Thursday, November 29, 2007

A Few Reviews

I have I hard time writing reviews longer than a couple sentences (good reviews at least). If someone gave me any writing tips (or general blogging tips) I would be very appreciative. These are going to be really short recommendations on comics I've recently read. So here it goes.

My Faith In Frankie


This was a fun comic to read. I was expecting a little more from Mike Carey who writes Crossing Midnight, but still a good comic by my standards.

Usagi Yojimbo Volume 1


I've heard great things about Usagi Yojimbo and I definitely enjoyed the first volume. Usagi Yojimbo is about a samurai rabbit. Just the premise would keep me reading. In the first volume the writing feels like something is lacking. The art is quite awesome though. I will keep reading Usagi Yojimbo because I'm sure it gets even better.

100 Bullets Volume 1


I know this is kind of old (Volume 11 was recently released) but I just started reading this. 100 bullets is about multiple characters who have had some kind of wrongdoing done to them (awkward sentence). A mysterious guy gives each character information about who ruined their life, a gun permit, and 100 untraceable bullets. The premise is very interesting is executed very well. If you see this at your library check it out (thats where I found it). I will absolutely check out more 100 Bullets volumes in the future.

Good-bye Chunky Rice


I really liked Good-bye Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson. Craig Thompson wrote Blankets which I hear is very good, which I plan to read soon. Chunky Rice is about a turtle and a mouse who are best friends. One of the characters decides to move somewhere else in order to enter the next phase of his life. The comic is about friendship and saying goodbyes and at that level it surpasses expectations. This may not be as compelling as say Maus (GCR is completely different type of animal story by the way) but If your looking for a sweet and equally funny comic definitely check this out.


I'm behind on my monthly comics and I have yet to read the latest Wonder Woman or All-Star Superman. Hopefully I'll be back on within the week and post a different kind of review then ever before. Maybe on Son Of Rambow that hopefully won't be a monstrosity like my No County For Old Men and or all my reviews. Bye for Now

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