Brain Fog
I can think of a million things to post today and less than zero things to post. Nothings really coming together and I’m at a loss of what I even care about. Tomorrow I’ll have all kinds of epiphanies I’m sure but today?
Oh well, there’s always the New York Times bestseller list.
Of course, R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis is at the top. I heard a review on NPR and although I’m not a big Crumb fan I would like to read this one.
I can attest that the Wizard of Oz has some breathtaking artwork.
As for the superheroes, Geoff Johns is awesome and brings home Final Crisis. I might read Batman: Cacophony but only because I love the word “cacophony”. Deadpool is pretty ok with me as well.
Is anyone else surprised to see Pride and Prejudice on the list? Not because it kind of proves that women are buying comics, though I could speculate that it does, that or highschoolers thinking they’ve got an easy way out but because, oh I don’t know…Pride and Prejudice is so boring! But it’s everywhere. Still for those of you who love it, here’s another way to get a Bennet fix.
No surprises on the manga list. I recommend Black Bird and Ouran High School Host Club.
Reading Over Shoulders
omgomgomgomgomgomg VORTEX 2!!!!!
I seriously need some Stylish surgical masks by Yoriko Yoshida.
Kate Dacey at Manga Critic offers up a quick couple of reviews and notes that things come out too fast to cover it all – preach it.
Chris Mautner decides that League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1910 is better than Black Dossier – which isn’t saying much. Based on his review, I’ll probably give it a shot but not have my hopes up.
Here’s what the critics are saying about X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
I normally don’t even bother with a comic until it’s collected but I love the concept of this giant cowl battle so much that I may have to get single issues. Read About Comics reviews Battle of the Cowl: The Underground.
Lazy Monday
I don’t know if it’s the rain or what but I my neurons are not really working at full capacity today. So I post the NYT Graphic Books (haha) bestseller list for April 18.
My reaction – Batman is hot even when he’s not. Watchmen is still being bought. Marvel Zombies meeeeehhhhhh. A Drifting Life – interesting. Saga of Swamp Thing – there’s alway one surprise on the list and this is it. Maybe it’s a generational thing but I really thought Swamp Thing had sunk back into the ooze a long time ago.
Manga – what will happen when Naruto finally ends? Will there be a giant black hole? Will that be the end of the American manga industry? I’m serious.
