July 15, 2013

June Comic Books / Cómics de junio

I’m glad to see that DC has included some of the best Alan Moore, Grant Morrison and Neil Gaiman works in the Essential Graphic Novels special, but there’s a lot of crap there too, although the good outweighs the bad. I had so much fun reading The Pro, I love Garth Ennis and his irreverence. Vertigo has two new titles: The Wake and Astro City, and they’re both really, really good. I’ll wait till I read the next issues before reviewing them. The conclusion of Gillen and McKelvie’s first arc on Young Avengers was so brilliant. And I’m glad I ordered the reprint of Phonogram, Gillen and McKelvie create something so unique, and at the same time so British and so full of wild ideas, I wish I could’ve picked up this series 7 years ago. Fashion Beast ends and The Bounce begins, but if I had to choose the best comic of the month the award would go to Kick-Ass 3 # 1. What a great first chapter! Millar has done it again. Have you read it? And if you haven’t, what are you waiting for? (in case anyone’s keeping count of the “best of”, in May we had Jupiter’s Legacy # 1 and Young Avengers # 4; in April, Uncanny Avengers # 5 and FF # 4; In March, Young Avengers # 2; in February, Invincible # 100 and Young Avengers # 1; in January, Secret Service # 5). Anyway, without further ado, June comics are here as per solicitations:

ASTRO CITY #1  
(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Brent Eric Anderson (CA) Alex Ross. ASTRO CITY is back in a new, ongoing monthly series that showcases old heroes and new, as The Ambassador comes to Earth, and an ordinary man is caught up in a cosmic conflict! Featuring the return of favorites like Samaritan and Honor Guard, and the debut of some new sensations! Plus, the seeds of a new mystery: Who is the Broken Man? The entire award-winning creative team is back to kick off a new epoch of the human and the super human. Get in on the ground floor of Astro City's next epic! 

BOUNCE #1 (MR) 
(W) Joe Casey (A/CA) David Messina. written by JOE CASEY art and cover by DAVID MESSINA  FIRST ISSUE SPECTACULAR!  Meet the ultimate slacker superhero for the 21st Century! Jasper Jenkins is a super-head AND a super-hero! He's relatable AND reliable and he's embarking on the adventure of a lifetime! The sensational debut of the new feel-good hero of the decade! You can't afford to miss it!  

FASHION BEAST #10 WRAP CVR (MR)
(W) Alan Moore (A/CA) Facundo Percio. The final issue of ALAN MOORE's time-lost masterpiece screams to an unbelievable conclusion.  Le Patron is dead.  Long live the new king of fashion.  Jonni has turned Celestine's empire into a fashion revolution.  As the world at large struggles with the new sensual vision being given them, a long and sordid relationship is finally embraced.  The final tarot card is flipped and the world, ready or not, must contend with the consequences.  Available with a Regular or Wraparound Cover by series artist Facundo Percio, the Haute Couture Incentive (by Percio), or the very rare Tarot (by Paul Duffield) Incentive cover.

IMAGE FIRSTS PHONOGRAM #1 
(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Jamie McKelvie. From Image Comics. Phonomancer David Kohl goes hunting for new flames at a feminist festival, only to get burnt by a very old one. A Goddess scorned returns to collect her pound of flesh and demand reparations. Phonogram: a world where music is magic, where a song can save your life… or end it. 

KICK-ASS 3 #1 (OF 8) (MR) 
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) John Romita. Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl's blockbuster return for the LAST EVER story arc of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr's mega-selling series. Hit-Girl's in jail, leaving Kick-Ass to lead the superhero team of Justice Forever. Their first mission: Bust Hit-Girl out of the clink. But superheroes have now been outlawed, leaving Kick-Ass to dodge both cops AND criminals. For the first time since donning the costume, Kick-Ass is beginning to have his doubts. Is he now in too deep to get out? The phenomenal follow-up to the Kick-Ass 2 movie coming this June. Issue #1 features six different covers by the industry's biggest artists, all available for order. Each cover will feature a different character, and when all six covers are linked, a special message will be revealed. 

MORNING GLORIES #27 (MR)
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Joe Eisma. story NICK SPENCER art JOE EISMA cover VARIOUS  'THERE IS NO BEGINNING' The double-sized Season 2 premiere! With an astonishing array of covers by some of the hottest artists working today: JENNY FRISSON, ROB GUILLORY, SHAWN  MARTINBROUGH, JAMIE McKELVIE, EMMA RIOS and MORNING GLORIES' own JOE EISMA! 

SEX #3 (MR)
(W) Joe Casey (A/CA) Piotr Kowalski. story JOE CASEY art / cover PIOTR KOWALSKI  There are a million stories in Saturn City, and Simon Cooke's is just one of them! His future may be wide open, but the past is hot on his tail! The Old Man can still get it up! No two ways about it -- this is the perfect time to pay for SEX!  It's even better than you think! 

THE PRO ONE SHOT (NEW PTG) (MR) 
(W) Garth Ennis (A/CA) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti
BACK IN PRINT! Reintroducing the outrageous story of THE PRO in a paperback version of the deluxe hardcover edition.  Just when you think GARTH ENNIS has gone too far, just when you thought it was safe to walk the streets, just when you thought no one would go near the idea of the world's first superhero prostitute… here comes THE PRO!  Plus, in 'The Pro Meets the Ho,' our plucky heroine faces a super-powered 'soiled dove' whose powers of perversion exceed the Pro's own!

