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Planetary: Crossing Worlds is perhaps the least interesting of the Planetary collections. It contains three crossover stories in which the Planetary team meets up with The Authority, multiple incarnations of The Batman, and an alternate version of the JLA. The latter story is definitely not part of the Planetary storyline (it takes place in [...] Hmm. What can I say about Planetary, Vol. 3: Leaving the 20th Century that I didn’t already cover in talking about the first two volumes? It still has strong writing, still has great art and colouring, ummm… still explores the superhero and related genres in a terrific post-postmodernist fashion. Did I ever tell you [...] As you might expect from the title, Planetary, Vol. 2: The Fourth Man is where the Planetary story really starts to pick up the pace. In addition to some kick-ass stories, Ellis and Cassaday start to reveal some of the back-story, giving us a glimpse at parts of Elijah’s past and the mysterious Fourth [...] God, I love Planetary. As I write this, it is my favourite series. Warren Ellis is my favourite writer. John Cassaday is my favourite penciller. Jesus, Laura Martin is my favourite colourist (have I ever had a favourite colourist before?). I mentioned somewhere before that I don’t collect comic books; I prefer to wait for [...] Tranquility, USA. A quiet, “neighborly” town, in California. Quite like most other small, American towns, I would imagine, with one small twist: Tranquility is where, 50 years ago, The Liberty Squad decided to settle down and retire, creating a town in which ex-heroes and villains could spend their remaining days in peace. Welcome To [...] The Boys: The Name of the Game by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson was the second graphic novel that we discussed at our book club – not that the discussion went on particularly long. The three of us were unanimous in our opinion that The Boys, while mildly interesting, was ultimately disappointing. Batman: False Faces is a collection of stories written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by various artists. The stories are chosen for their theme, “Identity,” and were written in 2000, 2001 and 2003, during Vaughan’s early period of comic book writing, i.e. pre- “Pride of Baghdad” and “Y: The Last Man.” I was at the library the other day and saw that they had Darwyn Cooke’s version of The Spirit, so I thought I would pick it up. I have been a fan of Cooke’s retro-styled artwork ever since I read The New Frontier, and this is another title that really benefits from it. |
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