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November 10, 2005
Infinite Crisis #2 - Even though his drawing style is not entirely to my taste, Phil Jimenez is doing a spectacular job with the inventive page layouts and storytelling in this book. He's compressing a ton of visual information into a lot of panels without making things too crowded or busy. Enjoyment of the story depends on how much iffy logic you can swallow, but fortunately it doesn't depend on an encyclopedic knowledge of DC history. Crisis on Infinite Earths is tied in to the DCU's general shift from fun and happy to grim and gritty in an efficient, clear recap. If you can accept things like Batman never considering that his meta-human monitoring satellite and army of robots may go horribly wrong, or Power Girl's touching Earth-2 Lois Lane and inexplicably regaining all her memories, this is a fairly enjoyable read.
676 Apparitions of Killoffer - Published by Typocrat books, this book by French experimental comics artist Killoffer is definitely one of the most original, most handsome, and most insane comics I've ever lied eyes upon. Don't take my word for it; check out these sample pages and see for yourself (the sample pages are somewhat adults-only, but they barely scratch the surface of the depravity that occurs later in the book). The $25.95 price tag is a little hefty, but the deft, intricate page designs and fantastical story, wherein Killoffer's life is overrun by hundreds of copies of himself, are amazing.
For those of you who may have missed the busiest week ever in The Pickytarian's comment threads, here is a quick rundown:
Me: stupid, unpatriotic lowlife
Rocketship: not snobby
Farel Dalrymple: awesome. When is that Omega the Unknown series by Dalrymple and Jonathan Lethem coming out, anyway?
This apparently happened about a month ago, but it's news to me: Bryan Lee O'Malley has made his "Monica Beetle" comic from Adhouse Books' Project:Superior anthology available online. Good stuff! I especially like Vincent's buddy's line at the end.
Finally, I love comics. Sometimes I re-read my posts and I'm shocked by how negative and snide I sound in my reviews and commentary. I have the utmost respect, admiration, and love for the men and women who create, publish, and sell comics. Comic professionals of every stripe are working very hard in a field that doesn't offer lucrative financial rewards, demonstrating a deep love for and dedication to the medium that I wholeheartedly appreciate. It's easy to get carried away and go for a cheap laugh when I bad-mouth somebody's efforts, and while I try to restrain myself, I don't always succeed. Next time you see me ripping Greg Land's art, Bendis' plotting, or Marvel's editorial decisions, please keep in mind that I'm only doing so because I love the living holy heck out of comic books!
OK, really finally: here's a panel from an aborted jam comic that Peat, The Suckytarian, and I worked on last year. Presented here for no reason whatsoever:
Posted by jdonelson_nyc at November 10, 2005 01:49 PM
Comments
You big dummy! Your apology for being too "picky" ruins your whole gimmick. And mine!
Now I'm the one that has to start extolling the virtues of "Corporate Ninja" #1!!!
Posted by: Suckytarian at November 10, 2005 02:28 PM
Maybe if the Suckytarian would spend less time bitching you out and/or whining about how he doesn't have a scanner anymore and more time drawing his goddamn panel, we couold finish that *&!%#%$#@! strip.
And as for you, Mr. Picky, whatever happened to posting the other three "issues" that I so painstakingly scanned (on company time and equipment)?
Posted by: Peat at November 10, 2005 03:03 PM
I'm saving those for the deluxe hardbound "Absolute" edition. Gotta have some extras to justify the $95.00 cover price.
Posted by: jdonelson.nyc at November 10, 2005 08:47 PM
Let's each do a cover, too, so people have to buy it three times.
Posted by: Peat at November 10, 2005 11:39 PM
We can have variant covers featuring different Ken Random power manifestations.
Peat can do the one where Ken Random butt rapes someone (since that was Peat's favorite thing to draw for some reason).
(freak)
Posted by: Sucky-T at November 11, 2005 09:25 AM
Oh, like I was the only one to include butt-rape panels. I think we're all guilty of an overabundance of monkey poo-flinging jokes and gay humor.
I much preferred drawing Mimi the maid and Anime Schoolgirl.
This conversation is making me sad. Draw your damn panel.
Posted by: Peat at November 11, 2005 12:43 PM