Sandman is pretty great. I really need to buy all the books, as I read them through the public library. Then the Omnibuses started to come out, and I got all wishy-washy on what format I wanted it in.
Anyhow, here's a bit from Wolverine #41, by Stuart Moore and C.P. Smith. Wolverine has been dispatched to a small, African nation, in the midst of a coup, with orders to retrieve the president's infant daughter. He proceeds to go all Lone Wolf and Cub, alternately strapping the girl to his back and chest, and sneaking his way towards the border.
Naturally, his luck runs out, within spitting distance of his objective.
I absolutely love that panel with Wolverine, riddled with arrows, and a single, "Dah?" coming from underneath him.
The issue's basically a done-in-one action movie, starring Wolverine, and I think it works. A large part of that, is that it takes Wolverine out of his comfort zone, while remaining true to his character. His invulnerability, healing factor, and brawling ability, mean absolutely nothing, when he has a baby strapped to him.
And it puts him, a guy with a reputation for befriending teenagers, in a situation where he might actually have to fight child soldiers.
It's by no means revolutionary, but it's a solid one-shot, with a neat premise. Stuart Moore's one of those writers that I feel really deserves a shot at a big title, after doing great work on Firestorm, as well as his Eathlight manga, for TokyoPop. And C.P. Smith's art has just the right combination of photo-realistic grit, and real storytelling ability. He also does this thing I love with Wolverine's eyes, where they're depicted as bright white, with a lot of little wrinkles around them, that gives him a really expressive quality.
There's something about the imagery of a dude bristling with arrows, that just looks really cool.
Here's something from Rokkin #3. Last issue saw Arness escaping from slavery, discovering his goddess-granted ability to turn to stone, getting drunk, picking a fight with an entire pub, forgetting his magic word, and being saved by a mysterious swordswoman.
This issue opens with two two dramatically outnumbered, until Arness' savior reveals she also has a bit of magic up her sleeve; a sword that allows her to create duplicates of herself.
After clobbering everyone at the bar, the two flee, making camp when Arness attempts to ride his horse backwards, falls off, and promptly blacks out. After awakening, the two share some jokes, before the swordswoman, Evy, reveals her origin story. Like Arness, her village was also wiped out by Lord Vulmax's legions. And like Arness, the gods gave her a gift, the Sword of Echoes, and the promise that she would never again be alone.
Unfortunately, the gift also carries a curse; the more duplicates she creates, the less control she has over them. Create too many, and there's the risk that they'll all start murdering one another for dominance, until only one remains.
Bonded by their shared tragedies, the two decide to stick together, and take the fight to Lord Vulmax. But first, they need supplies.
I love that top panel. Every character there, looks like they have an interesting story to tell. Also, while I appreciate the poke at chainmail bikinis, it kind of loses its impact when Evy's wearing a bikini top.
I also love the Arness has these moments of total dopiness, which keeps him from being the stock, serious fantasy hero.
Invading the Medusa's lair, Evy summons forth several duplicates, each fanning out to locate the monster or sword. One unlucky Evy, finds both.
The medusa gives Arness the same treatment, and it seems to succeed, for a moment. Then, she realizes that his hair didn't turn to stone, like the rest of him.
The Medusa finally defeated, and his ability revealed to her, Evy asks Arness how he came to his power. He replies, "Like You, Evy, the Gods have empowered me with a gift. And I'm about to get another."
A vampire is already undead, as is a zombie. A combination of the two would cancel each other out, making it alive, and therefore exceptionally easy to kill.
A vampire is already undead, as is a zombie. A combination of the two would cancel each other out, making it alive, and therefore exceptionally easy to kill.
I think you may be getting your undead math mixed up here.
I'm pretty sure that combining zombieism and vampirism make some kind of super-undead, thus even more difficult to kill. I mean, it'd end up possessing both the zombies noted immunity to garlic and silver and the vampires resistance to getting shot in the brain.
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Nothing like being proud your kid will die first.
"You killed my friend, woman. Stray from your path," is such a great bit.
