Comics -- yes, I still read them!

[buggery]

A couple of questions. One is spoilery for the most recent issue of GOTHAM CENTRAL and possibly other titles, and is thus behind an LJ-cut... which you skipped past, if you're reading this.

So if you aren't caught up on all your comics -- I'm still months behind on some titles, myself -- and want to avoid possible spoilers, stop reading here.

Right.

So, in GOTHAM CENTRAL #34, we get, among other things, a tour of Arkham for the purposes of making sure all the inmates patients inmates are still where they're supposed to be. And... Harvey Dent is there.

Now, like I said, I'm *not* caught up on all my comics, but in the ones I am caught up on, and no more than two or three months ago in the ones I'm not, the last time we saw Harvey Dent was at the end of "Hush," at which time he had one face, no hair, and his freedom. So did I miss something, or is this how they meant to inform us that Harvey is back in the shrink-clink for whatever reason? Help.


Now, the other questions.

For those of you reading Y: THE LAST MAN ...is it still going? Is there a trade or trades out, and how many separate TPBs will collect the full run, if the full run *will* be collected? If you've read it all, or read up through the current issue (if it hasn't wrapped or been cancelled yet), did you like it / would you recommend the series?

Also, for those of you who read Brian Azzarello's year-long storyline in SUPERMAN... well, same questions, more or less. Is it collected in its entirety, and if so how many trades will it take to get the whoile thing? And if you read it, how did you like it? As far as this goes, I'd prefer recs (or pans) to avoid plot spoilers, if you can possibly tell me why I should/n't read it without spoiling me.

Thanks!

(My birthday is next Wednesday, and my mother called me a few hours ago to gently remind me that I haven't given her any idea what to get for me. From fandom people, any sort of Dick Grayson fanart or fiction would be more than welcome, but no gifts are expected.)

Comments

[nos4a2no9.livejournal.com]

I actually liked Azzarello on Superman. I recognize that it was too complicated for its own good and the dialogue was pretty weak in parts, but it was wacky in a crazy sci-fi way that I haven't seen from Azzarello, and it offered a new take on a Superman almost desperate with grief. Because it's set further along than any other DC title (what, a year in advance?) it's a confusing read but it makes more sense after Identity Crisis and OMAC. I'd see if you can download it or borrow it before shelling out for the two-part trade collection. I'd offer you my issues for your birthday, but they're in a box in my dad's basement. But the thought was, y'know, there ;-)

[buggery.livejournal.com]

Hmm, interesting. Maybe I should hold off until after we see where the new Crisis takes us and then solicit people's opinions on that Azzarello storyline again.

Thanks for the birthday offer. ::wink:: I don't mind continuing to wait.