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message 1: by Erin (new)

Erin (panelparty) | 459 comments Mod
How is it already June?! What are you reading this month? Maybe some Sweet Tooth to celebrate the new Netflix series, or just something fun and fluffy to read on the beach?

It's not too late to check out the IRCB Goodreads Reading Challenge!
The selections this year are really varied and there's bound to be something you love.

For even more recommendations, you can always see what the IRCB crew is reading on the weekly Top of My Pile posts on Patreon! Posts go public after one week.


message 2: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1403 comments Tried catching up on some comics while it poured down rain here all weekend.

Living With Mochi by Gemma Gene Living With Mochi ★★★★
An adorable webcomic about living with your first dog.

Rogue Untouched by Alisa Kwitney Rogue: Untouched ★★★★
A prose novel giving Rogue of the X-Men a new origin story.

The Night Marchers and Other Oceanian Stories by Kel McDonald The Night Marchers and Other Oceanian Stories ★★★
An interesting group of folk tales from the Pacific Isles with some so-so art.

Les chasseurs d'ombres (Brindille, #1) by Frédéric Brrémaud Brindille ★★★★
The artwork is just gorgeous. The book reminds me of Bone without the humor. It's got that animated Disney look to the art.

Love The Mastiff by Frédéric Brrémaud Love: The Mastiff ★★★
The fifth in Brremaud and Bertolucci's wordless Love series of graphic novels focusing on different animals. The Mastiff follows a hunting mastiff in Australia. After his master is killed, he has to track through the deadly wilderness ito find his way home.

Savage The Wild by Max Bemis Savage: The Wild
I'd rather sit through a root canal than be forced to read this again. Savage is a Tarzan ripoff for Generation Z. Valiant you used to make such great comics. What happened?

Kane & Able by Shaky Kane Kane & Able ★★★
An anthology of over the top, ultra-violent comics that don't make the most sense.

Jim Lives The Mystery of the Lead Singer of the Doors and the 27 Club by Paolo Baron Jim Lives: The Mystery of the Lead Singer of the Doors and the 27 Club ★★
A strange, confusing story about a journalist who swears he saw Jim Morrison in Italy and disappears.

Van Helsing vs. Dracula's Daughter by Raven Gregory Van Helsing vs. Dracula's Daughter ★★★
Part of Zenescope's Grimm Universe, Van Helsing's daughter heads back into action when Dracula's bones are stolen by his daughter.

Mawrth Valliis by EPHK Mawrth Valliis ★★
Billed as a story being reprinted in its original Martian form, all the lettering is in Martian. In essence, making this a wordless graphic novel.

Dreaming Eagles by Garth Ennis Dreaming Eagles ★★★★★
The story of a black veteran who flew fighter planes as part of the Red Tails in World War II. His story is told through a framing sequence of the man talking with his adult son who is getting involved in Dr. King's civil rights rallies.

Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 9 by Stan Sakai Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 9 ★★★★
Collects the last 2 Dark Horse trades along with all of the crossovers with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Sacred Decay The Art of Lauren Marx by Lauren Marx Sacred Decay: The Art of Lauren Marx ★★★
Incredibly detailed artwork of animals in decay. Technically the art was stunning. The subject matter was not my scene though.

Home Sick Pilots, Vol. 1 by Dan Watters Home Sick Pilots, Vol. 1 ★★★★
The story follows three foster kids who start a band in SoCal in 1994. Then one of them enters a haunted house and establishes a rapport with it.

Stranger Things Science Camp by Jody Houser Stranger Things: Science Camp ★★
Another one of the fluff Stranger Things comics.

Green Arrow/Black Canary (2007-2010) Till Death Do They Part by Judd Winick Green Arrow/Black Canary: Till Death Do They Part ★★★★
Green Arrow and Black Canary finally get hitched. The wedding issue is hilarious. It's got all the hijinks you'd expect in a superhero wedding. The series as a whole is a lot of fun and packed with action.

Absolute Top 10 by Alan Moore Absolute Top 10 ★★★★★
Say what you will, but this might be my favorite thing Alan Moore's done. It may not be as earth shattering as Watchmen or Swamp Thing, but this is the series I always find myself revisiting.

