So for the first new blog in I don't even remember how long (although I know I can just look at the date stamp on the previous blog, but no matter...) I thought I would write a bit about the box of comics I got this weekend, particularly the 3 books I had been waiting for most: The new Man of Steel TPB, vol 7, collecting the Byrne and Ordway run on Superman, 50 Girls 50, a collection of Al Williamson's EC Comics work, and the Adventures of Superman drawn by José Luis García-López.
These are what comics are supposed to look like!!!
The Al Williamson book collects all 31 of his sci-fi and fantasy stories for EC is printed in B/W so you can really get in there and see the amazing line work that he, Frazetta, Krenkel and Torres put down and it is a great, great alternative to the wallet-busting Artist Editions they are putting out at IDW. Sure if I win the lottery I'm gonna pick some on those up, but until then...
Speaking of lottery money, should I ever win I might just hire Jerry Ordway to write and draw some more Superman stories... Hell, can probably even publish them since DC is doing nothing with the character. What a shame too cause as you can tell from these 2 books, in the right hands, Superman can be an amazing character, but sadly they would rather have their own emo copy of Spider-Man now so all that's left is to go back and buy these collections.
And while we're on the subject of emo superheroes, nice hood on Captain Marvel these days, huh? All he needs now is to comb his hair down in front of one eye and start cutting himself cause he wasn't hugged enough... Another wasted character, and it's too bad- Was really excited when they announced Gary Frank and Geoff Johns were working on him since they did such a great, great job on Superman together before the new 52 shit all over it. Again, oh well... Maybe between lottery-sponsored unpublished Superman Stories Mr. Ordway can continue his Power of Shazam! series too!
Last thing I'll mention about my continuing disappointment in current DC is that you may notice in the photo up there that I've replaced that awful, awful peeling logo with the old DC bullet. Printed out a whole sheet of them on stickers and man doesn't that look better?!?! Could have even gone with the swoop that replaced the bullet which I also liked but hey, they're my books so I'll go with my favorite...
But yeah, off to go read the other books that came in this weekend- Hawkeye and Daredevil!!! Two best comics going if ya ask me, and you must want my opinion if your reading this here blog-a-dill...
Rob
