
As the Panther investigates a murder in New York, Ross plays Devil’s Advocate in an encounter with Mephisto, and a new regime seizes control in Wakanda. 3Īrtists: Mark Texiera, Kyle Hotz, and moreīlack Panther reinvented as a sharp and witty political satire? Believe it! T’Challa is the man with the plan as Christopher Priest puts the emphasis on the Wakandan king’s reputation as the ultimate statesman, as seen through the eyes of the U.S. What results are great new-feeling comics takes on Norse stories that range from familiar to obscure.īlack Panther By Christopher Priest, The Complete Collection Vol. Craig Russell teaming with some of the most revered modern artists in all of comics, from Mignola to Thompson to David Rubin. Why It’s Cool: The newest entry on today’s Gaiman list, this book sees Gaiman and co-writer Pr. Craig Russell, Mike Mignola, Jerry Ordway, David Rubín, Piotr Kowalski, and Jill Thompson. Gaiman and Russell team with a legendary collection of artists to take readers through a series of Norse myths, including the creation of the Nine Worlds, the loss of Odin's eye and source of his knowledge, the crafting of Thor's hammer and the gods' most valuable treasures, the origin of poetry, and Loki's part in the end of all things-Ragnarök.Ĭollects Norse Mythology #1-#6, featuring art by P. There’s a lot of variety to be found in this week’s choices (even within the Gaiman works themselves), and yet, this is probably the most varied of all the books, a really interesting and engaging cross-section of ideas, themes, and interests - all done with absolutely beautiful comics art.īuy It Here: Neil Gaiman’s Likely StoriesĪrtists: Mike Mignola, Jerry Ordway, David Rubin, Jill Thompson, and more Why It’s Cool: This collection is essentially a comics adaptation of Gaiman’s short stories, brought to life by celebrated artist Mark Buckingham. You wont want to miss this collection featuring comic adaptations of the short stories: Looking for the Girl, Foreign Parts, Closing Time, and Feeders and Eaters from the Hugo, Eisner, Newbery, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning author Neil Gaiman! These dark and imaginative tales feature an odd and subtly linked world of bizarre venereal diseases, a creepy old woman who feasts on raw meat, a man obsessed with a skin model from a magazine, and a story within a story about ghosts.
