Mouse Guard Vol 2

I finished this last night. I probably enjoyed it more than Vol 1 but that may have been as I'm gettign used to the style.

The painted art is gorgeous!

New Purchases for May

More collections have arrived in the post. I'm pleased to have got Mouse Guard Vol 2 (via EBay as Amazon was sold out) so I'll read that soon having just finished vol 1.

The Avengers Masterworks Vol 4 means that I'm just one Avengers Masterworks volume away from a complete run to issue 400. Unfortunately, I've Vol 5 is yet to be scheduled for release in paperback.

I don't know why the Daredevil cover has scanned so poorly. It must be something to do with it being so dark. These issues (12-21) are the first John Romita comics in the Marvel Age.

Mouse Guard Autumn 1152

I've read this today. It was an easy read excellently illustrated by Petersen.

The comic has had consistantly good reviews on "Comics Should Be Good" do I thought I'd give it a try. I'm glad I did.

I've ordered the next volume so I look forward to reading that soon.

I think it's time for some more Batman next and then maybe some Marvel back-issues...

Amazon brings Daredevil and Mouse Guard

Two quite different trades arrived today thanks to Amazon.

Daredevil masterworks vol. 1 reprints issues 1 -11 from 1964 /65 whereas Mouse Guard Autumn 1152 is an altogether different kind of comic from 2006. I've read lots of positive reviews of Mouse Guard so I thought it was time to give it a try. This hardback collection looks very nice.

The question is - when will I get to read any of these new purchases? Well part of the reason for this blog is to see if I'm buying more than I can actually read. But I'll have to make a judgement over a year or two and this year I am keen to press on with some novels.