I also picked up Surrogates tpb for $7! , $23 reg. price 16 bucks off!!, a surprise sale item.. sweet deal for a book I've been wanting to check out. Ignore Bruce Willis' movie abomination. Still have a few graphic novels I have to catch up on before i get to this guy.
1. Morning Glories #1(image)by Nick Spencer , art: Joe Eisma , Rodin Esquejo
premise: Mysterious prep school "Morning Glory Academy" recruits 6 new kids. The comic focuses on these 6 kids , their relationships with each other and their interaction with this academy. Many weird , creepy occurances begin to arouse suspicion of the academy , and the kids begin to unravel these mysteries.
me: PICK OF THE WEEK. I. Loved. It. The character intros were one of the better ones I've seen , every character got a quick intro done in the style that suites their personality. this totally reminded me of Marvel's Runaways , a bunch of oddball teens thrown together but thats where the similarities end. These kids arent super heros ...not revealed yet at least but they're just "regular" kids and its the Academy thats the abnormal entity in this comic. There's so many questions that are asked , so many mysteries that need to be unveiled , thankfully this is an ongoing series , which means they'll take their time developing characters and plot.. this has potential oozing out its ear , I anxiously wait for #2...
am I getting #2?: Yes.
Does this make the $10 pull?: Yes.
price/value: 3.99 .. 44 pages debut issue. Solid value.
2. Dungeons and Dragons #0 (IDW) by John Rogers , art: Andrea Devito
premise: Its a comic book about a Dungeons and Dragons adventure. It also includes #0 for another D&D title called "Dark Sun.". Its your typical group of adventurers including a knight class leader , a dwarf warrior , a elf archer , a spunky rouge thief , and an altered species chick as the mage..together they delve into quests and adventures. Simple.
me: Im an old school dungeons and dragons nerd , and Im also a comic book geek.. this was so awesome. I admit its nothing I would recommend to the general public but for me this is such pure unadulterated nerdy fun. Its a little cliched for part of the party caz you have the grumpy warrior dwarf and the elf archer , the human knight whom is trying to be a great hero. I really liked that they made the mage this new race ... looks like a friendly demon , she's got horns and a tail. It is what it is and its good , it offers me a nice change up for a weekly pull.
Will I be gettting no.1?: yes.
Does this make my $10 pull?: it was a buck.. it probably would.
price/value: $1 = you get two #0 issues in this. Harken back to review of Scourge #0 for 2.50 which was horrible value. Again I emphasize this is targetted for me but D&D not only did it right in context of a #0 but value wise.. thank you IDW.
3. Hack Slash: My First Maniac #3/4(image) by Tim Seeley
This was a solid issue and integral part to the series. All Im saying was .. I was genuinely surprised and shocked with their little "twist" towards the end. Im not sure how I feel about the art decision to draw Cassie cartoonish when she's emotionally vulnerable or happy , she looks like an Archie character. Cassie is back to her gritty , goth like self when she's down to ass beatings and hunting killers. The overall pacing was good , kept your interest peeked throughout right up til the "twist" ... the cliffhanger is solid caz there's no fucking way Im missing the finale #4 next month. No F'n way.
4. Cthulhu Chronicles #2(boom)by J. Stokes , M.A.Nelson , art: C. Possenti
This ended up being a middle filler of a story arc. It doesnt pay off well as an individual issue but when the arc is complete and the trade paperback comes out , it will hopefully fit in gently. They're moving at a slower pace, Im not sure if this is a 4 part or 5 parter but the intensity has to pick up. It doesnt say on the cover , but Im hoping it goes on a little longer.
5. Birds of Prey #4 (dc) by Gail Simone , art: Ed Benes
Runner Up PICK OF THE WEEK
Faptastic finish to the 4 part series ...OR IS IT? its suppose to conclude but it just leads on to the next arc which is directly related. The Barbara Gordon story was concluded as was the Penguin's but the main arc with White Canary.. its to be continued! The battle of the Canaries was epic , the banter was tantalizing , the pacing between all three story lines was done to perfection. *muah* this has snowballed into of the best titles going right now.. LOVE IT.
6. Zatanna #4(dc) by Paul Dini , art: Chad Hardin
Disappointment of the Week
I was a little underwhelmed overall , especially with the art , not a fan of Hardin as of right now. It looked rushed or just lazy , there were no pages with amazing art , this really felt like a rushed project art wise. I felt Hardin took away from the story , nothing extraordinary to the plot , its your cliched superhero cliff hanger but it works here I guess caz Im still buying in but Hardin needs to go or pick it up.
*UPDATE: I read this again , the story read a little better the second time around but I still dont like Hardin's art.
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