still catching up...

After a busy 1st quarter, I have been trying to catch up on my reading...


Fantastic Four: Books of Doom by Ed Brubaker collects the 6 comic book issues that chronicle Victor von Doom's rise to power and the sacrifices that he has made to obtain it. Great reading because of the story, showing Doom's origins from his early childhood, his young adulthood, and up to the time he seized control of Latveria. The art is okay and complements the storytelling well.


This is the classic DC miniseries of tempered old heroes against their unbridled young, set in the early 21st century. Absolute Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Art by Alex Ross celebrates the 10th anniversary of the story with this 340-page slipcased hardcover. Superb story and excellent lifelike art by Ross, it also has a lot of "extras" like sketches, annotations, and promotional images.