This is the third issue of Matt Fraction’s and Barry Kitson’s new superhero book for Marvel Comics and I have yet to be grabbed by it. I bought this book solely to support Matt Fraction because I love his writing but I am finding little to be interested by in this series. I don’t feel like the characterization is there and I see no cohesive story yet. Kitson’s art is also not his greatest work. I will probably stop picking this series up after this storyline ends.
Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1
I picked this book the first issue of this book solely for the art. I loved Gabriel Ba’s work on the first seven issues of Image Comics’ Casanova series and wanted to check this out. The writer is Goth/emo/rock band My Chemical Romance’s lead singer Gerard Way and I have never been a fan of his music and had very low expectations for this series.
After reading the first issue I could not have been more wrong. Way’s story of a group of exceptional kids with extraordinary powers is wacky and fun. There is a sense of the absurd in his characters, setting and dialogue and I loved every minute of it. As this is a six-issue series I will not pick up the next five issues and buy the eventually collection. I bet they do a nice hardcover treatment.
Ex Machina #30
This book never disappoints me. Writer Brian K. Vaughan has been weaving a highly intriguing, post 9/11, political story
with a touch of science fiction. I’ve loved Tony Harris’ art since his work on DC Comics’ Starman series. This is part one of a four part story titled “Ex Cathedra.” The story takes place a few years ago as our main character, NY Mayor Mitchell Hundred, has been requested to meet with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. Little does he know there is an assassin readying to kill the pontiff. After great stories dealing with such subjects as the legalization of marijuana and censorship, I am curious to see how Vaughan will approach the Roman Catholic religion.
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