Best single issue you have read this week

dubbat138

Like the trade thread I am just curious about the best single issue people have read this week.

Mine is kind of a surprise. A few months back I was at a local indoor flea market and saw a booth with a nice stack of comics. Most of the stuff was mid 90s drek. But I did find about 18 comics I did want. The vendor wanted either a buck a comic or 20 comics for 10 bucks. So I figured I might as well pick out 2 more comics to get them for cheaper. Well for some reason I grabbed "Youngblood Super Special" #1 from Maximum Press. Now I know what you are thinking " Has Dubba T lost his mind,picking a Youngblood comic as the best single issue he has read this week?" And really I didn't expect the comic to be worth a shit at all. But turns out it is the best Youngblood comic I have read so far. Written by Eric Stephenson,pencils by Chris Sprouse and inks by Al Gordon and Danny Miki. This issue is about a training mission were a few members of Youngblood are out with some members of their training group doing some teamwork exercises. And it turns out to be a well written super hero team story. Plus the Sprouse artwork has to be the best artwork I have ever seen in an issue of Youngblood. Really the only thing that could make this issue better is a cover of pin up by Chap Yaep.

So I ask my fellow CGS fans,What is the best single issue you have read this week?

Trev

FF 16. Wraps up a great storyline that included Annihilus, Franklin and Valeria, Johnny's return, the Celestials, and Galactus and lays the seeds for a potentially great arc involving Dr. Doom and Valeria.

dubbat138

FF 16. Wraps up a great storyline that included Annihilus, Franklin and Valeria, Johnny's return, the Celestials, and Galactus and lays the seeds for a potentially great arc involving Dr. Doom and Valeria.

Sounds good. I have been planning on reading FF in trades soon.

Greg

I won't get the big box-o-comics from DCBS 'till tomorrow,,,hopefully.

David_D

Haven't read many single issues this week. But from the ones I did, yesterday's Walking Dead #95. Continues to be great. I love the possibilities of where they are at right now, and that- even though the current situation is familiar- the trauma and mileage on the surviving characters make me, as a reader, not really sure I can predict what they will do and what will happen. So often it is the case that you don't know what to expect from the world and characters outside the main cast, while your main characters continue being who they always are. I like that, in this book, the story has gone on long enough that we have really seen the surviving characters change. And not always for the best.

Torchsong

I bought Demon Knights #7 digitally this week. This book just gets better and better...

Zhurrie

I'd say a tie between Atomic Robo Presents #1 and Moon Knight #11. Batman was good but it was a little weak overall to make my pick. This was a light week for me and nothing really was outstanding. I actually got the most joy out of a copy of the Jan '11 Wildstorm annual I picked up on a whim and the Deathblow feature that kicks it off was absolutely spectacular, but that just made me more depressed than anything. That is easily my pick of the week though for the best single issue I've read.

dubbat138

Preacher #53

Coming right after the 2 issue "origin" of Tulip,we get a great story that is mainly Jesse traveling the backroads in his truck adn picking up hitchhikers. My favorite part is when he picks up the former pornstar and you find out why the guy isn't in the porn film industry any more. "Frying silicon. God forgive me. I'm never gonna forget that smell." That line is still the funniest thing I have ever read in a Big 2 comic book.

mwhitt80

Knights of the Dinner Table 21 - I didn't miss type 21. Sara gets a cursed ring making her character evil. She even frames one of our brave heroes and poisons another. I love KoDT and these early issues are a lot of fun to read for the first time. Evil Sara is awesome.

Miraclemet

got around to reading Saga #2 after finally tracking down a copy here in ATL...

great read, continuing to build out the Saga-verse. Not as great as #1, but still really good (though it felt short, like 20 pages)... If this thing goes 60 issues its gonna (hopefully) feel like a Star Wars type epic that really should be made into a movie.

Greg

Valen the Outcast #1 and 2, have 3-5 to read tonight.

This has hit my sweet spot. I like the art, and the conecpt right of the bat has me hooked.

Torchsong

Legion of Super Heroes #7. I love the "new" character Dragonwing (no eyebrows, weird eyes, dreadlocks, funky costume that looks like it'd be cool/a bitch to draw and get right). I also like how they've done the past few issues (7 and 8) where instead of trying to give us one overarching story, we get 2 or 3 short stories. It's almost perfect when dealing with a group the size of the Legion.

WetRats

Legion of Super Heroes #7. I love the "new" character Dragonwing (no eyebrows, weird eyes, dreadlocks, funky costume that looks like it'd be cool/a bitch to draw and get right). I also like have they've done the past few issues (7 and 8) where instead of trying to give us one overarching story, we get 2 or 3 short stories. It's almost perfect when dealing with a group the size of the Legion.

It really feels like Levitz has found his storytelling rhythm again.

And yeah, I like Dragonwing a lot now, after her feature story. I look forward to getting to know the other newbies as well.

Eric_C

Caught up on Justice League this week. I give my favorite floppy this week to JL #6

Zhurrie

@Greg, Valen wins every single time it is in my pile. Glad you are reading it! I think it is the most underrated title currently shipping.

For me it was probably Resdent Alien #0 although I had already read it in the Dark Horse Presents. TMNT Leonardo was good. Batman again I can't give it to, the backup was just an ad and it was all setup.

