Comic purchases for the week of May 27, 2009

Posted by DuckPuppy on May 27, 2009

DC Comics

  • Batman in Barcelona: Dragon’s Knight #1
  • Gotham Gazette: Batman Alive?
  • Green Lantern #41
  • Justice League of America #33
  • Justice Society of America #27
  • The Last Days of Animal Man #1
  • Teen Titans #71
  • Trinity #52
  • Wonder Woman #32

Marvel Comics

  • Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #6

Dark Horse

  • Star Wars: Legacy #36

Dynamite Entertainment

  • Red Sonja #44

Boom! Studios

  • Eureka: Dormant Gene #2
  • Muppet Robin Hood #1

Vertigo

  • The Literals #2
  • Madame Xanadu #11

Comic purchases for the week of May 20, 2009

Posted by DuckPuppy on May 20, 2009

I didn’t get to get comics on the 13th, so this list is for two weeks

DC Comics

  • Azrael: Death’s Dark Knight #3
  • Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3
  • Booster Gold #20
  • The Brave and the Bold #23
  • Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #1
  • Green Lantern Corps #36
  • Oracle: The Cure #3
  • The Outsiders #18
  • R.E.B.E.L.S. #4
  • Titans #13
  • Trinity #50
  • Trinity #51
  • Vigilante #6

Marvel Comics

  • Captain America #50
  • Sgt. Fury & His Howling Commandos #1
  • Timestorm 2009/2099 #2
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #132

Dark Horse

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars #6
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #41

IDW

  • G.I. Joe #5
  • G.I. Joe: Cobra #3

Boom! Studios

  • The Incredibles: Family Matters #2

Vertigo

  • Fables #84
  • Jack of Fables #34
  • The Unwritten #1

I didn’t think Geoff Johns had it in him…

Posted by DuckPuppy on May 08, 2009

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I just finished reading Justice Society of America #26, and I honestly didn’t think Geoff Johns could write a story that didn’t involve any attacks on the characters, anyone dying (or at least being horribly maimed), and no real strife at all.  He did all of that, and more – it was one of the best slice-of-life character pieces in any comic book ever written.  There are some memorable bits in there from from the art team too – the splash page in the dentist’s office is so silly, but I’d love to have that on my comic room wall.  The bits in the convenience store between Hourman, Damage, Judomaster, and Jesse-Liberty-Quick-Belle are simple and genius.  The final page is a nice farewell, and couldn’t be more appropriate in it’s delivery.  I’m not usually on the Geoff Johns bandwagon (he’s written both the second BEST and second WORST Flash comics ever written, and I’m not gaga over either the Sinestro Corps War or Blackest Night), but this was a great read.  It’s nice to see a simple feel-good comic every once in a while, one where the exiting team doesn’t feel the need to end on a big bang or shake things up for the next creative team.

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