TOP O' THE WEEK
IMPERIAL #1 (OF 4, MARVEL, 48 PAGES, $6.99) is by Jonathan Hickman (Secret Wars, Ultimate Spider-Man), Federico Vicentini (Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Wolverine) and Iban Coello (Venom War, Fantastic Four). Hickman takes a crack at re-ordering Marvel's cosmic heroes, as he has done in other areas. In this one, a galactic succession crisis threatens to change the status quo. The announced stars are Hulk, She-Hulk, Nova and Star-Lord, although you can imagine many other possibilities. Howeer the series is only four issues long, and it looks like the focus is on the Shi'Ar, Sakaar and Xandar.
Sometimes Hickman succeeds in creating something interesting and lasting (Krakoa) and sometimes he doesn't (G.O.D.S.). As usual, we'll have to wait and see.
“I’m very excited about this project as I’m obviously a huge fan of all things Marvel Cosmic,” Hickman said. “The goal here is to kind of do what we did with the recent Ultimate line for all of our space titles, except having the setup book (IMPERIAL) be more of an event than a world-building exercise (like Ultimate Invasion). The art team is killing it and we’re all just very excited for what’s happening in this special corner of the Marvel Universe.”
“Working with Hickman is a great challenge,” Vicentini shared. “I love his scripts. He writes really brilliant dialogue and puts incredible attention to details when it comes to the story’s setting. I had only knew Hickman as a reader, so it was incredible to be approached to work with him and Iban, who is a phenomenal artist! I'm working hard to produce my best work, and I'm certainly having a lot of fun!”
"Being involved in this project is incredible,” Coello added. “Creating all these new characters and costumes is really fun. Working with Hickman is something I never expected to be able to do, and it's both cool and intimidating at the same time because of the magnitude of what he's doing in the scripts. I look forward to being able to rise to the challenge and do a great job!"
Asked about his design process, Vicentini told ComicBook.com, “When creating the costumes, I wanted to go back a bit to the past, such as bringing back Star-Lord’s helmet, giving Nova an aviator-style jacket, and taking inspiration from classic heroes like Flash Gordon.”
Usually Jonathan Hickman gives me a general idea of the character’s look in the script, and I work based on that,” Coello said. “Tying the new look with the personality of the characters and having it make sense in this new era they’re entering. I think that She-Hulk is the one who underwent the biggest change.”
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG 2 #1 (OF 7, DC COMICS) is by Brian Buccellato and Christian Duce. I enjoyed the first one of these, which actually takes place on a parallel world, which is almost exactly like ours, but where there can be consequences. That is to say, some Names are killed. Godzilla, Kong and other monsters (collectively and confusingly called the Titans, because that superhero team exists here too) are also from a parallel world, brought to this one by the Legion of Doom. It was a fast-moving affair with lots of fun fighty-fight, but also mind-control (Grodd's involved), a Mother Box, the Dreamstone, Aquaman literally releasing the Kraken and the bizarre sight (briefly) of Green Lantern King Kong.
So I'll probably read this one, too, although I'll tradewait. If you're going to jump in right away, I'll list those that died in the first series. Of course, SPOILER, SPOILER, SPOILER. In the spirit of the Baron, I'll give you this trailer to think about it.
Ready? Here we go: Atom-Smasher, Guy Gardner and Toyman were all killed. Superman proposed to Lois Lane, who accepted. Presumably that's the status quo when this series begins.
MARVEL KNIGHTS: THE WORLD TO COME #1 (OF 6, MARVEL, 40 PAGES, $5.99) is by Christopher Priest and Joe Quesada. These are some pretty big names (they launched Marvel Knights together, among other things), and it looks like they will be taking a pretty big swing.
It begins with the death of T'Challa, which triggers a global crisis thanks to all that vibranium. I guess this was why we had an "Old Man T'Challa" story in the FCBD book, only he was still alive. (Presumably not for long.) Storm and Shuri are involved, and I bet the two grandkids (and whoever their parents are) in the FCBD book will be included.
“THE WORLD TO COME spans about 60 years,” Quesada said in a recent interview with CBR. “The one thing that Priest and I agreed on was to avoid making the future dark and dystopian. What if this were happening in a healthy, peaceful and properly functioning future?”
