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Kevin M. BrettauerFeatures
We Few, We Happy Few, We Bandaged Brothers: Jeff Lemire’s The Nobody and the Quest for SelfA touching, heartfelt meditation on identity and isolation in a small town, Jeff Lemire is able to redress an H.G. Wells classic and make it as timely and disturbing as ever. [13 November 2009] Beautiful and Unique Snowflakes: Warren Ellis’ ‘Planetary’Warren Ellis, once thought of by many as comics’ resident Orson Welles, an angry, embittered artist, is actually the industry’s Kurt Vonnegut, sent here to make us feel as if "everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt". [13 October 2009] The Teflon King: Ronald Reagan and the Death of Michael JacksonOddly enough, the Jackson debacle reminds me of another recent death, that of Ronald Reagan just over five years ago. [9 July 2009] Reviews
Madame Xanadu: DisenchantedReminiscent, in all the best ways, of Neil Gaiman and Kurt Vonnegut’s finest works, Matt Wagner’s opening salvo of his new Vertigo series shows the world still has need for the archetypes inherent in Wagner’s Parsifal. [3 November 2009] 
Secret Warriors Vol. 1: Nick Fury, Agent of NothingJonathan Hickman blasts into the Marvel Universe, and he brings Nick Fury with him, as the super-spy popularized by Steranko maintains his classic sense of “cool”, refuting the modern-day “kewl” methods of cinema spies like James Bond and Jason Bourne as he attempts to take down his greatest threat to date. [8 October 2009] 
Astonishing X-Men: Ghost BoxesThe newest creative team is doing tremendous work on the series that redefined the X-Men -- so why some fans won’t accept it? [22 September 2009] 
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century - 1910Set in the past during the events of Brecht’s most well-known musical, it’s interesting to note that the latest League book is really about the modern world and the evolution of terrorism from Jack the Ripper to Osama bin Laden to the Antichrist himself. [8 September 2009] 
Soul Kiss #1-5A soul is a terrible thing to waste, but then again, time and money are terrible things to waste on stories that fail to own up their promise. [18 August 2009] 
Star Trek: CountdownThe beginning of a new era for a venerable science fiction franchise that ‘has and always will be [the] friend’ of many fans, and shall no doubt live long and prosper long after most of us are gone. If this collection is any indication, the future of live-action Star Trek is in excellent hands. [21 May 2009] 
Sub-Mariner: The DepthsIn The Depths, Milligan re-imagines Namor as a legend somewhere along the lines of an underwater Chupacabra. [5 May 2009] 
All-Star SupermanThis story transcends all other Superman stories ever told, becoming the definitive take on the character almost without trying. [21 April 2009] 
Batman: Last RitesIn an industry where the average story is told in about six installments, it is refreshing to see one of the great masters return to a world he knows so well and deliver a two-issue, character-driven narrative that makes the reader wish all comic books were this engrossing and wonderful. [24 February 2009] 
RASL Vol. 1: The DriftMore science than science fiction, and more character-driven than action-based, Jeff Smith's latest effort is the newest installment in a decades-old legacy of sci-fi storytelling, and a work that would no doubt please Jack Kirby himself. [17 February 2009] 
JokerIn their follow-up to the brilliant Lex Luthor: Man of Steel, Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo take us on a twisted, depraved ride through a strikingly recognizable America – and our tour guide is a Joker who acts less like any Joker we’ve ever seen and more like a guard at Abu Ghraib. [6 January 2009] 
The Mice Templar Volume OneIn an age of secrets and lies, of murder and betrayal, many look to fiction for their greatest hope of escape. How is it, then, that a comic book about the worst parts of human nature is such a joy to read? [19 December 2008] BlogsGraphically Speaking: The Island of Mr. Lemire: Why The Nobody Matters [12 November 2009]Graphically Speaking: “Keeping It That Way”: The Cultural Maelstrom of Warren Ellis’ Planetary [11 October 2009] |
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