C is for comics
Couple of new trades this week.
Runaways Vol 3: The Good Die Young: I think at this point I can equate my enjoyment of Runaways with my enjoyment of Veronica Mars. That is, consistently solid and enjoyable teen soap with the occasional burst of absolute brilliance. This third volume, collecting the last six issues of the first series, is the best collection so far, as the kids lose their headquarters and decide to take the fight to their supervillain parents. We learn the full origin of The Pride in the first chapter which is pretty cool to start with, but gets more and more intriguing as the kids learn the full scope of what their parents are up to. Members of the Pride plot double-crosses as the kids have to contend with their own mole. In the end there's the obligatory big fight, as our heroes must prevent their parents from exterminating all of humanity. It's six full-color issues for just 8 bucks, although the paper quality isn't great, and it occasionally detracts from the colorful art. There's the occasional page that just comes out too murky. But still, it's a fresh idea, a fun read, and inexpensive, three things most Marvel comics definitely aren't these days.
Seaguy: What can I say about Seaguy? It's Grant Morrison. It's Cameron Stewart. It's completely insane. It features obsolete heroes, cheerful sidekicks, a moon mummy, a media-sensationalized talking eyeball, intelligent and vengeful foodstuffs, Atlantean wasps, chain-smoking stone heads, and a garrulous yet sinister butterfly. Quite simply, it rules. Worth every penny.
Runaways Vol 3: The Good Die Young: I think at this point I can equate my enjoyment of Runaways with my enjoyment of Veronica Mars. That is, consistently solid and enjoyable teen soap with the occasional burst of absolute brilliance. This third volume, collecting the last six issues of the first series, is the best collection so far, as the kids lose their headquarters and decide to take the fight to their supervillain parents. We learn the full origin of The Pride in the first chapter which is pretty cool to start with, but gets more and more intriguing as the kids learn the full scope of what their parents are up to. Members of the Pride plot double-crosses as the kids have to contend with their own mole. In the end there's the obligatory big fight, as our heroes must prevent their parents from exterminating all of humanity. It's six full-color issues for just 8 bucks, although the paper quality isn't great, and it occasionally detracts from the colorful art. There's the occasional page that just comes out too murky. But still, it's a fresh idea, a fun read, and inexpensive, three things most Marvel comics definitely aren't these days.
Seaguy: What can I say about Seaguy? It's Grant Morrison. It's Cameron Stewart. It's completely insane. It features obsolete heroes, cheerful sidekicks, a moon mummy, a media-sensationalized talking eyeball, intelligent and vengeful foodstuffs, Atlantean wasps, chain-smoking stone heads, and a garrulous yet sinister butterfly. Quite simply, it rules. Worth every penny.
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