Justice League International, Book One Born Again by Keith Giffen Justice League International, Book One: Born Again ★★★★★
This run of the Justice League from the 80's remains my favorite run on the title to date. There is a perfect balance of action and jokes. Kevin Maguire comes out of nowhere and immediately kills it on art.

Justice League Odyssey, Vol. 4 Last Stand by Dan Abnett Justice League Odyssey, Vol. 4 Last Stand ★★
Abnett pads this out so they can get to 25 issues when they only really need one.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Ryan Parrott Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ★★★★★
Anyone who grew up in the 90's is going to want to read this. It's got everything you'd want to see in a crossover between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Invisible Woman Partners in Crime by Mark Waid Invisible Woman: Partners in Crime ★★★★
I thought this was a nice little addition to the Invisible Woman's backstory. On occasion, she would run undercover ops for SHIELD.

Batman & the Outsiders Vol. 3 The Demon's Fire by Bryan Edward Hill Batman & the Outsiders Vol. 3: The Demon's Fire ★★★★
I really liked the addition of Lady Shiva to the Outsiders. I like her as a foil tempting team members to do things differently than Batman demands.

Judge Dredd False Witness by Brandon Easton Judge Dredd: False Witness ★★
Easton tries to create a modern parable story paralleling Fox News and refugees trying to enter the U.S, but in Mega City.


message 3: by Mike, Host & Producer of IRCB! (new)


message 4: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1403 comments Yesterday's trip to the LCS.

The Swamp Thing #4
The Next Batman: Second Son #3
Justice League #62
Fire Power #12
Hellions #12
Heroes Reborn #5
Marauders #21
Serial #4
X-Force #20
Suicide Squad #4
Batman / Catwoman #5


message 5: by Anurag (last edited Jun 04, 2021 10:52AM) (new)

Anurag | 40 comments This month's list:

DC Universe Rebirth #1 by Geoff Johns Wonder Woman (1987-2006) #1 by George Pérez
Reinventing Comics How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form by Scott McCloud Wolverine (1988-2003) #89 by Larry Hama


message 6: by Lenny (last edited Jun 06, 2021 07:55PM) (new)

Lenny (lennylenlen) | 158 comments Some of my reads this month:

Heartstopper Volume Two (Heartstopper, #2) by Alice Oseman Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman - sweet but not trite YA queer romance, it's just lovely and perfect for Pride.

The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis - a poignant post-pandemic graphic novel. Davis' work is a home run every time.

The Mighty Thor, Volume 1 Thunder in Her Veins by Jason Aaron The Mighty Thor, Volume 1: Thunder in Her Veins by Jason Aaron & Russell Dauterman - I'm taking a break from Aaron's Thor run. He has one tone and can't stray from it, even with a different Thor.

Spider-Woman Shifting Gears, Volume 1 Baby Talk by Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum Spider-Woman, Volume 1: Baby Talk by Dennis Hallum & Javier Rodriguez - fantastic first volume, really surprised me, especially how authentically Hallum shows pregnancy, childbirth and Jessica & Carol's friendship. Aaron could really learn from him.

Sex Criminals, Vol. 6 Six Criminals by Matt Fraction Sex Criminals, Vol. 6: Six Criminals - Solid ending to the Sex Criminals series.


message 7: by Chad (last edited Jun 07, 2021 07:26AM) (new)

Chad | 1403 comments Last week's adventures in comics.

The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys National Anthem (Deluxe Edition) by Gerard Way The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem ★★★
The series juts ahead 10 years where all the Killjoys have grown up and gotten jobs, falling into the same traps they'd always looked out for.

We Live, Volume One by Inaki Miranda We Live, Vol. 1 ★★★★
On a ravaged future Earth, 5,000 children strive to make it to extraction points before the earth is destroyed. The art and coloring in this is fantastic.

Crude A Battle Against Big Oil by Pablo Fajardo Crude: A Battle Against Big Oil ★★★★
Details a 25+ year battle to get Texaco / Chevron to be held accountable for destroying the Amazon rain forest in Equador.

