Archive for July 19th, 2008
Bob Schildgen, “Hey Mr. Green”
Mr. Green answers all your questions regarding eco-consciousness, something akin to Slate’s Green Lantern.
THE LOWDOWN
Published: 2008, 216 pp.
Obtained via: Library
Date started: 7.18.08
Date finished: 7.19.08
What I liked: There were a few questions answered in here that I’d wondered myself—such as how to compost if you live in an apartment, and whether it really uses up more energy to turn on a CFL bulb every time you need it or to just leave it on, etc.
What I didn’t like: A lot of the running conversations in this book left me feeling like its only real purpose was to charge up readers with ammunition to be eco-consciouser-than-thou.
What I learned: People really sweat the small stuff.
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Brian Wood, Richard Burchielli and Nathan Fox, “DMZ: Public Works”
The latest installment of the series I’ve been reading that takes place in a demilitarized Manhattan in the midst of a new civil war.
THE LOWDOWN
Published: 2008, 128 pp.
Obtained via: Library
Date started: 7.16.08
Date finished: 7.18.08
What I liked: This comic comes off as so much more serious after reading “Transmetropolitan” for a while. Even more depressing.
What I didn’t like: Feeling like I’d forgotten everything that happened since the last volume.
What I learned: Maybe I should start reading the individual comics rather than wait for the compilations.
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