I wanted to give the DC relaunch a chance. I really did. But between the silly costumes, the gratuitous violence, the demeaning character portrayals, and (in my opinion) some pretty mediocre storytelling choices, I think I have to give it a pass.
(Marvel isn't much better, but that's a rant for another day).
I'm not giving up on comics, however. There are three titles out there that I follow religiously:
The first is
GOLD DIGGER. One man writing and drawing the book, without any fill-ins for
20 years. And while it may look like a cheesecake book at first glance, consider that the three major protagonists are all female, and have been since the beginning.
The second?
ATOMIC ROBO. Because they get it. Comics are supposed to be
fun. And Robo is fun, without being childish or "wacky".
And the last is a book I discovered only recently, and have posted about before:
WITCH DOCTOR. And, amusingly enough, these two panels from the latest issue pretty much sum up my feelings about "mainstream" comics.
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