“It would take a very special event to bring me back to this wonderful world given birth by the Marvel Knights crew," Priest said, "and Joe Quesada’s brilliant expansion on those themes allows us to bring the Marvel Knights era full circle to a poignant, hilarious, terrifying and electrifying conclusion as both King T’Challa and co-creators face the inevitable approach of sunset and transition. Brought fiercely to life by Joe’s tour-de-force art and stunning colors by Richard Isanove, I could not have possibly asked for a more fitting coda to my career-highlight work with the comic industry’s undisputed leading African character.”
Recounting the history behind Marvel Knights, Quesada said, "In September 1998, Marvel Knights Daredevil #1 hit the stands, followed by The Punisher, Inhumans and Black Panther. Eight months earlier, Jimmy Palmiotti, Nanci Dakesian and I, along with our creators, spent endless hours and sleepless nights producing the best books we could. We knew they looked different — edgier than anything Marvel was publishing at the time — but in a struggling comic book industry, there was no guarantee anyone would notice. We were confident they’d do well, but we didn’t anticipate the overwhelming fan reaction or the lasting impact Marvel Knights would have on Marvel.
“Fast forward to October 2017 — my best bud, mentor and Marvel Knights Black Panther writer (and, for my money, the best writer in comics), Christopher Priest, pitched me an idea rooted in his original Marvel Knights take on T’Challa and Wakanda. It was insane, beautiful and edgy as hell. I told him I HAD to draw it — and that we should go even bigger.
“Priest delivered an opus — a journey that lets us — and fans — celebrate those original books while taking familiar characters to new and unexpected places. I haven’t had this much fun drawing a project since Marvel Knights Daredevil #1,” Quesada said of the new series
“More than 20 years ago I started as an Editorial Assistant on Marvel Knights books and now I get to watch Joe and Priest celebrate it with this masterwork,” says Executive Editor Nick Lowe. “We’ve been working on this for a long time (Joe’s finishing the last page of #5 this week) but I can’t believe the rest of the world gets in on it with us this June!”
CROSSOVERS
"LORE WAR"
STAR TREK #32 (IDW, $4.99) is by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing and Davide. Part 5. I haven't kept up with this crossover, but I mean to catch up when feasible. It's not often we are treated to a Star Trek crossover, and this one seems to have everybody.
"ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM"
DOCTOR STRANGE OF ASGARD #4 (OF 5, MARVEL, $4.99) is by Derek Landy and Carlos Magno. Thor and Sif take exception to what Doctor Strange, Loki and Clea are up to. And they have a good point, what with the murder and the cover-up and the Loki of it all. I'm enjoying this a lot so far, but I'm a Strange fan. It's possible non-Strange fans might like it, too, as there's less magic than you'd suppose. It's a fish-out-of-water murder/comedy, with all of Asgard as supporting characters. Plus, Doctor Strange returns with legacy numbering (#450) after this miniseries. I love legacy numbering!
RED HULK #5 (MARVEL, TEEN+, $3,.99) is by Benjamin Percy and Geoff Shaw. The U.S. military arrives as Red Hulk battles Doombots in Latveria. Sadly. they're probably working for Doom, just as our own works for a career criminal.
MORE ITEMS OF INTEREST
GHOST RIDER VS. GALACTUS #1 (ONE-SHOT, MARVEL, 40 PAGES, TEEN+, $4.99) is by J. Michael Straczynski and Juan Ferreyra. This is the last of the JMS team-up one-shots, I believe. I'm not sure what Ghost Rider can do against Galactus. And wouldn't this be just another Tuesday for Galactus? I mean, other planets must have Ghost Riders. If so, Galactus would be pretty experienced at beating Spirits of Vengeance. Or is Earth uniquely full of demons?
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #1 (OF 5, MARVEL, TEEN+, $5.99) is by Deniz Camp (Ultimates), Cody Ziglar (Miles Morales: Spider-Man) and Jonas Scharf (Ultimate Universe: One Year). I thought from the title that we were re-visiting Secret Wars, but "the incursion" appears to be nothing more than Morales' little sister, who travels to Earth-6160. Miles, naturally, goes to get her back. So a character from the old Ultimate Universe, who ended up in the 616, now meets characters from the new Ultimate Universe. Will he meet a version of himslel, you suppose?
