Comments on: Good Comics Out June 15

By: ~chris

~chris — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:45:29 +0000

I’d been waiting for a full-length book by Vera Brosgol ever since I first saw her art in Hopeless Savages B-Sides, and Anya’s Ghost did not disappoint. It was wonderful and surprising. I hope the wait for Vera’s second book isn’t as long!

By: James Schee

James Schee — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:47:35 +0000

Its nifty, there isn’t a lot of established comic talent on these I picked up. Though Jim Fern (drew GL and some CrossGen among others) draws one and B Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick) writes a thriller.

Two of the others I have are written by writers who worked on Pushing Daisy. Yet really at $3 for that many pages I would have tried them for complete unknowns.

I’d like to find some of their other books now Mirror Mirror that Darwyn Cooke contributed to, and I see Amanda Conner contributed to two others.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:03:24 +0000

Wow, that’s good pricing. I hadn’t been paying attention to their releases because they sounded like another of these wannbe-movie-pitch comic companies, but Book of Lilah does sound cute.

By: James Schee

James Schee — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:57:28 +0000

I remember really liking the first issue (iwas like 25 cents right?) of W/W FF so I might look for that trade.

The Young Astronauts book series for YA was one of my favorite series as a kid, so I’ll look for that Astronauts Academy book.

For those looking for something else to read, they may want to check out the Kickstart Comics ( kickstartcomics.com )which are available at most Wal-Mart stores. I picked up 8 of the little GNs,which are 60 or so color pages for $3 each. Haven’t read much of them yet, but The Book of Lilah has been especially fun.

By: Matthew Jeske

Matthew Jeske — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:16:36 +0000

I heartily recommend the Waid-Wieringo Fantastic Four book. They were great comics, with a sense of humor, and a lot of fun ideas.

By: David Oakes

David Oakes — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:03:19 +0000

I picked up Anya’s Ghost from the library. It is a wonderful book, definitely deserving of a Neil Gaiman pull-quote.

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:44:28 +0000

I really like the documentary on Kirby that came with the dvd of the first film. I think I’ve watched that at least a dozen times since I bought it. I didn’t find the documentaries on the second film all that entertaining. Probably because there was no new information.

Also, if you haven’t seen it, the new Planet of the Apes series from Boom is pretty good. The two main lead characters are women so that’s also pretty cool.