Comics and the Graphic Music Thing

Chico and Rita by Javier Mariscal and Fernado Trueba is one of my most recent comics purchases along with Jonathan Ross' Turf. It's a love story with its setting split between Havana and New York. Just as important as the romance between Chico, a pianist and Rita, a singer is the love affair between New York's legendary Bop Jazzmen like Dizzy Gillespie and the exotic sounds of Cuban musicians. More about Chico and Rita and the difficulties of doing the graphic music thing after the jump.

Two comics: Coltrane and Valerian

Last week I placed an order for Coltrane by Paolo Parisi. Promising reviews. The bookshop texted me this weekend to let me know it had arrived. I ought to be collecting it tomorrow. Maybe I'll read it on the train to London this week.

I thought I would take this opportunity to brifely discuss another comic, too. Out in April is the third album of Jean-Claude Mézièrs and Christin's vintage time travelling science fiction strip, Valérian. Interestingly it's being titled Valerian and Laureline for these editions published by the Canterbury based Cinebook, perhaps its because the first thing that springs to mind otherwise is the herbal remedy? It's probably a search engine thing, too. Then again it might have been left loose all along. More after the jump.

Comics Round-Up and the Uncanny Valley

Hello, thought I would write a fairly quick round-up of the comics I've been reading and also have a bit of an opine on DC Comics' newly announced Watchmen prequel series, where I ask: Have comics hit Uncanny Valley?

Judge Dredd

Well I finished those comic collections and I thoroughly enjoyed them. Each had its own set of merits. First, Judge Dredd.

Update

Today I was out and about in Norwich. I did not manage to make it to the Little Red Roaster before they closed, unfortunately. I had a pretty good time in the city, though.