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New comics read, in order of read.

Sloth (DC/Vertigo)

Writing and art both by Gilbert Hernandez

I was very surprised to see this on the shelf of my local library, but I was also very happy. When this was solicited, I did not have enough money to buy it, and was not completely familiar with the works of the Hernandez brothers, other than just knowing what they did. This is a black and white original tale told in three parts with beautiful simple art. We have three main characters to follow and they are all likeable and amusing in their quirks and views. The story is that of a teenage life and they worries, curiosity, and passion that comes from being young.

Highly Recommended.

The Borden Tragedy (NBM)

Writing and art both by Rick Geary

This is another black and white book, but with a very different and more cartoony but still highly detailed style. This a retelling of the events leading up to the infamous Borden murders, with theories and multiple possibilites discussed and also an account of the trials that took place afterward and final outcomes. Ricky Geary did a great job with this book, having had to have done research for both the character's likenesses and also the telling of the events and then having them turn out so well.

Recommended (but it helps to have an interest in either black and white art or the Borden murders themselves)

Batman: Gotham Noir (DC)

Writing by Ed Brubaker with Art by Sean Phillips

This was a short little Elseworlds tale that puts Commisioner Gordon on the wrong end of the law and at the bottom of a bottle, trying to tell his story in order to save his life. A simple but fun story.

Queen & Country: Operation Broken Ground, Volume 1 (Oni)

Writing by Greg Rucka with Art by Steve Rolston

A story of international espionage, a top secret governmant agency, and work turmoil. This book was okay, but the characters aren't developed very quickly, and so I did not feel much for them by story's end. The story was interesting and the art a subtle cartoonish black and white affair, and it is those two things that would have me give more books from this series another chance.

Adam Strange: Planet Heist (DC)

Writing by Andy Diggle with Art by Pascal Ferry

This is a beautifully illustarted and colored book, and that is what really first attracted me to the book. I have no real prior knowledge of the characters, or most of the characters in volved in the book actually, but Diggle's writing takes care of it all and you are too interested in the story at hand to worry about any detail not covered within the story, which is a story about a man who is chosen to be a planet's champion, only to have said planet disappear, making things very complicated. I am a fan of Diggle's wiriting, and this book really is a good example of why. Pasal Ferry is a new name to me, but I hope that he is not a stranger to the business ever as his work is so smooth and pleasing to the eyes.

Highly Recommended

I am getting rather typing this all out, so I am going to end this here for now and head off to bed. I hope to add the following books later (permitting the computer is still alive then):

The Silent City (Kitchen Sink)
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (DC/Vertigo)
It's a Bird (DC/Vertigo)
Soulwind, Book One: The Kid from Planet Earth (Oni)
The Plain Janes (DC/Minx)
Red Rocket 7 #1-7 (Dark Horse/Legend)
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser (Dark Horse)
The Walking Dead #35-37 (Image)
Invincible #40 (Image)
Fell #8 (Image)
The Runaways Saga #1 (Marvel)
Y the Last Man #54-55 (DC/Vertigo)
Jack of Fables #8-9 (DC/Vertigo)
Jonah Hex #16-18 (DC)
Ghost Rider: The Road to Damnation (Marvel)
and
Death Jr. (Image)