And so. Last week, I bought the first Young Liars trade. It was bizarre and twisted and left me with an odd taste in my mouth, and yet I want to read more. I like the idea of the girl with no inhibitions, even though that could so easily lend itself to exploitation (or a bad porn script…). And I enjoy stories where there are no good guys, because that means there are no bad guys, either.
Of course, Young Liars does have bad guys, but it’s intriguing nonetheless. Don’t know if I’m entirely comfortable with the portrayal of “Annie X”–I don’t tend to read eating disorders as funny. But I like the tendency to throw out obvious stereotypes and then subvert that I see developing here.
And I’m a sucker for rock’n'roll references.
On to this week, then. It’s AIR week and the last Battlefields: Night Witches as well. I’ve decided that I cannot live without Hellblazer monthly once again, and so I’d be buying that even if the cover wasn’t awesome.
(Oh, there will be more on my love for John Constantine soon.)
I can’t really say that there’s anything else I’m tempted by this week, but as always, I can be persuaded. So give me your best pitch for the series you love.
January 21st, 2009 at 2:37 pm
If you like stories without “good guys”, I’d recommend checking out Gail Simone’s Secret Six or the trades of 100 Bullets.
January 21st, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Petey & Pussy by John Kerschbaum (demented stories about a dog and cat with heads of middle aged bald drunks)
Abandoned Cars by Tim Lane (the saddest tales of America)
Gus & His Gang by Chris Blain (wild west outlaws in love)
Times of Botchan by Natsuo Sekikawa and Jiro Taniguchi (a college professor decides he wants to become a full fledged writer)
The Goddess of War by Laura Weinstein (the goddess of war takes an indian chief as her husband and goes on a crazy ass time-space psyche fest)
What’s Michael by Makoto Konbayashi (the best cat comic ever produced)
Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan (a young man finally learns something about his father)
Anything by Kevin Huizenga
January 21st, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Hi Sarah,
Over here at Top Cow Productions, Inc., we were wondering if you would be interested to check out our flagship title Witchblade if we sent you some trade paperbacks. If you are at all interested please email me.
Bryan Rountree
Assistant to VP Sales and Marketing
Top Cow Productions, Inc.