Buy These F**king Comics! – May 23, 2012: Forget The Dark Knight, Psychic Spies Know Your Naughty Thoughts
Come one! Come all! Into the comic book column where we gather around the sacred hearth, the Pull List. Gathered around the resplendent flames as they lick our lollies, we share the comic books we’re interested in on a given week. Though not an Alpha Male, more along the lines of a First Sacrifice, I’ll go first. After done condemning my taste with your judgey eyes and pinnacle eyes, throw your chips into the bulging fire and pray the Gods of Well-Stocked Shelves smile upon you.
Not sure what is coming out? Hit up ComicList.
—-
Batman Incorporated #1
I’ll be honest: I don’t have a goddamn Bat-Clue what is going on with this relaunched title. The original iteration was barely out of its uterine lining before it was collapsed into the most blase of Universe relaunches. I hope when the Heat Death finally overcomes our little enterprise and Existence reboots, it comes off a hell of a lot more interesting than the New 52. At the very least, here is hoping its less sloppy. Will remnants of man bespeckle the next cycle, confusing and convoluting New History? I surely hope not. ‘Cause the New 52 doesn’t make a lick of sense to me. What Bat-Canon exists? What doesn’t? Batman Incorporated is coming into existence yet again, but what precipitated this? The same as before? Or no? Or? Or? I’m not sure, man. I’m not sure. I’ll be ripping it off the shelves, saying a novena and praying its far, far superior to Morrison’s crack at Action Comics.
These are the other super-titles this week I’m digging: Fantastic Four #606. Secret Avengers #27.
—-
Prophet #25 [You’re all I’ve ever wanted.]
Prophet and Saga are currently embroiled in a most barbaric of battles within the Halls of my Heart. They struggle to claim supremacy over my Geek Brain, vying to achieve the apex. That which every comic desires. My Favorite Comic. We’re talking brutal, brutal chest slaps thawcking meatily off one another’s sternums. Tests of strength that go on for hours. This week I’ll allow Prophet to nuzzle that closely up next to me, achieving the Geeky Throne. Despite the marketing of this issue, the mad cap Brandon Graham-penned title won’t be penciled by Farel Dalrymple. (shameless aside: check out our interview with him). Instead it is Giannis Milonogiannis, a lad I’ve never heard of before. Never fear! If this preview is any indication, the good sir holds it down. Pops it!, and locks it. You know what I’m talking about (you probably don’t).
—-
MIND MGMT #1
You may know Matt Kindt from Super Spy. Or his work with Jeff Lemire on Sweet Tooth. Perhaps his excellent graphic novel Revolver. Whatever the case, hop on board the duder’s ongoing monthly comic that kicks off today over at Dark Horse. Hell yeah! Just typing the phrase “ongoing monthly” in conjunction with Matt Kindt is enough to get me a little perky. A little taut. Aroused around the edges, pink in the parts. Kindt has always riffed on a bit of the odd tip, and this title appears no different. The premise has a young journalist hooked up with a case involving a plane-load of people with no memories, “weaponized psychics, hypnotic advertising, talking dolphins, and seemingly immortal pursuers”. I can’t not not get this unless I want to definitely certainly totally let myself down as an enterprising aficionado of talking dolphins and immortality.
—-
Those be my titles of the week, good ladies and lads. What are you procuring off the digi-stands and the funny book farms?