Comic Shop Book Club #2: National Comics: Eternity #1

For week two of the Comic Shop Book Club I selected DC's first one-shot from their new National Comics label: Eternity #1. It's written by Jeff Lemire, has art by Cully Hamner, and re-envisages old DC character Kid Eternity - most famously reworked by Grant Morrison and Duncan Fegredo back in the day.

If you've read it, leave a comment: what worked? What didn't? Would you read a monthly Kid Eternity comic based on this premise? Let me know your thoughts!

Comic Shop Book Club, Week 2

Last week the Comic Shop Book Club got off to a promising start, with over 100 readers and several people providing comments and reviews. That post is still open, if you've read Captain Marvel #1 and want to add your two cents' worth. Current consensus is that the script is outstanding while the art is a bit difficult to engage with.

This Friday I'm going to open comments on National Comics: Eternity #1, the first in a series of DC Comics one-shots re-invigorating old characters for the New 52. The first issue focuses on Kid Eternity, famously adapted in the 1990s by Grant Morrison. This new original version is written by New 52 superstar Jeff Lemire (Animal Man) with art by Cully Hamner (Red, The Question).

It's US$3.99, it goes on sale Wednesday, and it's a self-contained story. Pick up a copy, physically or digitally, and I'll see you back at this blog on Friday to discuss it.

Comic Shop Book Club #1: Captain Marvel #1

It's Friday, and that means it's time for the inaugural Comic Shop Book Club. This week we're discussing Kelly Sue DeConnick and Dexter Soy's Captain Marvel #1. The print version's already sold out and is going for a second printing, but what did we think of the writing, the art, the character, and so on?

I have to admit I've come to this comic cold, without any real prior knowledge of the character, so I'm very keen to know what people think. Opinions (including my own) in the comments below, please!

The Comic Shop Book Club

Wouldn't it be cool to have a weekly comic shop book club? It'd be easy - we all purchase/borrow a single issue of a new comic book each week, and then all come back to the blog and have a rolling discussion about its merits in the comments thread.

The basic rules would be:
- I announce the selected book club comics in advance, probably each Monday. It will be a single issue priced no more than USD$3.99, available via Diamond Distribution and/or Comixology. I will be open to suggestions.
- You read the comic book.
- You come back to the blog each Friday to chat about what worked, and what didn't.

I know it's late notice, but I reckon we should start this week with Kelly Sue DeConnick and Dexter Soy's Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics, USD$3,99). If you're with me, come back on Friday and chat! I promise to be spoiler free in the blog entry, but will allow open and full spoilers in the comments.