Tank Girl Gold #1 Review

The first issue of Tank Girl Gold finally came. Continuing from Two Girls One Tank and I am starting to wonder if with every story arc, this series is going to start back at #1 since this is how too many comics publishers try to sell more comics these days. I like Tank Girl and I did like this issue but there is also the thing with how in the last issue of Two Girls One Tank in which Sub Girl died.

What the fuck Tank Girl, or more specifically, Alan Martin? Sub Girl died in the last issue. It was really sad. Now in this issue Sub Girl is alive again. This is the other problem I have with comic books. Deaths mean absolutely nothing. It's like the worst aspect of the worst soap operas and hyping a death, only to bring them back again. I just started getting into Tank Girl, starting with a few issues of Two Girls One Tank and supposedly Sub Girl died a couple decades ago but came back in the last mini-series, died in the last issue, and in this first issue, is back again. And with how she came back to life, she seems to have lost her memory of the last two decades and has no recollection of being the creepy Sub Girl in which she had to be killed because she wanted to kill everyone. And there is hardly no interest from Tank Girl and the others in knowing what that is about and just accepting that she supposedly lost her memory of being the creepy Sub Girl.

Other than that which isn't the worst really, this is a good comic and I am curious to see where this goes. Maybe I am just not that familiar with the zaniness of the Tank Girl world although I do like it and the humor is great. In this issue Tank Girl and her friends deal with Booga and Barney after they realize how Tank Girl lost her tank as a result of them losing it in a bet sometime in the past and with how it was Booga's fault in some way with how Sub Girl died years ago. Booga gets sent down Furry Road which is hilarious and kind of fucked up. At the end of that road are a bunch of sex crazed people with some kind of awful std that Booga ends up getting which is beyond messed up. So bizarre and funny in a totally creepy kind of way. I use the word creepy a lot when it comes to Tank Girl I guess. Barney has to write an apology for her mistakes and it's actually quite nice what she wrote.

By the end of the issue everyone is on good terms and there is a small scene about what they are doing with all that nazi gold that they got in the last series. They are wasting it in the funniest of ways it seems.

I did actually like this issue other than a couple of complaints and I liked the artwork a lot in this issue. All the scenes were under a different kind of murky shade which is interesting. Curious to see how the artwork keeps up with each issue.

Doom Patrol #1 Review

I had been waiting for two months for the new Doom Patrol series to start and really like this first issue. The first thing is that I love the cover. There were so many other variants including one from Brian Chippendale of the band Lightning Bolt but I had to get the normal cover. 

I wasn't setting my expectations too high and when I first read it, it was kind of a letdown at first. I've read random issues of DP in the past, some of Morrison's run, and some more recent and like Morrison's craziness with it but this didn't grab me at first. Some of the dialogue seemed spotty, I still can't get over the “I just blew up your roommate, do you need a new roommate?” “Yes, I do need a roommate.” That seems like just very bad one dimensional dialogue to me. Even Squirrel Girl which I like a lot would not have such silly, hollow dialogue.

A day or two later I read more about DP's back story, things about Danny and other characters. And it seems with each new series there are different characters for the most part but it helped with having more of an understanding of this group. Then I read Azzarello's #1 from a few years back and it wasn't as good as this series with how it was all over the place. I reread this issue again and did like it a lot more. Some people have complained about how it's all over the place and it is but this is the first issue about a group of people and one's in which we don't even know who is part of the group yet. And I like the way it was all over the place and showing snippets of where some of the characters are at.

Another thing I didn't care for was how there are entire worlds inside something like a gyro. It's been done to death. At the end of even the first Men In Black movie where at the end, it's as if we are just inside a marble inside some aliens board game or the world inside the jewelry of a pet, among other stories. It is believable and I do like how things can be connected in all kinds of ways which is the point and it's not bad but a little overdone.

Overall I do like the randomness of this issue, some of the characters are definitely interesting and I definitely want to see more of where this is going. The funny dialogue and randomness is probably fitting for Doom Patrol and hopefully this becomes something really great and isn't just another series of DP that gets axed within a couple years. I also liked the artwork by Nick Derington, there is a cleanness and colorfulness about it in a way that I like a lot.

There is also a video on youtube where someone breaks down the scenes of this issue which might be of interest to some.

