Monday, May 4, 2015

Dead-Wood Comics Dispatch May6 2015

The Comics Dispatch is my weekly column looking at what will be among the books I actually will be purchasing this week. I try to keep to an actual budget of twenty dollars though its not often I keep to it given how many good books there are nowadays but that is the aim. Each week I start with my choice for which one I would get if only get one and I follow the pull list with a suggested collection or original graphic novel for those who don't do periodicals...

So now in a smallish week what is the one I would have to get ...

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #5

The first three issues were a fun build up, but four, oh my god four was so laugh out loud funny that I will have to pick up five. I get a lot of pretty serious and thought provoking comics, cough that amazing Bitch Planet, I need a good gut laugh occasionally between all the superhero posturing, universal threats and deeps stories and this books fits the bill. Ryan North and Erica Henderson pulled out all the stops in issue four and I have to see them top it... Oh and along that same line I have been reading Adventure Time and crap if that isn't a blast too. So I guess this title may not need the signal boost but I do hope that Doreen and Tippy's book does not got the way of so so many other marvel books I have loved of late... $3.99



Rocket Girl #6

The story of time displaced teen cop DaYoung Johansson stick in the mid eighties New York with a future flight suit gave a great mix of teen superhero detective adventure against a bit of a sinister backdrop of manipulation and introduced a great cast of young and mostly female scientists. The book split its time between a pretty trippy 2014 which doesn't look like ours and a 1986 which did look pretty familiar and built the tale up from both ends. In addition to being a differnt take of modernish science adventure tales the art by Amy Reeder is pretty damn fantastic and I'm very happy its finally back around... $3.99

 

Descender #3

Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's far future robopocalypse has been a beautiful ride do far considering the pretty soft pastel hued artwork with two competing groups looking for the same Astroboy like robot Tim. As with Rocket girl Jeff has been giving us two separate storylines one in the post apocalyptic now and one exploring the memories of out robo-protagonist. My curiosity has been peaked as to the ultimate direction that the book will take and given the pretty dire cliffhanger that ends the second issue I kind of have to pick this up. The seemingly water coloured art has a softening effect even given some of the violence in the comic. As of yet its pretty hard SF without the fairy tale contrivances of Spielberg which I hope never really creep in given my more grim outlook on things. Its a bargin at $2.99 for the quality of the book...

 

The Wicked and The Divine #10

Kieron Gillen is promising that this storyarc has a bit of Ragnarock in it makes me fear for the finally to the second story arc that is quickly approaching. I can't really reccommend jumping on right now without backtracking but the revelations of the last issue and its pulse stopping finale well its well worth tracking them all down because it is just that good. This book has had its slow bits but its full on when it comes to pay off of the mysteries its hiding just below the surface. Mark Wisons colours on McKelvie's art creat a book that looks all as characterful and brilliant as their stylish and distinctive covers. $3.50

 

This weeks pull list looks to allow me to go back and pick up some books I had to pass on last month and prior so well see what else I add come Thursday....

 

And no what collection would I suggest...

 

Rat Queens Vol 2

Kurtiss Wiebe struck a nerve which this series for me and its ever a must and I am tempted to pick up the collection even tough I have all the issues themselves. For me it is a pleasant reminder of when I had a group that I role played with reguraly as the four women who make up the adventuring group in this fantasy setting have just the right kind of friendly banter. Rat Queens has a well built world and such a love able cast of warriors, ne'er dowels, orcs, elves, dwarfs (oh the dwarfs... Such a great story there) romance and lots and lots of potential horror and death.This story delves into the pre series lives of the stars of the book and hopefully the Brakka special will be included because it was pretty great fantasy story starring an unconventional Orc come barbarian hero ala Conan or better yet Red Sonya .. $14.99 and it will please many a fantasy adventure fan....

 

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