Casanova Avaritia

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Slaying the father ^ Stan is smilin' % The end is not in sight * BATMAN: THE BLACK GLOVE DELUXE EDITION HC There are oversized hardcovers collecting most of Grant Morrison's Batman comics, but the early part of that run isn't available in a uniform edition, and collector culture means we

The third, and by our estimation most intense, arc of Casanova will a potentially mind-bending conclusion next week in the pages of Casanova Avaritia #4, by writer Matt Fraction, artist Gabriel Bá, colorist Cris Peter, letterer Dustin K. Harbi...

It's tough to write about Casanova: Avaritia #2. I liked the first issue, particularly a great innovation regarding the lettering and thought balloons, but the second issue was just... tremendous. I enjoyed the art just as much as ever, if not more so, but this issue felt like it was Matt Fraction's time to shine...

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * "Troglodytes... cavemen" ^ One interpretation superimposed on another % The germs of the transcendental terms * ^ ACTION COMICS #2 Grant Morrison and Rags Morales are joined by Brent Anderson for five pages of this issue, as part of DC's ongoing "no, really, let's make thi

Casanova is back. Matt Fraction's dimension-tripping superspy comic (alternately illustrated by twin artists Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon) returns from its lengthy hiatus tomorrow with issue #1 of Avaritia, the third volume now published through the Marvel Comics Icon imprint...

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Watch me jumpstart ^ They're not witches % The closer you are, the quicker it hits you ¢ Cigarette tricks * % ACTION COMICS #1 Grant Morrison, Rags Morales and Rick Bryant relaunch the flagship superhero comic book. OK,...