Static by Matt Lesniewski Static
One of the worst things I've read in a while.

Crossover, Vol. 1 Kids Love Chains by Donny Cates Crossover, Vol. 1: Kids Love Chains ★★★★
When a mega comic book event crossover manifests in our universe, what happens?

The Flash Vol. 14 The Flash Age by Joshua Williamson The Flash: Vol. 14 The Flash Age ★★★
Yet another time traveling villain who's mad at the Flash. He's altering time, blah blah blah.

Iron Man Invincible Origins by Howard Chaykin Iron Man: Invincible Origins ★★★★
Iron Man gets an updated origin story focusing on his drinking problem along with his traditional origin updated to modern times.

Captain Marvel, Vol. 4 Accused by Kelly Thompson Captain Marvel, Vol. 4: Accused ★★★★
Kelly Thompson just really gets Caral's character. I like how even though it tied in with Empyre, it was its own thing.

Wonder Woman Dead Earth by Daniel Warren Johnson Wonder Woman: Dead Earth ★★★
Your standard, grimdark, nuclear wasteland, Elseworlds comic.

Superman Action Comics, Vol. 4 Metropolis Burning by Brian Michael Bendis Superman: Action Comics, Vol. 4: Metropolis Burning ★★★
Bendis tries to bring in every concept he can think of all at once as the Legion of Doom attacks Metropolis and it's just too much.

Captain America Epic Collection Vol. 10 Monsters and Men by J.M. DeMatteis Captain America Epic Collection Vol. 10: Monsters and Men ★★★
DeMatteis has Cap deal with lots of social issues of the early 80's. It's amazing how much of this comic is still relevant now.

Superman Sacrifice by Greg Rucka Superman: Sacrifice ★★★★
What happens when someone who hates superheroes gains the ability to manipulate Superman?

Miles Morales Spider-Man, Vol. 4 Ultimatum by Saladin Ahmed Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 4: Ultimatum ★★★★
Miles gets sucked into the Outlawed event, then Ultimatum from Spider-Men II returns.

Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer, Vol. 11 Last Remains by Nick Spencer Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer, Vol. 11: Last Remains ★★
Kindred is finally revealed after milking it for 50 issues. It's exactly who I thought it was from Kindred's first appearance. He's made this same similar play multiple times in the past. Nothing is explained on how he got all these additional powers he never had before.

Amazing Spider-Man Last Remains Companion by Nick Spencer Amazing Spider-Man: Last Remains Companion ★★
Completely superfluous to the Last Remains story. It's the Order of the Web (the other Spider related superheroes) plus Black Cat and Dr. Strange running around while Spider-Man does his own thing in Last Remains.

The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson The Daughters of Ys ★★★★
Adapted from an old French folktale, Daughters of Ys is a tale of dark magic, murder, seduction, beheadings, and more murder. Yes, this is a little more adult than most First Second fare.

Infinity War Aftermath by Jim Starlin Infinity War Aftermath ★★★
This mainly follows around Adam Warlock and his Infinity Watch crew after Infinity War.

Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men The Black Vortex by Brian Michael Bendis X-Men: Black ★★★
Six vignettes revolving around some of the X-Men's biggest foes.

Welcome to Wanderland by Jackie Ball Welcome to Wanderland ★★★
Narnia for the amusement park set.

My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness ★★★
Incredibly brave but I personally can't handle that much self-loathing.

Secrets of the Valiant Universe (1994-1995) #1 by Jorge González Secrets of the Valiant Universe (1994-1995) #1 ★★★
25 years removed from their storylines, most of these "revelations" are difficult to put in context. I did find it hilarious that Armstrong got drunk and created Stonehenge as an art project one night a millenia ago.

