12th July 2006 / Wasteland / Alan Moore
It never rains, but it pours. Not strictly true if you live where I do, in the wet and windy wilderness of North-West England. But certainly true of my release schedule… Last week saw my first TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE book and the STORMBREAKER graphic novel go on sale, and now today sees the release of…
WASTELAND #1, of course. I received my own copy in this morning’s post, and it’s a cracking package. Lovely high-quality paper, great print quality, and the double-sized length give it all a serious heft. I couldn’t be happier with it, and just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of months, here’s what other people are saying about WASTELAND:
“Extremely stylish… Johnston’s script is screenplay-tight (Rating: four stars)” - SFX
“This book kicks seven different kinds of ass” - Ain’t It Cool News
“One of my favourite writers… You’re going to want to look for this one” - Warren Ellis
“Johnston and Mitten do the post-apocalyptic Western thing with more grace, power, and conviction than it’s ever been done before” - Mike Carey
“I’m hooked - I want the rest of the journey, and right now” - Kurt Busiek
And just to add some icing to this backslap-flavoured gateaux, Brian K. Vaughan makes it his first recommendation of this week’s comics. I think you’ll agree that’s a pretty broad and diverse readership, to say the least…
Also this week - I can hardly believe it myself - YUGGOTH CREATURES #3 goes on sale, the final part of my H P Lovecraft tribute. I know it’s been so long you’ll probably have to dig out the previous issues to re-read, but you’ll probably want to do that anyway once you’ve read #3. This is where all the threads come together, and the awful truth about Professor Ericsson - and his multiple encounters with the Cthulhu Mythos - is revealed. Ia! Ia! and all that.
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