POBB May 27, 2020

Pick of the Brown Bag

May 27, 2020

by

Ray Tate

It’s the return of comic book reviews in the Pick of the Brown Bag.  Still, I hope you enjoyed my fan-fiction placeholder.  Let’s get the show on the road.  This week I review The Butcher of Paris, Doctor Who, Exorsisters, Marvel Action Captain Marvel, Outer Darkness and Chew, Red Sonja, Red Hood and the Outlaws and Vengeance of Vampirella.

So, to make a long story short, every one of the issues above is worth adding to your collection, and because several either continue an existing story or finish a story, remarking on them even in general is fairly dicey.  

Each issue of the contenders is top notch in terms of writing and artwork.  

Butcher of Paris is historically sound and satisfying in terms of fiction.  Doctor Who’s rapid fire pace and writer Jody Houser’s characterization of the cast offers one of the best team-ups between Doctors in the comics.  

Exorsisters takes heaven down a peg or two in the welcoming cartoon style of Gisele Legace.  Captain Marvel entertains with the partnership between Carol and Nadia Van Dyne the Unstoppable Wasp.  

Outer Darkness and Chew takes a highly enjoyable twist.  Red Sonja draws on Mark Russell comic beats along with a pragmatism toward war and politics.  

Red Hood and the Outlaws requires no previous prep and just offers good super heroics.  Vengeance spotlights Vampirella’s heroism and humanity’s embrace of a vampire that can save them all.

This opening POBB is merely a sampling.  I'll be giving each book an in depth review during the week.  I chose to carry out this method simply because the recaps of the books will require more verbiage, even if editing down to the bone.