Stray Bullets, Vol. 1 Innocence of Nihilism by David Lapham Stray Bullets, Vol. 1: Innocence of Nihilism ★★★★★
A group of interconnected noirish crime story vignettes, jumping through time. Somewhat similar to Pulp Fiction in story structure and themes.


message 8: by Whitney (new)

Whitney | 222 comments The reading I’ve done over the last 2 weeks:

-Absolute Boyfriend, vols. 1-6
-An Incurable Case of Love, vols. 1-7
-Blue Morning, vols. 1-8
-Candy Color Paradox, vols. 1-4
-Coyote, vols. 1-2
-Fullmoon, vols. 1-7
-Given, vols. 1-4
-Higurashi: When They Cry, vols. 1-3
-Honey & Clover, vols. 8-10
-Living Room Matsunaga-san, vols. 1-8
-Love in Limbo, vol. 1
-Our Fake Marriage, vols. 1-6
-Secret xxx
-Therapy Game, vols. 1-2
-Shortcake Cake, vols. 1-8
-The Walls Between Us, vols. 1-6
-We Must Never Fall In Love, vols. 1-7


message 9: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1403 comments Today's trip to the LCS.

DC Pride #1
Justice League: Last Ride #2
Rorschach #9
Children of the Atom #4
Excalibur #21
Heroes Reborn #6
Strange Academy #11
X-Men #21
Geiger #3
American Vampire: 1976 #9
Batman: The Detective #3


message 10: by Mike, Host & Producer of IRCB! (new)

Mike Rapin (mikerapin) | 661 comments Mod
Nothing major to report for the show other than Brian and Paul reading and discussing We Only Find Them When They're Dead Vol. 1 this week on the show.

As for me: Everyone should read The Nice House on the Lake (2021-) #1. It'll scare the hell out of you.


message 11: by Alex (new)

Alex Prijn (primerius) | 4 comments Hi all, new in the group! I’m currently working my way through Marvel’s Star Wars canon. Have been picking these up the past few years, but hadn’t really given myself a chance to read them. Currently reading The Screaming Citadel tpb. After this Vol. 6 of Star Wars and volumes 2 through 4 of Doctor Aphra.


message 12: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1403 comments Alex wrote: "Hi all, new in the group! I’m currently working my way through Marvel’s Star Wars canon. Have been picking these up the past few years, but hadn’t really given myself a chance to read them. Current..."

Welcome Alex. The Marvel Star Wars comics are much better than I thought they'd be. Good stuff.


message 13: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1403 comments Last week's adventures in comics.

Barbalien Red Planet by Jeff Lemire Barbalien: Red Planet ★★★★
Barbalien has always been an analog of Martian Manhunter with the twist that he's gay. This origin story is set during the AIDS Crisis of the 80's.

Fights One Boy's Triumph Over Violence by Joel Christian Gill Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence ★★★★
A memoir of Gill's childhood, growing up poor and black in the burgeoning crack era of the 80's. Constantly pushed to fight to defend himself, Gill reflects on a childhood where the have-nots look to take out upon one another in a culture learned from older children and adults.

Kaijumax Season Four Scaly is the New Black by Zander Cannon Kaijumax Season Four: Scaly is the New Black ★★★★
The fourth season of Kaijumax changes focus to a super max prison for female kaiju. It's not quite as funny as previous seasons.

Ninjak Vs. the Valiant Universe by Aaron Schoenke Ninjak Vs. the Valiant Universe ★★★
Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe is exactly what it says it is. When Ninjak is forced into stealing a valuable object from MI-6 headquarters, the members of Unity hunt him down.

Feathers by Jorge Corona Feathers ★★★★
A fun, all-ages tale set in Dickensian fantasy world.

Bleed Them Dry Vol. 1 by Eliot Rahal Bleed Them Dry Vol. 1 ★★
This should have been better than it was. A thousand years from now, vampires live with humans in the megacity Asylum. There's a serial killer on the loose.

Ladycastle by Delilah S. Dawson Ladycastle ★★★★
Something of a feminist Monty Python & the Holy Grail. When the men all get themselves killed while crusading, the women must learn how to run the kingdom and take charge of themselves.

The Scare School (Just Beyond #1) by R.L. Stine The Scare School
A crappy R.L. Stine comic.

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection Vol. 14 Going Gray by John Byrne Incredible Hulk Epic Collection Vol. 14: Going Gray ★★★
John Byrne comes onboard the Hulk for an all too brief run in the first half after his epic Alpha Flight. Then Al Milgrom comes in and tries to dismantle everything, creates some ho-hum stories while turning Rick Jones into the Hulk while maintaining his signature hair.

