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sharkboy -> RE: What comic book are you reading right now? (5/4/2013 10:54:10 AM)
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Having devoured (if you pardon the poor pun) the last half-dozen or so issues of Chew in one sitting, I've been playing catch-up with a few more titles.
Fables: the last issue I read was probably around the Great Fables Crossover thread, so there has been a lot of catching-up to get to #127! It's been as good as I remembered, and I loved the whole Mr Dark storyline which you just know will have even more serious repercussions down the line. The one thing the title has been good at is developing the lesser characters into major players - first with Fly's ascension to the all-powerful King of Haven, and now Bufkin the heroic insurrectionist flying monkey [:D] One question to fellow fans- is it worth getting up to speed with Fairest, the Fables spin-off title?
Crossed: I enjoyed the original Ennis tale, and have been catching up with the various spin-offs. But quite honestly, I've just been sickened by them. Ennis' original was as visceral, shocking and graphic as you'd come to expect from the writer of Preacher. But, like Preacher, it was also well written, funny and surprisingly moving at times. The subesquent titles have forgotten all about the latter, and seem just to be concerned with the shock-value. It's become the Frankie Boyle of comic titles. I'll be avoiding all future issues.
The Unwritten: As a big fan of Carey/Gross' last collaboration on Lucifer, I can't believe that this title has passed me by! I'm frantically trying to make amends, and have reached the 2nd volume so far. What a great book! [:)]
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