“It's a pleasure, and a privilege, to get to be part of the Ultimate Universe's first crossover, along with Cody and Jonas, and to play in the Spider-sandbox for the first time,” Camp said. “I've had a great time writing not just Miles, but a couple of other Spider characters folks might be familiar with! To get to explore the different corners of the Marvel universe through Miles' eyes, and further develop characters we've introduced in Ultimates — well, it's going to be a series full of rich characters, big firsts and big swings!”
"It's hard to put into words just how excited I am to bring Miles back towards the universe that started my love for super hero comics as well as the place that Miles originated,” Ziglar shared. “Deniz and co. have done some incredible stuff in the new Ultimate line and I’m excited to finally get a chance to have Miles confront being a kid born of two different worlds."
From a second press release:
“This is an Ultimate Universe-wide story — and there might be a few life-changing revelations for both Miles and the Ultimates characters along the way!” Camp told ComicBook.com in an exclusive interview. “I don't want to ruin anything, but readers are going to learn more about a number of Ultimate characters, and some of the Ultimates characters are going to learn new things about themselves.”
Teasing this epic meeting of Spider-Men, Ziglar told ComicBook.com, “Miles is definitely coming into this interaction with more experience than is traditionally the case when he meets a Peter, and that’s part of the fun. Miles has some ‘big there, done that’ energy which rubs off on the new ultimate Spider-Men. In fact, I dare say it Miles might be a little too cocky for Peter’s taste but that’s also where some of the comedy lies!”
GOLDEN AGE OF REPRINTS
ACTION COMICS #775 FACSIMILE EDITION ($3.99): First appearance of Manchester Black and The Elite.
CHRONONAUTS LIBRARY EDITION (DARK HORSE, 256 PAGES, $49.99) is by Mark Millar, Sean Gordon Murphy (American Vampire, Tokyo Ghost) and Eric Canete (Martian Manhunter). Boy, the Mark Millar library editions have been coming out hot and heavy lately. I'm getting Magic Order, because it's getting a TV show, but passing on the rest. I'll probably pass on this one, too, unless somebody tells me I'm missing something awesome.
COSMIC ODYSSEY: THE DELUXE EDITION HC (2025 EDITION, $39.99): I think Jeff of Earth-J said some nice things about this series recently, but I don't remember where, so I can't link to it.
DCEASED TP (DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION, $9.99): This reminds me: I want to get the whole saga in boxed-set form. (There's an omnibus version available, too, but I think Ihe boxed-set format would be easier to read.)
DC FINEST: SUPERMAN — KRYPTONITE NEVERMORE TP ($39.99): I've seen a lot of excited chatter for this book in the DC Finest thread, and I'm excited FOR you guys. However, I was disappointed when this series first occurred. I didn't want to see a de-powered Superman in 1971 — I read Superman in those days for sensawunda — but especially in the early '70s when DC had already de-powered Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, and exiled Martian Manhunter. And I felt, in my all-knowing youth, that the Quarrmer/Sand Superman was a clumsy means to an end — the end being to de-power Superman, which I didn't want in the first place. So I pouted through the whole thing.
But that's just the reaction of one know-it-all 13-year-old in 1971. This book's stories represent a sea change for the Man of Steel, albeit (like all things DC) more temporary than we expected at the time. This is the "Clark Kent, newscaster" era, when Morgan Edge and Steve Lombard were new, Kryptonian stuff was downplayed and Superman struggled with half-power — and his humanity, courtesy of the post-Weisinger generation of writers, who were concerned about such things. It's full of great Curt Swan art and Neal Adams covers. It's a product of a more progressive era, a pre-Internet, Stranger Things kind of world, that's long gone.
And now I've halfway talked myself into buying this.
MARVEL PREMIERE COLLECTION: FANTASTIC FOUR — SOLVE EVERYTHING TP (MARVEL, $14.99) is by Jonathan HIckman, Dale Eaglesham, Neil Edwards and Steve Epting. I like most of Hickman's material, but for some reason I didn't find his FF very interesting. Maybe I missed something? I could pick this up cheap and try again, I guess.
MARVEL TELEVISION’S AGATHA ALL ALONG ART SERIES SLIPCASE HC (MARVEL, $100.00): I enjoyed the show well enough — I enjoy just about everything that has Aubrey Plaza in it — but this is a little pricey for something I'm likely to look at once and forget.
