Sometime during the night, my town was secretly relocated to somewhere in North Dakota. There are about six inches of snow on the ground, along with plenty of unsuspecting tree limbs. Transformers started popping at around 2 a.m., and my dogs started freaking out shortly after that. My sense of time is now completely discombobulated.
I’m not helped by the fact that this week’s comics seem like the previous issues just came out last week. I don’t know where October went, but it went quickly.
I love the look of Paris (Amaze Ink-Slave Labor Graphics), by Andi Watson and Simon Gane. If that isn’t enough Andi Watson for you, Oni has the fifth issue of Little Star.
Nothing makes me quite as skeptical as a blood-spattered cover image, especially from DC, but I’ll still pick up Legion of Super-Heroes 11. (I’m on the fence on this title, but I want to see how this story arc finishes.) While I’ve enjoyed a lot of The Losers (Vertigo), I like that it’s moving towards closure. This seems like a story that should have a set end point.
Marvel has some fairly promising titles on offer. I liked the first issue of the second Richard K. Morgan Black Widow mini-series, The Things They Say About Her. (And I’m a sucker for art by Sean Phillips.) A new issue of the Giffen-DeMatteis-Maguire Defenders mini-series is always welcome. I’m missing Jim Cheung’s pencils on the current Young Avengers arc, but I’m still enjoying Allan Heinberg’s scripts. (And hey, if you were waiting for the trade, this is your week.)
At Love Manga, David Taylor has a handy listing of the week’s manga releases, as well as a nifty overview of last month’s top sellers in the Direct Market.
And just when it was safe to go back in the comic shop, a new issue of Previews lands with a shuddering thud. What month is it again?