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Watching some great movies this week

1205 - 1206 - Hellblazer #175 - Mike Carey starts his run and brings in the reliable Steve Dillon. This felt like things getting back to normal a bit and Dillion's art was no doubt a reason for that.

1201 - 1204 - Hellblazer #170 - 174 - Brian Azzarello ends his run on Hellblazer and was mixed with this storyline. Some odd choices that felt like the unnecessarily hard-edged comics we got at this time, like a female cop who fit more in an adult film than an actual story.

1197 - 1200 - V for Vendetta #1 - 4 - Scratching this off my list of shame and it's just as good as I have heard. A true work from masters of the genre. Crazy how much more relevant this has gotten over the years. Its message has only strengthened since its original release.

1194 - Sakamoto Days Vol 14, 15, and 16 - Remains one of my favorite Manga series and this round had some of the best scenes thus far. Sniper battles, characters that can control metal, and never loses its sense of humor.

1190 - 1193 - Criminal Vol. 4: Bad Night - Another favorite going back to and with the TV show coming out felts like the right time to go back to this. So good. As good as ever.

1184 - 1189 - Deadly Class Vol. 1: Reagan Youth - One thing I wanted to do this year is reread some personally favorites so going back to this series and it's better than I remember. You can tell this creative team worked so hard to develop a distinct visual language.

1183 - The Night Eaters Vol. 3 - An excellent conclusion to this series. Sana Takeda's imaginative storytelling is impressive as ever within this story of the world ending and the family dynamic that has been the core of this narrative since the beginning.

1182 - Beat It, Rufus - Always happy to read more Noah Van Sciver here telling a story that sometimes the deadbeat aging rocker who never made it big is not in need of redemption. Sometimes people get the fate they deserve.

1181 - Backflash - Two underrated creators in Mat Johnson and Steve Lieber come together to tell a story about a rather unique form a time travel through the power of nostalgia. As the humor that Lieber is so good at, but also a meaty story with full of generational family drama

1180 - Love Languages - Becoming a big James Albon fan. This followed two foreigners living in France who find connection through being outsiders despite not really speaking the same language. Clever lettering to show the power of language but also home some connections go well beyond words.

1179 - Momo Vol 1 - I liked this. The genre mix of crime and horror tends to work for me, and that's the case here. Would love it though if we could move away from the trope of Immortal Vampire that looks like a Young Girl, especially with some overtly suggestive scenes.

1178 - Dopeman Vol 1 - Intriguing idea, but this lacks a lot of focus both in narrative structure and within the art. Some storytelling problems at the start, but it does come together much better as this volume concludes. Enough that I'll return for the next volume.

1177 - Deadrock Vol 1 - Thought this was pretty generic top to bottom. Things just tend to happen, and I struggled to find anything intriguing about this concept or these characters. Didn't find much in this first volume.

1176 - To Broadway - A young German dancer tries to make a career and life for himself after WWII. Compelling and vibrant, as Maurane Mazars captures movement with such grace. Also shows the challenges of a Young Gay man living in a world that won't accept him.