Just a few things this week, but it's all good stuff.
Atomic Robo: Shadow Beyond Time # 2 - This issue is a completely different sort of ride from the first issue. This time around, our heroes and the giant tentacled creature from beyond our universe take it outside for a car chase and a good bit of action comedy. The banter and comedic timing are still perfect. I could gush all day about this comic and it's creative team, but I will spare you for right now.Batman and Robin #1 - I can't say this was better than I thought it would be, as I thought it would be very good. It is indeed a very good comic. I liked it a lot, but odd as this may sound, I am not sure I care about it. Morrison's writing can be great, and it is in this book so far. Quitely's art is always fantastic, and it is in this comic. I will give this a few issues, I am sure it will be great. Not sure what it is, but I have a tiny bit of apathy counter-balancing my inclination to go all fanboy over this.
New Mutants #2 - The art on this is good, and the writing is pretty good as well. I love picking back up with the characters I loved so long ago, and the characters are recognizable and distinctive. The story itself has a very creepy element to it and an interesting psychological horror sort of vibe at the moment, since the primary antagonist is Legion and a lot of the action is in his head. It juggles the action inside and out pretty well, and hopefully I will be able to keep up with it for a while.
Agents of Atlas #6 - I am crazy about Jeff Parker's writing and his considerable talent. I am also absolutely crazy about the character of former SHIELD agent Derek Khanata. I am planning to go into greater detail on that at some point, but man is that a compelling and well written character. We are under water for most of this, and we get a lot of insight into Atlanteans and their realities. Good stuff.
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Now, are you absolutely sure this is the CBD for 5/20 and not for 6/3? Because you must get some awesome advance copies of these comics, then :-p
What? You mean you had to wait until yesterday for your Atomic Robo awesomeness?
Thanks for the catch, John!
Hey, with the way Diamond treats everything published by Red 5 Comics, I'm lucky to get my copy of Atomic Robo at all!
If you liked Batman & Robin #1, I'd like to point you to this quote from an interview with Grant Morrison at CBR: "Oh, and at the opposite end of the popularity scale, check out Seaguy: Slaves of Mickey Eye!, my Vertigo book. It’s got a reputation for being 'weird,' and since 'weird' is apparently the worst thing a superhero comic can possibly be these days, it’s flying so far under the radar it‘s like black ops." I wish I could extoll the virtues of this book more, but that's another matter entirely. If you haven't been reading Seaguy (vol. 1 is out in trade, and vol. 2 just finished this week) you have no idea what you're missing. It's the best surreal superhero coming-of-age story featuring a hydrophobic, flying, talking, cigar-smoking fish sidekick ever written.
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