Walking Dead, Fables, Haunt, Forty-Five
17 Apr
I recently did some catching up on my comic book reading with several trades. Three are series that I’m reading on an ongoing basis, and the fourth is a one-time publication that I REALLY liked quite a bit. Here are the reviews:
Fables: The Good Prince by Bill Willingham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is another favorite comic series that keeps things interesting. As the war approaches, Flycatcher’s story really made this volume a special addition to the series.
These issues clarify some of the big picture conflict, give depth to a few characters, and while I didn’t like the artwork for issue #64 I still appreciate that the series experiments with the artistic aspect (and this series consistently has phenomenal covers).
Looking forward to what comes next!
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Haunt Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I’m still undecided when it comes to this series. I think the idea is really interesting, but I’m not quite sold on how it’s being done. I believe this is a limited series, so I’m not sure how long this storyline will last, and I think it’s definitely a concept that won’t last long term (at least not the way it’s been handled).
I love Robert Kirkman, so I plan to keep reading, but this isn’t my favorite of his work by a long shot. Cool idea, but he’s definitely done better with Walking Dead and Invincible.
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Fear the Hunters by Robert Kirkman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow, this series took it to a new level with this volume, which included the 5-issue “Hunters” arch. Robert Kirkman is always finding ways to keep this story fresh and thought-provoking. It remains an all-time fave in the comic realm, and I can’t wait to see where this band of survivors heads next.
(By the way, if you read comics and you haven’t yet read The Walking Dead, you are completely daft. It one of the best series out there, hands down, regardless of what comic book genre you enjoy.)
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Forty-Five by Andi Ewington
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is fantastic stand-alone trade that really thinks outside of the box. The “interviews” are fantastic, the artwork is superb and the entire concept is really well done, well thought-out, and the fact that the interviews are held together by a common storyline makes the entire collection come together in a really cool way. I read an article about this trade well before it came out and had eagerly awaited it’s release, and I have to say that the wait was definitely worth it. Seeing superheroes as fallible human beings with gifts that don’t magically make those fallible humans into perfect people is a great concept, and while it’s certainly been done before, it hasn’t been done in this way. A really great read.
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