Been a while since going on holiday made me skip a haul and then I was three weeks getting to my nerd shop. Did you miss me, were you sorry I was gone...
...did you even... gulp... notice... I note a lack of wailing and gnashing of teeth... you lot don't know how good ya got it having me witter anyway about comics you really don't. Well rather than take the hint or follow that time honoured path of stomping off in a huff I'll carry on in the naively optimistic way I do.
We have a couple of beginning this haul. War Stories 19 sees this book return after a break (I did wonder whether it was cancelled) and while I see the break hasn't shaken off Mr Aira, Mr Ennis seems to have brought his a game for this one. As have the reliable team of Brubaker and Phillips who with Kill or be Killed 1 seem to maining their form. Very nice, interesting and well observed opening.
After number ones we of course have number 2s and this haul there seems to be a host of um Hillbilly and Black Hammer 2 are both just as good if not better than their fine openers. Kong of Skull Island 2 has some storytelling issues, which I think are more to do with the script that Magno's glorious art but even so is immense fun. As is the bonkers but brilliant The Flintstones 2, quite what this book thinks it is I have no idea but its very funny and I think smarter than we know?
After ones and two we get endings and there's a few of those as well. The first is a disappointing surprise Hip Hop Family Tree 12 marks the end of this series - such a shame as I assumed it was going to go on a while longer at least and cover the next of the graphic novels. Alas no and have to say feel a little robbed at that. Hey ho. Johnny Red 8 ends this series well, now back to the hardcovers if you will Titan! Klaus 7 ends this series... well I'll give it a re-read but the most disappointing GMozz I've read in a long time. Black Road 5 end the first arc of this series with a nice turn of events.
Elsewhere we have good issues of good series Cinema Purgatorio 4, Paper Girls 8, Unfollow 10 (though not mad on the art change), Sex 30, James Bond 8, The Maxx 34. All great, nothing quite stands out enough to claim top spot... that might actually go to either Black Hammer or Hillbilly come to think of it.... I'll let you decide.
