New Comics day
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thebitterguyThis week, it was thin in the old pull box, so I picked up a few other items.
First off, Rawhide Kid #1, the infamous 'gay cowboy' comic. Well, I guess he's gay. Everyone talks about how good a dresser he is, you see. And he sounds like a gossipy queen sitting around the campfire talking to the kids about the various heroes of the old west.
My favourite bit, actually, omitted TRK entirely and was focused on two of the supporting characters, Sheriff Morgan & his son. The teacher, Ms. Inguls (yeah, yeah, reall subtle) decides to let them have a moment to clear the air. Sherrif Morgan & his boy talk, and it's really quite funny.
of course, I then realize I've spent $5 on a comic about a gay cowboy that has neither a good shootout, nor hot man on man action. Not that I'm LOOKING for man on man action, mind you. But there could be more of any kind of action.
Issue #2 of Unstable Molecules: Definitely an interesting book. Sue Sturm (not a mispelling) is a harried single woman, raising her rambunctious teenage brother while trying to fit in to her post-war suburban setting. I liked the intertwining of the Vapor Girl story with Sue's life. It's a good read, although I'm wondering about the scene where Sue meets up with an old teenage friend of hers. It may foreshadow more trouble betwen her & Reed.
The text portion at the end (as well as every scene they have in the book) hints that the Reed/Sue romance may not have been the bed of roses we've always though.
Scars #2: Issue two of the new crime book from Warren Ellis. It's a bit on the violent side; the lead character, Detective Cain, likes to beat his co-workers into co-operation. The murderer he & his partner are pursuing is a horrifying one, and although they never deliver any open gross-out shots, the half spoken words and implications are more than enough to send shiverd down yoru spine.
I like the way Ellis draws you into each of the characters. The most upsetting bit in a book that's upsetting all the way through is probably the coroner. Her monologue about her own personal scars is a good piece of writing.
It's interesting, though, and I'm hoping I can track down a copy of issue #1.
First off, Rawhide Kid #1, the infamous 'gay cowboy' comic. Well, I guess he's gay. Everyone talks about how good a dresser he is, you see. And he sounds like a gossipy queen sitting around the campfire talking to the kids about the various heroes of the old west.
My favourite bit, actually, omitted TRK entirely and was focused on two of the supporting characters, Sheriff Morgan & his son. The teacher, Ms. Inguls (yeah, yeah, reall subtle) decides to let them have a moment to clear the air. Sherrif Morgan & his boy talk, and it's really quite funny.
of course, I then realize I've spent $5 on a comic about a gay cowboy that has neither a good shootout, nor hot man on man action. Not that I'm LOOKING for man on man action, mind you. But there could be more of any kind of action.
Issue #2 of Unstable Molecules: Definitely an interesting book. Sue Sturm (not a mispelling) is a harried single woman, raising her rambunctious teenage brother while trying to fit in to her post-war suburban setting. I liked the intertwining of the Vapor Girl story with Sue's life. It's a good read, although I'm wondering about the scene where Sue meets up with an old teenage friend of hers. It may foreshadow more trouble betwen her & Reed.
The text portion at the end (as well as every scene they have in the book) hints that the Reed/Sue romance may not have been the bed of roses we've always though.
Scars #2: Issue two of the new crime book from Warren Ellis. It's a bit on the violent side; the lead character, Detective Cain, likes to beat his co-workers into co-operation. The murderer he & his partner are pursuing is a horrifying one, and although they never deliver any open gross-out shots, the half spoken words and implications are more than enough to send shiverd down yoru spine.
I like the way Ellis draws you into each of the characters. The most upsetting bit in a book that's upsetting all the way through is probably the coroner. Her monologue about her own personal scars is a good piece of writing.
It's interesting, though, and I'm hoping I can track down a copy of issue #1.
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Date: 2003-02-08 03:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-11 05:27 pm (UTC)Far as I can tell, until it stops being a freak show every time they say a guy in tights is a friend of dorothy, they're probably gonna keep making it pointless goofy stuff. Not fair, no, but comics is an ugly, ugly business.
Besides, if the GLBT's of the world want comics that reflect them, the undergrounds are full of joy.