Greg Matiasevich Comic Reviews

Wheyher you are a Mignolaverse regular or new to Lobster Johnson, you can pick up this comic confident in getting a well-told shot of comic booking.

The collection itself does have text pieces (intros/forewards/afterwords) by all the major players: Blevins, Michelinie, Ridgway. Even professional fan Brandon Graham gets a word and pinup in amongst all the others. Some of Blevins' sketch & prepwork is included, and all six series covers are given full-page treatment. The reproduction of the art itself is strong given the age of the series. The book uses a glossy white paper stock that gives Petra Scotese's colors a nice boost. There are a few pages where some of the finer lines or text lettering are a little soft, but I'm sure that's just a byproduct of using source materials over 30 years old. All in all, kudos to Dover for picking this series out of obscurity and giving it a nice presentation at a reasonable $20 pricetag.

In trying to figure out just what the hell to do with yet another Golden Age revamp, Robinson and Hinkle give us an unexpectedly raw and hilarious look at two modern day creators.

So my hope with this review is (to the probable consternation of my editor) isn't to tell you what I specifically think about this comic so much as convince you that it's worth getting so you can read it and tell Haspiel what you thought about his comic. Because "Heart-Shaped Hole" is him, in a lot of ways, literally giving his heart to the Billy Dogma readers. And when a creator puts that much of their self into a work, I think that work's fans should give at least a little bit of themselves in return.

A Simonson Norse mythology book is like a Scorsese gangster film: you can't wait to see what a master working in his preferred playground will do.

Didio and Giffen's basic premise of these young New Gods on a combination Peace Corps/study abroad mission is maintained here. The dialogue brings you up-to-speed if you're starting with this issue. And while we don't quick get to see the scene from the cover, there is action to be had. And Darkseid, looking quite a bit more bedazzled than when Kirby left him.