As mentioned recently, we at the LOD are going to be focusing more in the coming weeks on some foreign comics work, and I wanted to kick things off in style, with one of the most impressive books I’ve read so far this year. And that is Garage Band, the strange rumination on adolescence and…
I’ve received a ton of books of late and am going to be running a ton of reviews and previews in the coming weeks, and the focus will largely be on books that originated in other countries and have been republished here recently. Some of these books are among the best I’ve read in recent…
I don’t want to disappoint any readers, so I’ll say up front that yes, I did buy Captain America #25 (the title’s on my pull list) and yes, I did read it and yes, I do have plenty of thoughts. But I’m saving that for Saturday’s Book of Doom. All you’re getting from me today…
To the left is the original art by Jim Steranko for the cover to Captain America #113, from 1969, in which Steve Rogers was killed. After today, that apparently should instead be “killed for the first time.” Very fortuitously, our choice of Book of Doom for this week is the latest issue of Captain America,…
Showing yet another failure of Civil War, the event’s biggest moment (and the long-rumored death of someone more substantial than Clor) takes place in a peripheral book. Now, if you don’t want your Wednesday spoiled, don’t click on the link below. Unfortunately, I happened across it by surprise and ruined my reading. And, yes, expect…
If you’ve read the site much, you know how much of a fan I am of Mouse Guard, last year’s surprise hit miniseries from Archaia Studios Press. Mouse Guard creator David Petersen was kind enough to answer several questions for our readers, sharing lots of insights on his background in art and writing, the creation…
By Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges (W) and Tony Akins (A) Published 2007 by Vertigo, originally as issues 1-5. $14.99 The Plot: In being forthright, I have to say I don’t know Jack about Fables. The series is among those that I’ve always wanted to read but am waiting for a big omnibus. I liked…
It was a relatively paltry week with only six titles. But all were quality books and a couple were exceedingly dense, so it felt like a much taller stack. Before I get into the reviews, I noticed a few things around the shop as I perused the aisles. First, the Jeff Smith Shazam book is…
I don’t know why, but I feel like doing a quick run-through of this month’s previews and giving my shoot-from-the-hip thoughts. As always, I reserve the chance to regret my actions later. And, I make no promises for this becoming a continuing feature. We’ll see. The numbers at the start of each section are the…
I am not a long-time DC geek. I say that because I want it to be clear that I’m not approaching this topic with a sense of entitlement, that “I’ve been reading DC for 20 years so they damn well better not mess things up…” If anything, my recent conversion into a DC fan (starting…