Hardcore noir, a dark intersection between 1984 and beloved fairy-tales, and cartoon ponies: Here are three books we’re looking forward to reading tomorrow.
Snapshot #1
Andy Diggle and Jock (The Losers, team up once again on their first creator-owned series. And yes, Arrow fans, Diggle is named after Andy Diggle, and his ability to beat the s*** out of people. Seriously, Andy Diggle will end you.
Joking aside, the book seems to be one of the darkest things Diggle and Jock have gotten up to. A slacker working at the local FLCS stumbles across a smartphone… full of pictures of a recent homicide. Turns out a hitman owns the phone, and would like it back and his shiny new material witness dead.
Apparently, as these things do, it gets more complicated from there. And we can’t wait: Diggle and Jock are a great creative team.
Fairy Quest #1
You’d be forgiven for thinking that this book by Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos was inspired by Fables, but this Kickstarter success story did so well that Boom! is bringing the hardcover out as a two-parter.
Essentially, Little Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Wolf have become close friends, something that puts them in danger courtesy of the tyrannical Grimm regime. So they’re looking for a way out… and may have found it.
The book is gorgeous and not what you’d expect, and it’s exciting that Jenkins and Ramos agreed to let Boom! publish it for the rest of us. Especially since this is a labor of love, and they both deserve for it to be a hit.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #3
Why are we looking forward to a book based on a cartoon largely aimed at girls? Because it’s a really, really funny comic book, that’s why.
There’s a lot about this book that’s completely unexpected. Katie Cook is a funny woman, as fans of her blog know, and Andy Price is a surprisingly dynamic artist for somebody who hasn’t had many major industry gigs, with hints of Sergio Aragones around the corners. Price and Cook also know how to play to the adults in the crowd, working in references to, say, David Bowie and Road House while expanding the show in a sensible way and working in dozens of visual gags. This is a book you can read and enjoy, and then hand to a kid who will also read it and enjoy it, and that’s rare.
This was always going to be a best-selling title, but Cook and Price go out of their way to make sure it’s a quality comic, and good for them for doing it.
Looking forward to something else? Here’s the full list: Let us know the one book you’re most looking forward to in the comments.
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Willow Wonderland #4, Hellboy in Hell #3, All New Xmen #5, Avengers #5, New Avengers #3,
A new Defenders book? Well, I can’t see why not.
Nice to see all those Hawkeyes in their 4th printing. It’s worth it. Word of mouth must be driving things.
Hellboy in Hell is a damn good book. Also, I think pretty much every single member of the comic press is in love with Hawkeye, and for superb reason.
Hellboy in Hell, Detective Comics & Animal Man/Swamp Thing for me. This Rot World crossover needs to an end and I’m really only hanging on to it just to see how it wraps up. For me, it’s been about 4-5 issues too many for one event.
Will check out Snapshot though. Looks like it could be an interesting read.
Rot World has been going for a while, yeah.
Hellboy in Hell #4, Green Arrow #17, Son Of Merlin #1, Repossessed #2, Snapshot #1, All-New X-Men #7, Avengers # 5. New Avengers #3, Superior Spider-Man #3. It’s strange buying so many Marvel books when I’ve been a life long DC fan. A lot of the New 52 stuff has just not held my interest. Hopefully Lemire’s Green Arrow run is good.
Funny you should bring that up. We’ll have a review of Lemire’s GA book tomorrow; can’t say anything because I’m under embargo, but tune in tomorrow.
SNAPSHOT looks dope, for sure. still so confused why you’re all about the My Little Pony series, haha.
surprised you didn’t mention Dynamite’s RED TEAM #1 by Garth Ennis. any new Garth Ennis book is a must-have, guaranteed buy by me.
also, quick critique of some of the new Image books:
Blackacre – pretty cool so far.
Repossessed – garbage.
Honestly, I’ve given up on Ennis. He’s like Frank Miller with a sense of irony, but for some reason it doesn’t work on me.
You know, I didn’t particularly like Blackacre. I thought the first issue’s pacing wasn’t super great until the end, and just haven’t picked it up.
But I agree with you. Repossessed was a great idea, but it wasn’t very good.
Light week, Multiple Warheads #4, Fiona and Cake #2, Fearless Defenders and probably grab Snapshot.
I’ll be picking up Iron Man #6, New Avengers #3, and Fearless Defenders #1 as well as Great Pacific.
It’s my last shot at Iron Man, if this arc doesn’t grab me, I’ll probably drop it from my list.
I’m a big fan of Female led books, so Fearless Defenders is a nat for me, although Cullen Bunn’s work on Venom hasn’t really enthralled me, I’m gonna give this book a shot.
Snapshot is on the cusp for me, but because you recomended it here, I’ll probably take a crack at it, and it means I’ve got 1 more book to pick up (outside of my subscriptions)
Maybe I’ll dive into hellboy in hell.
Hellboy in Hell is a lot of fun, but not quite what I was expecting. It’s really A Christmas Carol. Except in hell.