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Anyhow, here's a bit from Wolverine #41, by Stuart Moore and C.P. Smith. Wolverine has been dispatched to a small, African nation, in the midst of a coup, with orders to retrieve the president's infant daughter. He proceeds to go all Lone Wolf and Cub, alternately strapping the girl to his back and chest, and sneaking his way towards the border.
Naturally, his luck runs out, within spitting distance of his objective.
I absolutely love that panel with Wolverine, riddled with arrows, and a single, "Dah?" coming from underneath him.
The issue's basically a done-in-one action movie, starring Wolverine, and I think it works. A large part of that, is that it takes Wolverine out of his comfort zone, while remaining true to his character. His invulnerability, healing factor, and brawling ability, mean absolutely nothing, when he has a baby strapped to him.
And it puts him, a guy with a reputation for befriending teenagers, in a situation where he might actually have to fight child soldiers.
It's by no means revolutionary, but it's a solid one-shot, with a neat premise. Stuart Moore's one of those writers that I feel really deserves a shot at a big title, after doing great work on Firestorm, as well as his Eathlight manga, for TokyoPop. And C.P. Smith's art has just the right combination of photo-realistic grit, and real storytelling ability. He also does this thing I love with Wolverine's eyes, where they're depicted as bright white, with a lot of little wrinkles around them, that gives him a really expressive quality.
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Here's something from Rokkin #3. Last issue saw Arness escaping from slavery, discovering his goddess-granted ability to turn to stone, getting drunk, picking a fight with an entire pub, forgetting his magic word, and being saved by a mysterious swordswoman.
This issue opens with two two dramatically outnumbered, until Arness' savior reveals she also has a bit of magic up her sleeve; a sword that allows her to create duplicates of herself.
After clobbering everyone at the bar, the two flee, making camp when Arness attempts to ride his horse backwards, falls off, and promptly blacks out. After awakening, the two share some jokes, before the swordswoman, Evy, reveals her origin story. Like Arness, her village was also wiped out by Lord Vulmax's legions. And like Arness, the gods gave her a gift, the Sword of Echoes, and the promise that she would never again be alone.
Unfortunately, the gift also carries a curse; the more duplicates she creates, the less control she has over them. Create too many, and there's the risk that they'll all start murdering one another for dominance, until only one remains.
Bonded by their shared tragedies, the two decide to stick together, and take the fight to Lord Vulmax. But first, they need supplies.
I love that top panel. Every character there, looks like they have an interesting story to tell. Also, while I appreciate the poke at chainmail bikinis, it kind of loses its impact when Evy's wearing a bikini top.
I also love the Arness has these moments of total dopiness, which keeps him from being the stock, serious fantasy hero.
Invading the Medusa's lair, Evy summons forth several duplicates, each fanning out to locate the monster or sword. One unlucky Evy, finds both.
The medusa gives Arness the same treatment, and it seems to succeed, for a moment. Then, she realizes that his hair didn't turn to stone, like the rest of him.
The Medusa finally defeated, and his ability revealed to her, Evy asks Arness how he came to his power. He replies, "Like You, Evy, the Gods have empowered me with a gift. And I'm about to get another."
Fuck yeah.
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The art in the first splash page is really, really nice
Also, if anyone wants to check it out for themselves, but can't find it , MyComicShop.com has them all in stock, for under two bucks a pop.
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Shit
I could already see it when you said 'mysterious swordswoman'.
Buut... the whole thing still looks very good.
To be fair, the one she wears is plate. Chainmail is so last century.
Little League Superman is the best.
Also that first panel cracks me up so much.
But yeah, five years ago if you asked me to list anything interesting about WW I would have said, "She got an invisible jet? ... I think"
The adventures of sexy Batman is pretty great too. She should do some Superman stuff one of these days.
And this one is just D'aaawwwwwww
Had a rough day and that made me laugh when I really needed one!
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Namor's bachelor pad, from Fantastic Four #11
get off the stage!
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Vambie is the dumbest name, I swear to god.
I'm pretty sure that combining zombieism and vampirism make some kind of super-undead, thus even more difficult to kill. I mean, it'd end up possessing both the zombies noted immunity to garlic and silver and the vampires resistance to getting shot in the brain.