Comic Geek Update # 2

(The continuing chronicles of a re-born comic reader...)

I've been seeing this title for years at my local comics joint, but had only read one issue over the years. I couldn't resist picking up this reprint of the first issue (from 2003), especially since Dark Horse Comics released it for just a buck.
I can now see why artist & writer Eric Powell has won awards and much praise for this series. After a brief origin (Goon's an orphan being raised in a circus by his aunt, until a mobster kills her, setting our hero on his life path), we're off on Goon's first adventure, which features zombies, grave diggers, gangsters, creepy mongoloid brothers, a hobo jungle (!), and a few other strange characters, all wrapped around a nice retro-looking design.
Big mistake here (financially): I'm surely going to be looking for some GOON back issues or collections. This is addictive, top notch story telling that's very hard to put down.
DC Comic's bi-weekly post-zombie series BRIGHTEST DAY hits a magical mark with the 10th issue. There's been just WAY to much going on here to recap in a respectable length, so do a little googling if you're interested.
This time, Firestorm learns that he and Ronald, when together, have the ability to agitate the actual spark that created the original Big Bang and just may be able to trigger another one (remember folks, this is only a comic---don't panic!). Somehow the scientist working with Firestorm has managed to capture that spark and is studying it.
Meanwhile, Aqualad learns his parents aren't who he thought they were, and a genuinely creepy meeting with Black Manta and Siren goes down almost like a horror story; Aquaman shows up in the nick of time, meanwhile Firestorm turns back into the creature he had become in the DARKEST NIGHT series. Issue 11 can't come fast enough.
BRIGHTEST DAY is a fine example of why this 42-year old man is still a comics geek.
I have NO IDEA whatever happened to the 2nd issue of DYNAMITE Comic's adaptation of THE WARRIORS, but I was glad to track down the 3rd issue (and yeah---that cover is KILLER!).
If you're not a fan of the film, you probably won't care for this as it's a scene-by-scene adaptation. If you ARE a fan of the film, you'd better be a HUGE fan because there's nothing new here. Hence, unless you LOVE your Warriors, you're not missing anything. MY main gripe with the series is how dark the artwork is. There has to be another way to capture the look of night time without making the reader go blind in the process.
Until next time...