Hatchi Matchi, 2k9! Reviews and Pull List for 010709

Happy New Year, nerds!

Also, many thanks to Negative Man and The Floronic Man for holding down the fort while I've been MIA. This year has already brought so much comicy goodness. For example:

Incognito #1
Holy balls is this good. Not only is Criminal getting better and better every month, but now Brubaker and Phillips give us a new series that promises to be one of the best around. I've always been a sucker for books about villains, especially when they end up the protagonist. Incognito is deliciously pulpy and full of violence and swears. Zack Overkill/Andersen is already proving to be a deep and interesting main character, and the teaser in the back of the issue mentioning future villains and sidekicks is oooooh so exciting. I cannot wait till the next issue, pick this bad boy up!
The Goon #31
Phenomenal. This issue perfectly displays Eric Powell's mastery of comedy, tragedy, action, and everything in between. Labrazio's return culminates in a street fight involving most of Lonely Street's main residents. Despite victory over the Priest and Labrazio, with the death of his one true love Goon really seems ready to walk away from Lonely Street forever. Let's hope not, or at least hope he brings Franky with him. Ugh this comic is so good. Please tell me you're reading it. If not, pick up all of the trades and thank me later.

Besides these, Kickass returned with issue 5 and, well, it was good. I've kind of lost a bit of passion for the title after the long delay, hopefully it will pick up again.

Back to Brooklyn is fucked up and great. I can't wait until Jimmy Palmiotti illustrates a new book.

I still have to read Northlanders, Fantastic Four, and Scalped. Plus, tomorrow brings:

Walking Dead #57
Invincible Iron Man #9
Hellboy: The Wild Hunt #2
The Boys #26

Jeeze louise.

-AR

Back to Brooklyn #1 (of 5)

Hot damn! Garth Ennis' new Image mini kicks things off with a shotgun blast. A few of them actually.

Back to Brooklyn's central protagonist is Bob Saetta, the number two man in the borough's notorious Saetta crime family. Bob's just walked into a police station and offered to give up every sordid detail about his organization. He's got something big- big enough to cause his brother Paulie to murder six uniformed police officers and hold Bob's wife and family hostage so that it doesn't get out. Bob convinces the Feds to let him go back into Brooklyn- alone- secure his family and then turn himself back in when they are safe.

I read a lot of Ennis. I buy anything with his name on it. Even when he's off his game a lil, I'll still tell you he's awesome. So it's really interesting that there's something about this book that seems so...refreshing and new. Maybe it's the fact that Jimmy Palmiotti is co-writing. Maybe it's the AMAZING artwork from newcomer Mihailo Vukelic. Whatever it is...I don't care. I'm excited about issues 2 - 5 and I want to read them all right now.

Stop whatever you are doing and go buy this.

- TFM