Valiant Masters Rai, Volume 1 From Honor to Strength by David Michelinie Valiant Masters: Rai, Volume 1: From Honor to Strength ★★★
Rai was one of my favorite Valiant comics back in the 90's. Unfortunately, Rai #0 wasn't included which had contained a lot of the setup for future Japan. (I'm guessing because the pages originally appeared as a flipbook in Magnus, Robot Fighter #5-8.) So we're left a little bit lost when this starts.

Outcast, Vol. 8 The Merged by Robert Kirkman Outcast, Vol. 8: The Merged ★★★
And so Outcast comes to a close. It was about as good as could be expected given Azaceta's limitations as an artist.

Samurai Executioner, Vol. 1 When the Demon Knife Weeps  by Kazuo Koike Samurai Executioner, Vol. 1: When the Demon Knife Weeps ★★★
Samurai Executioner is by the same creative team as Lone Wolf & Cub. Yamada Asaemon is the Shogun's sword tester. Typically he tests new swords on the corpses of executed prisoners. He also serves as a travelling executioner.

Release the Hounds! (XIII, #15) by Jean Van Hamme Release the Hounds! (XIII, #15) ★★★★
XIII attempts to make his way out of the U.S. while NSA goons attempt to hunt him down.

Operation Montecristo (XIII, #16) by Jean Van Hamme Operation Montecristo (XIII, #16) ★★★★
This volume hearkens back to Three Silver Watches as XIII and his cohorts go on the search for treasure while the NSA is still hunting them.

Maximilian's gold (XII, #17) by Jean Van Hamme Maximilian's gold (XII, #17) ★★★★
XIII and his friends head to Mexico to search for lost gold. Of course, by this point, you know how that will go.

The Irish Version (XIII, #18) by Jean Van Hamme The Irish Version (XIII, #18) ★★★
We finally learn what happened between Jason Fly and Kelly Brian in the mountains on Colorado and which one XIII actually is. The iconic Moebius steps in to illustrate this volume.

The Last Round (XIII, #19) by Jean Van Hamme The Last Round (XIII, #19) ★★★
After 24 years, Van Hamme and Vance bring an end to their convoluted story of amnesiac XIII.

Ghost Rider Vol. 1 Hell Bent & Heaven Bound by Jason Aaron Ghost Rider Vol. 1: Hell Bent & Heaven Bound ★★★
This feels more like a Vertigo book than a Marvel one. Maybe that's because it's basically Preacher masquerading as Ghost Rider.

Superman Grounded, Vol. 1 by J. Michael Straczynski Superman: Grounded, Vol. 1 ★★★
Superman returns from New Krypton and decided to walk across the country ala Forrest Gump to try and reconnect with the people.


message 14: by Whitney (new)

Whitney | 222 comments My reading week:

-A Sign of Affection, vols. 1-4
-Coyote, vol. 3
-Given, vol. 5
-Higurashi, vols. 4-8 & 11
-Lost Letters, vols. 1-3
-Love in Limbo, vol. 2
-The Match Seller
-The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window, vols. 1-7
-One Punch Man, vols. 19-21
-Our Precious Conversations, vols. 1-7
-Sweat & Soap, vol. 6
-Waiting For Spring, vols. 1-4


message 15: by Yasmine (new)

Yasmine (swissbookworm) | 28 comments Chad wrote: "Tried catching up on some comics while it poured down rain here all weekend.

Living With Mochi by Gemma GeneLiving With Mochi ★★★★
An adorable webcomic about living with your first dog.

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Oh nice! I still have Rogue: Untouched on my tbr! So hopefully I can get to that soon :) How did you enjoy it?


message 16: by Yasmine (new)

Yasmine (swissbookworm) | 28 comments Lenny wrote: "Some of my reads this month:

Heartstopper Volume Two (Heartstopper, #2) by Alice OsemanHeartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman - sweet but not trite YA queer romance, it's just lovely and perf..."


Oh sounds great! I really want to read that Spider-Woman volume now!


message 17: by Yasmine (new)

Yasmine (swissbookworm) | 28 comments My recent graphic novel and comics reading activity:


Home Sick Pilots, Vol. 1 by Dan Watters
Home Sick Pilots, Vol. 1 by Dan Watters 2.5 ★ - I found this very confusing, and it's not my favourite genre so don't know if I'll continue with this series. But the artwork was great. Here's my review

Riverdale The Ties That Bind by Micol Ostow
Riverdale: The Ties That Bind by Micol Ostow ★★ - Honestly, I'm not a big fan of the tv show and this comic wasn't great either. I really miss the old Archie's comics that I used to love as a kid. Here's my review

Inkblot, Vol. 1 by Emma Kubert
Inkblot, Vol. 1 by Emma Kubert ★★★★ - I really enjoyed this one! Here's my review

Wonder Woman #770 & #771 - I think this is a great new story arch and I really want to know how Diana ended up in Asgard.

Nightwing #78 & #79 - I'm glad that Dick is finally his old self again and have high hopes that the new story line is way better than the last 30 or so issues. I wasn't a fan of him losing his memories and becoming Rick at all!


message 18: by Mike, Host & Producer of IRCB! (last edited Jun 16, 2021 11:07AM) (new)


message 19: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1403 comments This week's trip to the LCS.

Venom #200 <--- This thing is massive.
Planet-Size X-Men #1
Nightwing #81
X-Corp #2
Seven Secrets #9
New Mutants #19
Heroes Reborn #7
Alien #4
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 <--- New Tom King miniseries
Grendel: Devil's Odyssey #7
Demon Days: Mariko #1


message 20: by Chad (last edited Jun 21, 2021 01:30PM) (new)

Chad | 1403 comments Last week's light comics reading.

The Breaker Omnibus Vol 1 by Jeon Geuk-Jin The Breaker Omnibus Vol 1 ★★
For some reason a martial arts master is hiding out as a substitute teacher and begrudgingly befriends a loser kid who is severely beaten up several times by a group of classmates.

Hard melody by Lu Ming Hard Melody ★★
The story of a band who breaks up at twenty going their separate ways only to meet again at thirty and reflecting back on the hard times in between.

Elsa Bloodstone Bequest A Marvel Heroines Novel by Cath Lauria Elsa Bloodstone: Bequest: A Marvel Heroines Novel ★★★★
A prose story about an obscure badass monster hunter in the Marvel universe. We need more Elsa Bloodstone.

Superman Grounded, Vol. 2 by J. Michael Straczynski Superman: Grounded, Vol. 2 ★★★★
Superman's existential crisis continues in this boring snoozefest. I expected more out of J. Michael Straczynski.

The day of the Mayflower (XIII #20) by Yves Sente XIII #20: The Day of the Mayflower ★★
XIII is framed and involved in some kind of new conspiracy that's an offshoot of XX. Somehow it involves the Mayflower. The creative team bends over backwards to somehow try and tie Jason McLane back to the Mayflower. I honestly couldn't even follow the logic.

The Bait (XIII #21) by Yves Sente XIII #21: The Bait ★★★
This new nefarious organization goes after Jones to use as leverage to force XIII to work for them.

Sweet Tooth, Volume 1 Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth, Volume 1: Out of the Deep Woods ★★★★
Cormac McCarthy's The Road mixed with hybrid human/animal children.

Sweet Tooth, Volume 2 In Captivity by Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth, Volume 2: In Captivity ★★★★
Gus is trapped in a militia camp while we see Jeppard's origins.

Sweet Tooth, Volume 3 Animal Armies by Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth, Volume 3: Animal Armies ★★★★
Jeppard attempts to gather an army to storm the militia compound by talking to some cultists.

Sweet Tooth, Volume 4 Endangered Species by Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth, Volume 4: Endangered Species ★★★★
All of the women in this cast get some nicely fleshed out background stories when they come across Walter Fish, a mysterious man with an Eden like oasis.

Sweet Tooth, Volume 5 Unnatural Habitats by Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth, Volume 5: Unnatural Habitats ★★★★
The first half of this is a flashback to 1911 and the origins of the plague. These issues are drawn by Matt Kindt and if you have a problem with Jeff Lemire's art, you're going to have a snit fit over how bad Kindt's is.

