There hasn’t been a lot of comic book reading just recently
but a couple of crowded commutes gave me the chance to catch up with some stuff
on my phone (because there was just enough room on the train to hold my phone
at eye level)… One regular title then and a comic that I always mean to read more
of…
‘X’ #13 – Swierczynski, Atkins (Dark Horse).
When you reach rock bottom, the only way you can go
is right back up. That’s the direction X is headed in (after taking a severe
beating in the last couple of issues) and Swierczynski tackles this move with
his customary brutal aplomb along with more insights into who X actually is (raising
more questions but that’s cool). There are no punches pulled but the impact is
slightly lessened with the introduction of Robert Atkins on art duties. Not
that he doesn’t do a good job but Maia is far better at capturing the violence
in what X does. Atkins work is eye-catching but it doesn’t make you wince in
the same way that Maia’s does. I’m still here for the long term so am hoping to
see Maia back soon.
‘2000AD Prog 1880’ – Various (Rebellion)
I love 2000AD when I pick it up but somehow am never
able to string my reading into consecutive issues… Prog 1880 sees me dumped
into the middle of an ongoing ‘Dredd’ storyline then but also handily deposits
me at the beginning of a new ‘Indigo Prime’ story (which looks very promising
albeit yet another variation on Hitler winning the war…)and at a decent jumping
on point with ‘Slaine’ (loving Simon Davis’ artwork here)
‘Colony’ looks like it could turn out to be a lot of
fun (potential for aliens or zombies here, I like the fact that it’s not clear cut)
and Vince Locke’s art makes the read flow really smoothly. I’ve got no interest
in reading ‘Outlier’ at all (a little too much catching up to do there), anyone
else read it?
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