Proof #20, Julia part three

I am totally loving this arc. The time period designs are great. The family feel of the carny is amazing. It's nice to see Proof and Mi-Chen-Po growing in to the characters we know. Alex has put a ton of emotion in to this arc, and it's really coming through in the story. Riley's art and designs are fantastic. He has really grown since the series began and continues to put out top of the line art. The coloring for this issue, and this entire arc is such a huge part of what's going on for me. The colors are conveying as much of the story as the writing and the art. This series continues to get better, and more people need to be reading it.

This issue opens up with a surprising reveal about Springheel Jack and his father. As we find him working on a twin. Then it moves right in to Gilgamesh's response to the attack on the carnival and his "fathers" collapse. You can already see him becoming the character we know. Proof has his emotional moment with Julia in this issue, and you can feel the emotion in the scene.

This issue also featured a back-up that followed one of my favorite characters in the book, Autumn Song. It showed her quest to meet up the Mi-Chen-Po (Gilgamesh) in Tibet, and it was exciting to see her in action again.

Kelly Tindall also continued his Archie Snow story. I've been reading Archie since Kelly was kind enough to hook me up with his first mini comic, and I really enjoy seeing the adventure unfold. We are revealed a little more of Archie's connecting to the mysterious sword he is holding and a little bit more about his past.

All total three great stories in this issue, and this continues to impress me month in and month out.

Chew #1

Chew #1

Written by John Layman

Art by Rob Guillory

Published by Image Comics

Tony Chu is a cop, and he is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim.

That's the premise behind this great new book that came out today. John and Rob did a great job all around on this book and it was quite possibly the best book of the bunch that I picked up today.

Tony's power is a unique idea, and a somewhat gross one, but it's used well in the first issue to make you want to see more. Layman's writing is tight, and keeps the pace of the book fresh and even though it's the first issue you get a great feel for the main character and the supporting characters that will have a role in future issues. Tony's power is a unique idea, and a somewhat gross one, but it's used well in the first issue to make you want to see more.

Guillory's art has a wonderful feel to it, and it is one of my favorite styles. A little cartoony, but completly accessible. He shows great emotion in his characters and the images convey as much of the story as the writing does.

Looking forward to seeing more of what they have in store with this as it progresses.