Polite Dissent

As it is the fourth of the month, I went through Mile High Comic’s list of upcoming comics (July releases) and updated my pull list. Just looking at the new #1’s coming out, here are the ones that struck my fancy, or totally disinterested me. There are other #1’s, but they didn’t inspire the heights (or depths) of feelings these did.

Good:

• Kabuki and Powers. Two good books come to Marvel’s new Icon Line
• Starjammers. Somebody finally must have written a decent Starjammers book. No really. Please. (And I think it’s the height of hyperbole to call artist Ale Garza a superstar…OK he did Gen 13, Vol. 2 — but that wasn’t nearly superstar material.)
• Batman: Order of the Beasts. By Eddie Campbell. Sounds promising.
• Doom Patrol. Not long after the demise after the last title of the same name. Sigh, I’ll give Byrne a try…One. Last. Time.
• Books of Magick: Life During Wartime. A new Tim Hunter storyline (even if it is an alternate timeline). And co-written by Gaiman. Count me in.
• Noble Causes. A new Noble Causes mini-series. Always a fun read.

Bad:

• Catwoman: The Movie. A movie title, count me out.
• Guardian. Just does not intrigue me. The title and concept remind me of Guardians of the Galaxy, an overated title.
• Loki. The Asgard mythos needs a Stan Lee (or at least a Walt Simonson) to be interesting. This has the hit-or-miss Rodi instead. Pass.
• Man-Thing. Another movie title. This time a ‘prequel.’ Nope.

Guilty admission: I ordered the Cloak and Dagger busts. Damn. I’ve always been a sucker for those characters…