It would be “eember.” And who would that serve?
Anyway, DC’s December solicits are up at the Comics Continuum. Ian Brill takes a delightfully stern look at what the future holds. I don’t really have anything to add, except to say that this cover is too little, too late. (Write your own dialogue: “Die, Dark Mary Sue! DIE!”)
But you know what? Tomorrow comes sooner than December, so it must be time for my traditional crawl through this week’s comics.
Nice to see that there’s a collection of Grant Morrison’s Doom Patrol out, though I probably won’t buy it right away. (Crippling manga expenses, don’t you know.) I’ve got the individual issues, but I really recommend the second Marvel Age Runaways Digest for anyone who missed them. Ultimate Global Planetary… er… Nightmare #2 arrives.
So, in other words, it’s not going to be a big week for me. The highlight will most likely be Madrox #1 (of five), with Peter David following up on characters from his splendid X-Factor run. (The Ninth Eight like the cut of its jib, too.) Another point in this mini’s favor is that it’s set in Mutant Town, the neighborhood used to such interesting effect in District X.
Oh, and for those of you who just can’t wait to begin the next round, there are some preview pages from Identity Crisis #4 up at Newsarama. Reasoned discourse shall surely flood the land, as the comic arrives tomorrow to teach us how to love. (Oh, and if it seems like ID is popping up all over in the media, it’s really just one Associated Press story that’s being picked up by a number of different outlets.)