SEANCE IN ASYLUM TP ($19.99): Wait, the collection is out already? I only read the first issue! And enjoyed it. I'll have to go back and read the rest. It's about a psychiatrist who recruits a spiritualist in 1865 as a radical form of therapy for Civil War mental trauma. All is not as it seems, of course, and I'm eager to find out if this is a crime story, a ghost story, or both.
SPECTRE: THE WRATH OF THE SPECTRE OMNIBUS HC (2025 EDITION, $99.99): I have this already, and it's a great book if you into The Spectre and/or comics history, like me. It starts with the Ghostly Guardian's Silver Age try-outs in Showcase #60-61 and 64 by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, which continued into The Spectre #1-10 (1966-69), where other creators, notably Neal Adams and Jerry Grandenetti, tok over. Next are the famous Michael Fleischer-Jim Aparo Spectre stories from Adventure Comics #431-440 (1974-75), plus the issue that was orphaned by the strip's cancellation, which was eventually printed in Wrath of The Spectre #4 (1988). That's followed by the Spectre's appearances in the Dr. Thirteen strip in Ghosts #97-99 (1981), whose existence I can't explain at all. Sales boost? Back-door pilot? I don't know. Also included, and I assume interspersed chronologically, are the Spectre team-ups from Brave and Bold #72, 75, 116, 180 and 199 (1967-1983). Those were mostly written by Bob Haney, so don't expect strict continuity (or, to be honest, story logic).
What all those numbers mean is that this book includes all the Spectre's appearances from his disappearance in the Golden Age to 1988, outside of JLA/JSA team-ups in Justice League of America. Many folks argued at the time that tthe Michael Fleischer strip was the first appearance of an Earth-One Spectre. Others argued that there was only one Spectre, who "lived" on Earth-Two but occasionally appeared on Earth-One. The JLA stories with Spectre complicate both of these theories. Is either theory workable? Is there a third theory to rule them all? Well, you can decide for yourself by reading this book.
Now, if only DC would reprint all The Spectre's Golden Age appearances. All we have is one measly Archives! I've never read Spectre's adventures in More Fun Comics #71-101, so I've never read a single Percival Popp story! But most importantly, a comprehensive Golden Age Spectre omnibus would mean all of his appearances from 1940 to 1988 would be in one collection or another. What a boon that would be for comics historians and Spectre fans.
VERONICA #202 FACSIMILE EDITION (ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, $3.99): First appearance of Kevin Keller.
PRESTIGE PUBLISHERS
BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT CRUMB HC (NEW PTG, MR, WW NORTON, $35.00): Probably the most painless way to learn this stuff.
CARAVAGGIO: THE PALLETTE AND THE SWORD VOL 2 TP (FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS, $19.99): The second and last part of Milo Manara's biography of the painter, who died mysteriously while on the run from a murder charge. You might remember a different publisher releasing a different Caravaggio GN last week. Something in the water? Here's a PREVIEW.
GO FIGURE: FIGURATIVE SOCIAL SURREALIST PAINTINGS HC (FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS, $29.99) is a retrospective of artist Guy Colwell’s figurative paintings, spanning 1987–2023. No, I've never heard of him. Maybe you have. Here's a PREVIEW.
NANCY WEARS HATS GN (FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS, $24.99) collects "Nancy" by Ernie Bushmiller 1949-1950. I guess she's officially a classic now.
SEARCH AND DESTROY VOL 2 TP (FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS, $14.99): The second volume in Atsushi Kaneko’s cyberpunk retelling of “Dororo” by “God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka, originally serialized from 2019–2021 in the Japanese manga monthly TezuComi. A cyborg searches for those who took her body parts to take revenge, and also to take human parts with which to replace her machine parts. But the more human she gets, the harder the revenge part gets. Oh, the irony!
MORE COMICS
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #3 (DC COMICS, $4.99) is by Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay. It sure saved narrative time to have all the Earth GLs as contemporaries and friends in the first issue, didn't it? But I'm not sure where they're going with it, unless it's to make Hal Jordan the villain. I hope that's not the case. Been there, done that, got the trade paperback. Maybe Hal's black hand (yeah, yeah, I get it) just sends people somewhere, and doesn't disintegrate them.
