Retro Review

* blows the dust off the keyboard *

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, Retro Review has been rather quiet lately, as I’ve had to take some time off to put my house in order. I haven’t even been reading comics lately, if you can believe that. Well, not many, at any rate. I did finally manage to get around to reading the first volume of Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse’s Tom Strong, which was an interesting but ultimately unsatisfactory read, partially because it relies too heavily on nostalgia, not all of which holds up well, and partially because of expectation. It’s not at the level of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or Top 10. I also read the first chapter of Bill Sienkiewicz’s brilliant Stray Toasters, which, while still as creepy as I remember, is a lot funnier than I expected.

However, that’s not to say I’ve not been reading: I’ve gotten sucked into a collection of Miranda July’s short stories (No one belongs here more than you), which are absolutely brilliant, more poetry than prose.

It’s been a slow period for comics, and a slow period for writing, and the next week looks to be much the same. So, Retro Review will remain on hiatus until Monday week, that’s the 15th of December, to give me a chance to get back into the swing of things, not to mention getting back home from a week-long trip. See you back here next week.

All the best,
Derek.

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