Comics
Did a bit of shopping, being the saturday after payday after all.
No V for Vendetta available in any store. Turns out that an “anniversary edition” will replace the current one. Soon, I hope.
So bought Vertigo’s Lovecraft (well-painted and surprisingly previously missed) as well as the Planetary multi-crossover album instead. And fiddled with the first Powers-album, but decided against it for the time being.
Also bought my first ever read-from-the-back-towards-the-front book. Indeed, it’s my first manga album (perfect placement of the book - was already at the cashier when noticed this). The subject does not concern doe-eyed schoolgirls in uniform or battles with humongulous robots. No, this is a retelling of the Nightmare Before Christmas. Any good? I’ll let you know.
Also bought the first Monsieur Jean-album. It’s a pleasantly well-executed slice of life-type comic. At least the first album went down painlessly. And like its teammate (at WSOY, the finnish publisher) Jussi Jänis, the series will extend to four albums this fall.
Another well-known, but not yet confirmed arrival is the new hardcover-collection by Don Rosa (it’s an odd-numbered year).
Finished reading Jysäys 2/05, the magazine keeps getting better. Although it seems to be shedding a lot of stories without even approaching their halfway point. Praedor is pleasant, Sillage something nice I haven’t been exposed to earlier, but it’s Lewis Trondheim’s Kaput & Zösky that takes the first prize here. Let’s just hope the magazine can reach a regular publication schedule, right now it’s thoroughly unpredictable.
The very last album read today was a ~100 pager celebrating the first 75 years of Disney comics. With samples from each decade. Very variable quality, as expected. Barks and Rosa emerge as clear winners among the selection. Kari Korhonen’s work (the sample from this decade) is very good also, with Marco Rota handling the art. The most surprising tale is from the fifties - Paul Murry’s Mickey Mouse in the south seas has aspects that cause suspicion of suboptimal medication during the creation.
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