LibraryBoy

Supergirl #8 - I've always liked Silver Banshee, so I was glad to see her get reintroduced so soon. This is a very different take on her, but it's interesting so far, and her "having a way with languages" is an awesome wrinkle on her power set. Plus, it's nice for Kara to have someone to actually talk to for the first time since Superman's appearance in the book.

ctowner1

I thought the 1st issue of The Secret Service, by Millar & Gibbons was surprisingly readable.

e
L nny

dubbat138

Dc Comics Presents #85

Great team up between Superman and Swamp thing. Plus it is written by Alan moore. I have never been a Superman fan. But there is 3 Superman stories I love. All 3 are written by Mr Moore.If you haven't read this issue find a copy and read it now. I know it is in the Alan Moore DC universe trade.PLus in the greatest team up stories ever told trade.

dubbat138

It is a tie between two issues of Classic Illustrated.

Classics Illustrated #15 Uncle Tom's Cabin- I have never read the novel this comic is based on. But have heard about it for years. Turns out the story isn't bad ,but it is the amazing artwork that makes this such a great comic. I really wish that somewhere in the book it told me who the artist and inker is.

Classics Illustrated #144 The First ment in the Moon by H. G. Wells-I know I read this novel years ago when I was a kid.But I don't remember anything about it. But this adaptaion is a fun pulpy science fiction story. Sadly this is another issue that has great artwork but the artist and inker aren't credited.

I hope the other 50 odd issues I got of CI are as good as these two. I think I will read Jules verne Journey to the center of the Earth next.

Zhurrie

Moon Knight #12 - This was a light week for me but nothing really stood out from the new crop.

Greg

Just now read my FF books from last month. FF #17 shows how Johnny and Pete are doing as roomates. The last thre pages with the final page being a splash...I lost it. Before me was an image that I had never expected to see.

dubbat138

Bongo comics free for all 2010

4 great stories ,one which has Sergio artwork. Plus a great superhero parody story starring 4 versions of Bart.

QuinQuestion

I would have to say Justice League #9 was the best single issue I read this week solely because of the back up story. I love what they are doing with Billy Batson. They are getting to the core of who he is before giving him his super powers.

Torchsong

Comixology had a freebie for Phonogram Vol. 2 Issue 1 and I figured what the heck?

Absolutely brilliant. Breaks the fourth wall in an effective way...you're drawn into a world that isn't fully explained to you, and you almost hate to leave it when you go.

ChrisBeckett

Grimjack #1



I recently bought the latest Grimjack (the Manx Cat) trade on Amazon, read it, loved it, and had a need to go back and check out my original issues. And it did not disappoint. It's written by John Ostrander with art from Tim Truman, and it's such a good book. John Gaunt, aka Grimjack, is a mercenary in the city of Cynosure, which is a nexus for every dimension as they overlap and move in and out of the city according to their laws. This meant that one part of the city could have magic, the other part a futuristic milieu, that one a world where the animals are sentient. It provided limitless possibilities and Ostrander and Truman (along with other artists who followed) really created a lasting comic that holds up well today. Well worth checking out.

chris

dubbat138

Grimjack #1



I recently bought the latest Grimjack (the Manx Cat) trade on Amazon, read it, loved it, and had a need to go back and check out my original issues. And it did not disappoint. It's written by John Ostrander with art from Tim Truman, and it's such a good book. John Gaunt, aka Grimjack, is a mercenary in the city of Cynosure, which is a nexus for every dimension as they overlap and move in and out of the city according to their laws. This meant that one part of the city could have magic, the other part a futuristic milieu, that one a world where the animals are sentient. It provided limitless possibilities and Ostrander and Truman (along with other artists who followed) really created a lasting comic that holds up well today. Well worth checking out.

chris

I love that series. Managed to get a complete run of it outta the cheap bins about a decade ago.

ChrisBeckett

@dubbat138 - I knew Grimjack would spark a response from you.

chris

dubbat138

@dubbat138 - I knew Grimjack would spark a response from you.

chris

Yeah it is a series I keep recommending to people.

Zhurrie

If it is a Saga week, then that wins pretty much hands down. I found myself enjoying Dancer #1 and Hardcore #1 waaay more than I thought I would though.

Fade2Black

As of this morning it was Saga #3, but that was before I acquired the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum's: Gene Colan Visions of a Man Without Fear!
(signed and numbered ed. #75/100)

I picked this up while at attending today's Big Wow Comicfest in Downtown San Jose, CA.
The Cartoon Art Museum was selling the regular edition for $20.00 and the singed and numbered edition for $40.00. I had the pleasure of meeting Gene at WonderCon a few years back, and I figured now that he's gone, I probably won't get very many opportunities to add an autographed Colan book to my collection. The 48 page b/w book is teeming with original artwork scans and Gene Colan commentary by some of the biggest names in the industry.

http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Colan-Visions-without-Fear/dp/B001NMZ8CY

John_Steed

@Fade2Black : totally agreeing on the awesomeness of that book and wanna recommend this one as well

amazon.com/Secrets-Shadows-Life-Gene-Colan/dp/1893905454/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header