The Escapists #1 by BKV (Brian K. Vaughn) is a delightful outside looking in story of a boy whom wants to be in the Comic book industry and purchases the right to his fathers, and by default his, comic book idle “the Escapist”. Check this tile out as it is a 6 part mini, from Dark Horse Comics. That and the price of $1 for the first issue is great.
Detective Comics by Paul Dini is so good that you will want to re-read them again and again. Starting with issue #821 Dini focuses more on the one comic book storyline as compared to the multipart epic arcs we as readers are so fond of. It also delves into the more detective skills of Bruce Wayne as he deals with the underworld of Gotham and its many crime stories. I am kind into the whole one book one story right now. Detective Comics is release monthly from DC Comics and Dini plans to write for a least a year.
Fell by Warren Ellis is an experiment into less expensive but with dense content comics is successful in my mind and in my wallet. Fell is about 16 pages, this compared to the average 22-32 page comic comes in to about half the cost. But this does not mean you get have a comic, no sir, this comic is dense. We follow Richard Fell, a Cop, as he is transferred to Snowtown on his quest to make detective. He prides himself on reading people and solving crime. Each issue is designed like detective to be able to be picked up and read by anybody as they are independent stories of each other. Fell is from Image comics and is up to I believe issue 7.
Ultimate Fantastic Four TPB 1-3 by Mark Millar, Brian Michael Bendis and Warren Ellis released from Marvel Comics. This Series is a re-envisioning of the FF in the Ultimate universe, a separate universe from the traditional Marvel one of the past 60 years. The FF in this ‘verse is a much younger and slightly skewed version that its older variation. The writing duties have changed every 6 issues or so but you still feel as if they are consistently and loyal to the over arching storyline. I suggest getting the TPB for these guys as they look cool on your book shelf and it seems, so far that each book is a contain mini arc. By and by I love the overarching themes of science and technology to the stories and the rapport share by then team members, mostly Thing and Reed.
Podcasts.
Since I was unable to attend the San Diego Comic Con I decided to find a Podcast that would be able to show me all I would need to know. I found www.ifanboy.com. These guys share a similar story as my own except that that stuck it out in the nineties as I had fled comics. I would not have picked up The Escapist if they had not recommended it in the Pick of the Week. Something I might do if I have the time. Mind you these guys knowledge of comics is crazy.
Another Cast is www.fanboyradio.com, they are good for interviews and I have never heard people so excited about comics in my life.
Ok check them out them and let me know.
Mark
