Library comics

Some comics I borrowed from the library.

Moonbound

A retelling of the Apollo 11 mission, interspersed with a summary of humanity’s journey to the moon.  Not bad, but it didn’t add to my knowledge of the topic.

Regret reading: No

Would read again: No

Would buy: No

Rating: Fine

Something is Killing the Children 1-5

A great title for a book.  James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera have crafted a solid comic here.  Monsters that only kids can see are very real, and one of the survivors meets a Buffy-esque slayer who’s part of a bigger shadowy organization.  It’s not good enough to buy, but I’ve borrowed the rest of the trades, so it’s certainly got something going for it.  

Regret reading: No

Would read again: Yes

Would buy: No

Rating: Nice

The Nice House on the Lake 1-12

Another James Tynion IV production, drawn by Alvaro Martinez Bueno.  Once again, I was drawn in by the nifty title.  I never got around to reading this when I first borrowed it, and I was literally sitting in the car in the garage on my way to return it when I thought I’d give it a shot.  After two issues, I drove to the library and finished the series.

This is an engrossing “everyone’s trapped in one location” mystery that involves the end of the world, aliens, and a spin on The Good Place.  I was totally going to buy this until the ending, which falls off a little bit.  There’s a followup series, The Nice House by the Sea, that covers a different cohort of people.  I definitely want to give that a try when the trade is available.

Regret reading: No

Would read again: No

Would buy: No

Rating: Pretty good