I got mugged by Borders graphic novel section the other day

[ewx]

Grant Morrison sets Sebastian O in an alternative 19th century, and follows the dandified Sebastian's escape from prison and revenge on the people who put him there. It's the Count of Monte Christo on drugs and without any of the subtlety, really.

Exodus is the latest in Mike Carey's Lucifer series, a Sandman spinoff. Unfortunately this is getting rather repetetive: a new enemy turns up from somewhere, Lucifer is nearly defeated, he has another argument with the angels, he wins by some means. Fundamentally Lucifer is too powerful to have interesting adventures, and the backplot does not advance enough in this episode to carry it. The activities of the minor characters are more interesting though it'd be nice to see them pursuing their own goals more rather than just carrying out Lucifer's missions.

The Furies is another Sandman spinoff, and also by Mike Carey. It starts out with the wreck of Lyta Hall's life, before packing her off to Greece to be a pawn in a confrontation between mythological forces. Lovely artwork, though I didn't find the the story very engaging.

Finally in 1602 Neil Gaiman transplants a bunch of Marvel superheroes and villains back to the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and convolves them with the intrigues of the day. Quite a few were only passingly familiar to me, so others might get more out of it than me, but I found it the best of the four in any case.

Comments

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Grant Morrison, unsubtle? Inconceivable!

The latest Lucifer is actually "The Wolf Under the Tree", which might not yet have reached your side of the pond. It is a significant improvement.

Also, i cannot recommend 100 Bullets enough. It is twisty, excellent noir/conspiracy stuff.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

e/latest/latest I've seen/ then l-) I've been following 100 Bullets and loving it.