Eternal Warrior Vol. 2: Eternal Emperor

This second volume of the Eternal Warrior fast forwards to the year 4001 A.D.  We get to view the Eternal Warrior with a village trying to live a simpler life all of the sudden danger comes in the form of a robot carrying a nuclear bomb.  This forces Gilad to travel on a quest with his grand daughter to the city to find the origin of these robotic abominations.  The journey leads him to the local king who needs his help.  The end of the story is really touching in a way that Gilad was able to save his tribe & his grand daughter but at what cost?

Manifest Destiny Vol. 3: Chiroptera & Carniformaves

This is the most emotional entry yet into the Manifest Destiny series so far.  Our heroes have encountered another arch & with it the first intelligent species that is currently inhabiting the wild untamed land of the Louisiana Purchase.  The Fezron are an awesome addition to the series Chris Dingess has opened up the forest & given readers a creature that can be just as cute as the Ewok & just as deadly.  The Fezron are not the only creatures that lurk nearby the arch the other creature that our explorers encounter is the Vameter which is some type of vampire.  The ending of this story is bittersweet because our heroes carry out their mission no matter what or who gets hurt, the mission comes first.  I can't say I agree with their decision but it does make for a nice contrast & it reminds me of stories like Sheltered.

Archie Vol. 1

Mark Waid has done it, not only did he update Archie & the gang but he was also able to inject all of the Americana wonder that has made Archie a for close to 75 years.  This first volume is pretty much all set up & establishing the characters & opening up of this mid-american town.  This book has two main events the first is the break up of the perfect couple in Archie & Betty.  Which happens in such a way that realistic to how teenagers act today.  Everything has been modernized & updated to fit into the 21st century.  The second is the Lodge family decides to move to Riverdale.  One of the things I like about this series is it gives some of the characters more of backstory than they previously had; Jughead for example this collection goes into what his real name is & where he came from.  Mark Waid is working with some of the best artist for this relaunch.  There are three main artist in this collection the first of which is superstar Fiona Staples of Saga fame, the second is Annie Wu & the the third is Veronica Fish.  The changing art does not feel jarring like in other books.  All of the characters are perfectly portrayed.  I can't wait to see where this goes.