Hellboy 3 the Movie

There is some internet buzz about there being a Hellboy 3 movie. At the moment it looks like it's just Ron Perlman continuing to push for it being made but there totally should be another movie. The first two movies were good in every way and I don't get how studios are not into green lighting a project like this. The sequel made more money than the first which is kind of rare and how often do you get many of the people involved with a movie that would love a third movie being made?

http://www.screengeek.net/2016/09/25/ron-perlman-confirms-hes-working-on-hellboy-3/

More Comics This Week

This has been a good week for comics. Wednesday I went to the lcs to pick up some new comics, saw that they had like ten new long boxes in the dollar bin section which was awesome. I like that I am stalking this place enough that I can tell when they get new stuff in the dollar bin section. They had some Dark Horse Presents comics too which I'm glad I am able to finally see what those are like. New issues of them sell for $5 which is a bit too much and older issues sell for $8 which is ridiculous. $5 or more comics will be the one's that I will just wait for when they of course make it to the dollar bin.

What I got Wednesday:

New Issues:
Black Hammer #3 which was another excellent issue of Black Hammer. This is by far my favorite comic to be following.
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth #145
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1954: Black Sun #1 (of 2)

Dollar Bin:
Baltimore: The Play 
Deadly Class #3
Deadly Class #5
Deadly Class #6
Dark Horse Presents #5
Dark Horse Presents #31
Dark Horse Presents #36 

Saturday Dollar Bin Comics:
God is Dead #8 Finally get to see what this comic is like.
B.P.R.D. Killing Ground #5
Doom Patrol #52 92'
Frankenstein Underground #2
Frankenstein Underground #3
Stray Bullets #2  
Stray Bullets #41
From Hell: Vol. 3

Comics this week

I haven't had a chance to update about the stuff I got Wednesday or Saturday. I have gotten the least amount of single issue comics this week than ever so far. Although I have picked up two really good trades.

This week I got:

The new Doom Patrol #1 which at first I wasn't sure about but it's definitely growing on me and then some.

Wonder Woman #6. The last of Frank Cho's variants for Wonder Woman and this issue was okay but not great. It's definitely continuing with the story of Wonder Woman leaving the island for the first time and I am sure it will be more interesting.

I also got a trade of Watchmen and just started reading it yesterday. I like it so far. I also finally got Alan Moore's Writing For Comics which is interesting as well.

Then yesterday I was at the lcs for so long, going through all the new issues, dollar bins, trades, back to the new issues, then trades, debating on whether to get Vol. 1 of Morrison's Doom Patrol or Lemire's Sweet Tooth Vol. 1 hardcover. I was wanting the Doom Patrol but for some reason Vol. 1 starts at like issue #13 for some reason, only covers fifteen issues, and is pretty expensive considering I can find probably every issue in the dollar bins. I finally decided on the Sweet Tooth and it's only Vol. 1 of 6 which is a bit disappointing considering the price. I am at a crossroads about trades. I am just getting into them and like them in some ways but some are crazy expensive for how little is in them. I am really enjoying Sweet Tooth though and happy that I did pick it up.

Moon Knight #6 Review

I got into Moon Knight about a month ago and got the first five issues, and didn't want to read #6 until I read 4 and 5 last night as well but I really like Jeff Lemire's Moon Knight series. Lemire is my favorite writer so far. I really like Black Hammer, Trillium, Plutona, and Descender looks to be good too although I am waiting to get it in trade but I am glad Lemire is doing this most recent series of Moon Knight. It's definitely better then Bendis' work.

This issue is the first one of the Incarnations arc although it still very much continues with the first arc since Marc or whichever name he happens to be using is still completely lost and trying to figure out what he is supposed to be doing. I especially like the way he kept stepping into different places from one moment to the next. At one point, on the set of a movie for Moon Knight actually because he is the producer which was kind of funny, next to the inside of an Egyptian pyramid, to being a taxi driver,  then ends up on the moon, and back and forth between these places and others. And his friends who had to leave him or be left behind while he continues on his journey seem to pop back up every now and again which I like. There was even a point when he gets into a fight with Moon Knight. I liked this issue more than any other so far and really like where this series is going. Another thing that I liked was that there was definitely a lot more content than previous issues. The last five barely took more than five or so minutes to read, I like a comic to not go that incredibly fast and to be able to enjoy it for more than a quick moment almost.

I also like the humor with this one, making jokes about the movie, poking fun at how Moon Knight shouldn't even be made into a movie because he is a third rate superhero, lol.

Glitterbomb #1 Review

I liked this first issue of Glitterbomb, written by Jim Zub whose other current projects include Wayward, Thunderbolts, and Dungeons & Dragons. He also wrote Skullkickers. I am a bit worried Glitterbomb will become too sexualized with the characters, one or two of the variant covers seems like they might be going down that path and one or two frames but I really hope it doesn't. If they do so, it will ruin it for me for sure. I want to wait and see what the second issue is like before I really know if this is worth following or not but for the most part this first issue was good.

