Books of the Week – 10/17/18

1. Captain Ginger #1 (Ahoy) ★★★★★
Writer: Stuart Moore, Grant Morrison & Shannon Wheeler / Art: June Brigman, Phil Hester & Shannon Wheeler with Roy Richardson / Colors: Veronica Gandini
Brilliantly creative, imaginative and funny book From writer Stuart Moore and artist June Bridgman. Cats in space! What’s not to love?

2. Thor #6 (Marvel) ★★★★★
Writer: Jason Aaron / Art: Christian Ward / Colors: Christian Ward
What a great book! Christian Wards’s art compliments Jason Aaron’s story perfectly. So many great moments. Awesome reveal!

3. Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #311 (Marvel) ★★★★★
Writer: Sean Ryan / Art: Juan Frigeri / Colors: Jason Keith
Awesome book! Gorgeous art with beautifully laid out fight sequences. Clever storytelling. Great debut by new creative team of Sean Ryan (story) and Juan Frigeri (art).

4. Daredevil #609 (Marvel) ★★★★★
Writer: Charles Soule / Art: Phil Noto / Colors: Phil Noto
The kick-off for the Death of Daredevil event features beautiful art by Phil Noto and a great story by Charles Soule. Excited to see where this goes.

5. The Sandman Universe: The Dreaming #2 (DC/Vertigo) ★★★★
Writer: Simon Spurrier / Art: Bilquis Evely / Colors: Matt Lopes
Great book! The solo panels featuring Melvyn’s monologue capture an incredible array of expressions and emotions. Nice mystery too.

6. X-Men Black: Mystique (Marvel) ★★★★
Writer: Seanan McGuire, Zacj Thompson & Lonnie Nadler / Art: Marco Failla & Geraldo Borges / Colors: Jesus Aburtov & Rachelle Rosenberg
Mystique story was really good. Nice take on the character by writer Seanan McGuire. Marco Failla’s art was a delight. Apocalypse story finally picking up steam.