Sheet. I haven’t posted in a long time here. Work has been kick me up inside the backside and I pretty much come home, do stuff I have to do and then veg out in Fallout 4 then it’s up early and back to the grind.
First, I found on drive thru a FREE updated version of FASERIP. This is that old yellow box Marvel game TSR put out that we tried to play instead of Champions or TMNT for once… and at 12 years old or so, failed utterly. I owe it to myself to try it some time as I tossed the yellow box and contents into the garbage about 10 years ago.
I’ve read some comics recently, some good, some bad, some in the middle. Needless to say, the superhero genre is only loosely represented in what I like to read.
Legacy of Luther Strode
This was an interesting series, 6 issues, and the very end of the Luther Strode series (really?). Tradd Moore’s art is unique and very clean. The first few issues were excellent, though light, fare. However, near the end and especially the last issue, It was a bit of a let down, just not dense and at the end of the last issue, I was like: why did I pick this up? I felt like I missed everything and had no idea what the characters were talking about when they were talking and not throwing down. However, many of the fight scenes in these are fantastic. Maybe you had to know all the characters first? Looking forward to more Tradd Moore stuff though after this taste.
LOW
I liked this book a lot, until the mutant mice appeared and then… I just kept plodding along with issues. I’m hoping it concludes. It had moments of absolute brilliance early on. Tocchini is amazing. Read about the first 12 issues. Then stop.
HEAD LOPPER
Adventure Time style art and Ultra violent viking shit. What’s not to love? It’s a lighter book (what did you expect?) but quality through and through.
BPRD
This series has been going strong for awhile now. I picked up some of the older trades in a used bookstore a few weeks back and was very impressed. BRPD is an offshoot of HELLBOY: this series is the fish guy, the fire girl and some others who are paranormal investigators and destroyers. It’s a bit like THE OTHERS board game or Xmen vs Cthulhu, and of course, could be compared to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen with a lot less tracking of allusions! Recommended.
The FUTURE
Looks like fans of Moebius and Numenera/The Strange has another friend in Rick Remender with his upcoming comic: SEVEN TO ETERNITY. First issue looks like it’s out now.
