Funnybooks and Firewater

Shit gets a little dark this month, we're talking about the death of a child, the aids epidemic, revolution and civil war, and the suicide of a closeted dad.  We’re getting personal, as we hold on for a month of autobiographical comics.

We start our month of autobiographical comics with Rosalie Lightning.  A heartbreaking tale of love and loss as author Tom Hart deals with the death of his young daughter.

Next week is more “Real World” issues, as we read Pedro and Me.  Written by Judd Winick from Real World season 3, its the story of Judd’s friendship with fellow housemate Pedro, and Pedro’s fight, and eventual death of AIDS. 

This week we finish up our Brian K. Vaughn spotlight with one of his most famous works: Y: The Last Man. After a plague wipes out every male creature in the world except a young magician and his pet monkey, that magician must make his great escape to Australia to find his girlfriend. 

Next week we start a month of autobiography.  First up is a heart-breaking story of author Tom Heart dealing with the untimely death of his daughter.

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We are goingback in time to the 80’s.  It’s halloween time and something strange is afoot in the early morning hours as a band of news paper girls make their rounds. Its the first book of one of Vaughan's current series: Paper Girls.

Next week we finish up our Brian K. Vaughn spotlight with one of his most famous works: Y: The Last Man. After a plague wipes out every male creature in the world except a young magician and his pet monkey, that magician must make his great escape to Australia to find his girlfriend. 

This week we continue our spotlight on Brian K. Vaughan with the Pride of Baghdad.  Based on a true story. Vaughan's tale of freedom vs slavery surrounds a small pride of Lions as they escape from the Bagdad zoo during the second Iraq war.

Next week we go back in time to the 80’s.  It’s halloween time and something strange is afoot in the early morning hours as a band of news paper girls make their rounds. Its the first book of one of Vaughan's current series: Paper Girls.

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This month we are spotlighting writer, Brian K. Vaughan.  First up is Ex Machina.  The story of Michell Hundred, a man trying to balance being a super hero, and being the mayor of New York.  

Next week is Pride of Baghdad.  Based on a true story. Vaughan's tale of freedom vs slavery surrounds a small pride of Lions as they escape from the Bagdad zoo during the second Iraq war.

We finish off our month long celebration of beginning, origins, and fresh starts with X-Men Mutant Genesis.  A restart for the X-Men, but the beginning of the end for writer Chris Claremont.  

Next week we begin a new month with an artist spot light on Brian K. Vaughn.  We have already read and enjoyed Saga, and Dr. Strange: The Oath. Now we explore his other works.  First up is Ex Machina, which explores how a former super hero balances his heroic past with his new job as Mayor of New York City.

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The Vega system is in peril.  The omega men are there to fight until the end with their newest member, the White Lantern, Kyle Rayner.  Tom King reinvents this classic DC team in this weeks book, The Omega Men.

Next week it is the last of our new beginnings, the early 90’s relaunch of the X-men in Mutant Genesis.  Which happens to be the beginning of the end for Chris Claremont, Mutant Genesis is his last story in his long run as the writer of the X-men.

It’s first contact time, with Letter 44.  The incoming president finds a traditional note on his desk from the much hated out going president.  The note informs the president that their is an alien craft just out side of jupiter, and a team of american astronauts are on their way to make contact.

Next week, its the beginning of the end with the omega men.  Are they a cult, patriots, zealots,  hero's, or villains?  I guess that depends on who’s side your on.  Another great book from Tom King, who wrote the Vision comic we all loved.  

This week is all about new beginnings when the Vision tries to learn what its like to be human.  With a wife and two kids in toe, they make a go of it in a Washington, DC suburbs.  But can an artificial family really have a normal life?

Next week its first contact with Letter 44.  It’s the new presidents first day on the job, and the out going president has left him a note.  Reading the note, the new president now knows the worlds biggest secret: We have made contact with aliens, and a small group of astronauts is on their way to say hello.

It's the first month of the year, and we're focusing out attention on beginnings.  Fresh starts, origins, first contacts, and the beginning of the end.  We are starting first with the beginning of the end in The Infinity Gauntlet.  We then move to new beginnings with The Vision.  Letter 44 surrounds our first contact with aliens.  The omega men bring back the beginning of the end.  And we get a fresh star with with X-Men Mutant Genesis. 

Its the beginning of the end when Thanos gets the Infinity Gauntlet.  Half of all living creatures are wiped out in the first book along.  And we end with a game of keep-away on an epic scale.

Next week is all about new beginnings when the Vision tries to learn what its like to be human.  With a wife and two kids in toe, they make a go of it in a Washington, DC suburbs.  But can an artificial family really have a normal life?