Episode 1508 Talkback - Previews
Adam_Murdough
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Ready or not, here comes Previews! We go through the October catalog for items shipping to stores in December. (1:58:23)
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Usagi Yojimbo Saga vol 2 - reprinting Usagi vol 3 issues 7-30, the Usagi Sagas are reprinting Sakai's Darkhorse run
ElfQuest vol 2 - which you mentioned
The Little Nemo comic was a lot of fun. I read it to my son and he loved it. Though he was really upset to find out it doesn't come out monthly.
"Time Runs Out" leads into a new Secret Wars by Hickman.
I think Uncanny is better than All New but you should be reading both to get the whole story.
1) Even better would be if it was like one of those musical ones (you know, that play like the Notre Dame fight song or something) but when you go to open a bottle, it says "Hail Hydra!" (*)
2) If this isn't the perfect product for "Drunk Cap" to pitch on TV, then I don't know what is!
(* - Alternate Hydra audio could be "Drink 1, and 2 more will take it's place")
As for Corto Maltese, outside of Tintin and some of Moebius’ work, this series is among the most influential comic book works to come out of Europe. Some of it has been reprinted here over the years, but this looks to be a top-notch production. Highly recommended.
I've read Crogan's March & Crogan's Loyalty and they are wonderful. I'm adding it to my order now.
...but if you hadn't, I guess I'd be missing out on some good reads. Thanks!
Can't stress enough how good Soule's run has been.
After a while with some of this kind of stuff I used to think "Okay, this is just taking what Alan Moore did with Swamp Thing and applying it in a different way", but what Soule's doing now is honestly the first time I think that a ST writer has stepped out from Moore's shadow WHILE sort of taking Moore's ingenuity into account. Snyder (amongst many others) paid tribute to Moore, but Soule is actually building on the legacy and taking it in directions that don't seem like Moore tributes.
I can't really explain it. If you tell someone who hasn't read it "Soule has invented a Fungus kingdom, and a technology kingdom...", then that person could well just say "Oh you mean like how Scott Snyder invented The Rot kingdom... like how Grant Morrison invented The Red kingdom... based on how Alan Moore invented The Green in the first place?" And, yeah, that's what's happening, but with Soule it just feels different this time, like there's more substance to it and has a different feel or something.
I think it's mostly the creation of an almost entirely new supporting cast that has set Soule's run apart in my mind. Like he's paying his dues and setting up a different world. It all feels very cohesive.
I am excited to check out Secret Six from DC, but I am hoping it's not a case of "you can't go home again".
One title in this Previews that caught my eye that I'm going to try is Squarriors #1 of 4. It's from Devil's Due Publishing. It's a post human world and there are tribes of Squirrels (and I assume other animals) warring against each other. The art looked beautiful and I am a sucker for backyard animals having a society ever since I saw the Secret of NIMH as a kid (so of course I love Mouseguard and Mice Templar). I'm curious enough to check out a 4 issue mini and the art sold me that I should at least like that.
I loved the art and thought it looked great, but I am very much a story guy when it comes to continuing to get a comic, and the story was just okay for me. I could see a kid really enjoying it (and I have really loved kid comics in the past), but it just didn't do much for me other than being pretty to look at.