Each week I'll spotlight a couple independent books I've read and may have flown under people's radar.
RUMBLE 4
I didn't do a review of issue three, but it was great. The weird goings on of the first two issues gets explained in a major way, but in a way that doesn't feel heavy on exposition. The humor is ever-present, pulling us out of flashbacks and to the situation at hand. That continues here. While issue four has dramatically fewer flashbacks, the explanations haven't stopped.
The story, the art, the action, the humor, it's all fantastic... and you're probably not reading it. But it's probably my new favorite series and I want everyone to give it a read.
RUMBLE 4
I didn't do a review of issue three, but it was great. The weird goings on of the first two issues gets explained in a major way, but in a way that doesn't feel heavy on exposition. The humor is ever-present, pulling us out of flashbacks and to the situation at hand. That continues here. While issue four has dramatically fewer flashbacks, the explanations haven't stopped.
The story, the art, the action, the humor, it's all fantastic... and you're probably not reading it. But it's probably my new favorite series and I want everyone to give it a read.
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| Deadly Class v2 |
Like Zero, this is another book I waited to read until I could dedicate myself to it. I loved the first volume, and listening to the guys at the comic shop talk about it as the issues came out, volume two was going to be even better. Exactly how much better, I couldn't have imagined.
I read this in bed last night until I could physically no longer stay awake. Then, when I woke up, I finished reading it before I even rolled out of bed. This is easily the best thing Remender is currently writing. I'd have to double-check, but it may actually be the best thing he's EVER written. The writing is phenomenal, but the art, the lettering, the colors... everything comes together perfectly to produce a story that's fantastic yet populated with entirely realistic characters. It's absolutely brilliant and I can't recommend it highly enough.
CHRONONAUTS 2
There's literally no part of this that I can talk about without spoiling something. I just want to make that clear before you read onward. Spoilers.
Well that escalated quickly! Page 1, Panel 1, I'm having flashbacks to Joe the Barbarian. The insanity escalates from there as all of human, and pre-human, history now lay open for a couple of jerks to do as they please. The results are predictable, yet somehow still jaw-dropping.
It's a great read, beautiful to look at, and I can't hardly imagine what new havok will be unleashed on the time-stream next issue.
BPRD v10
In a surprising break from the norm, this book contains three separate tales. The first is a modern-day haunting in BPRD headquarters, related to and mingled with Hellboy's first field mission. I thought the Hellboy flashback was more interesting than the situation in the present.
The second, happening at the same time as the haunting, though half a world away, features Johann and a small team in Japan. They spend some time running away from giant monsters, and the story concludes with a rather spectacular giant monster fight.
The third centers on a small town trying to find a way to carry on in the new world. It's the shortest of the three, but packs quite a punch. This volume may not have become my new favorite, but the series continues to be excellent and will forever remain on my recommended list.
EI8HT 3
I reached the end of this issue and thought, "This is a miniseries, right?" I can handle it if it's a miniseries, because that means things will start making sense soon. If this were an ongoing, things could stay weird and vague pretty much indefinitely, and I'm not sure I could handle that. But I've just verified, with Dark Horse's June solicits, that this is a five issue series. That's a relief. By that logic, a lot of things should start making sense next issue, and hopefully wrap up nicely the month after. I can stick with it until then.
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