Happy New Year! Yeah, I know I missed last week’s pulls, but that’s what we get when new release day is on New Year’s Eve. Aaaannnyyywwwaaayyy…
Three is a consistent book, but its historical trappings may not be for everyone. I like it, and think you should check it out when it comes out in trade form. Letter 44 lost me a little bit with the second issue. Although it had a pretty brilliant opener, I’m not entirely sold on the ongoing story. Issue 3 may be a make-or-break point for me on that book. Mike Carey’s Suicide Risk is consistent, and is my remaining connection to superhero books each month since I don’t read Marvel or DC, and I’m hoping that Fatale picks back up for me since it’s been a little slow the last few issues. On the opposite end of that spectrum…
Sheltered continues to be a solid thriller, and ratchets up the tension of its “pre-apocalyptic” world with every issue. The beauty of this book is its firm grounding in human interaction, in a story where we don’t actually know whether an apocalypse is coming (or has come) or not. The sense of absolute isolation created by the scenario that drives the narrative is fantastic, and has me looking forward to every new issue.
Sex Criminals is one of the strongest books on my shelf right now. the tone is fantastic, the story is compelling, the humor is perfectly delivered. This book just can’t get much better, and this is one of the few comics that I re-read previous issues every time a new one comes out just for the fun of it. What a fantastic book.
This week’s Honorable Mentions: Having just read the entire original series, I’m still a little iffy on 100 Bullets: Brother Lono #7. If you liked it, though, here’s more of it, centered around the original’s number one psychopath. I’m not gonna lie, I loves me some Morning Glories but I read it in hardcover so I’ll have to wait to find out what happens in this week’s Morning Glories #36.
Luke’s Picks for January 9th, 2014: Fatale #19, Letter 44 #3, Sex Criminals #4, Sheltered #6, Suicide Risk #9, Three #4
