A very minor spoiler for All New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12 is in this post.

§ October 27th, 2011 § Filed under swamp thing, this week's comics § 8 Comments


So anyway, at the shop on Wednesday, pal Dorian was flipping through some of the comics in his stack, and, while perusing All New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12, he says to me “hey, Swamp Thing is in this issue.”

Me: “C’mon. Really?”

Dor: “Yes.” (shows me page with Swamp Thing)

Me: “Well, shit.” (takes copy of comic off rack)

Dor: “Well, I guess we know what you’ll be blogging about tomorrow!”

…Sigh. He knows me so well. And just to be clear, my expletive-enhanced reaction wasn’t to the fact that Swamp Thing was in a comic…that’s always okay by me, of course. It had more to do with the fact that I’m such an easy mark. I must buy the comics with Swamp Thing in them. It’s a sickness.

It’s a fun Halloween-ish comic, by the way, with Batman and Zatanna trying to solve a crime at the House of Mystery, with cameo appearances by lots of DC’s horror characters, such as the aforementioned Swamp Thing, who gets in a panel or three.

Other notable items this week: the new Smurfs collection The Smurfs Apprentice, which I haven’t read yet but I’m sure it’ll be as fun as the rest in the series; Superman #2, which is slightly more readable than #1, but only just; Breed III #6, guest-starring Dreadstar…man, I do love the Dreadstar; Fury of Firestorm #2, which again I haven’t got around to reading yet, if only because I didn’t care for the first one so much, but I like the Firestorm character enough to give it another shot; The Incredible Hulk #1, which gives us Bearded Hulk, and Bearded Hulk is nearly always a mark of quality…as is the fact it’s written by Jason Aaron; and Jason Aaron as writer on Wolverine and the X-Men #1 got me to at least flip through the comic and check it out…well, X-Men books are still not for me, I guess, but folks I know who are more mutantly-inclined seem to really like it, so there you go.

GRATUITOUS PARAGRAPH BREAK: Aquaman #2 was probably one of the fastest selling second issues of DC’s New 52 relaunch, so that’s a good sign…the comic wasn’t bad either; I’ve been hearing here and there people are having trouble finding the free Legion flight ring that’s out to promote the Legion Secret Origin #1…I know we didn’t get our full allotment, so maybe there was a shipping issue with this? I don’t know; Daredevil #5 continues to be remarkably good, and hopefully no editorially-mandated crossover events will come along to spoil things; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 continues the series that really, really surprised me with the demand I’m seeing…this is a series that has had moribund sales for years, and it’s really taking off. Good, I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for TMNT; and a couple more strip collections: volume two of Fantagraphics’ Mickey Mouse strips, gorgeous as ever, and Reheated Lio: Still Another Lio Collection, peculiar as ever.

Oh, and drop a buck on Spaceman #1 by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso…an intriguing, and beautiful-looking, first issue.

And in conclusion: Comics! I have…won’t you?

8 Responses to “A very minor spoiler for All New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12 is in this post.”

  • I have that sickness wrt to the Phantom Stranger. Is he in there?

  • Bearded Hulk. Is that like Bearded Robin Williams?
    When Robin Williams makes a movie where he’s bearded, it’s a serious film. So is Bearded Hulk a more series Hulk than unbearded Hulk?

    (that’s probably the most times I’ve ever written the word “bearded” in one setting.)

  • swamp mark says:

    As always,thanx so much for the tip,my friend! I’m on my way back to the store.

  • Casie says:

    Ooo! Swamp Thing AND bearded Hulk? I thought, surely I can go one week without getting comics. Pff! What a silly idea.

  • Robert in New Orleans says:

    Dardevil #8 and The Amazing Spider-Man #677 will crossover in January according to the Marvel previews. But it might work out ok after all since Mark Waid is filling as writer in for the Spidey ish.

  • Nat Gertler says:

    When you say TMNT is selling well, I wonder what year I’m in.

    When you say that Aquaman is a top seller, I wonder what universe I’m in.

  • Anonymous says:

    What’s Swamp Thing doing at the House of Mystery?

    SCANS, PLEASE!

  • pedro de pacas says:

    I realize that it’s just an unfortunate coincidence that this book is written by Fisch & Beavers, but I definitely think it’s time for some editorially-mandated pseudonyms.