COOL SHIT 8-12-10

[NOTE: THIS IS GOING TO BE A WEEKLY COLUMN IN WHICH I TELL YOU ABOUT THE GOOD BOOKS I PICKED UP ON NEW COMICS DAY. THESE ARE NOT REVIEWS; I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE AWESOME THINGS I’M READING IN THE HOPES THAT YOU WILL GO OUT AND BUY THEM, SO THEY WILL CONTINUE BEING PUBLISHED, SO I WILL CONTINUE BEING ENTERTAINED.]



LOCKE & KEY: KEYS TO THE KINGDOM #1: Holy shit, if you’re not reading this series, what the fuck is wrong with you? Writer Joe Hill (HORNS, HEART SHAPED BOX) and artist Gabriel Rodriguez (THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW) bring us back to the world of the Locke family as they battle their personal demons (not to mention a few actual demons) in the town of Lovecraft. The new issue features a story in which a flock of birds and a pack of wolves do battle with one another with the Locke kids in the middle of it all. Very bloody, and very . . . CALVIN AND HOBBES?! You’ve got to see it to believe it, chum.



THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #24: It’s hard to believe this series is coming to an end with #25. Still, it’s not too late to get on board. Writer Robert Kirkman (BATTLE POPE, THE WALKING DEAD, MARVEL ZOMBIES) is known for his twists, and this book is no exception. The Wolf-Man’s former best friend and mentor, Zechariah, is getting ready to kill Wolf-Man’s daughter, Vampire Girl, but a pack of werewolves interrupt the two-fisted (or clawed?) battle.



THE WALKING DEAD #76: I know a lot of you are eager for the AMC series based on this monthly, and I’m sure it’s going to be awesome, but there is no way it can match the amazing writing of the books. Kirkman, once again, treats us to his mastery of character as he shows the protagonist (I would never call him a hero; he’s too fucked in the head, but who can really blame him?) disintegrate even further as he tries to maintain the safety of his son and the group of survivors around him. And for those of you keeping track: we finally get to find out about this shady Davidson character.

Buy these books. Keep them going. Thank you.