Captain Ginger #2 (Ahoy)
This is an interesting book, actually. Kind of Kamandi-y (what with the bipedal, clothed, talking, and intelligent cats)...but in space. It's not nearly as cutey pie as you'd think. For instance, one of the cats is dying, and she pukes on a regular basis. And there are violent fights. And lots of kitty litter issues. I'm not sure if I'm in it for the long run on this, but so far I have been entertained. And I do like to support new comic book companies, of which Ahoy is one. I think they have four titles going now, and I might could even check out another one. Especially if it goes on sale on Comixology (hint). But Ahoy is giving a lot of bang for the buck even at cover price. The first issue of Captain Ginger weighed in at 48 pages. Can't remember how many of them were story and art, but more than 20, for sure. And then there were some other features, and just a few in-house ad pages, all of which came after the main story. Much more satisfying that DC and Marvel, wherein you usually only get to read 3 pages at the most before an ad for Twinkies or some other shit intrudes.
Firefly #1 (Boom!)
I actually thought about passing on this one for a minute. I love Firefly and have followed it through all tv, movie, and previous comic book incarnations, but, you know...Boom! Plus I feel bad for Dark Horse. First they lost Star Wars, then Conan, then Buffy, and now Firefly. I worry about those boys. Hell, I was with them at the very beginning...and still have my copy of Dark Horse Presents #1...and quite a few issues after that as well. I have to admit that I haven't bought much from them lately, but I'm still glad they're around, and don't want to see them go away. Guess I'd better start doing my part, then, hmm. ANYway, I got over all of that and picked up Boom!'s first Firefly. The cover was good, but the interior art was not at all to my liking. But the story...oh, my. I am pretty sure that this was the best-written Firefly story I've ever seen in comic book form. Not plot so much...the story is just getting started, so I didn't get much of a feel for that...but Greg Pak is really good at catching the characters. And he's also fuckin' funny. Like really funny, not the normal "I guess that's supposed to be funny" that passes for funny in a lot of comic books I've read. I'm definitely putting this one on my holds list. And I'm going to stop saying bad shit about Boom!
The Green Lantern #1 (DC)
Well...this one actually came out last week. I was a little bit interested...mostly because of Liam Sharp's art...cuz that Amadeus has rocked me a couple of times, with some beautiful work on Man-Thing and some absolutely top notch stuff on Testament 1, which remains one of my all-time favorite comic books that no one seems to have read (wearing out things that nobody wears, man). And I kind of sort of like Grant Morrison. Sometimes. Especially when he's not busy being Grant Morrison. But it was a moot point, because The Great Escape was sold out. And I kind of looked for it this week, but there weren't any issues on the stands, so I figured what the hell, I probably wouldn't have liked it anyway. But as I went to check out I saw one lone copy of the book sitting up on display by the cash register, so I took it for a sign. And? Well...good art. The story was just kind of meh, but more in a dragging in too many lines here than in a first issue setting up the story way. I guess that's always a problem when you re-start a book that's been running for almost 80 years. You can't just start with a clean slate. Well, you can, I've never seen it done. Don't think I'll be buying issue #2 of this one. We'll see.
Pandemonium #1, #2, & #3
Speaking of Comixology...and sales...the cover art for Pandemonium #1 caught my eye when I was looking at the On Sale items on Comixology...
...so I looked into the blurb and the preview pages...saw that it was a horror comic, which I don't usually have anything to do with...but that it was set in Louisville, Kentucky, which I usually do have something to do with...so I decided to invest $2.99 + tax. Read those 56 pages lickety split and went for issue #2. 53 pages later went for #3. 48 pages later and peace out.
It had some pretty gross shit in it, which I don't like a whole lot, but it was also quite an interesting book. Reminded me a bit of Alan Moore's Providence, which I think is one of the best comics I've ever read. I don't think Pandemonium was in that league, but I do feel that I got my money's worth out of it. It also made me want to go have a look at the Waverly Hills Sanatorium, but doesn't look like visitors are welcome there these days. Still might have to read a little bit more about the place, though. It had a lot of parallels with The Magic Mountain, too, and that's one of my favorite books ever. Shit, I need to go read that one again, I think. (If you're interested in reading about patients wasting away in an isolated, mountain-top sanatorium, then this is the book for you. Make sure to get the John E. Woods translation, though, 'cause Ms. H. T. Lowe-Porter pulled some shit in her version.)
More comic book news as it happens.
1 Testament omnibus currently available on Comixology for a mere $4.99. And that's for 533 pages! Less than a penny a page!
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