so-soI'm rereading a few GN's before releasing them into the wild (or possibly keeping them! Downsizing is hard!).
This Elseworlds mashup of Frankenstein & Batman is stronger in conception than execution, and it leans more into the Universal horror movie than Shelly's novel.
The artwork is excellent, the monster design ok, the plot thinner than the skin stretched over Boris Karloff's face.
Worth reading, but I think I'll let this one shamble off🧌🦇
pickSuch a great story and dialogue!
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so-soGenerally good artwork, mediocre story = meh 😐
Joker is released from Arkham Asylum because 🤷♂️ and immediately goes on a standard Joker murderous rampage. Billed as giving psychological insight into his character, but it utterly fails to do so. But as I say, pretty, if gory, pictures. Just barely 3🃏
Long car ride to get my late grandpas ratrod truck. Hope i can read this without getting car sick. Lol
pickThe Reckoners are brought to Babylon Restored, formerly New York City, to bring down Regalia, an Epic who has been sending cronies to Newcago to destroy the Reckoner team. David is on his search for Megan, a former team member lost in the battle of Newcago and finds himself in many tricky situations with his team and fighting the Epics who are hell bent on destroying the city.
Page one and I am already loving the art in this graphic novel!
so-soI made my way through a handful of Tom King's Batman run and it was... okay. I tried starting with the “complete“ City of Bane collection, but I had no idea what was going on. Even after going back a bit, it still wasn't super clear until a few issues in. One of my biggest problems with modern comics: I don't want to have to read 74 other issues to enjoy a certain story (thank goodness for the Black Label)... (con't)
pickMiles Morales is having a bad day. He is serving in-school suspension for standing up for himself and so distracted by thoughts of bad teachers, fairness and girls that he almost misses the villain sitting near him. The “day in a life” narrative is told with simple exposition punctuated with spare gorgeous poetry. Four ⭐️s for this novel that has Miles take on racism and other critters.
“A pit, boiling, burning, bubbles bursting in me…”
What spider-sense feels like
pickYou probably knew where dandelions got their name. But did you know that their puff is called a clock? #weirdwords I should have waited to post this in #weirdwordwednesday
