If youâre here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe youâve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of digital comics. Whichever it is, youâre still interested in the good stuff.
Welcome, then, to the Panel Discussion Dozen Quintet, where I pick out just-released or out-soon comics that I think are worth paying attention to. Ready? Then, letâs meet the sequential art thatâll be draining your wallet this week.
All you need to know about this latest issue of the stellar Superman title is that Grant Morrisonâs introducing a black Superman who also happens to be President of the United States. Itâs almost like heâs making it just for me
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China Mieville talked a bit two weeks ago about how he planned to write this new version of his dream comic and itâs out tomorrow. Having read it already, I can say that itâs trippy, down-to-earth and psychologically compelling at the same time. And the superheroes Mieville rolls out in this premiere will haunt your dreams long after youâve read it.
I have surpisingly fond memories of the Valiant Comics line that was being published in the 1990s, which featured sci-fi, superhero concepts shepherded by former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter. A new relaunch uses some of those same characters with brand new talent. X-O Manowar was a book about a barbarian warrior who finds and wields a suit of extraterrestrial power armor. This version comes from Robert Vendittiâthe writer behind the great cyberpunk crime thiller The Surrogatesâand artist Cary Nord, whoâs done loads of great work for the Big Two. Itâs a book Iâll recommend on the strength of its creative pedigree, despite how goofy the core concept sounds.
Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
Guy Delisle makes comics that take readers all over the world. His previous volumes have chronicled travels in North Korea and Myanmar, bringing strongly observed details about those closed-off societies to vibrant life. While Jerusalem isnât as mysterious as those other places, Iâm still betting that Delisleâs talent for observing human nature will carve out great stories fron his time in the Holy Land.
Despite his curmudgeonly mien, the late Harvey Pekar stood out as a giant amongst comics creators. His mundane tales about everyday life magnifies the fleeting joys, chilling fears and nagging doubts that haunt all of us yet he never fell away from the urge to celebrate life in all its messiness. This collection represents his last work, with grittily detailed artwork from Josephn Remnant. Fittingly, itâs all about Pekarâs hometown which, like its native son, may always seem down on its luck but can never be truly counted out.
