What are you reading?

[caro]

Hello everyone! I'm going to be helping eponymous moderate this community. There's still a lot of work that needs to be done, but there's no reason we can't start talking about comics in the meantime.

So what is everyone reading these days? What do you think of it? Would you recommend it?

I just finished the last volume of The Exterminators, which was an unfortunately rushed end to the series. I'm not sure I'd recommend it -- I think the series had potential, but with the cancellation and the truncated storylines, it just felt disappointing. I also recently read the first volume of Umbrella Academy, which was surprisingly fun. One of my favorite webcomics, Platinum Grit, just updated with Episode 19, and that was amazing. I definitely recommend Platinum Grit -- wacky but surprisingly layered story with expressive and increasingly gorgeous art.

Comments

[paxm]

Hmmm... I've seen decent reviews of Umbrella Academy. What do you like most about it?

These days, I'm reading Secret Six by the brilliant Gail Simone, which just totally cracks me up, while intelligent at the same time. I have great love for those characters.

Also reading Uncanny X-Men, Astonishing X-Men, Secret Warriors (my newest favorite addition to my pull list), Wonder Woman and just added the re-launched Elektra. I also just got into Claymore (manga - never read manga in my entire life until now), and it's actually consuming the time that I get to read for fun.

I'll definitely be reading anything by Greg Rucka this summer. Maybe he'll make me like DC again.

[caro]

I just like how pulpy and wacky Umbrella Academy allows itself to be, while still touching on the slightly darker side of superheroism. There's a fun dysfunctional-family vibe to the characters. It's definitely worth a read, and there are a couple of issues online if you want to check it out before you buy.