Vacation Reading List of Boredom Curing.
16 Feb 2011 1 Comment
I have been fairly bored this morning and the state of boredom prevents me from even settling on what to read. My morning ritual involved me taking coffee, a light breakfast, and however many books I’m able to read before noon. Sometimes I can get through a lot, while other times, not. I also try to write reviews for this blog.
Today, I’ve decided to put together a list of things I want to read both current and old, and a few reminders of what I still need to pick up. Since I’m going to be away from the comfort of my normal environment for the next two days, I’m packing a lot off this list with me. Hopefully the next two days of boredom will be full of checked boxes and hopefully I’ll have some reviews to post.
CURRENT
[ ] Artifacts #3
[ ] Avengers Academy #1
[ ] Batgirl #1
[ ] Blockbusters of the Marvel Universe #1
[ ] Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box #1
[x] Cinderella: Fables are Forever #1
[x] Crossed Family Values #1
[ ] DC Comics Presents: Wonder Woman #1
[ ] Doctor Strange: From The Marvel Vault #1
[ ] Echoes #1
[x] I, Zombie #1
[ ] Jennifer Blood #1
[ ] Kato #1
[ ] Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1
[x] Magneto #1
[ ] Noche Roja #1
[ ] Power-Man and Iron Fist #1
[ ] Shazam #1
[ ] She-Hulks #1
[x] Spider-Girl #1
[ ] SpongeBob Comics #1
[ ] Starborn #1
[x] Star Trek: Infestation #1
[ ] Superboy #1
[ ] Superman 80-page Giant 2011 #1
[ ] The Sixth Gun #1
[ ] The Traveler #1
[ ] Twilight Guardian #2
[ ] Ultimate Captain America #1
[ ] Ultimate Doom #1
[ ] Vampirella #1
[ ] Warlord of Mars #1
[ ] Warriors Three #1
[ ] Werid Worlds #1
[ ] Widowmaker #1
[ ] Witchfinder: Lost and Gone Forever #1
[ ] Wolverine & Jubilee #2
PAST
[ ] John Byrne’s Next Men TPB #02
[x] Hotwire #4
[ ] Echo #14
[ ] Adventures of Sinbad #10
[ ] Atomic Robo #2
[ ] Bad Dog #3
[ ] Batman & Robin #2
[x] CVO Artifacts #1
[ ] Batman Confidential #4
[ ] Buck Rogers #1
[ ] Chew #2
[ ] The Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West #3
[ ] 1602
Consortium of Justice #1
05 Feb 2011 Leave a Comment
in Chimaera, Consortium of Justice, Uncategorized Tags: chimaera studios, consortium of justice, super-hero
Cover
Writing: George T. Singley | Jim Mitchel
Art: Marcio Takara.
Letters: Benjamin Morse
Magnate, after destroying one world, has moved onto another – Earth. It is time for the Consortium of Justice to be reborn and deal with this new threat to humanity.
I have never been a huge fan of supers, but find myself endlessly drawn to them. I can’t ever stomach their flawless good natures and those cheesy lines. It all just seems so clichéd and so recycled, the same stories, just different people and places.
The cartoony art style drew my interest in this book and the snappy cover. I also wanted something entirely different to read from my latest list, plus, being bored with money tends to lead to more impulse buying that doesn’t always end well.
This issue was interesting. I felt like I was jumping in the middle of something, despite it being a first issue. Still, the action moved fast and I didn’t find myself confused with the chain of events. I’m glad it all went down as it did rather than something slow ending just when something awesome is going to happen. It’s difficult for me to be excited about this, though. It was just okay. I’m undecided if I want to read the next issue.
Batman Confidential #2
10 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 2007, andy diggle, batman, Batman Confidential, DC, I.L.L., lex luthor, richard friend, robots, Trais Lanham, violence, whilce ptacia
Mar 2007 | DC
Writing: Andy Diggle
Pencils: Whilce Portacio
Ink: Richard Friend
Colour: I.L.L.
