This just came out last Wednesday, and I was totally floored. It's the first part of a seven-issue miniseries by Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, and Atilla Futaki. I know it's still early for a statement like this, but if the quality holds in subsequent issues, this could be Snyder's best work yet. Now you know I don't like talking about plot too much, so I'll say it's a dark atmospheric American Gothic horror story involving hobos. What more do you need?
Also, there have been a few other series that started up in recent months I've been meaning to mention, but just never got around to it. But you're going to want to pick these up too:
This is without a doubt the BEST comicbook on the shelves right now. In fact, that's an understatement. It's Joe Casey's and Mike Huddleston's ongoing superhero book that's a cross between Captain America and Smokey and the Bandit. It's what Disney and Warner Brothers comics would be like if they had any balls and didn't just publish stories aimed at little kids to generate supplementary sales for their big budget summer garbage. It's kind of reminiscent of Automatic Kafka (which I thought I was the only person who knew of its existence; although in a recent discussion at a comic shop, I leaned it now has a kind of legendary cult status). Anyway, issue five recently came out, so there's probably a trade on the way soon. But definitely, one way or another, catch up.
The title says it all. An anthology of color and B&W shorts. Some are funnies. Some are autobiographical. This series a no-brainer. Not sure why it took so long for its inception.
The new volume may surpass the original. 80 full-color pages filled with new stories by Howard Chaykin, Richard Corben, Neal Adams, and many others. The price may be a little steep, but add up any other comics and see how much 80 pages cost you, even with DC "holding the line." The best anthology on the shelves.
