Looks like it’s back to a normal-sized week for my pick-ups this week, even after picking up literally nothing that came out last week. What’s really funny? It’s an entirely Image week for me this week. Zero, Ales Kot’s timeline-twisting super-soldier-spy book, has been consistently impressive, and I’m really looking forward to issue 7. In the last arc of The Massive, Brian Wood seems to have acknowledged that the book had gotten off track in the previous couple of arcs, and said so right there in the script. This last arc seemed to pull the book back on course, and I’m looking forward to the start of a new story with issue 21.
What’s really sad is that I’ve finally dropped Letter 44. Oni Press’s alien invasion (sort of?) tale just completely failed to hook me after the first four issues, and I couldn’t justify continuing on with it. It’s a shame, really, because the concept was pretty neat, but the execution just missed the mark. But, really, I’m waiting for…
Sheltered #8. In issue 6, Lucas was just starting to pull his shit back together after some un-forseen circumstances derailed his plans. In issue 7, one dip-shit threw a wrench in the works, and things seem to be unraveling. I love this series and I’m on the edge of my seat wondering how things will progress after the events of issue 7. The same goes for…
Dead Body Road #5. Justin Jordan’s revenge tale is, honestly, a pretty straightforward story. But every issue has been building to an awesomely bloody conclusion, and the twists that keep coming – while minor in scope – have successfully hooked me. I’m in ’till the end for this one, just like…
Lazarus #8. Lazarus is eight issues in, and it is already, in my opinion, one of Greg Rucka’s finest works. And that’s including amazing resume entries like Gotham Central, Queen And Country, and Stumptown. The series started by focusing on the post-apocalypse’s elite class, and now we’re finally getting to see how the serfs and waste live, and why they do the things they do. Lazarus is one of those comics that I’ll recommend to anyone, comic fan or no. It’s that good.
Luke’s Picks for January 9th, 2014: Dead Body Road #5, Lazarus #8, The Massive #21, Sheltered #8, Zero #7
