The Bunker #2, King Conan #2, The Midas Flesh #3, and Pariah #2

Only two issues in, The Bunker is one of the better time travel comics I've read. Instead of focusing on temporal paradoxes and that sort of thing, the book examines how the characters deal with the information given to them by their future selves. Skillfully written, you're given just enough to keep interested, without being able to figure out what's happening next. Definitely something you should be reading.

This issue was nothing but filler. Conan is lost at sea while chasing a Stygian galley, nearly dies, get press ganged by a slave ship that just happens to have several of his former Kushite pirate associates on it, and they mutiny & take the ship. That's maybe 6 pages worth of story, not 22. I dig everything Conan, but c'mon.

For a comic aimed at a younger crowd, this issue of The Midas Flesh deals with some heavy shit; like civilian casualties in war and command responsibility. They manage to pull it off though and it feels like the books has really hit it's stride.  Sure, it's not the most serious sci-fi book out there, but it's worth checking out.

If you're one of those people who likes everything neatly laid out in-front of you and thoroughly explained, this isn't the book for you. Why all of Earth's vitros have been put onto a space station and who tried to sabotage it are left unexplained, but we begin to learn more about the crew members on board and their varying feelings toward all the non-vitros on earth. Scope it out, but Pariah isn't the thing for everyone.

The Auteur #1, Juice Squeezers #3, Starlight #1, & The Twilight Zone #3

I'm not sure if this is genius or complete trash, but I do know I'll be picking up the next issue. The tale of desperate film producer trying to save his career, The Auteur is chocked full of drugs, sex, and surreal violence. It's definitely not the thing for everyone, even those into more oddball books may be turned off by The Auteur. Like I said, I'll be picking up the next issue, but I'm 50/50 on this book. 

It felt like this issue of Juice Squeezers dragged a bit. I get that the writer is trying to build some tension to the impending gigantic bug-pocalypse, but with some judicious editing, this probably could have been cut down from a four issue series to three. Whatever, this is stiff a fun, goofy read.

If you haven't snagged a copy of  yet, get on it now. The first thing that hits you is the gorgeous art; it has a Moebius vibe to it, but it's more complex and unique then simply being an imitation. The writing is superb, right down to the little kid who makes a Uranus joke to the guy who claims he went to outer space and saved another galaxy. Even if you're not into sci-fi comics, you should give Starlight a read.

I continue to be impressed with the Twilight Zone. The story of Trevor Richmond and the man who became him thickens while several, seemingly unrelated, sub-plots develop. I'd been somewhat unimpressed with the art in the past two issues, but it seemed ti have tightened up with this issue. You should be reading this book.

The Bunker #1, EGOs #2, & The Fuse #1

I almost didn't pick this up because apparently The Bunker is available online and I was thinking of just scoping it out for free, but I'm glad I ponied up for a physical copy. A story of time travel, the apocalypse, and the college kids behind it all, The Bunker is a little jarring at first. You get thrown into the story, taking place simultaneously in the future and present, with the back-story skillfully sprinkled in. The art, scratchy lines and faded neons, is also a little offsetting initially; but once you get used to it, you realize what a rad ambiance it adds to the book.  Definitely something you should be reading.

As much as I'm liking EGOs, I was a little put off by the numerous, graphically depicted dismemberments and disembowelings that occurred in this issue. That cover is just the tip of the iceberg. Unnecessary gore aside, it's a solid 2nd issue. The story is progressing nicely and the art continues to grow on me. Even the villain is rad, dude has a black hole inside himself.  Check it out.

How can you not dig The Fuse? It's like Law & Order in outer space. They could have gone all far-flung, exotic space cops with this, but decided to make it a little more gritty; i.e. the cablers, homeless people on the space station that inhabit the maintenance shafts and ventilation ducts. The art is a little too jangly for my tastes. It's not terrible, but it looks amateurish and the faces are constantly jacked up. Other than that, I'm liking this.