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #8 (DC COMICS, $4.99) is by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval. The second arc now begins, it says here, as Absolute Superman is caught between Lazarus and the Omega Men in Smallville. I was thinking about this title the other night, about how the characters we know were being stripped of all sorts of things to make their lives more difficult. And I thought, "You know what would hurt Superman the most to be without?" And you know the answer as well as I: Lois Lane. I guess taking her away was a bridge too far.
ALL- NEW VENOM #7 (MARVEL, $4.99) is by Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez. I don't know why I got a press release on this issue, but I did, so maybe something important happens. Anyway, it's Venom (Mary Jane) vs. Anti-Venom (Flash Thompson), which just makes me sad.
Also, I'd be annoyed by the homage to Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21, except that's really not in continuity any more, is it? That image carries no emotional weight for me any more.
“We hooked readers in with the big mystery — albeit with a little misdirection thrown in — but now the cat's out of the bag," Ewing said on his decision to take Spider-Man’s greatest love in this bold new direction, "we can really get into the unlikely interaction of MJ and Venom. Unlike previous hosts, these two aren't together by choice, but their odd-couple energy makes for a bubbling pot of old-school soap opera thrills. If you've enjoyed this lighter take on Venom, there's a lot more on the way — as well as some darker directions to come."
BE NOT AFRAID #1 (BOOM, $4.99) is by Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Maw, Hello Darkness) and Lisandro Estherren (Nightmare Country, Redneck). A farm girl is impregnated by an angel, and gives birth to a Nephilim. This is not a good thing, as he's basically a demon with cherubic good looks. Just before the Nephilim turns 18, Mom gets a vision that she has to kill him. Things go Biblical pretty fast after that, I reckon.
This art looks pretty awesome, I must say.
BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #335 (ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, $9.99)
Complete classic story by Mike Gallagher and Dan DeCarlo, starring some guy named Thor.
FORTY COFFINS (ONE-SHOT, MR, AFTERLIGHT, $9.99) is by Rodolfo Santullo and Jok. This is the Last Voyage of the Demeter from the crew's point of view. Normally that would interest me, but I doubt I'll ever see a copy.
G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #317 (IMAGE COMICS) is by Larry Hama (Wolverine), Paul Pelletier (Aquaman) and Tony Kordos (Batman & Robin Eternal).
HEAT SEEKER EXPOSED: A GUN HONEY SERIES #1 (TITAN, $4.99) is by Charles Ardai and Ace Continuado. I thought this had already come out, but maybe I was thinking of Gun Honey: Collision Course. Anyway, in this one Dahlia "Heat Seeker" Racers (who does the Human Target thing) has to disappear to escape an investigate reporter, who will bring heat down on her from the police, old enemies and former clients.
Frankly, the idea that an investigative reporter could be a threat to a wealthy person in the modern age is laughable. I guess comic books haven't gotten the memo that the era of powerful, independent news media is over.
IMMORTAL THOR #24 (MARVEL, $4.99) is by Al Ewing and Jan Bazaldua. Thor is, I believe, supposed to die next issue. Don't worry, a new Thor #1 is already on the schedule. You can't keep a good Thunder God down! I hope he's not the All-Father in the next incarnation. Odin's a jerk, but having him on the throne frees Thor up to go Avengering and whatnot.
LAST OF THE GLADIATORS GN (DYNAMITE, $24.99) is by James M. LaRossa Jr, Jonathan Vankin and Giorgio Pontrelli. It's an adaptation of the memoir James LaRossa wrote about his father, Jimmy LaRossa, who was the premier lawyer for the New York Mafia during the latter half of the 20th century. I'm not sure I'll find anybody to root for here, so I'll probably pass it up. It has a cover by the late Butch Guice, which makes me sad.
LAURA KINNEY: WOLVERINE #7 (MARVEL, $3.99): She and Hellion are an item. That doesn’t sound like it’s going to end well. (Supposedly this is issue #75 in legacy numbering, if you count all of Laura Kinney's miniseries, series and one-shots. Warning: Some suspension of disbelief required.)
MARK SPEARS' MONSTERS #5 (KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT, $5.99). Here are more of those great Spears covers. I read the zero issue on FCBD, and even so I can't tell you if the series is worth getting. But I do like the covers. Impress your friends by identifying the homages!
SKIN AND BONE TP (MR, WHITE HART COMICS, $32.99) is by Simon Lewis and Chris Geary. This is a sequel to last year's Flesh and Blood OGN, about a paramedic who discovers a family of cannibals in the Scottish highlands after, and I'm just guessing from the PR, they eat her husband. In this one, she's told, "It's not over." There's a trailer and preview HERE.