The story is about Farrah, an actor trying to get more acting work and dealing with the Hollywood industry. It reminds me a bit too much of the theatre industry which is a bit of a downer but it does show both in the same way in how they are filled with scumbags that mistreat others. Hopefully I am not constantly reminded of how the theatre world is and why I have been taking a break from it for a while and can just enjoy this comic, lol. I do love how Farrah takes care of people trying to screw her over even if it is a bit extreme in that moment in which she seems to have no control over once someone has passed that personal boundary of hers. This comic also kind of reminds me of Kill Or Be Killed in which the one's getting killed are horrible human beings that maybe had it coming. This is definitely more horror filled though and I love how this person takes care of assholes. I am curious to know how she got this power exactly. It's definitely intriguing and so far, has something to do with water which has me completely clueless at this point. I also like how Farrah has a kid and work to deal with while she is dealing with this crazy tongue of hers. I like the combination of realism and everyday life along with this fantastical set up. It's one of the things that makes me like Plutona a lot too even though that is slightly less realistic than Glitterbomb.

The artwork is really great too. Djibirl Morissette-Phan did the artwork and colors by K. Michael Russell. I read somewhere that Morissette-Phan was into making the environments a bit off like showing the sky in different colors and whatnot and I think it compliments the story line very well with how messed up this world is. Someone mentioned how they were hooked by the second page and I can see how. The artwork and scene on the second page is just perfect. The first two pages show you where this is going in as short a time as possible and just how fucked up and crazy this comic is going to be. 

Paper Girls #9 Review

I freaking love this comic! This issue just reaffirms how incredibly great Paper Girls is. It's really not surprising that this comic won an Eisner Award for "best new series" this year. They also won an award for "best penciller/inker or penciller/inker team" although there is a typo on one page which is odd.

This has been the best issue I've read so far although I haven't read all of them but it's so good. There is so much going on and with this issue and it's just all over the place. I am also just constantly amazed by the artwork. The full washes of color that are used which I cannot get enough of, the huge ship flying in the sky is awesome, like something out of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The environments are done so well also. And it's funny seeing downtown Cleveland from high up in the sky. I lived in Cleveland for a couple years, in Ohio City right next to downtown Cleveland and it's just funny to think that they are totally showing my street and my landlords glass blowing place if the scenes were drawn accurately, lol. They are pretty close enough too with the skyline of downtown Cleveland although they probably make Cleveland look a lot nicer than it really is since it's such an awful place. Maybe it wasn't back in the 80's but it's never evolved past 1987 anyways so it's fitting that Paper Girls takes place there.

If you haven't gotten into Paper Girls yet, you really should and usually it's not the best idea to start off with a comic with some random issue but this one will have you trapped into loving it.

At the Comic Shop Saturday

I stopped at the lcs yesterday and got some good things. There were a lot of people there which was surprising. They had some type of card game going but there were lots of people looking through comics which was surprising.

New Releases:
Glitterbomb #1 which was really good. I am glad I picked this up after hearing about it from others. It will probably end up on my pull list if #2 is good.

Dollar Bin:
B.P.R.D. Garden of Souls #3
B.P.R.D. Garden of Souls #4
B.P.R.D. Garden of Souls #5 

I also bought my first trade book. Black Science #1. I really liked the one later issue of Black Science that I read and so happy to get the first volume and start at the beginning. I've been spending a lot more time going through the books section but it's so hard to choose a whole book of something because I'm still new with finding series to follow and most of them are maybe newer things. Also, I really like floppies. 

Wednesday Comics

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday but it was new comics day although it was another week with not much to get with the newest releases. I did add Moon Knight to my pull list, got some more bags and boards because I already ran out with the last batch. I liked the last issue of Plutona and wanted more and usually back issues are still on the rack but not this time. I was able to find #1 and #2 in the section of comics individually priced. I got them both for $3.25 each and they didn't have #3 or #4.

I also finished vol. 2 of Incorruptibles and didn't really like it even though I did just finish it. Not going to check out anymore of Mark Waid's stuff most likely.

I am almost done with vol. 2 of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and like it a lot.

And I've still been hanging out in the comic books section of Reddit but it's starting to be kind of a disappointment, it's pretty much just a cesspool of extremely sexist, mostly racist white dudes. Anything even remotely questioning anything blatantly sexist or racist gets downvoted, and people seem to really love racist Mel Gibson there, lol. I don't get it.

