some light on the background of Deep Space 9 for new readers and focuses on two suspicious characters who arrive at the station for unspecified reason.
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The Volume 15 of the House of Mystery was brilliantly written by Matthew Sturges and Bill Willingham, which really changed the course that the overall story was taking. This issue revealed a lot about the characters to the readers and disturbed the status quo to almost turn the story upside down. However, the 16th issue was a big let down. This may have been due to the attempt of the writers to slow down the pace of the story after having shelled too much information in the previous issue.
“City of Dust” is a five-issue miniseries by Steve Niles who is well known for his horror comics. However, this also happens to be his first attempt at sci-fi comics. It has been published by Radical Comics and narrates Steve’s vision of unexpected future with supernatural monsters.
The leading character of “City of Dust” is detective Philip Khrome who is a very responsible and law abiding cop. The city has automated police work which works on sensors and crimes are solved rather easily.
However, the problem arises when cops who are not very good in real detective work fail to solve the strange and supernatural things that begin to happen. The task of law enforcement is subsequently handed over to the robots which results in the degradation of the police force. Niles also hopes to make the story different from other works of fiction.
The cover of the Justice Society of America Vol. 29 looks very promising. But besides being promising it also acquaints the readers with a new group of writers, namely Willingham and Sturges and a new artist as Jesus Merino.
In this issue, you see that new Mr. America and few new characters of Justice Society come to Brownstone and at the same something is going wrong with Obsidian. You can also find out that the lame villain Tapeworm threatens to kill some hostages if Wildcat does not come to fight with him. But all this is actually a plot to destroy the peace of Justice Society of America.
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