Everything I READ

Not everything I read is good!

Believe it or not a good portion of the indy comics that I read are fair or below average.

Why am I sharing this? Well I missed a post last week, because I just didn't have time to read another book after reading 2 stinkers and participating in 24hour Comic Book Day.

This week the same thing almost happened. I read several books but nothing really jumped out at me as a reviewable book. Then something arrived in the mail that I have been waiting over a year for, Battling Boy! (Review will be up soon.)

My goal with this is to share with you the awesome books that I'm reading and excited about. So I will not be review books that were not worth my hard earned cash.

Hope you are enjoying the site.

-denny!

Kickstarter - Head Lopper

Another Kickstarter I recently back. Read my Review of Head Lopper #1.

Andrew Maclean is doing some amazing work.

Kickstarter - Dead Ringer

 Here is a Kickstarter that I recently sponsored and could use a little help. 

I would love to see this book published. Support if you can.

Just Read - Copra Compendium #1 & 2 by Michel Fiffe

A little over a month ago I reviewed Copra #6-8 by MichelFiffe. After reading them I felt like I came in, in the middle of an awesome series that I had to read from the beginning to fully understand the story. But issues #1-5 were sold out. Then I found out about the Compendiums #1 & 2, which collected the first 6 issues (3 issue  in each.)  So I ordered them and have been waiting patiently to read them.

I think reading this series from the beginning answered many of the story questions that I had after reading those later 3 issues. I gained a better understanding of who the characters are, where they came from and why some of them are part of Copra. I found out what that shard of metal in issue 6 was and where it came from.

Yet for each question these books answered another 2 or 3 took it’s place. I’m still a little confused about the bad guys. Just who are they and why are they fighting against Copra. I want to read more and find out more. Fiffe cannot create issues fast enough.

What I really got out of these issues is the passion that went into creating them. And the love for comics that Michel Fiffe has. I can feel the blood and sweat that went into each and every page as I read them. Fiffe’s artwork is amazing and his storytelling is a thing of beauty. I really enjoyed the fight scenes, well times and great choreography.

If I had to give you the Hollywood pitch for these book, I would still have to go with the Suicide Squad mixed with a generous helping of Doom Patrol and Doctor Strange mixed in for good measure. If you have ever been a fan of any of those books, I think you would really enjoy Copra. I know I’m hooked and cannot wait until issue #10 shows up in my Po Box.

The Copra Compendiums are published by Bergen Street ComicPress and are super thick books. Well worth the price tags on them. I think there are still in stock, but I would not sleep on them because they will be gone before you know it.

-Denny Riccelli creates comics under the pen name ‘dennmann’ he currently publishes the webcomic Cousin Harold and some mini-comics now and then, including Jenny Spookawski Ghost Girl. He lives in Peoria, Arizona with his wife and 2 kids.

Just Read - Killman by Box Brown

This week it is another fabulous book published by Kuš! Komikss, Killman by Box Brown. I have been a big fan of Box Brown’s comics work for some time now, but I have stayed clear of reviewing them for one reason. I’m not a big fan of the way Box Brown’s self published minis look, after they have been printed and assembled. And since my mom taught me that if you did not have anything nice to say, then it was better to say nothing at all. However this is not true about Killman. Not sure where the books are being printed in Latvia, but where ever it is, they do a fine, fine job.

Killman is filled with action and adventure, in classic Box Brown style. Brown draws in a very simple cartoony style that packs quite a bit of power. When Robert Killman is flying through space, you can feel the speed that he is moving at. When Robert Killman punches an enemy, you can feel the power of that punch. When Robert Killman… you get the idea.

Box Brown is a master storyteller. Whether the page calls for 3 panels or 11, Brown creates an easy to follow narrative that had me flipping from page to page effortlessly. The story flowed so smoothly that I felt like I might have missed something and quickly dove back in for a re-read.

I try to take most of my comics more at surface value and do not search for a deeper meaning. So I am sure that Killman has some deeper meaning behind it, but for me it was just the story of an astronaut (and his sidekick) in a fight with some space aliens to keep everything safe.

While the books is action packed and filled with story, it does feel like it ends a little abruptly or maybe this is just the first part of a multi-part story. If that is true, sign me up for future issues of Killman by Box Brown. I really enjoyed this book and have become an even bigger fan of the books published by Kuš! Komikss. Do not be surprised if you see many more reviewed of their books here in the future.

-Denny Riccellicreates comics under the pen name ‘dennmann’ he currently publishes the webcomic Cousin Harold and some mini-comics now and then, including Jenny Spookawski Ghost Girl. He lives in Peoria, Arizona with his wife and 2 kids.