What Comic Books Have You Read Today?

[Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man]

Report what comic books you have read today--and tell us a little something about it while you're here!

[Jeff of Earth-J]

PEANUTS EVERY SUNDAY v5 (1971-1975):

The WWI flying ace fades into the background as Peppermint Patty and Woodstock move to the fore. Marcie enters in 1974, and Rerun makes a single Sunday appearance in this volume. I am now exactly halfway through this reading project.

[JD DeLuzio]

I seem to recall it's around 1974 when Peppermint Patty realizes that Snoopy is a beagle, and not a "funny looking kid with a big nose."

Thrillsville '74.

[Jeff of Earth-J]

I think you're right. Some of that is reflected in the Sundays, but much of it played out in the dailies.

[Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)]

A while back, I read The Question Omnibus volume 1; I just wrapped up volume 2 the other night. Let me just say, Volume 1 is far superior. Volume 2 wraps up the regular series, which is great throughout. We also get a second Question/Green Arrow crossover in their annuals, as well as Green Arrow Annual #3, which also guest-stars the Question. They're OK, but don't hold a candle to the first crossover, which included Detective Comics, in volume 1. Then we get to The Question Quarterly; the first two installments are pretty strong (and ultimately sad), but it loses steam for issues 3-5, with less involvement from O'Neill and Cowan. Then there's a 6-part Brave & Bold miniseries starring Green Arrow, The Question, and a short-lived Native American ex-FBI Agent character called The Butcher, by Mike Grell, Mike Baron, and Shae Anton Pensa. It's pretty bad, and takes up about 150 pages.

Finally we get O'Neil's last three stories with the character -- a great short with art by Rich Burchett about Vic returning to the orphanage he grew up in. Then a team-up with Azrael, that's just OK. Then The Question Returns, an OK story with some pretty good art by Eduardo Barretto -- where at least we get to check in on Hub City's mayor (and Vic's sometimes girlfriend) Myra Connelly, as well as Cathy Fregosi, one of his recurring adversaries. 

And that's it. 

I think O'Neil left Vic Sage in a pretty good place; his time in Hub City had been wrapped up, and aside from Tot, he didn't really have any ties to anyone by the end of the run. Time for Greg Rucka (and I guess Rick Veitch?) to pick up the torch. 

ETA: I'm happy to report that we do see Myra one more time, apparently -- in the Crime Bible miniseries starring Renee Montoya as the Question (written by Greg Rucka), Renee meet Myra and informs her of Vic/Charlie's death. I haven't reread that series since it was first published, but it's jumping higher up on my list now.

[Jeff of Earth-J]

CAME THE DAWN by Wally Wood (full title: Came the Dawn and Other Stories Illustrated by Wallace Wood): 

Just as Atom Bomb was a collection of Wood's war stories, Came the Dawn is a collection of his horror and "SuspenStories." There are some powerful stories in this collection, especially toward the end, such as "In Gratitude..." and "The Whipping" and "The Confidant" (and I had a difficult time limiting myself to just three). Ater war, horror and suspense, I guess you know what's up next.