Weekly Comic Shopping List 5/26/10
Just when I'm thinking that I'm not reading as much manga this year as I was last, Viz comes to the rescue with 2 series that I'm really looking forward to.
Guild #3-- This has been a nice, little series but, in the end, it hasn't been that memorable. I'm glad that this is only a 3-issue mini. It's been fun but I don't know if I'd really stick around for another set of stories at this point.Wednesday Comics HC-- Even though I wasn't that impressed with the stories in Wednesday Comics, I want to pick this up just to drink in the artwork, most of which was excellent. Oversized Paul Pope, Ryan Sook, Joe Kubert, Dave Bullock, Eduardo Risso and so many others make this one of the ultimate artbooks of the last 10 years. Torpedo Vol 2 HC-- The first volume of this is still sitting on my desk, waiting to be read. Between Torpedo and the Tardi, I'm stock piling the European books even though they look marvelous and rich. Naoki Urasawas 20th Century Boys Vol 8 TP-- Ah, the mysteries of Bloody New Year's Eve as supposed to be answered and we find out what happened to Kenji and his band of friends. While it doesn't have the concentrated punch that Pluto had, Urasawa is really telling a broad and ambitious story here, jumping around in time and revealing answers only when he wants to. Saturn Apartments Vol 1 TP-- This manga wasn't even on my radar until last week but some of the preview art that I've seen looks wonderful and I'm a sucker for manga that's about living in or the exploration of space.
Guild #3-- This has been a nice, little series but, in the end, it hasn't been that memorable. I'm glad that this is only a 3-issue mini. It's been fun but I don't know if I'd really stick around for another set of stories at this point.Wednesday Comics HC-- Even though I wasn't that impressed with the stories in Wednesday Comics, I want to pick this up just to drink in the artwork, most of which was excellent. Oversized Paul Pope, Ryan Sook, Joe Kubert, Dave Bullock, Eduardo Risso and so many others make this one of the ultimate artbooks of the last 10 years. Torpedo Vol 2 HC-- The first volume of this is still sitting on my desk, waiting to be read. Between Torpedo and the Tardi, I'm stock piling the European books even though they look marvelous and rich. Naoki Urasawas 20th Century Boys Vol 8 TP-- Ah, the mysteries of Bloody New Year's Eve as supposed to be answered and we find out what happened to Kenji and his band of friends. While it doesn't have the concentrated punch that Pluto had, Urasawa is really telling a broad and ambitious story here, jumping around in time and revealing answers only when he wants to. Saturn Apartments Vol 1 TP-- This manga wasn't even on my radar until last week but some of the preview art that I've seen looks wonderful and I'm a sucker for manga that's about living in or the exploration of space.