Comics You Should be Reading, but Probably Aren’t Part 9

1. Halcyon

This book is written by Marc Guggenheim and the art is by Ryan Bodenheim.  I really like some of the previous stuff that Guggenheim has written for Marvel, so I decided to check this new series out.  If you have not read his run on Young X-men, I suggest you check it out.  This book is being published by Image and as far I as I know is an ongoing series.  The first issue just  came out this week and I am really curious to see where the book is going to go.  The main plot of the book is that there is a group of super heroes in the world and they are starting to get concerned that there is no crime anymore.  They get secret records from the government that crime has been declining rapidly for the past couple months and they are worried what may be going on.  It is very intriguing and different to take a book and have the heroes be upset and worried that crime and aggression is becoming extinct.  Some of them like what is happening and others show signs of not wanting the crime to end so they can still get there fix off fighting crime.  Some of the characters are very interesting and I can’t wait to see how they get developed more.  My favorite of the characters shown so far is Sabre, he is a vigilante of sorts and is kind of a more aggressive Batman.  I recommend picking this book because it is a nice fresh take on super heroes and I feel that lots of people will be chatting about this book.

2.  Superboy

This book is written by Jeff Lemire and the artist is Pier Gallo.  I picked this book up solely because of  I love Jeff Lemire.  If you have not read his Essex County Trilogy, stop reading this now and go pick it up.  Jeff Lemire usually does his own art work to go along with his books, but on this he is not doing the art.  The artist they got is very good in my opinion.  I have never really heard of him, but the art fits the feel of the book well.  You can tell they are going for more of a campy teen years feel to the book.  The book starts out with Superboy explaining who he is and then Phantom Stranger breaks in to explain that some evil force will be coming to Smallville and it is his fault for being there.  This concerns Conner Kent (superboy) and he is thinking of leaving.  All these thoughts are interrupted when Parasite jumps into to town to take down Superboy.  I don’t want to give any more away, but the fight between them has some pretty amazing art panels.  I’m glad I picked this book up because of Lemire and he has not let me down yet.  Also check out his other ongoing Sweet Tooth.  Do yourself a favor and pick this up, you won’t be disappointed.