March
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Minireview Catchup
Here’s some books we like or had sent to us recently that we like but haven’t had room to review just yet:
Deep Sleeper #1 (Oni Press; by Phil Hester and Mike Huddleston). One of the most interesting first issues to come along in a while, this story of a writer who travels to a terrifyingly real place in his dreams is truly haunting, beautiful and captivating. Grade: A
Styx Taxi #1 (FWD Books; by Steven Goldman and Jeremy Arambulo). Goldman has a great concept and pulls it off well in this story of cabbies from the afterlife collecting dead souls and helping them come to terms with their mistakes so they can move on happy. The art is clear and compelling. Grade: B+
Attack of the Supermonsters #1 (Momo Taro Comics; by Ted Seko). This is like the old Marvel split books, with two stories for the price of one: The first is “Monster Monolith” about a man who takes on some powers from The Unnameables (who look a lot like Dracula, Frankenstein and the Werewolf) to save his girlfriend. That’s followed by “Fusion Man” in which a young man’s mind is transferred into a robot. Seko’s art mixes manga, Jack Kirby and Bill Sienkiewicz in a dark, sketchy style that’s quite beautiful. Hopefully, we’ll get a chance to see more of these simple, yet fun, stories. Grade: B
The Punisher #1-3 (MAX/Marvel; by Garth Ennis and Lewis Larosa). After an at-times comical series, Marvel moves Ennis and the Punisher to the Max line, which gives it greater latitude with language and violence. Ennis uses this to great effect, with his story of former ally Microchip setting up the Punisher for a fall giving the series a kind of “Sopranos” feel that is refreshing and fun to read. This should please readers turned on by the upcoming movie, though that “explicit content” label may make it less than suitable for younger fans. Grade: B
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