What I bought, read, or otherwise consumed – November 2016
It’s time to review some trade paperbacks and prose books! Strap in!
Category: Comics Reviews
Reprint These Comics!
We’re living in a golden age of comic book reprints, but there are still a few classics that have been unfairly neglected. John has a few suggestions.
Masticating on ‘Chew’
Chew ends this week, so I take a look at the series, what it meant to me, and how I got to know John Layman, its writer.
‘American Flagg!’ – Satire is Prophecy
I recently re-read the two-volume edition of American Flagg! jointly published by Image and Dynamic Forces in 2008, which reprints issues 1-14, and it holds up surprisingly well. It’s also surprisingly relevant in today’s political climate. Aside from being alarmingly prescient, it’s a perfect illustration of one of my adages, “satire is prophecy.”
Fairy Godmothers and Saucy Ponies: ‘Mega Princess 1’ Reviewed
Mega Princess 1 is a comic book that makes me want to have kids for the sole reason of being able to introduce them to comics with this book. It’s that good.
Review time! with ‘Baggywrinkles’
Baggywrinkles, Lucy Bellwood’s comic about tall ships and some of the history of sailing, is funny, charming, and wonderful to look at. What more could you want?