Sweet Tooth, Volume 6 Wild Game by Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth, Volume 6: Wild Game ★★★★
I really enjoyed this series. Gus and his optimism and innocence really did it for me. Even as he's awoke from his sheltered life and exposed to the awfulness of man, he maintains that optimism even when he's forced to harm others to defend himself.

Howard the Duck, Volume 1 Duck Hunt by Chip Zdarsky Howard the Duck, Volume 1: Duck Hunt ★★★★
Howard the Duck has merged with the Nexus of Realities. So all these cosmic beings are now after him for his uniqueness and access to alternate realities. Zdarsky balances story and humor really well.

G.I. Joe vs. Six Million Dollar Man by Ryan Ferrier G.I. Joe vs. Six Million Dollar Man ★★
Crossing over the Six Million Dollar Man with G.I. Joe should be a natural fit. The issue is Steve Austin is brainwashed and working for Cobra for the whole thing. So he's just mopping the floor with the good guys and we never get to see them team up.

Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Eric Shanower Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ★★★★★
Marvel's Oz adaptations are fantastic! Eric Shanower is a Frank L. Baum groupie and nails these. Scottie Young and Jean-François Beaulieu are the perfect choice of artists.

Oz. The Marvelous Land of Oz (Marvel Classics) by Eric Shanower The Marvelous Land of Oz ★★★★
These are great. I can't wait to read the other 4.


message 21: by Whitney (last edited Jun 21, 2021 02:05PM) (new)

Whitney | 222 comments My reading week:

-A Man & His Cat, vols. 1-2
-Fort of Apocolypse, vols. 1-10
-Hajime no Ippo, vol. 87
-Higurashi, vols. 12-16
-How to Treat a Lady Knight Right, vol. 1
-Satashi Kon's Opus
-Starving Anonymous, vols. 1-7
-Waiting For Spring, vol. 5
-Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty, vols. 1-6
-Yakuza Lover, vol. 1


message 22: by Ed (new)

Ed Erwin | 328 comments I finally got around to Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade adapted by Ryan North. I've read the original novel a few times and I think this adaptation captures it well. It doesn't feel like other Ryan North works at all.

Also read Ivar, Timewalker: Deluxe Edition. It is basically Doctor Who. But at least the companion is an intelligent woman physicist. I'm not a big fan of stories with time loops, but some of the humor works. The art in volume 3 (issues 9-12) is by Pere Perez and is my favorite of the series.

I'm trying to read the John Constantine book for the book-of-the-month, but I'm not getting into it. I don't know that character and I'm not liking the story.


message 23: by Chad (last edited Jun 23, 2021 01:57PM) (new)

Chad | 1403 comments Today's trip to the LCS.

Checkmate #1
Justice League #63
Shadow Service #9
Something Is Killing the Children #17
Sword #6
Way of X #3
Wolverine #13
X-Men: Legends #4
Imogen of the Wyrding Way
Lady Baltimore: The Witch Queens #4
Nuclear Family #5
Black Hammer: Reborn #1
Spawn's Universe #1
Wonder Woman: Black and Gold #1
Heroes Return #1
Batman: Reptilian #1 <-- Had to see what Garth Ennis would do on a Black Label Batman book. Turns out it stunk. My review


message 24: by Chad (last edited Jun 29, 2021 06:30AM) (new)

Chad | 1403 comments Last week's adventures in comics.

Suicide Squad Bad Blood by Tom Taylor Suicide Squad: Bad Blood ★★★★
Like most things Tom Taylor touches, this was golden. Taylor smartly jettisons most of the typical Suicide Squads bringing in a new cast of characters along with Deadshot and Harley Quinn with no previous history.

Breath of Bones A Tale of the Golem by Steve Niles Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem ★★★
A grandfather creates a golem to protect his village from Nazis.

Black Star by Eric Glover Black Star ★★★
A cat and mouse story with a sci-fi twist.

Not Alone by Sophocles Sapounas Not Alone ★★★
Two strangers meet while trying to survive a zombie apocalypse with a heavy dose of sarcasm.

