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Things which are hot, RE: icon: Anne Hathaway in drag for her part as Viola in Twelfth Night, more examples to be found in the NYT slide show.
I bought new comics today for the first time in forever, and they were thankfully money well-spent. I have always been forgiving with the alteration of backstories when it comes to characters and new writers, so though some are irritated at Rucka's slate-cleaning of Kate's backstory, I rather liked it. The plot is a traditional emotional rebuilding, in the style of Simone (but without any of her trademark humor). Overall, 'Tec 854 is well-written and rather evenly paced, and with JH Williams art that perfectly matches the script's given mood at any one point.
Scans_Daily also has some pages, but I find they're rather muddy and fail to convey just how good Williams' art really is. To be honest, I'm glad it took so long for this arc to be finished. Rucka clearly likes this character and wants to evolve her into a fully-fleshed individual as opposed to an idea--and this love and skill shine throughout the book.
The Unwritten, in contrast to 'Tec, is fairly un-standard, post-harry Potter-fandom, nature-of-stories, "the world is what you create" meta. Carey did all this before, religion-style, with Lucifer, so he's in good form. The same goes for Gross, whose art works well with Carey's (so far) occasional flights of fancy.
One of the unfortuante things about falling asleep in the middle of The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard is the the dreams. I do believe there may have been a talking Ti-Lion running about.
But I did not fall asleep from boredom, merely coming down from my Hello Boss Coffee caffeine high (which, by the way, contains “coffeine.”) Leotard itself is everything I've come to expect from First Second books--smart and original with a dash of whimsy. It's definitely worth a read as a new twist on the Rip Van Winkle love story, but really only a buy if you love art comics.
I bought new comics today for the first time in forever, and they were thankfully money well-spent. I have always been forgiving with the alteration of backstories when it comes to characters and new writers, so though some are irritated at Rucka's slate-cleaning of Kate's backstory, I rather liked it. The plot is a traditional emotional rebuilding, in the style of Simone (but without any of her trademark humor). Overall, 'Tec 854 is well-written and rather evenly paced, and with JH Williams art that perfectly matches the script's given mood at any one point.
Scans_Daily also has some pages, but I find they're rather muddy and fail to convey just how good Williams' art really is. To be honest, I'm glad it took so long for this arc to be finished. Rucka clearly likes this character and wants to evolve her into a fully-fleshed individual as opposed to an idea--and this love and skill shine throughout the book.
The Unwritten, in contrast to 'Tec, is fairly un-standard, post-harry Potter-fandom, nature-of-stories, "the world is what you create" meta. Carey did all this before, religion-style, with Lucifer, so he's in good form. The same goes for Gross, whose art works well with Carey's (so far) occasional flights of fancy.
One of the unfortuante things about falling asleep in the middle of The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard is the the dreams. I do believe there may have been a talking Ti-Lion running about.
But I did not fall asleep from boredom, merely coming down from my Hello Boss Coffee caffeine high (which, by the way, contains “coffeine.”) Leotard itself is everything I've come to expect from First Second books--smart and original with a dash of whimsy. It's definitely worth a read as a new twist on the Rip Van Winkle love story, but really only a buy if you love art comics.
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Also, that scan's center panel is so gorgeous.
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I know. It's one of my favorite parts of the comic, even if it's not the most complex panel layout by far.
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