Letters: Travis Lanham
Rules of Engagement. Part Two
The haywire Wayntech O.G.R.E attcks Lex Luthor leaving Batman with a mystery of why it went haywire and why Lex Luthor.
When I saw the cover of this issue, I wanted to ask a few friends of mine what was wrong with the cover. Batman looks so awkward. I stared at it for a long time wondering if the art would start distracting me from the story. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. I’ve dealt with art I didn’t particularly like before, I just mostly ignore it. I couldn’t ignore how funky the Batmobile looked at the end of the issue. Holy crap!
Well, the crazy robot caused some destruction. Batman had troubles dealing with it and I could almost hear the continual frustration about his failures while reading his exposition. I’m still fairely hooked on this. The mystery elements made me think a lot and try and guess the connection to Lex Luthor and also guessing what villain(s) could be involved. Of course, by the end of the issue the villain was revealed. I hoped for something a bit less obvious, though. I wanted something more exciting. I did feel a bit sheepish when I didn’t realize the deal with the O.G.R.E. robot going haywire. Well, stupid, really.
At any rate, I will at least see this story through. If I still feel pretty good about it, I’ll keep going.
Batman Confidential #1
10 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 2007, andy diggle, batman, Batman Confidential, crime, david baron, DC, lex luthor, richard friend, robots, supers, travis lanham, violence, whilce portacio
Feb 2007 | DC
Writing: Andy Diggle
Pencils: Whilce Portacio
Ink: Richard Friend
Colour: David Baron
Letters: Travis Lanham
Rules of Engagement. Part One
Batman’s been on the beat for a year and frustrated with the results of his actions having low impact. Meanwhile, Bruce and Lex Luthor bid for a defense deparment contract. Problems ensue when one of Wayneteck’s O.G.R.E’s goes ape.
I started in on this series after reading the Batman Year One TPB which rekindled my love for Batman and Gotham City. The title for this series had intrigued me, so here I am.
At first glance, I can’t say that the cover grabbed me in any way, other than the art looked really odd to me, along with the design. I can’t say I recognize the artist from anything else I’ve read. As I started in on the book, I found the art to be a bit off-putting. I’m not going to say that it is absolutely dreadful, but I really think everyone looks ugly, and there are several frames that look really funky. I mean, really funky. But aside from that, the writing is rather good and kept my interest throughout.
I like it when supers fail. In fact, I like it when any hero fails. I get really sick of the ‘good guys always win all the time’ scenarios and to open the book with a fail and his frustrations that what he’s doing just isn’t going deep enough, it really sucked me in. I liked seeing him angry and dark. He’s Batman. He’s badass.
Your life could end here, now, and nobody would ever know. Would anyone even miss you? Tell me, what’s your life worth, punk… ?
Lex Luthor is also a favorite villain of mine, and I was very ecstatic to see him in this. I’m curious if he has anything to do the robot going haywire, or if it’s someone else.
I’m going to keep going with this and hope the story keeps holding my interest. Seeing a giant robot attack Gotham should be good.
Tracker Preview
11 Jun 2010 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 2009, crime, francis tsai, horror, johnathan lincoln, modern, mystery, recommended, supernatural, suspense, top cow, tracker, werewolf, werewolves
Jul 2009 | Top Cow
Writing: Johnathan Lincoln
Art: Francis Tsai
Letters: Troy Peteri
First Look
Now this is pleasantly surprising. A werewolf story i actually happen to like. I have always locoed werewolves, but never liked any of the movies or books I ever read. I wanted something more different and original and this book seems to be heading in the right direction, especially after reading the letters in the back of the book.
I don’t know where to begin. I really enjoyed this book. It has wonderful art and I’ve been really into crime and mystery books and having this supernatural angle, this werewolf serial killer running about, makes me giddy. The characters are interesting, the story well written, I have a feeling I’m going to like where this is going.
