Dean’s Top Picks
Best of the past week: American Vampire #26 – This issue was a real treat. For one thing, it introduced me to a wonderful fill-in artist in Roger Cruz. I’d love to see more of his work after this AV stint is finished. Seriously….how is Vertigo able to continually find guys of this caliber to fill in when most comic series are only able to get a B-lister (at best)? The story is also really compelling. Scott Snyder’s story about a black vampire in 1950’s Alabama has just enough depth and complexity to be interesting if you scratch the surface, but not require you read the comic 10 times and still be confused or have to wait 5 years for the pay-off. Runner-up: FF #17 (for accomplishing the rare feat of making me laugh at a comic book).
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Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Action Comics #9, Amazing Spider-Man #685, American Vampire #26, Animal Man #9, Avengers vs. X-Men #3, Blue Estate #11, Daredevil, Defenders #6, Dial H #1, FF #17, Invincible Iron Man #516, Mind the Gap #1, Secret Avengers #26, Swamp Thing #9, Sweet Tooth #33, Venom #17, Vescell #7 | Leave a comment »
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