SOMETHING BEYOND THE PETRICHOR #1 (RED 5, $4.95): Apparently this was previewed on FCBD, but I haven't gotten there yet. That FCBD pile is huge!
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #6 (MARVEL, $4.99) is by Chris Condon and Alex Lins. "Guest artist Alex Lins (NAMOR) takes Wolverine on a psychedelic journey through his mind as familiar and unfamiliar faces of the Opposition try to untangle Logan’s Winter Soldier programming!" Turning this feral Logan more into "our" Logan is what I predicted when this title started, and it seems well on its way. Nothing we haven't seen before, at least from the descriptions.
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IMPERIAL #1
I previously had heard nothing about this series, but this sounds interesting. I may give it a try.
COSMIC ODYSSEY: I think Jeff of Earth-J said some nice things about this series recently, but I don't remember where, so I can't link to it.
This one?
That's the only "Cosmic Odyssey" I know of, and I can't remember mentioning it recently (or ever). I mean, it was okay, but but I'm sure you've read it...?
SPECTRE: THE WRATH OF THE SPECTRE OMNIBUS HC: I have this already, and it's a great book...
We have a DISCUSSION of it, too.
NANCY WEARS HATS GN collects "Nancy" by Ernie Bushmiller 1949-1950.
Fantagraphics' Nancy Loves Sluggo already collects dailies from 1949 through 1951. I meant to drop them a line when I saw it solicited asking why the duplication, but I never got around to it. I didn't pre-order it, and I doubt that my LCS ordered one for the shelf.
Anyway, it's Venom (Mary Jane) vs. Anti-Venom (Flash Thompson), which just makes me sad.
We talked about this just a couple of weeks ago, didn't we? Yet I'm reading it today as if for the first time. there are some concepts I just can't hold in my brain, and this is one of them. It's good in the sense that my brain rejects this development, but everytime I encounter it I have to relive the initial shock as if for the first time. Yeah, I know, "That's what makes horseraces," but are there people out there this actually appeals to?
That's the only "Cosmic Odyssey" I know of, and I can't remember mentioning it recently (or ever). I mean, it was okay, but but I'm sure you've read it...?
Yes, and dismissed it instantly. Then I THOUGHT I read somewhere that you really liked it. And if you liked it, maybe I missed something? But maybe you were talking about some other non-Kirby New Gods thingie.
That's possible.
MARVEL KNIGHTS: THE WORLD TO COME #1 - Sounds interesting, but don't know if I will pull the trigger on it.
BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT CRUMB HC (NEW PTG, MR, WW NORTON, $35.00): Probably the most painless way to learn this stuff.- I read this when it first came out, and it was still a chore to get through.
Yikes! I was planning on getting it, since I haven't read Genesis (and other Bible books) since high school. I thought, "Great way to refresh my memory!" But maybe not?
I was online earlier and read Travis's comment. I was going to refute it then, but figured "Why be contrary?" I've read it twice and really enjoyed it. I didn't read it recently when I was reading a bunch of Bible-related comics, but only because I have read it twice before. This is a "horseraces" situation. Actually, I thought your comment "Probably the most painless way to learn this stuff" was spot-on. I remember being impressed with just the introduction, but it's really too lengthy to quote here, so I went to Amazon to see if it was available online. It's not, but the first several pages of the graphic novel itself are. Click HERE and then click "Read Sample" to give yourself an idea of what it is like. If you have the chance, read Crumb's introduction, too.
I remember liking it at the time as well. Apparently, it predates my blog, so I can't point to a review. I did give it four stars on Goodreads.
Y'all talked me out of Crumb's Genesis, and back into it again. Just call me Captain Wishy-Washy.
SPECTRE: THE WRATH OF THE SPECTRE OMNIBUS HC: I have this already, and it's a great book...
We have a DISCUSSION of it, too.
I went back and re-read the discussion and enjoyed it. I think I followed it (and enjoyed it) originally, but the comics in question were so far back in my rear-view that I had nothing to say. I had fun just the same. If I have never thanked you for all you do, Jeff, let me do so now.
Aw, shucks.
Cap, I would say your taste in comics run closer to Jeff's than they do mine, so may very well enjoy the Crumb book
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