COMICS: A snapshot of my pull list...

With SpringCon comic convention in Saint Paul this weekend, I thought I'd spill what comics I'm reading in print these days, here's a list of my regular titles:

Dark Horse

Star Wars - Brian Wood's story takes place after New Hope and Empire as Vader hunts down Skywalker to redeem himself for the Death Star's destruction, Leia struggles with losing Alderaan and finding a new home for the rebels

DC

Sword of Sorcery (just ended with issue #8) - Great series that lives up to it's namesake, stars Amethyst and her diverse Gemworld kingdom; post-apocalyptic Beowulf mini-series is pretty good too

Prophet (Vertigo label) - Really out-there sci-fi that's truly imaginative, unrelenting and also unsettling at times

 

Lot's of ideas to plunder for games...

Dynamite

Flash Gordon - Classic Flash in the 1930s with a hefty coat of the 1980 film's flamboyance

IDW

Godzilla: Half Century War - Tracking the big guy through the jungles of South East Asia. Art by James Stoke is...I don't even...just look (you need to right-click these to really appreciate):

The High Ways - John Byrne hard sci-fi adventure about a cargo crew. I'm amazed at how hefty these issues are--lots of story packed in!

Mars Attacks - After being repelled by Earthlings 40 years ago, the Martians are back. ACK! ACK!

Image

The Activity - Excellent, modern-day, action comic about an black ops military unit, illustrated by our own local-boy-done-good, Mitch Gerads

 

Marvel

Hawkeye - Seriously one of the best-written comics right now. Fantastic art as well.

FF - Second string Fantastic Four babysits the planet while Reed, Ben, Sue and Johnny leave for a quick "four minute" trip. Lots of charm and just plain fun--love the Mike Allred artwork!

Fearless Defenders - Good start with great character writing for Marvel's first, official all-female super team. Wonderfully inventive covers too!

 

 

And anything with a cover by Francesco Francavilla...

 

Trade paperbacks
I love single issue comics, there's just nothing like holding one in your hands--and I especially like supporting writers/artists who's work I enjoy during the run--but it does get expensive. Plus, friends want to borrow, and I'm sorry, but I'm NOT giving out my single issues! So trades are a great alternative...

• Adventure Time (Boom Studios) Too hard to find all the singles, but I'll pick up the trade
• Avengers Asssemble (Marvel) I have most of these, but stopped until the trade comes out
• Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel) - I'm a sucker for talking racoons so I've got the first single, but I'll wait for the trade
• Jupiter's Legacy (Image) - Mark Millar and Frank Quitely team up to write about second gen supers living in their parent's shadow, have the first single and now waiting for trade
• Nova (Marvel) - Looks like good fun with a GotG tie-in, but again, waiting on the trade
• Hawkeye (Marvel) Have first vol. will likely pick up a few more singles
• Mars Attacks (IDW) Have first vol., just dropped single issues to order vol. 2
• Prophet (Image) I've recently been unable to get the last 3 issues due to shortages so I'll now have to switch to trades
• Saga (Image) Have first vol., I'm waiting on vol. 2, only first single collected
• Warlord of Mars (Dynamite) I have up through the first two dozen or so issues, just dropped to switch to trades
• Young Avengers (Marvel) - A new Avengers team for modern times, great stuff, but again--it's almost always sold out, so gotta get the trade

And this doesn't even count the other anthologies, graphic novels, and an omnibus or two that I've got on my wish list! I'll do a web comic list in an upcoming post.

 

So what are you reading in print these days?