Comic Books

Posted On Today at 04:33:27 am EDT by Menshevik [Reply] [Quote] [New] Quote:That's nice, but the several Eisner awards Brubaker has racked up as well as the other critical acclaim and sales indicate your point of view isn't widely held. Well, Brubaker being a good (or at least a popular and award-winning) writer does not necessarily mean that the idea to bring back Bucky or the way he did it was good. Or that he could not have written stories that are fully as good or better using a different character (maybe an original one, since New grim and gritty Bucky does not bear that much relation character-wise to the Golden and Silver Age Bucky). Even Homer and Shakespeare had their weak moments. And I certainly don't feel bound by Eisner or other awards. Grant Morrison's run on the X-Men also was commercially successful and won critical accolades, but I consider it an abomination and a disaster for the X-franchise.

Abuli and Bernet's masterpiece, Torpedo, is the story of Luca Torelli's rise from the gutters to become the top killer-for-hire in 1930s New York City. The Torpedo, along with his constant companion, Rascal, wreaks swift and terrible underworld justice on all those unfortunate enough to cross their paths. Abuli's stories are full of cruel and morbidly dark humor, and Bernet's art style is perfect for showcasing New York as both stylish and grim. Together they work seamlessly to create a classic and timeless series.Publisher: IDWOn Sale: May 22, 2013

Baxter Stockman is busy working for Krang on the Technodrome... or so it appears. Little does Krang know that Baxter has secretly been working on his own project that is both mutant AND machine! But when creation turns on creator, Baxter's trademark smugness might be in short supply! Will Baxter come up with a plan B in time to save himself... and the world?Publisher: IDWOn Sale: May 22, 2013

The first seven issues of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series plus the Raphael Micro-Series issue are collected in this hardcover collection, reproduced in full-color! Publisher: IDWOn Sale: May 22, 2013

THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ADVENTURE TIME SPIN-OFF CONTINUES! Fionna and Cake are racing against the clock to save the feral flame boy's family... but can they do it in time? Written and drawn by Natasha Allegri, the creator of Fionna and Cake, this series is being called one of the best of 2013!Publisher: BOOM! StudiosOn Sale: May 22, 2013

SHOCKWAVES! The fate of Cybertron is sealed-but what is the DECEPTICON scientist called SHOCKWAVE planning? After the stunning revelations in MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE, learn the origin of the one-eyed, gun-handed master of machinationsPublisher: IDWOn Sale: May 22, 2013

'Fractured Mirror'-the penultimate KISS SOLO issue turns the spotlight on the Celestial. This tale of galaxy-spanning high adventure sees the most spaced-out of the Four-Who-Are-One caught up in a battle against twisted alien pirates andPublisher: IDWOn Sale: May 22, 2013

Deadly technology glitches continue to plague Mega-City One, and Judge Dredd has been targeted for assassination by one of his own! But Dredd continues to investigate and realizes that the machines aren't just trying to ruin humanity's day. They're part of a much larger plot to hijack our very soulsPublisher: IDWOn Sale: May 22, 2013

DAMES. DINOSAURS. DANGER. Summer, 1943, and in the midst of a war waged by monsters, Staff Sergeant Tommy 'Irish' Flynn never expected to encounter a real one. But on a remote island in the South Pacific, Flynn and his squad come face-to-fanged-face with creatures long thought dead. Publisher: IDWOn Sale: May 22, 2013

Introducing a new and exciting look at Godzilla's reign of destruction, courtesy of Orc Stain creator James Stokoe! The year is 1954 and Lieutenant Ota Murakami is on hand when Godzilla makes first landfall in Japan. Along with his pal Kentaro, Ota makes a desperate gamble to save lives... and in the process begins an obsession with the King of the Monsters that lasts fifty years! Publisher: IDWOn Sale: May 22, 2013