I feel the same way (I brought up the Cooke books in the thread w/ Monday's list of suggested starter comics). But I was surprised to find that my dad, a pretty devout Westlake fan, showed no interest in the comics. Some dogs just lose interest in tricks.

I guess I don't remember this portrayal as much more or less violent than what I'd expect; certainly Andrews' illustrations of certain memories and (spoiler) monsters could be sort of extreme. But you're right, there were some moments when Andrews' depiction of Rand as a "playboy" took a wrong turn (toward sexism) and…

Agree, though I didn't have the courage to call it bafflingly terrible in my comment.

I did. *ducks*

Some really choice picks here, well done.

Fwiw, here's what I've been reading outside the Big 2:

With respect to the Image sci-fi books - I'd give a thumbs up to Copperhead, the space western. New (lady!) sheriff shows up to enforce the law in a desolate world while trying to escape her past troubles. I've enjoyed it. (That said, the best Image sci-fi book is one you didn't mention - East of West. Which,…

I think I bought the first 50 for more than that. My eBay discipline goes out the window when it comes to comics.

This is exactly how I feel. I think Snyder's terrifically talented overall and that he's done compelling work on Batman/Detective (esp. the Black Mirror and Court of Owls arc you mentioned). I wasn't as optimistic as you were about Eternal so I never really touched it, but I did keep up with the main title through…

This is my nightmare come to life. Oliver recommending the main Batman title just as I've decided to drop it (after sticking it out through more than one overcooked/overhyped Snyder run).

Totally agree, and I've decided to take a break from the title - of course, the buzz on this Gordon storyline has me feeling like I've jumped off just when Snyder's going to rediscover his stride. (Then again, I've played this trick on myself before - I intended to jump off after Death of the Family after feeling like…

Probably worth mentioning that whether you like Morrison's work or not - and personally I'm sort of on the fence - Heavy Metal's current owners have done a lot of interesting things with it since buying it from Kevin Eastman. It's really turning into a production company - they've licensed Rat Queens to do an animated…

Hey, mileage may vary. I think I just enjoyed the idea of a gritty story set in a fairly realistic South. I suppose people can poke holes or say it plays too heavily on stereotypes, but I happen to dig it.

Shout out for his Southern Bastards, which is riveting (though it's not a cape comic, if that's a problem).

Very excited. I don't think I'm too familiar with Gerardo Zaffino, but his art looks nice. The Karnak book should kick.

I just couldn't trade-wait this, the Brubaker/Phillips combo on an L.A. noir story just calls to me. Question: does the trade include all of the "true Hollywood crime" pieces (mostly written by Devin Faraci) packaged in the back of the singles? Honestly, I look forward to those each month ALMOST as much as I do the…

I'm just happy to see a bear drawn with realistic proportions.

He's way too good to just be co-writing — does DC have him teed up to draw something else? I was totally fine with the Buccellato/Manapul runs on both The Flash and Detective; felt like they were capable of hitting singles or doubles on the script side, which was sufficient for me since they hit home runs constantly…

All I picked up this week was the new issue of Copperhead + indulged in the Comixology Daredevil sale.

AV is the one indie project of his that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend. As to Wytches and screenplay treatments - Snyder already optioned that one to the production company behind "12 Years A Slave"…