What I got:
Moon Knight #6
Kill Or Be Killed #2
Paper Girls #9

Back Issues:
Plutona #1
Plutona #2

Wonder Woman #5 Review

This issue continues with the story line of Wonder Woman trying to find out the truth about her life. This issue picks it up a notch and is at a faster pace than the other two issues which is good since it's been so slow and dragging it out a bit. This is my favorite issue so far with this story and this issue is really making me enjoy this whole Wonder Woman series. The artwork is amazing. The first shot of the city at night with the lighting is just perfect. I want a print of that shot so badly.

I am also loving Steve Trevor. The line he questions the villain about how he has a messed up view about masculinity is making me swoon for Steve right now. I really hope this comic and Steve continue with questioning these kinds of things with gender because I love it. I love that comics are bringing these issues up, a lot more than in other forms of media it feels to me and in this way, comics from some creators are doing a really good job of questioning gender that I haven't been seeing much of lately in other areas. Getting off on a bit of a tangent on this but it's something that I really like to see in comics.

Wonder Woman so far is the only comic I am following with the whole Rebirth thing at D.C. I am kind of curious about other comics I could be following but there really is nothing that piques my interest. Maybe I should ask about any other D.C. titles that are as good as Wonder Woman over at reddit.

Saturday Comics Day

Saturdays are the best day to spend with comics and being obsessed with them, lol. I went to the comic book store today, and they, New Dimension Comics has a new podcast episode up if you want to listen to it at http://ndcomics.com/podcast/ They talk about the newest comics that they are into and about the Suicide Squad movie. At the store, it was Free Graphic Novel day so I was able to pick one from the table. It was odd, really late in the day and there were still a lot of free books on the table. It's sad that more people are not going to this comic book store because it's so great. I got Incorruptible Vol. 2 by Mark Waid and Horacio Domingues.

And I got some good comics I think today.

New-ish Issues:
Tomboy #4. I've been wanting to check out this comic and finally did today.
Plutona #5. I am really getting into Jeff Lemire's work and wanted to see what this comic is about.

Dollar Bins:
Mildly Microwaved Pre-Pubescent Kung-Fu Gophers #1 The title is just hilarious and is probably a funny, loopy comic. Hopefully there is more than just one issue of this if it's good.

Doom Patrol #1 2001
Smax #4 I liked the few comics I read of Top Ten and curious about this since it's about one of the characters from that getting their own comic.
Moon Knight #1 2011
Moon Knight #2 2011
The Dreaming #54 The cover of this made me want to check it out. Creepy mouth eyes!
Promethea #15
Promethea #16

I am listening to Fatman on Batman #36 tonight where Kevin Smith is talking to Jim Lee and it is so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_YGfp2oid8

I am also loving the book Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. Everyone should read this book, even if you are not into comic books it is so freaking intriguing and makes you look at a lot of things different. 

Comics I'm getting into lately.

I really loved 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #1. Weird that the shop had one issue of that and #2 but nothing more. I plan on getting #2 Saturday. The kids remind me of a dirtier version of the kids from Bob's Burgers. I also like that I have no clue where this comic is going in terms of plot but the characters are awesome. One thing though is I am trying to find out more information about this comic and supposedly there are only going to be five issues of it? I forget where I got that number but I hope it's not just that few.

Also today I went to the library. I stopped going to the main library here because it's like the Walmart of libraries but I really wanted to see what kind of books they had about comic books and what kind of trades that they have and they do have a small selection. There is Wonder Woman and they even have Sleeper which is surprising. I picked up the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 2 and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 1910. I've been wanting to read more of Moore's stuff since I did actually like the movies of the Watchmen and V. LXG was okay but probably better in comic book form. They also had his series of Swamp Thing. I was hoping to get a book about comic books, something non-fiction-ish but there was nothing at all. I am glad I got to see what trades are actually like, they seem so much better than with the single issues with all the crap ads and I like the paper quality too. And omnibuses are just amazing, I didn't know they were of like an entire series. They had an Ant-Man omnibus and one or two other one's. I think I would still prefer single issue comics to trades but maybe for something out of print I would get a trade.

Also when I was at the comic book store the other day, I ran into a co-worker while I was checking out. Weird, usually there is no one even in the store, lol but we chatted a bit and did so more at work about comics. He said he mostly reads Marvel and DC with the exception of also Saga. We talked a good bit about comics and I told him that I've only been into them for a couple months now and he is going to write up a list of some recommendations which I'm curious about. I still haven't checked out much with DC or Marvel yet.

And I am really enjoying B.P.R.D. the Black Goddess. So happy that I was able to get all the issues from the dollar bins.