Copperhead, Vol.1: A New Sheriff in Town by Jay Faerber, Scott Godlewski and Ron RileyI knew absolutely nothing about this graphic novel until it was recommended to me on Amazon, described as a story about a single mother who moves her and her son to a new planet to work as a sheriff there and deal with everything from alien hillbillies to a local massacre. I really enjoyed it; it was a lot of fun, I liked the art style and I liked the world. If you're a fan of aliens and cowboys, or a fan of female-led sci-fi, then I'd recommend checking this one out. I'm hoping there'll be another volume out later this year!
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American Vampire, Vol.2 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque and Mateus SantoloucoI read American Vampire, Vol.1 last year after finding it in my local library. Check out my review here!
I wasn't sure if I was going to carry on with the American Vampire series at first, until I realised the fact that it kept popping into my head despite having read the first volume back in October had to be a sign that it was time to track down Volume 2. Sadly Volume 1 was the only one my library had, so I used trusty old Abebooks and found a couple of secondhand copies of Volume 2 and Volume 3 in really good condition. I really enjoyed being back in the world of American Vampire; it's easy for me to get bored by vampires, but I think Scott Snyder's created something really different with this series, and that's special. I'm definitely going to be continuing with this one.
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Fables, Vol.1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha, Craig Hamilton and James JeanUnfortunately I didn't like this very much, but considering the reviews I'd seen I didn't expect to, which was the main reason I found myself a secondhand copy rather than spending a bunch of money on a shiny new one. I just wanted to see what it was like for myself. I love Bigby Wolf - I have a big crush on him in The Wolf Among Us - but I didn't enjoy any of the characters in the graphic novel as much I did in the game. It almost felt as though Willingham was playing paint by numbers with fairy tale characters; he made sure they were all there, but he didn't really take the time to make any of them three-dimensional. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it either. I just felt kind of 'meh' about the whole thing. Needless to say I won't be carrying on with this series, because judging by the reviews it only continues to get worse...
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Have you read any of these? What are your thoughts?
Wow, we couldn't be farther apart on Fables! I absolutely love this series, and I'm just waiting for the next volume to be released. The first volume is really just setting the stage, more or less, and as I recall, it was somewhere around vol. 3 or 4 that I went from enjoying to loving. :) I'm with you on Bigby Wolf -- I have a very weird crush on him.
ReplyDeleteI think I may be in the minority here - I know a lot of people who love it, but unfortunately it just wasn't for me. :)
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