The Letters Page
As we've mentioned before, there's way too much mail for us to answer in the shows, so we'll be answering some of it right here on the blog. As always, thanks for sending in your questions, and please keep shooting them over to tips@pulpsecret.com, call them in to 888-841-7549, or post a video response on YouTube! Okay, so there's a lot of letters I haven't gotten to, mainly because they involve books I've never read. However, I don't want to ignore 'em, so we're going to start getting through as many as we can, and I'd love to hear what YOU guys think about these series and books. In the meantime, they're on my list, and once I get a chance to check them out, I'll let you all know what I think.
Jonathan from Long Island, NY:
The two part question I have is: have you ever read Zenescope's Grimm Fairy Tales and Return to Neverland? While I feel that they are both amazing horror comics with all the blood and gore you could ever want, I was wondering what you guys thought... Also are you guys going to review Marvel's Omega the Unknown?I haven't read 'em, mainly because of the cheesecake covers, honestly. What do you guys think, worth picking up? And as a little preview for Omega, issue #5 comes out tomorrow, and is excellent. There's some pretty huge moments that push the story forward in leaps and bounds.
Naimad from Brooklyn:
I must say that I agree with Justin on Thor. I think it is great so far, especially since Thor got to kick Iron Man's ass. Anyway, I was looking forward to you guys views on Lobster Johnson and The Umbrella Academy comic books. I think they are great and really enjoy reading them. How do you guys feel about these books. Thanks.Umbrella Academy is really, really lovely. We've said it a bunch of times, but if it pays off well with the final issue, I think we have a classic series on our hands. Oh no!
Steve from San Pedro:
Hey guys. I wanted to start off by thanking Pete for getting me to pick up Mouse Guard. I really dug the art, the story, and the premise. My question is about the graphic novel 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales. I picked it up a few months ago and really got into it. I was wondering if any of you had read it and, if so, what you thought about it?You know, I haven't really been into the 30 Days of Night stories beyond the first one. That was the original, high concept, and I didn't feel like it set up enough of a unique world that I needed to pick up the continuing story. That being said, I love Ben Templesmith's art, and as long as he's on board, it's worth a look.
JP from London:
Love the podcasts, though I do think Pete seemed a lot more comfortable in the original costume of the cargo shorts. And what's up with Justin doing the Scarlett Witch thing with a different style of outfit in each podcasts. He looks fine, but geesh. I just read a couple of fantastic novels that were superhero themed and Pete's comment or was it Justin's about the Pulp Secret book club made me want to ask what you thought of them: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman; Hero by Perry Moore. They're both fantastic books about new heroes in their becoming/'Year One' stage. Thanks for the weekly amusement and continued good luck.Soon I will Be Invincible is very, very enjoyable, in particular the villain sequences. The whole book is a smooth read, and will be instantly familiar to anyone who reads comic books. In terms of Hero, we actually had Perry Moore on our live show, and he's an intelligent, outspoken guest. I definitely recommend both these books.
J from NOWHERE:
Hey Guys - love the show. Even my wife who isn't a comic geek at all likes it - and that's saying something. I started collecting back round 1985 and stopped for a while, and nowadays I read mostly TPB's. But I often daydream about obscure titles that I used to love and I wonder: have you guys ever thought about doing "flashback" reviews of old/obscure series/issues/TPB's? The ones that come to mind for me are Rick Vietch's The One series, RanXerox, Post Bros, Mage, stuff from the now-defunct Pacific and Eclipse comics like Twisted Tales and Alien Worlds, Scott McCloud's Zot!, etc. Maybe a good approach would be to ask readers/each other what your favorite "obscure" comic is and discuss it? Also, any interest in covering any of Will Eisner's work? (I started collecting after being introduced to The Spirit on the Warren Imprint)Good idea, J... So, guys: what obscure graphic novels would you like us to review?letters, page
