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user-inactivated  ·  3289 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, talk about comic books with me today.

So to recap what I've read today . . .

Ninjak - The writing actually turned out to be better than I expected, which is great. Unfortunately, it appears that the entire book is made not from the original art, but from scans of published comics. As a result, some of the colors are muted and imperfections in the printing process from when the comics were first published carried over. That's honestly a bit disappointing because the artwork is so gorgeous, it would have been nice to have a better printing process. Still I had fun reading it and while the differences between classic Ninjak and modern Ninjak are subtle, it's nice to see what the classic one was about.

Planetoid - I looked. There is no volume 2, which is a shame. This book, while not great, is better than I remember. It's a fun, quick read and while I can't say it's a "must read" for anyone, it's fun enough that I can honestly say that if never tell anyone not to read it. It's a good way to kill 40 minutes.

Prophet - I just read volume 1 today, but it's better than I remember, artwork, story, and all. Super creative. Super fun. Sometimes weird.

Forty Whacks - For crime comics that were supposed to corrupt the youth of yesteryear, these stories are pretty tame. I'm not super far into it, but a common theme seems to be people are corrupted easily by greed, passion, and fear. The criminals always seem to get their punishment though, sometimes in entertaining ways. Just like Spawn of Mars, the artwork is beautiful in this book.