Summer Reading Week 6

With the release date of volume 2 quickly approaching and the volume 1 hardcover out in a few days (Oct 22,2008), I properly introduce you to The Umbrella Academy.

The Umbrella Academy vol 1 : The Apocalypse Suite written by Gerald Way with art by Gabriel Ba' and Covers by James Jean

For those who is not familiar with the writer, his main occupation is lead singer of My Chemical Romance, but don't let that push you away if you are not a fan of his music.
With his first publish work, Way knock it out of the park, The story centers around a group of superheroes who are reunites after the death of their adoptive father who collected them shortly after birth and trained them to save the world from any threats.

The beautiful art is done by Gabriel Ba' who with his brother Fabian Moon are become big names in the comic industry and are by far one of my favorite artists
he just brings out the characters and puts us right in the action.



This series was a big surprised to everyone but it is a really great read, and just this past summer the umbrella academy was awarded an Eisner(which is an equivalent to an Oscars) for "Best Finite Series/Limited Series".

Summer Reading week 5

With Fall TV Schedule in full effect and old shows are coming back for new seasons I'm ecstatic to bring to you a continuation of a TV Series that may be better than the series that was on TV.

This week I introduce you to Buffy: The Vampire Slayer Season 8

Buffy: The Vampire Slayer Season 8 - The long Way Home written by Joss Whedon with art by Georges Jeanty

For fans of : Buffy(of course), Horror.

Written by the series creator Joss Whedon, The Long Way Home brings us in a 1 1/2 after season 7.
The story sets us up as Buffy and the rest of the crew are stationed in Scotland at a slayer training ground, with the world more dangerous the group has expanded to over 500 slayers.



the writers of the series really capture the tone and the voices of the each characters, and one would think that having to draw actors would be a breeze, but it is actually really hard but the artist Jeanty pulls it off beautifully.



If you were ever a fan of the show or you were interested but never got a chance to watch the show, I greatly recommend trying this out.