Day 28 Book Photo Challenge: Makes Me Incredibly Giddy

I have picked Comics for this thing that makes me giddy. I assume the intention of the challenge was to pick a specific book that makes you giddy or even an author but comics (buying, browsing, looking at old and new ones, reading and the prospect of any of these things.) is one of the few activities that I do, that I genuinely can not help my self clapping my hands, jiggling my feet and having my voice go up an octave like one of my students talking about some god awful boy band member. 

Just recently I discovered a comic book store near our new house and I think my partner was afraid I was going to send us bankrupt. I have been known to do all of those excitable things described above and say "I'm off to the comic book store" at the end of a work day and have people either look at me oddly or think that I am joking. Just to put it in context, I'm nearly 30 and female. But quiet frankly, I get my love of comics from my mum who still goes to comic stores even if she gets looked at as if she has taken a wrong turn on the way to the grocery store.

So in conclusion, comic books make me giddy and people shouldn't judge others on the stereotypes in their head.

*please note, I call them comics and I am sorry if you like calling them graphic novels. I love them whatever they are called.

Catwoman vol 1. New 52

Well I finally got the chance to sit quietly and digest this yesterday and honestly i love it as much as i ever used to as a teenager. (*Warning this will contain spoilers)
I love the rawness of Selina's personality. She has been broken and had to build herself up again and again and had no one to rely on until she found Lola. This means that she takes unnecessary risks, almost childlike in behavior that get her in trouble that she then has to get herself out of. This risk taking, reckless behavior combined with the beautiful drawings and layout by Judd Winick and Guillem March make it one of my favorite comics yet again.
I may have cried a little bit when Lola was killed and then again when Selina (Catwoman) went to Gwen for help at the end, even though she promised herself she would not. This volume has set up Catwoman beautifully to be that rather damaged cat burglar that i have come to love. The best bit is they haven't gone into the territory of Selina becoming unhinged like Harley Quinn and that way i have two strong women to read about. Yay!
I will be going out next week and getting the next volume so stay tuned if you want to find out more.

Yay! More Harley Quinn

As I was leaving work yesterday, I said to some of my work mates "Yay, I'm going to the comic book store"

Their response: "Oh your so funny" thinking I was joking. As you can see I wasn't joking. I was in fact off to buy a joker (not the joker but close enough)

Purchased the new Harley Quinn #0 and raced home to read it straight away.

This was a great idea with each artist getting a page each and having a conversation with Harley about how she wants to be drawn and that she doesn't want to be a stereotype. 

If I remember correctly this was the one they got in trouble from for drawing her naked and committing suicide, but they seem to have dropped that out.

This also set up the first of the series with her having a visit from a mysterious man in a dark car telling her she has inherited a 4 story house.

Can't wait for the next installment! 

This week’s acquisitions.

My local comic book store’s very helpful staff tell me that there will be a Harley Quinn series starting some time in November so got the one off to get back into the swing of things. I have to admit I quite enjoyed it and am now looking forward to the series…hopefully.

I also picked up the first of The Hollows, even though there was 1-4 on the shelf, just to see how it goes. i really liked the story line. Set in a post apocalyptic Japan where the lucky survivors live in gargantuan, genetically modified trees high above the not so lucky survivors who need to scratch out a life whilst protecting themselves from the soul sucking Hollows.  

I could be good, i will tell you how it goes.