BATMAN ‘66: Although I plan to try the upcoming new Superman/Batman title, I am currently not reading any regular DC comics. This one has potential, though (either to be really good or really bad). Mike Allred is doing the cover; if he were doing the guts, too, I wouldn’t have any qualms. Just to clarify, I don’t expect this series to be like a 1960s-era “Batman” comic book, but I do hope it captures the quirkiness and camp of the TV series.
SATELLITE SAM: Howard Chaykin providing art for a period piece set in 1951? I’m in! Doesn’t hurt that the story is by Matt fraction, one of the “newcomer” writers whose work I have come to respect.
ROCKETEER/SPIRIT: I just decided to stop buying Rocketeer mini-series with the current one, but this looks like fun.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S STAR WARS: Not a comic book, but could be fun.
GREEN LANTERN: SECTOR 2814: I didn’t start collecting Green Lantern until #181, but I quickly bought #172-180. The first volume collected those issues (although I wish they would have used #181 for the tpb cover) and soon there will be a second. If you’re unfamiliar with this era, this is pretty good stuff.
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT: JIM APARO: A well-deserved second volume.
LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICS: I just finished the “Saga of Mary Gold” volume of The Gumps and I was very impressed (not quite up to Gasoline Alley standards IMHO, but pretty good nonetheless). I’m not very familiar with the upcoming Polly & Her Pals (or the already released Baron Bean), but if they’re as good as The Gumps I’m definitely interested. Each of these LOAC collections is presented in a format unique to the series: 365 daily strips, one strip per page.
CHILD OF TOMORROW: Another artist-centric collection of classic EC comics!
GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU: Worth a look.
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1. I am going to try Joe Casey's Catalyst from Drk Horse. He is almost always worth a look.
2. I am digging that Batman: Dark Knight is basically origins for his villains.
3. I like that you get a mask with a Court of the Owls book set.
4. It's weird to me to see Tom Strong and Astro City under the Vertigo imprint.
5. Rocketeer and The Spirit? Say no more.
6. I love t-shirts, so the Lying Cat one is a no brainer.
7. You can but the Fallen Angels trade for 20 bucks, or buy the mini from me for $4.
8. I am always shocked when I see The Spider solicited. I like it though.
9. Wait!? Jupiter's Legacy is already taking a skip month?
Have to agree about the Jim Aparo Batman book.
With Joe Casey writing Catalyst, I will definitely pick that one up too.
I'll also be giving Satellite Sam a look, but Howard Chaykin's art will be a factor, as I haven't enjoyed it for the most part in years.
I'll give Satellite Sam a look because Chaykin's not writing it. All his books have the same themes and tones with too much overt sexuality.
BATMAN ‘66: Although I plan to try the upcoming new Superman/Batman title, I am currently not reading any regular DC comics. This one has potential, though (either to be really good or really bad). Mike Allred is doing the cover; if he were doing the guts, too, I wouldn’t have any qualms. Just to clarify, I don’t expect this series to be like a 1960s-era “Batman” comic book, but I do hope it captures the quirkiness and camp of the TV series.
Jeff, isn't that the whole idea of Batman '66? To be campy, quirky AND capture the 60's tv series in comic form?
GREEN LANTERN: SECTOR 2814: I didn’t start collecting Green Lantern until #181, but I quickly bought #172-180. The first volume collected those issues (although I wish they would have used #181 for the tpb cover) and soon there will be a second. If you’re unfamiliar with this era, this is pretty good stuff.
I started collecting way back in the 120's and stopped right before the issues of 2814 showcase. Yeah, I'll be back for the 2nd volume, as well.
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT: JIM APARO: A well-deserved second volume.
Here, here!
About Batman ’66, what I meant was that the TV show was quite different from the comics of the time (and did, I think, to a certain extent derail Julius Schwartz’s “New Look” era, at least as far as general public percaption is concerned). There’s room on Earth-J for both interpretations of the not-so-Dark-Knight; I just hope Batman ’66 captures the zaniness of the TV. Whereas the goal is certainly to do so, there is a fine line between campiness and just plain silliness.
Agreed. ;)
Jeff of Earth-J said: