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Brian Azzarello: Wonder Woman: Blood
I quite liked this, how it used plenty of Greek myth. Admittedly, Hera-as-villain is kind of overused in general, but then, I have a hard time sympathizing with a person, who - when her husband cheats on her - avenges herself not on him, but on his poor rape victims and their unasked-for children (and curiously enough, she only seems to get pissed off at Zeus' women - or at least I don't remember any references to her being particularly mean to Ganymede...). And that was a bit of tangent, really, but anyway, I liked this and will be perfectly willing to read more (I wonder, with this 52 re-start of the DC universe, what does that mean for such beings as the Endless?)
Alan Moore: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century: 2009
Well, I certainly liked it better than the second volume of the Century trilogy, which had way too much sex and way too little plot, even for an Alan Moore comic. And yeah, I enjoyed seeing God!Mary Poppins kicking Harry-Potter-the-antichrist's arse. Even if I can't get myself to agreeing with the general theme of "fiction was better and less derivative in the olden days". (Also, I want to know what the Nemos are up to, and why London had seemingly gotten infested with Baltimore gangsters).
Zeb Wells: Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways
If any single comic were to convince me that the Marvel-verse is a dystopia (not that I'm not already), this is probably it. I'm just - they are children. Superpowered children, alien children, robot children - still children. Abducted and tortured by government employees (semi-rogue of not - seriously, what kind of organization has that kind of person in a position of power over anybody?!). I just - I have no words. (Why am I reading these comics? Why not stay in the movie-verse of happy and shiny and not a fucking dystopia? I'm tired of dystopias, actively avoiding them, why am I ILL'ing these comics, especially when I know better? Why?)
Total number of books and comics read this month: 19
Currently reading: 1Q84 vol. 3 by Haruki Murakami, Civil War: Front Line vol. 1 by Paul Jenkins and The Baltic Origins of Homer's Epic Tales by Felice Vinci.
I quite liked this, how it used plenty of Greek myth. Admittedly, Hera-as-villain is kind of overused in general, but then, I have a hard time sympathizing with a person, who - when her husband cheats on her - avenges herself not on him, but on his poor rape victims and their unasked-for children (and curiously enough, she only seems to get pissed off at Zeus' women - or at least I don't remember any references to her being particularly mean to Ganymede...). And that was a bit of tangent, really, but anyway, I liked this and will be perfectly willing to read more (I wonder, with this 52 re-start of the DC universe, what does that mean for such beings as the Endless?)
Alan Moore: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century: 2009
Well, I certainly liked it better than the second volume of the Century trilogy, which had way too much sex and way too little plot, even for an Alan Moore comic. And yeah, I enjoyed seeing God!Mary Poppins kicking Harry-Potter-the-antichrist's arse. Even if I can't get myself to agreeing with the general theme of "fiction was better and less derivative in the olden days". (Also, I want to know what the Nemos are up to, and why London had seemingly gotten infested with Baltimore gangsters).
Zeb Wells: Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways
If any single comic were to convince me that the Marvel-verse is a dystopia (not that I'm not already), this is probably it. I'm just - they are children. Superpowered children, alien children, robot children - still children. Abducted and tortured by government employees (semi-rogue of not - seriously, what kind of organization has that kind of person in a position of power over anybody?!). I just - I have no words. (Why am I reading these comics? Why not stay in the movie-verse of happy and shiny and not a fucking dystopia? I'm tired of dystopias, actively avoiding them, why am I ILL'ing these comics, especially when I know better? Why?)
Total number of books and comics read this month: 19
Currently reading: 1Q84 vol. 3 by Haruki Murakami, Civil War: Front Line vol. 1 by Paul Jenkins and The Baltic Origins of Homer's Epic Tales by Felice Vinci.
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