In which Shawn looks at the New Releases and lets you know which books she is most excited about!
1) Tiny Titans TP Field Trippin’
Aw Yeah Titans! I seriously adore this book and everything about this book. Art Baltazar and Franco are magical together. I love the characters, the coloring, the play-on-words, the paper. Everything. Tiny Titans is perfect for young fans and old fans. It is a great book to read with your kids to introduce them to the world of superheroes at a young age. This book is incredible playful and silly. It is a perfect escape from some of the other darker comics out there. Every now and again you need a breath of fresh air and Tiny Titans is a cool summer morning.
2) Edge of Doom #5
There is absolutely nothing wrong with dark and twisted books, I personally like to mix it up now and again. So if you are looking for something a little more mature than Tiny Titans allow me to introduce to you Edge of Doom. The first four issues of this series were basically one-shots that didn’t have any connecting story threads. All of that changes in the fifth issue. Writer Steve Niles throws us for a loop and completely changes the entire direction of the series. And I loved it! I really enjoyed the way this series wrapped up. I love cheesy horror and that is exactly the elements that he played up in this issue. Kelley Jones’s art was dead on in this issue (and the entire series for that matter). I love his monsters. His art was great on both the close-ups and on the wide-angle shots.
3) Delirium’s Party A Little Endless Storybook
Delirium’s Party is a follow up to The Little Endless Storybook (which was re-released this week also). I am a sucker for anything Sandman so I naturally had to pick up Delirium’s Party. I love the fun cover design and feel of the book and the way it looks like a children’s book. Jill Thompson’s watercolors are beautifully rendered. She puts so much detail into each page that you really have to slow down in order to take it all in. It is a fun and cute story.