written by Sam on Saturday, March 20, 2021
A solid supernatural thriller set in late 1800s New York, following the titular character and her possibly devilish family. While only a 6-issue miniseries, it’s a decent start to an ongoing series or TV show (Marks writes for TV). The biggest standout is the book’s physical design and its papery, semi-transparent jacket. Book: 12 of…
View Articlewritten by Sam on Saturday, March 13, 2021
Lane’s exploration of American icons—hoboes, femmes fatale, motorcycles, cars—and his affection for the Beat Generation didn’t work for me as well here as in previous books. But I was reminded of the infinite flexibility of comics by Lane’s mixture of art, blocks of text, one-page gags, sideways composition. Exciting stuff. Book: 11 of 52
written by Sam on Saturday, March 6, 2021
This volume can’t quite hit the peerless highs of the first—largely due to a more overtly political focus of the stories (note to self on that one)—but it’s still great comics. Moore completely reinvents Swamp Thing in both books. Interesting parallels here between Dr. Manhattan of Watchmen and Swamp Thing. Book: 10 of 52