UNWRITTEN #49 (MR)
(W) Mike Carey (A) Peter Gross (CA) Yuko Shimizu. In the conclusion to 'Orpheus In the Underworld,' Tom meets the King of Hell again-and this time it's even more unpleasant than before. The only way out is up, and the only way to get there is through a story. But what if the story says you have to lose? This issue leads directly into the epic fiftieth issue, and the start of THE UNWRITTEN FABLES! 

WAKE #1 (MR) 
(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Sean Murphy. 'THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE…' When Marine Biologist Lee Archer is approached by the Department of Homeland Security for help with a new threat, she declines, but quickly realizes they won't take no for an answer. Soon she is plunging to the depths of the Arctic Circle to a secret, underwater oilrig where they've discovered something miraculous and terrifying... Writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, AMERICAN VAMPIRE) and artist Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS) bring their acclaimed talents to this sci-fi/horror epic that explores the horrors of the deep, probes the origins of human history, and leaps far beyond to a frightening future. 

WALKING DEAD #111 (MR)
(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn. Lucille is going to be so jealous. 

YOUNG AVENGERS #5 NOW
(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Jamie McKelvie • The book where when a character says 'I did it half an hour ago' normally means doing 'it' half an hour ago reaches its first epic conclusion. • Why Did Loki Do It? No one kno... okay, we'll tell you...Well, part of it. • Miss America probably punches someone. She usually does. 
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Me alegra que DC haya incluido algunas de las mejores obras de Alan Moore, Grant Morrison y Neil Gaiman en el especial Novelas Gráficas Esenciales, pero hay mucha basurilla también, aunque lo bueno sobrepasa lo malo. Me divertí tanto leyendo The Pro, me encanta Garth Ennis y su irreverencia. Vertigo tiene dos nuevos títulos: The Wake y Astro City, y ambos son realmente buenos. Esperaré hasta leer los próximos números antes de analizarlos. La conclusión del primer arco de Gillen y McKelvie en Young Avengers fue brillante. Y me alegra haber comprado la reimpresión de Phonogram, Gillen y McKelvie crean algo único, y al mismo tiempo tan británico y tan lleno de ideas alocadas, me hubiera encantado comprar la colección cuando salió hace 7 años. Fashion Beast termina y The Bounce comienza, pero si tuviera que elegir el mejor cómic del mes el premio sería para Kick-Ass 3 # 1. ¡Qué estupendo primer capítulo! Millar lo ha conseguido de nuevo. ¿Lo han leído? Y si no lo han hecho, ¿qué están esperando? (en caso que alguien esté llevando la cuenta de "lo mejor", en mayo tuvimos a Jupiter’s Legacy # 1 y Young Avengers # 4; en abril, Uncanny Avengers # 5 y FF # 4; en marzo, Young Avengers # 2; en febrero, Invincible # 100 y Young Avengers # 1; en enero, Secret Service # 5). En fin, sin más preámbulos, aquí están los cómics de junio:

ASTRO CITY #1 COVER A
El Embajador llega a la Tierra, y un hombre ordinario se encuentra en medio de un conflicto cósmico. Vuelven Samaritano y la Guardia de Honor.

BOUNCE #1 (MR)
Jenkins es el súper-héroe más holgazán del siglo XXI. Pero es confiable y amigable, y está por embarcarse en la aventura de su vida. 

FASHION BEAST #10 WRAP CVR (MR)
El patrón está muerto. Larga vida al nuevo rey de la moda. El imperio será ahora una revolución de la moda. Mientras el mundo forcejea con estas nuevas sensaciones visuales, una sórdida relación es concretada.

IMAGE FIRSTS PHONOGRAM #1
David sale a cazar nuevas flamas en un festival feminista, sólo para quemarse con una llama nueva. Una diosa desdeñada regresa para recoger su libra de carne y demandar reparaciones. Aquí, la música es magia.

KICK-ASS 3 #1 (OF 8) (MR)
HIT-GIRL está en la cárcel, y ahora KICK-ASS deberá ser el líder del equipo. Su primera misión: salvar a HIT-GIRL. Pero ahora que todos están fuera de la ley, KICK-ASS deberá escapar de los policías y de los criminales. Por primera vez desde que usa el uniforme, Dave empieza a tener dudas.

MORNING GLORIES #27 (MR)
No hay comienzo. 
my drawing: from pencils to inks /
mi dibujo: del lápiz a la tinta

SEX #3 (MR)
Hay millones de historias en Ciudad Saturno, y Simon es sólo una de ellas. Su futuro puede estar abierto, pero el pasado lo persigue. Al hombre todavía se le para. Este es el momento perfecto para pagar por sexo. 

THE PRO ONE SHOT (NEW PTG) (MR)
Ella es la primera súper-heroína que se dedica a la prostitución.

UNWRITTEN #49 (MR)
Es la conclusión de "Orfeo en el inframundo", Tom se encuentra con el Rey del Infierno de nuevo, y esta vez es incluso más desagradable que antes. La única manera de escapar es a través de un relato. Pero ¿qué pasa si el relato dice que debes perder? 

WAKE #1 (MR)
“Hay algo allí abajo...”. La bióloga marina Lee es interpelada por el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Ella se rehúsa a ayudarlos, pero rápidamente descubre que no aceptarán esta negativa. Pronto, viajará a las profundidades del Círculo Ártico, donde han descubierto algo aterrador. 

WALKING DEAD #111 (MR)
Alguien va a tener muchos celos.

YOUNG AVENGERS #5
Aquí, cuando uno de los personajes dice que "lo hizo" hace media hora, normalmente significa que sí "lo hizo". Pero, ¿qué es lo que LOKI hizo? Nadie sabe... OK, se los contaremos... Bueno, al menos en parte. Y MISS AMERICA probablemente se líe a puñetazos con alguien. Ella suele ser así. 

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