More Zombie Love and a monkey.

Hello Chums,

I thought I'd talk a little bit about what I've been reading recently. A stand alone comic book trade (Trinity), two graphic novels (Superman: True Brit and Marvel Zombies Army of Darkness) and the first trade of a continuing story Y- The Last Man vol. 1.

First up is Trinity, a DC comics story by Matt Wagner. This story features the first meeting of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. All three heroes band together to stop eco-terrorist Ra's al Ghul and his allies, Bizarro and Artemis. Although the ending is rather anti-climatic, the story is enjoyable and the artwork is terrific. Not to be missed by fans of the big three. Rating: A

Secondly, we have Superman: True Brit. This story is basically what if Superman (Kal-El) landed in England instead of Kansas. This type of Superman story has been done before and done much better. The writers Kim Howard and John Cleese try to make this story light and funny but they fail miserably. The "funny" parts where young Colin (Clark) play sports and deal with family and friends are more painful than funny. While being drawn by John Byrne is a plus, this story is terrible. Ratings: story D- art B

Next up is Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness. Another Zombie book! This book features Ash from A.O.D. getting dropped into the Marvel Zombie universe. Ash has to battle his way through Zombified versions of Marvel heroes and villains. While this book is okay, it would have benefited greatly from Kirkman's writing and Phillip's art. It does have Suydam covers though. Rating: B

Lastly is Y-The Last Man. This is the story of Yorick Brown and his monkey. They are the last surviving males on the planet. The last two Y chromosomes in existence. This first arc takes place mainly around Washington, D.C. Yorick and his friend go in disguise to stay safe from Republicans (wives of the dead congressmen) and Amazons (roaming packs of lesbians). All Yorick wants to do after seeing his mom is go to his fiancee (in Australia). Doesn't that sound interesting? It is. It kind of reminds me of "A Boy and his dog" (in reverse). Rating: A

KRC (keep reading comics)

D.L.