niedziela, 1 czerwca 2014

#2: 28th May 2014

Here we go, new week, new comic books. It was a solid Wednesday, lots of great stuff. I reviewed three best, for me, issues, surprisingly none of which was published by Marvel.

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Trees #1 (Image)


On Tuesday I even didn't know that a series like Trees exists, but looking at DCD catalogue, under "Image Comics" I saw an information about this new Warren Ellis's series, so I decided to check it out. And I'm glad I did it.

Image is getting stronger and stronger and so do its series. Trees #1 is a some kind of apocalyptic and alien themed comic book. It happens ten years after the arrival of... guess what, alien trees. But are these really trees? I'm not sure, they arrived and stayed still for these ten years till now. For ten years because an event in Rio occured. Some kind of acid? fluid? got out of the Tree followed by terrible consequences - numerous civilian casualties.

Later we are introduced to some other characters on the whole planet, but we don't know much about them.
Artwork is quite good, sometimes Trees looks like it was drawn by Romita Jr. Overall, this dynamic style fits book's atmosphere and doesn't disturb the reader.

Was issue 1 good? Yes, it was a solid book, which has a potential for future.

Legacy #15 (Dark Horse)



From the very first issue Bechko's and Hardman's Legacy series has been a great, enjoyable read. But recently it started to get better and better. I love reading Ania's adventures and, maybe even more, looking at Gabriel's artwork. In my opinion current Star Wars: Legacy run is the best series on the market from graphical point of view. Its artistic panels look stunning and all backgrounds give a special depth to the series. Every single time, having read the whole issue, I flick through all the pages at least once just for the artwork.

But tremendous artwork isn't everything that we are offered with Legacy. A fun adventure plot increases the ease of reading. Characters are easy to like and make us care about them. There is everything in here: hilarious jokes, action, melancholic atmosphere, politics and surprising twists.

Unfortunately Legacy has one drawback. There are only 3 issues left and one thing is certain,  I'll miss Ania and her team. Pick up this book, highly recommended.

Batman #31 (DC)



Zero Year continues and despite the poor start, issue 31 of bestselling Batman flagship series is a masterpiece. I know some people complain about current arc that it's borimg and plot is advancing slowly, but for me Snyder's Batman is one of not many series that we need to really think during reading.

Issue 31 focuses on a mind combat between Bats and mysterious The Riddler, who has taken control of Gotham City and terrorises gothamites. People are scared, thirsty, hungry and exhausted. And The Riddler gives them an opportunity to live back their normal lives. All they need to do is answer one, small riddle. But one who fails in answering it, dies eaten by wild animals. And here comes Darede... Batman (of course!), trying to defeat The Riddler with Jim Gordon and Mr Fox.

Greg Capullo has a unique style in drawing literally everything. He pays a great attention to details, which perfectly suit Batman.

From the Owl arc, through Death of the Family and to Zero Year, Batman has been one of the best ongoing series. It's dark, intelligent and fascinating. It's not a coincidence that Batman's almost each month the series with the highest amout of issues sold.



Other worth mentioning issues:

- Deadly Class #5 (Image)
- Iron Man #26 (Marvel)
- Ms Marvel #4 (Marvel)

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