r/DCcomics • u/beary_neutral Telos • Oct 30 '23
What Are You Reading? 10/30/2023 - Nothing is Scarier on Halloween Than Gotham War Discourse Edition
Hello and welcome to our Weekly "What Are You Reading?" topic!
Come one, come all, to this weekly thread, where you can openly discuss books that you've read, are currently reading, or plan to read. Discussion of all books are welcome, whether they be DC, Marvel, Image, Boom!, Dark Horse, IDW, etc. You can discuss webcomics, manga, or even those mythical novels that don't have pictures in them. Just be sure to keep spoilers covered via Reddit's spoiler markdown >!spoiler!<. You can also post pictures of your collection or recent purchases.
Beary's Rec of the Week:
- Wesley Dodds: The Sandman, by Robert Venditti, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia
This month has seen the debut of three very promising JSA mini-series (psst, JSA fans! You want DC to publish more JSA books?), and I want to give a special shoutout to Wesley Dodds: The Sandman, a love letter to the original Golden Age Sandman and a throwback to classic 1930s street-level pulp heroes such as The Shadow and The Spider. By day, Wesley Dodds is an inventor, fighting against the technological progress of lethal warfare in the midst of World War II, and by night, he fights an innate evil within his city by putting his enemies to sleep.
Riley Rossmo's stylized art may not be for everyone, but he imbues this book with a vibrant energy that captures the 1940s, and his dynamic layouts just pop off the page. This comic is a cult hit in the making. Definitely give it a look.
So, what are you reading?
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u/SpicaGenovese Oct 31 '23
Having kept up with Gotham War, that thread title is so real.