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[covalesky]

Decided to follow the OH's general opinion that this is very good, and so far I also subscribe to that opinion. Funny as well.

Apparently you only suck when it regards Hickman, because with Wolverine and the X-men you (the OH) where correct. It is awesome, funny and a fresh take on the x-men.

Loved it, can't wait till september to read the second volume.

Next, my first Brian Wood book:

[Greg]

Read or reread?

Read.

[Keb]

Apparently you only suck when it regards Hickman, because with Wolverine and the X-men you (the OH) where correct. It is awesome, funny and a fresh take on the x-men.

Loved it, can't wait till september to read the second volume.

Next, my first Brian Wood book:

I always wanted to read that but then I got tired of Brian Wood after Local ended and never bothered.

[David Bird]

I always wanted to read that but then I got tired of Brian Wood after Local ended and never bothered.

I could never really get into him either. Liked the first Demo and the first volume of Northlanders was okay, but that's about it. Could never get into DMZ, Demo Vol. 2 was so-so, and I hated volume 2 of Northlanders.

[Zero]

I've enjoyed every Brian Wood book I've read, and Channel Zero is no exception. It's a bit punkier than his later stuff, but if you enjoyed most of the done-in-one DMZ stories then there's a lot to like in CZ.

[covalesky]

Brian Wood is my favorite writer I never read. For some reason I never picked up a book written by him, but have a bunch of them in my wishlist.

My hopes are high.

[David Bird]

My review of Northlanders Vol. 2:

I enjoyed the first volume of Northlanders well enough, even if it could be a bit anachronistic at times. I kept thinking that Sven was a very modern hero. This time round Wood doesn’t even try. Just the opposite. This time we get a police procedural. Seriously. Five pages in and we’re talking about ‘splatter patterns.’ Its CSI Erie.

The story is set in 1014, relatively late in the Viking period, and the Scandinavians are about to be thrown out of Ireland. Still, their king dispatches one of his best men, Ragnar Ragnarsson, to stop a violent insurgency. The king’s officials and loyal servants are being ruthlessly killed. Once he is on the scene, however, the forensics make it very clear that it is all the work of one man. That man is Magnus Mag Rodain. After a life of violence, Magnus hopes to find some sort of redemption by funneling his energies into the service of his people, so, accompanied by his daughter Brigit, he has been terrorizing the Viking communities.

The book is one long chase as Ragnar attempts to run Magnus to ground. This is not a book for people who really know much or care about the period. While Vikings pillaged Ireland as much as anywhere, anyone who’d read anything of the period would know that their actual presence there was always tenuous. That aspect of the story would have been better suited to Britain. And so many of the details - Ragnar has detailed maps of the Irish countryside, Magnus is identified by his tattoo, the Irish are called Celts - are just wrong. It’s a crime story with swords and horses replacing cars and guns. And even there it hasn’t much to offer. Chase, violence, chase, violence. There is little reason to care. Only towards the end are we given any insights into Magnus, and never any into Ragnar, and those are offered in a gimmicky way, which might have worked better as characterization if it had been made clear from the beginning.

[Keb]

I've enjoyed every Brian Wood book I've read, and Channel Zero is no exception. It's a bit punkier than his later stuff, but if you enjoyed most of the done-in-one DMZ stories then there's a lot to like in CZ.

You and Shawn got me to read him. I liked the first few Local issues and the first trade of DMZ but after that I never really thought much else of his work as it didn't move me at all.

[Arion]

Read.

Got it.

[David Bird]

[Arion]

Brian Wood is my favorite writer I never read. For some reason I never picked up a book written by him, but have a bunch of them in my wishlist.

My hopes are high.

"Favorite writer I never read". That should be a new category in the next comic book awards ...

[David Bird]

"Favorite writer I never read". That should be a new category in the next comic book awards ...

Seconded!

[covalesky]

"Favorite writer I never read". That should be a new category in the next comic book awards ...

Thirded

[PhoenixEquinox]

Just finished Batman :Earth One.

It was fantastic. One of the best Batman stories I've read in a while. I absolutely loved Johns's re imaging of both Harvey Bullock and a certain villain who will remain nameless for the sake of spoilers. I went in expecting Ultimate Batman and that's exactly what I got. Johns modernized the origin without it feeling like Batman Begins which I was afraid it might turn into. He added some intriguing touches that made this Batman origin his own. I can not wait til 2016 when the second volume comes out. l Highly recommended.

[Arion]

Seconded!

Thanks !