Archive for August, 2004
August 23, 2004 | Comics
Daisy Kutter: The Last Train #1 (of 4)
Kazu Kibuishi
Viper Comics
$5.50/$3.99 US
*** 1/2 (out of five)
Any comic book that includes an illustrated guide on how to play Texas Hold ‘Em poker has got to be good — and Daisy Kutter is.
Part Western, part sci-fi, The Last Train begins with Daisy — a former gunslinger — trying to stay on the straight and narrow in spite of a world working against her.
But will a brash move in a poker tournament lead her back down the path to trouble?
Creator Kazu Kibuishi’s first full-length graphic novel shows a lot of maturity. The art is cartoony, but not childish, the pacing is terrific and it is easy to get sucked into the story.
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August 23, 2004 | Comics
Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure
Devin Grayson, Ramon Bachs, Raul Fernandez, Rodney Ramos
DC Comics
$0.20/$0.12 US
*** (out of five)
Who says you can’t get anything good for two dimes anymore?
Thanks the U.S. exchange rate it can get you a book called Batman: The 12-Cent Adventure.
Kicking off to this fall’s huge Batman crossover, War Games, this book sees the heads of all of Gotham City’s crime families called to a secret meeting where one false move leads to a bloody shootout and the eruption of a massive gang war.
Featuring the Dark Knight, Catwoman and plenty of other Gotham regulars and told from the interesting perspective of Batman’s one-time protégé The Spoiler, The 12-Cent Adventure is, without a doubt, the comic most worth the money this month.
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August 23, 2004 | Comics
Action Comics #818
Chuck Austen, Ivan Reis, Marc Campos
DC Comics
$3.85/$2.50 US
*** 1/2 (out of five)
The death of Superman? Again?
Superman is in hospital as a result of Kryptonite poisoning suffered in a massive battle with the evil, Gog. With the Man Of Steel is laid up and possibly vulnerable, half the villains in the DC Universe come looking for blood.
Will even the combined might of Wonder Woman, Superboy, Steel and Black Lightning be enough to keep the weakened Superman alive?
While most comic fans’ attention is focused on writer Brian Azzarello and artist Jim Lee’s Superman, Chuck Austen and Ivan Reis have been putting together some terrific Man Of Steel tales of their own. Fast-paced and full of twists, Action Comics are living up to the name.
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