ext_217533 ([identity profile] mythdude.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] filkertom 2008-01-31 03:09 pm (UTC)

When it comes to comics, I think a lot of people only notice the big story arcs which cause smaller (and well, less popular) books to get swept under the rug, especially when the media gets involved and only focuses on something big. There are a bunch of really good books out there that I think you might enjoy, although who knows how much longer they will last.

All Astonishing Atom: Like may of DC's new generation comics, I initially ignored this one because the lead in adventure from Prelude to Infinite Crisis didn't interest me at all. However, with Gail Simone at it's head the series is amazing. It's funny, and the Atom is back to doing what he does best; scientific adventures with comedy sparsed in between.

Green Lantern: Many people, including myself, were upset over the return of Hal Jordan four years ago and I was looking at the new series with disdain. (Dammit, I love Kyle!) But the series has actually been pretty great, and recently the Sinestro Corp War was amazing. Then again, I'm horribly biased when it comes to Green Lantern. :P

Trials of Shazam: This revamp of Captain Marvel is actually really well done. Rather than making Freddy (Captain Marvel Jr.) into Captain Marvel right off the bat, he has to earn his powers and over the course of 11 issues he still isn't up to full power, and his stories have been really well done.

Iron Man: The only title where Tony Stark isn't portrayed as A. A tyrant like Hitler or B. An idiot who can't keep his own house in order, it's actually really good and the stories they're on right now have been great with Stark experiencing burn out after the past years activities.

Runaways: I've loved Runaways since the beginning and since Joss Whedon took over it's gotten better. It's a story about the children of supervillains who end up saving the world several times, and now are trapped in the 1800's.

The Twelve: This is the beginning to JMS's graphic novel on superheroes from the 1940s being brought into modern times. It has only had one issue so far, but it looks really good especially when you take the humor from some of their costumes into account.

I could go on, but I'll just be quiet now. :)

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