Across the Tracks Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre by Alverne Ball Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre ★★★★
An excellent primer for Black Wall Street. It introduces most of the prominent black people that made the area so successful and goes over what happened to cause the Tulsa race massacre.

Icarus (The Longest Fall, #1) by Gregory A. Wilson Icarus (The Longest Fall, #1) ★★★
Something of a reimagining of the Heaven and Hell mythos as a fantasy tale.

The Disney Bros. The Fabulous Story of Walt and Roy by Alex Nikolavitch The Disney Bros.: The Fabulous Story of Walt and Roy ★★★
A biography comic about Walt and Roy Disney that focuses mainly on their curmudgeonly business practices.

The Neil Gaiman Library, Volume 3 by Neil Gaiman The Neil Gaiman Library, Volume 3 ★★★★
Collects a bunch of Neil Gaiman short stories that have been adapted to comics.

Whistle by E. Lockhart Whistle ★★★
A new YA Gotham hero is born when a Jewish teenage girl is scratched by Killer Croc and her DNA gets mixed with a great dane's giving her dog powers. It's a really dumb origin played seriously.

They Fell from the Sky by Liezl Buenaventura They Fell from the Sky ★★★
A comic about a 12-year old who finds an alien when it crash lands behind his house. There's a lot of E.T. in this.

Metropolis Grove by Drew Brockington Metropolis Grove ★★
A middle grade comic about three friends finding Bizarro living in the woods.

Nottingham by David Hazan Nottingham ★★★
A grimdark reimagining of the Robin Hood story where the Merry Men are evil and the Sheriff of Nottingham is using his detective skills to track them down.

Livewire by Vita Ayala Livewire ★★★
A self-righteous Livewire continues to learn nothing after killing thousands of people when she caused a blackout across the U.S.

Becstar by Joe Corallo Becstar ★★★
A solid sci-fi comic about a mercenary who gets drug back into a conflict when her former leader starts killing off all the old members of her group to steal their cursed weapons.

The Pride Omnibus by Joe Glass The Pride Omnibus ★★★
A generous 3 stars for an indie comic about the world's first LGBTQIA+ super team. Great idea but put together shoddily.

Harley Quinn Black + White + Red (2020-) #1 by Stjepan Šejić Harley Quinn Black + White + Red ★★★★
Some solid short tales featuring Harley Quinn in all her incarnations from some excellent creative teams.

Godzilla Unnatural Disasters by James Stokoe Godzilla: Unnatural Disasters ★★
Collects three trash Godzilla miniseries that were previously collected.

Here Comes Krypto (Krypto The Superdog, #1) by Jesse Leon McCann Krypto the Superdog ★★★
A fun collection of comics that came out in conjunction with the cartoon 15 years ago.

Capes, Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman Capes, Volume 1 ★★★
Kirkman originally intended this to be a companion piece to Invincible and the many characters here do show up in Invincible often.

Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith Monsters ★★
What a disappointment! It took BWS 37 years to create what originated as a Hulk origin story and it felt like 37 years for me to read this 370 page story.

Batman Reptilian (2021) #1 (Batman Reptilian (2021-)) by Garth Ennis Batman: Reptilian #1
I was very excited to see Ennis revisit Batman, especially in a Black Label book. Unfortunately, Liam Sharp is using some cartoonish painted art style that is just plain fugly. It looks like Simon Bisley drawing Arkham Asylum.


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Whitney | 222 comments My reading week:

-False Memories, vols. 1-2
-Fire Power #12
-Go With The Clouds, North by Northwest, vol. 2
-Haha #5
-Hajime no Ippo vols. 88-97
-Higurashi: When They Cry, vols. 17-21
-I Love Yuri... vol. 1
-Real Girl, vols. 1-2
-Sweet Tooth, vols. 1-6
-Vinland Saga, Omni 1
-The Walking Dead Deluxe #15-16


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message 27: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1403 comments This week's trip to the LCS.

Crossover #7
Black Widow #8
Cable #11
Eternals #5
We Only Find Them When They're Dead #7
X-Factor #10
Autumnal #8
Young Hellboy #4
Green Arrow 80th Anniversary


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