Haven't been able to get to the comic book store for a couple of weeks, but I've been checking hoopla 's new releases faithfully, and finally my vigilance was rewarded: Regarding The Matter Of Oswald's Body #4 (which I'm pretty sure wasn't there until after #5 appeared, but hey, better late than never, right?) and Armorclads #2.
I was particularly interested in Armorclads, so I started with that. And you know...I wouldn't have been upset if I'd put down my hard earned $3.99 for this issue. It's not groundbreaking or even particularly original, but I found it interesting, and there were a couple of twists on the old Warriors in Mechanized Suits schtick. For one thing, the so-called Warriors are children...like 14 to 17 years old. For another thing, they seem to be pretty much slaves to some other dudes, who seem to be more typical Armored Warriors. Except bitchier. Anyway...by the end of the issue (no spoilers) everything has been pretty much upended, and I actually have no idea what will happen next issue. And that's the way (unh-huh, unh-huh) I like it.
Also a thrill for me was this advertisement at the end of the issue:
I've never been interested in X-O Manowar before, but with Liam Sharp on the credits list...and that figure's composition indicates he's doing at least a large portion of the artwork...I might have to be in on this one. Not to mention that truly awesome coloring job here.
Unless, of course, it appears on hoopla before I get to the comic book store.
As for Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #4...well, you know, I actually wasn't excited about reading this at all, since I'd already read issue #5. But I figured what the hell, it's free, let's just do it for the Gipper. And you know what? It was a really awesome issue. The long (VERy long) monologue by Lee Harvey Oswald was a hoot, as were the reactions (and lack thereof) we saw on the faces of the other characters. And by the time he gets his comeuppance, I as a reader was pretty much begging for what happened to happen. Also, the whole thing kind of went from a story about some losers who got roped into doing dirty deeds for a corrupt government to a commentary on how all of the Little People are treated by the government, the world, etcetera. Yep, really good issue. And, sorry to say, that's it for this comic book, and it's not really possible to have a sequel, is it? But I will most certainly have an eye out for more work by artist Luca Casalunguida and writer Christopher Cantwell.
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