Tiara's Weekly Comic Stack - 05.01.13

I got the date right today. Please don't ask me what time I'd travel through last time when I dated my stack for something like 2004. Must've been a good year. Too bad I don't think I remember much of it other than it being the year that I married Mr. DT.

Slightly bigger stack this week because I'm almost done with The Boys. I had to wean myself away from that comic in order to finish other books and comics I wanted to read. And when I say wean, I mean wean. It'd gotten so bad that I'd give myself 15 minutes to read it, but I would go well beyond that. Then, I'd force myself to put it down, only to pick it back up two more times before I finally had to hide it from myself in order to read anything else. It's disturbing, funny, and smart all at the same time. I've really been enjoying that series.

Elric: The Balance Lost, Vol. 1 By Chris Roberson

Signs appear throughout the Multiverse that the Cosmic Balance is in peril, and the Eternal Champion is caught in the crosshairs! Across worlds, Elric, Hawkmoon and Corum begin to face the force that threatens to overpower them all, while Eric Beck, a modern-day video game designer, must acknowledge that his reoccurring dreams of a Pale Prince aren’t all in his head.

The Boys, Vol. 9: The Big Ride by Garth Ennis

The Boys Volume 9 collects three separate story arcs, including the momentous issue #50, with bonus pin-ups and interviews In issues #48-51: "Proper Preparation and Planning" - With Hughie absent, Butcher re-examines the Boys'' first encounter with the Seven, trying to figure out what went wrong. But first there''s some disquiet in the ranks to be dealt with, not to mention the return of an old and unexpected enemy who finally, incredibly, has come into his own. Meanwhile, on the Seven''s floating headquarters, a flying lesson goes badly awry... In issues #52-55: "Barbary Coast" - Hughie travels out west to finally meet Lieutenant-Colonel Greg Mallory, the man who started The Boys. All kinds of secrets await our hero, beginning with the terrible story of the first supes to see action in World War Two. When the revelations cease, will Hughie return, or walk away from the team forever? In issues #56-59: "The Big Ride" - The countdown to the end begins, as Jack from Jupiter takes one step beyond... or does he? Hughie's triumphant return is not all he'd hoped for, but Butcher has bigger fish to fry. And The Boys meet the mysterious Doctor Peculiar.

The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman

An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months, society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. Rick Grimes finds himself one of the few survivors in this terrifying future. A couple months ago he was a small town cop who had never fired a shot and only ever saw one dead body. Separated from his family, he must now sort through all the death and confusion to try and find his wife and son. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living.

Gotham Central, Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

Meet Gotham's Finest. Living in the shadows of the Dark Knight makes the detectives of Gotham's police force determined to prove that have what it takes to enforce the law in a city rife with criminals... with or without Batman's help. Meet Commissioner Akins and his Major Crimes Unit commander Maggie Sawter (fresh from Metropolis). Keeping the streets safe are detectives Renee Montoya, Crispis Allen and others newly introduced to readers. The race is on to stop Mister Freeze while solving a crime before the Caped Crusader intervenes.

 

Locke and Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill

Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them.... and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all...