Lucas Blogs About Books

Took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize that the fire in the back was the Human Torch. So, what's this book's deal? Remember when I blogged about  Doctor Doom ? How could I forget? It was two weeks ago. Good, so I didn't really like Doctor Doom (the comic book, not the character, I enjoy Doctor Doom as a character), but I thought that maybe I was being unfair and that maybe if I had more context for what was going on, I might gain more appreciation. So I picked up Fantastic Four Volume 1: Fourever . And did you gain a greater appreciation for Doctor Doom ? No, this first volume of Dan Slott's recent Fantastic Four doesn't really have much Doctor Doom content, though it does have a little side story that explains who that Victorious person was. Anyway, this is the story of how the Fantastic Four got back together. Wait, when did they split up? Oh, in some big crossover event that I didn't read. I don't like big crossover events. An...

Nice comic books, NEEERRRDDD! My feverish pursuit of MOAR content brought forth this feature: Simplified Series. Here's the pitch: quick synopses (I'll try and keep them spoiler-free, but, you know, most of these are past the statute of limitations on spoilers) of the entries in a series followed by the reasons you should or shouldn't read it. This week: Silver Surfer (Volumes 7 and 8) written by Dan Slott, drawn by Michael Allred, colors by Laura Allred Background Info: The Silver Surfer was created by Jack Kirby in Fantastic Four #48. He was the herald of Galactus, Devourer of Worlds, who ultimately turned against his master and helped the Fantastic Four drive him away. For his betrayal, Galactus dismissed the Surfer but placed a barrier around the Earth trapping his former servant on Earth. Since then he's been the star of several limited series from Marvel, each one making up a "volume," the most recent is the only one I've actually read, and t...