Comic Joy (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} comicjoy) wrote,@ 2004-01-25 10:58:00 |
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Yes I'm still updating.
It's been a slow couple of months for comics. There's been weeks where I have bought and not read. So here's some of the bits and pieces I'm enjoying, as well as a sort of review of the year.
Still loving Meridian. I know it's finishing soon, but that is adding to the joy. Bought my first page of Meridian yesterday (Mike Perkins/James Hodgkins), so I'm chuffed. According to James, it's all about the hair.
Crossgen has really impressed me this year. Despite the forthcoming demise of many of it's titles (it's certainly time for Ruse to go as it just gets more and more pointless) the added titles have been fantastic. Lady Death, El Cazador and now Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - keeping the high production values (and the hair) but marrying it with incredible characters and plots. So much fun.
IDW is another indie publisher that seems to have done the right thing this year. On the back of 30 Days of Night and the CSI publications, they've brought a whole slew of interesting horror titles into circulation. The most recent one I read was Lore, which has a lot of potential. I suppose my main problem with IDW is it's artwork. Does not need to be scratchy...
Dark Horse finally dumped Buffy. They still do spin-offs, although Tales of the Vampires is weak beyond belief. The Buffy comic was actually starting to get some good, which is a shame. Dark Horse has also been playing with horror and extending its stable. Nice to see some creator owned stuff getting into circulation. Whilst I enjoyed enormously, would not have said that it was all that brilliant.
Vertigo had a very odd year. Fables rocked, Y the Last Man disappointed (despite Monkey). Mike Carey consildated his position as my favourite writer this month with the marvellous My Faith in Frankie. His Lucifer and Hellblazer are the best (and creepiest) they've ever been, and now he does rom-com. With a rabbit attack.
And I've given up large chunks of my DC and Marvel. No more Elektra or Nightwing, no more Gotham Central. No more Authority. I suppose I'm starting to veer away from superheroes again, for all that I adore Wonder Woman (Greg Rucka, maybe lesbian subplot...). I've also dumped large chunks of Warren Ellis because he has become dull since he started writing turned down film and tv pitches as comics.
It's been a slow couple of months for comics. There's been weeks where I have bought and not read. So here's some of the bits and pieces I'm enjoying, as well as a sort of review of the year.
Still loving Meridian. I know it's finishing soon, but that is adding to the joy. Bought my first page of Meridian yesterday (Mike Perkins/James Hodgkins), so I'm chuffed. According to James, it's all about the hair.
Crossgen has really impressed me this year. Despite the forthcoming demise of many of it's titles (it's certainly time for Ruse to go as it just gets more and more pointless) the added titles have been fantastic. Lady Death, El Cazador and now Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - keeping the high production values (and the hair) but marrying it with incredible characters and plots. So much fun.
IDW is another indie publisher that seems to have done the right thing this year. On the back of 30 Days of Night and the CSI publications, they've brought a whole slew of interesting horror titles into circulation. The most recent one I read was Lore, which has a lot of potential. I suppose my main problem with IDW is it's artwork. Does not need to be scratchy...
Dark Horse finally dumped Buffy. They still do spin-offs, although Tales of the Vampires is weak beyond belief. The Buffy comic was actually starting to get some good, which is a shame. Dark Horse has also been playing with horror and extending its stable. Nice to see some creator owned stuff getting into circulation. Whilst I enjoyed enormously, would not have said that it was all that brilliant.
Vertigo had a very odd year. Fables rocked, Y the Last Man disappointed (despite Monkey). Mike Carey consildated his position as my favourite writer this month with the marvellous My Faith in Frankie. His Lucifer and Hellblazer are the best (and creepiest) they've ever been, and now he does rom-com. With a rabbit attack.
And I've given up large chunks of my DC and Marvel. No more Elektra or Nightwing, no more Gotham Central. No more Authority. I suppose I'm starting to veer away from superheroes again, for all that I adore Wonder Woman (Greg Rucka, maybe lesbian subplot...). I've also dumped large chunks of Warren Ellis because he has become dull since he started writing turned down film and tv pitches as comics.
