First, a shout-out to Steve who faced a Blogathonner’s worst nightmare: sitting down to the computer and finding it’s not working. Yikes! He’s worked around it, but nobody shouldd have to deal with that extra burden during the ‘Thon. Consider giving him some sponsorship to make him feel better …
BPRD: 1946 (Dark Horse) [collects #1-5, Hellboy: Free Comic Day]
w. Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart; a. Paul Azaceta
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Returning to the earliest days of the BPRD, in post-war Berlin, founder Trevor Brutten investigates with a troop of soldiers an as-yet-undiscovered vampire plot by the Nazis (of course). It’s decent-enough fun, helped by Azaceta’s period sketchy style, with a bit of Aliens overlaying the usual Mignola haunted house motif, but it’s nothing tremendously exciting.
Brit, Vol. 1, “Old Soldier (Dark Horse) [collects Brit, Brit: Cold Death, Brit: Red, White & Blue]
Brit, Vol. 2, “AWOL” (Dark Horse) [collects #1-6]
w. Robert Kirkman; a. Tony Moore, Cliff Rathburn, Val Staples
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Kirkman has established his chops as an excellent writer, and his tales of Brit are part of his extended Kirkman corner of the Image universe. Brit’s a standard high-strength, nigh-invulnerable hero who’s been around for … well, a lot of years. He’s ready for retirement, but keeps being pulled back into the thick of things by a government that needs someone who can be swallowed by a dinosaur and punch his way of the critter’s stomach. Add some modest gore, some family conflict, a few dabs of government conspiracy, and Kirkman’s sense of humor, and you have a fun series worth reading and rereading.
Brit won’t win any awards, and it’s not as good as Kirkman’s Invincible, but I’d recommend it.
Listening to: Horner, James, & the London Symphony, “Main Title” (Aliens – Original Motion Picture Sound Track))