FREE
COMIC BOOK DAY 2013 offerings
Part the First
Note:
Free Comic Book Day will be referred to as FCBD from here on out.
Superman:
The Last Son of Krypton FCBD Special Edition
No. 1 (DC, cover date July, 2013)
Writers:
Geoff Johns and Richard Donner
Artist:
Adam Kubert
Colorist:
Dave Stewart
This
was an okay read. I have never been a fan of Kubert's artwork. This
doesn't make me want to pick up a new Superman
comic book or anything.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 2.75 out of 5.
Finding
Gossamyr/ The Stuff of Legend (Th3rd
World Studios, cover date 2013)
Writers:
David A. Rodriguez (FG) and Mike Raicht and Brian Smith (TSoL)
Artists:
Sarah Ellerton (FG) and Charles Paul Wilson III (TSoL)
Colorists:
Dave Stewart (FG) and Jon Conkling and Michael DeVito (TSoL)
The
Stuff of Legend is an
intriguing concept, so much so that I am wrestling with buying the
Omnibus hardcover. Kill me.
Finding
Gossamyr will appeal to
all ages but is not my cup of tea. It is well done for what it is,
and I admire the craftsmanship even if the material isn't to my
liking.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 3 out of 5.
FCBD:
Mass Effect/ R.I.P.D. and The True Lives of the Fabulous
Killjoys (Dark
Horse, cover date May, 2013)
Writers:
Mac Walters (ME), Jeremy Barlow (ME and R.I.P.D.), and Gerard Way and
Shaun Simon (TTLotFK)
Artists:
Garry Brown (ME), Tony Parker (R.I.P.D.), and Becky Cloonan (TTLotFK)
Colorists:
Michael Atiyeh (ME), Michelle Madson (R.I.P.D.), and Dan Jackson
(TTLotFK)
Dark
Horse gives us a three-for-one in this year's FCBD offering. Mass
Effect is a decent
enough concept but doesn't really grab me. R.I.P.D.
is something that requires a closer look, as the writing and artwork
are both extremely well done. And anything that that My Chemical
Romance douchebag touches should be avoided at all costs. Way was
brought up on '90s cheese comics, and it has informed his comic book
value system. Pass.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 2.75 out of 5.
FCBD
2013: Judge Dredd Classics (IDW,
cover date May, 2013)
Writers:
John Wagner and Joe Collins
Artist:
Brian Bolland
Colorist:
Charlie Kirchoff
IDW
has been coloring old black and white Judge Dredd strips from
England's 2000
A.D.
and releasing them in artist-centric hardcover collections. This book
compiles the classic introduction of Judge Death from 2000
A.D.
Progs. 52-57 and some Walter the Wobot throwaways from Progs.
149-151. This is a great re-re-read, although the color doesn't add
anything in my opinion. Still, the modern coloring may help to
attract new readers, so it does serve a purpose. The original black
and white versions are available in the Judge
Dredd: The Complete Case Files
trade paperbacks for you purists out there.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 4.75 out of 5.
Brother
Bedlam
No. 1 (Image, cover date August, 2006)
Writer:
Shannon Eric Denton
Artist:
Matt Jacobs
Colorists: Eric
Spikes and David Polston
Sometimes
stores give away their deadweight inventory on FCBD along with their
FCBD offerings. This floppy is one such book. I have a rule that if I
buy it I have to read it. That rule, fortunately, does not
apply to FCBD offerings. This was unreadable. I couldn't make it more
than a page or two. Pure garbage.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 0 out of 5.
The
Defenders
No. 1 (Marvel, cover date February, 2012)
Writer:
Matt Fraction
Artists:
Terry and Rachel Dodson
Colorists:
Sonia Oback
Another
deadweight store inventory FCBD special. I normally enjoy Matt
Fraction's writing, but this was borderline fan fiction. (In a Beavis
and Butthead voice)
Huh-huh huh-huh, hey Beavis, wouldn't it be cool if superheroes slept
around? A-huh-huh huh-huh. Yeah Butthead, that would be cool.
Boing-oing-oing-oing-oing!! Stuff
like this makes me embarrassed to read mainstream superhero comics.
This isn't sophisticated, “adult” writing, it is adolescent
cheese.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 2 out of 5.
I
will have lots more FCBD reviews over the next week or so. I spent
the entire day hitting various comic shops in the Detroit area.
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