Comics This Week

Reviews of comics released on June 13th, 2007...


DMZ #20 (Vertigo)
Written by Brian Wood, Art by Kristian Donaldson

The latest DMZ story arc "Friendly Fire" has been the book's best since it began. This latest issue falls a little short of the first two entries if only because of the guest art. Donaldson steps in with a much more cartoony style which is fine, but not for DMZ. The regular art is rough and lends to the mood and style of the writing. However, this is another brilliantly written issue, setting up the next one beautifully. I don't think Wood has made an arc where every issue is fantastic, but if he follows through on the next two, that will change.


Fables #62 (Vertigo)
Written by Bill Willingham, Art by Mark Buckingham

Fables is the best comic on the shelves. Willingham continues to have his story evolve to an inevitable all-out war between our beloved fables in Manhattan and Ghepetto's armies of the homelands. This book has wonderful characters, it is sometimes dark but almost always has a strangely light tone accompanying it. However, Fables is getting very intense and this may be the most exciting point of the story so far. In an issue with pretty much a bunch of talking, Willingham gets your blood pumping with anticipation for the epic story in the horizon.