Oh the misery of having to wait an extra day for my sweet, sweet comics fix after a long Memorial Day weekend. Damn you, soldiers who fight and die for my freedom!
After a light (and alarmingly underwhelming) slate of books last week, today promises such nerd overindulgence that my wallet may spontaneously combust. No less than eight books. Jesus, it's almost enough to make one wonder if one has a problem. Almost. Luckily, I remain steadfast in my dedication to leading an unexamined life. I shall therefore embrace denial.
And now to the totally non-problematic huge number of comic books...
Spider-Man: The Short Halloween
I just found out about this last week, and thank god I did. Saturday Night Live cast members (and well-known comic junkies) Bill Hader and Seth Myers teamed with the awesome Kevin Maguire for this utterly un-seasonal one-shot. Word is that one of the villains in this book is called "Badger Teeth." And while that is undeniably awesome, they already had me at "Bill Hader," a man whose comic genius is surpassed only by his nerd bona-fides. Just check out Exhibit One: his impression of Jabba the Hut dying.
Crossed #5
Crossed is far and away the most disturbing comic book out there right now. No really. It's about a horrible plague that turns its "victims" into twisted, perverted homicidal maniacs who do really unspeakably profane things to any normal people they run across. Writer Garth Ennis is legitimately unwell. The gleeful depravity of this post-apocalyptic nightmare will haunt you for days.
Back to Brooklyn #5 (of 5)
Did someone mention Garth Ennis? He and Jimmy Palmiotti joined forces for this brass-tacks take on wiseguy brutality, and suffice it to say they nailed the Brooklyn tough-guy tone. It's Francis Ford Coppolla for the Grand Theft Auto generation.
Battlefields: Tankies #2
Anyone heard of this Garth Ennis guy? Apparently he writes lots of comic books. The third and final installment of Ennis's brilliant Battlefields series didn't open with the obvious brilliance of its predecessors, but it certainly has potential. Issue 2, which continues the story of a British tank regiment in the days immediately following the Normandy invasion, should settle the issue one way or the other.
Wolverine #72
The penultimate chapter of Mark Millar's brilliant "Old Man Logan" finally arrives two weeks aftr the controversial release of the (totally unrelated) issue #73. Confused? You should be. Marvel was so desperate to capitalize on the release of their execrable Wolverine movie that they leapfrogged issues just to have something on the shelves. As anyone who's been following this alternate-reality tale of a world in which the heroes lost could tell you, every issue has been well worth the wait.
New Avengers #53
The search for the new Sorcerer Supreme continues, but there is a slight problem: I want Dr. Strange to remain Sorcerer Supreme. Dr. Strange is friggin' suave! This is like reading a book in which Bruce Wayne leads the search for a new Batman. I mean, would you see a movie in which Sean Connery tracks down Roger Moore in order to hand over the title of 007? Okay I would too, but you see where I'm going. Who can get behind this stupid story? I have an idea. Have Dr. Strange look in the mirror and proclaim, "Whoa! Hello handsome! Looks like we've found ourselves the new Sorcerer Supreme." The end.
Green Lantern #41
Oh Geoff Johns, is there nothing you can't do? Johns's peerless run on GL just keeps on truckin' with this prelude to the big "Blackest Night" storyline.
The Sword #17
In every issue this former paraplegic named Dara uses a magical sword to fight the godlike villains who killed her semi-immortal father. It's essentially one protracted fight after another, with lots of maiming and healing and impaling and healing and yelling. And yes, it's as fun as I'm making it sound.
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