Blood and Fire
American Vampire #18
Not much I can tell you about this one without spoiling it — but it’s the final fight, the battle to the death, between Skinner Sweet and Pearl Jones. Who wins? That’d be too much of a spoiler, sorry. You’ll have to go read it for yourself.
Verdict: Thumbs up. All the usual things you expect from this comic — great writing from Scott Snyder, great art from Rafael Albuquerque, and more shocks and surprises than you’d expect. This is clearly going to be a turning point in the series, with one major character gone (at least for now), the status quo shaken up good, and another unexpected character in the wings ready to join the cast. If you’re not reading this, you’re missing out on the best horror series in comics.
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #6
Former soldier Steven Woods is traveling with Allie, a little girl orphaned in an attack by Godzilla. They have to dodge attacks from survivors because Woods has figured out how to track the movements of the monsters. They also narrowly escape when a new monster makes its appearance — Kumonga, the giant spider. What of the rest of the monsters? Well, President Ogden and his advisers decide the best way to beat a monster is with another monster — in this case, a giant robot, built in Detroit, called Mechagodzilla! Oh man, let’s hope there’s not a design flaw that’ll corrupt its programming and send it on a rampage against humanity…
Verdict: Thumbs up. At this point, I think there’s absolutely no hope for getting rid of the monsters. I don’t know if the rest of the series is going to be about the monsters stomping out every last scrap of civilization… but if it is, I’ll probably keep reading it, ’cause there’s a really nice mix of tragedy, humor, and action going on here.
Today’s Cool Links:
- Snell brings us this really nice memorial for the end of the classic DC Universe.
- Here’s a new, all-crazy Batman origin from the back of a Chinese toy package.
- Speaking of Batman, what are the Caped Crusader’s favorite movies?
- And here’s a very, very scary Korean webcomic. It’s all in Korean without a translation, but the plot is fairly straightforward. Scroll down a bit to get to the comic. And make sure you’ve got Javascript turned on, or the effect will be ruined.
- Whoa, waitaminute. Was Kinky Friedman working for Rick Perry all along? How much did he get paid?