The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log

Another month begins, another list of graphic novels and comics we’d like to suggest you take a look at over the next three months….

SEPTEMBER 2010

(Weird War Tales 1 from DC – Probably worth it for the Darwyn Cooke story alone, Kenny’s buying the Walt Disney comic just for the Wolfman and Colan Haloween story and is really looking forward to Make me a Woman – “AT LAST a 2nd book from Vanessa Davis – 5 years on from Spaniel Rage and she’s got even better”.)

(More DFC collections – Etherington Brothers, Neill Cameron and Sarah McIntyre – which will be the christmas present of choice in our house!)

(First Second translate a book from Ego comme X in France (which means we’re a  bit off the beaten path) – Aristophane is a master of light and shade. And Dave Cooper’s new book – it’s not comics – but any Dave Cooper is a great thing)

(Three from DC; the second huge Promethea Absolute Volume, Dean Haspiel illustrates Iverna Lockpez’ tale inspired by her own life and Stephen King gives us a neww breed of vampires in American Vampire.)

(John Wagner and Colin McNeil take Dredd on a tour of duty, and it’s a welcome return to print for The Comics Journal in a semi-annual bookshelf edition. Meanwhile Los Bros Hernandez are back with more Love & Rockets New Stories)

(The wonderful Brendan McCarthy Spider-Man Dr Strange story gets a quick collection – although if anyone can explain why Marvel, who put any piece of crap out as a hardcover nowadays have rushed this out as softcover only then you’re better than me. Classic Popeye by Bud Sagendorf and one of Joe’s favourites – Dean Haspiel – gets the Graphic NYC treatment)

OCTOBER 2010

(Seth’s Palookaville makes the step up from irregular comic to irregular hardback serial with Volume 20, Charles Burns’ very Tintin-esque cover to his new book)

(Gaiman takes his turn editing the Best American Comics anthology. The glorious return of Jill Thompson’s Scary Godmother collecting 4 previous volumes and SelfMadeHero go all Gonzo on us)

(New Chris Ware Acme Novelty Library, De:Tales from the Moon brothers, and more SelfMadeHero when INJ Culbard illustrates Lovecraft’s tale)

(Two Superman books – Morrison and Quitely’s All-Star Superman gets the absolute treatment and J Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis take the Man Of Steel to Earth One, and then completely different – Denise Mina’s new Vertigo horror)

(John Hicklenton’s triumph over his MS in this posthumous graphic memoir, a final SelfMadeHero selection where Belgian artist Judith Vanistendael tells a beautiful, unexpected love story, and Metaphrog’s latest Louis tale)

(The second Parker volume – we all know that’s going to be brilliant! Ginsberg’s Howl comes to omics and Marvels alt-comix Strange Tales starts it’s second volume)

(And three comics from Michael to end on – Lapham and Baker on Deadpool, Ian Edginton returns to the Victorian Undead and Ultimate Thor #1)

NOVEMBER 2010

(More brilliant badger action from Bryan Talbot, Sarah Glidden’s stunning debut travelogue from DC Comics and Michel Gagne’s delightful, magnificent Saga Of Rex.)

(James Sturm’s tribute to the work of Denys Wortman, the first edition of Gerry Alanguilan’s sentient chicken tale – strange but wonderful. Whilst the second series of Victorian Undead sees Sherlock Holmes take on Dracula)

(A couple of wonderful looking Bat books – Batwoman issue 0 by JH Williams and Detective 871 with art by Jock. Plus Charlie Huston’s new Bullseye series)

(Depresso by Tom Freeman – Part travelogue, part indictment of mad medicine. Herriman’s sketckbook strips – rare, unpublished original Krazy Kat strips and a paperback edition of Rian Hughes’ Yesterday’s Tomorrows)

(Superboy #1 written by Jeff Lemire – as Kenny says; “it could turn into a bucolic dream, Superboy down home on the farm – the artist (Pier Gallo) also seems to have a visually arresting style”. Assassin’s Creed: The Fall – Kenny again “normally something i’d avoid like the plague but Kerschl and Stewart are consummate craftsmen this is surely worth a look.” And finally, a deluxe classic collection of “Moebius and Jodorowsky’s most accessible and consistent work”)

Okay, that’s it for this  month – what looks good to you coming to the shelves?