I don’t know why, but I had the idea that I’d walk into the comic shop this week to find nothing but rhetorical questions nobody really asked. But after a more careful examination of the week’s New Comic Book Releases List, I see plenty of fun stuff.
DC launches the latest version of Legion of Super Heroes by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson. The fourth issue of the wonderful Adam Strange mini arrives, too. The good people at Airship Entertainment offer the third volume of Girl Genius, which is happy news.
If I bought collectibles, I would certainly be tempted by the Zatanna Animated Statue, just because the listing makes me giggle. It makes me picture a small Zatanna statue cheerfully wandering around my house. And, since it’s the animated version, I know she wouldn’t magically lobotomize the cats every time they chewed on a plant. (Look at a picture of the statue, I’m reminded a bit more of Lady Heather from CSI than Z. What will the Mister Miracle statue look like now that Z has swiped the bondage motif?)
And, while it’s not new, the shopkeep let me know that he’d finally managed to restock early volumes of Maison Ikkoku, a charming romantic comedy. After getting Johanna Draper Carlson to try Alice 19th, I felt I should try something from her list of manga favorites. (It isn’t like that’s a chore; I’ve liked every title she’s recommended.)