This was by far the best read I have had in a long time. Don't know
why I past it up when it was originally published. The Brian Wood story
took street life and real feeling characters and dropped them into an almost
absurd situation. I mean, come on, gun-weilding, fez-wearing, scooter-ridin'
Turks? But wait...it works! Really. The main character, Olive, is caught
in a strange interfamily controversy. Bring in her boyfriend, Mostofa and
his business partner, Special, and all kinds of Tarantino-esque insanity
ensues. Brett Weldele's art is rough and intriguing. I really need to see
some of his other work. I can see why Wood gravitated to his art. The two
work seamlessly together on this story. Coucous Express is the prelude to
Couriers and Couriers: Dirtbike Manifesto.
> Popbot: One (IDW Publishing)
Well, it has the fantastic art of Ashley Wood and a Sam Keith script. So
why did I think this would have any sense of clear thought? Dunno. Stange.
Abstract. But that was the intention. I think. The lettering makes for difficult
reading. but if your a fan of punk rock felines, archaic robotics and Sherlock
Holmes this is the book for you. Oh, and did I mention, Andy Warhol? Weird
stuff.
> Captain America #21 (Marvel)
I picked this up cause I really like Chris Bachalo's art. And I read
on the News-a-rama boards about all these Cap zealots complaining and how Chris is drawing
the shield. Who cares?!? Look at that art, man! And after I had read through
it I noticed that Bachalo did his own coloring too! Very nice touch. He has
a different approach to coloring that I have not seen before. The whole story
and art seems to be setting an entirely new direction for Cap. A direction
sorely needed to keep this aging character alive for new readers. Dig?
> New X-Men #121 (Marvel)
I am not a big Marvel fan. Really. But it was nice to revisit the X-Men
with Marc Silvestri art. As usual, not being a reader of X book, I have absolutely
no clue what the hell is going on. But then again that may be the intent of
a Grant Morrison script. Good. But not new reader friendly. Silvestri's art
seems very clean and "on" here. I still am partial to the old school Claremont/Silvestri X-Men days. Marc was not nearly as refined as he is today. Still a treat for new fans and old (like me). Is it enough to get me to buy the next three
issues? We'll see.
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