Comic Book Preview: (For books released on 21st May 2014)

Here’s my list of what I’m looking forward to reading this week, plus a couple of books that I’ll be avoiding, and a couple of new books to look out for.

Pick up:

1- Forever Evil #7 (DC): The main book that follows DC’s latest crossover big event. It’s coming to an end now and there’s been a lot of filler in the other crossover books, but this main book is usually pretty good, and it’s well worth picking up.

2- Sinestro #2 (DC): The first issue was great, let’s hope the second one is just as good.

3- Monster & Madman #3 (IDW): Amazing art, and awesome Gothic story about Jack the Ripper and Frankenstein’s monster. This is a must buy book.

4- Witcher #3 (Darkhorse): Extremely enjoyable slice of Goth. Well written funny and with likeable characters who you really care about.

5- Justice League #30 (DC): More fall-out from the Forever Evil arc, but this being another main book is worth checking out. Hopefully we’ll get more Metal Men action as well. I love those guys.

Avoid:

1- Trinity of Sin- Pandora # 11 (DC): Ray Fawkes struggles to do anything interesting now that the seemingly never ending Forever Evil Blight arc has come to an end. Dull, very dull.

2- A Voice in the Dark #7 (Image): Serial killer nonsense based on two movies, Heather’s and Pump Up The Volume. The serial killer is a girl this time, yawn.

3- MPH #1 (Image): Mark Millar embarrassingly gets down with the kids. This one sounds awful and could be exceedingly embarrassing for all of the middle aged Dad’s involved.

4- Harley Quinn #6 (DC): Making psychopathic behaviour appear cool for all of the lame-ass liberal girls out there. Avoid the sickness. Being like Harley is not a good thing.

5- 7th Sword #7 (Image): Painfully average book about a mercenary with tribal tats.


New Books that are worth checking out:

1- Last Broadcast #1 (Archaia): This one is about ancient treasures, magic cults and urban exploration. Sounds like fun.

2- Star Wars Darth Maul Son Of Dathomir #1 (Darkhorse): New adventure starring the criminally under-utilised character from that awful prequel movie.