Odd choose your own adventure stream in the previous and Emo Boy #10 is out this week. For all intents and porpoises, emo boy is pretty much dead. Socially at least. And if the mark of life is dictated by the status of a website and the owner who runs it, there is no hope on the long end for the title itself.

That said, it's still a joke of a book and finding it as a read is great for those who love the overblown and the melodrama beyond that which can be delivered by Passions. Now that's some pedigree.

First two issues in the mini are well done, the good Doctor is making a move on history with his past flash a fleshout. No easier choice in the week than Doctor Strange: The Oath #3 then.

Unless it happens to be The Nightly News #2, a fly about shooting gallery of captions, dialogue and style that isn't at all like much of the offerings that exist out there at the moment. Rather flimsy though, like the slimlines of Fell and Casanova from Image. The mere heat of hands quickly turning the waves into the pages themselves.

 

August 4 sees an old world return for take two, a motley crew running through and a sad boy getting blue.

Marvel 1602: The New World #1 continues from the world reality left by Neil Gaiman. That series, 1602 was fine enough. Not entirely crash crazy on continuing the read. Like revisiting 2099 in a way.

Ultimate Spider-Man #81 goes straight in with the collection, for some reason. Can't recall anymore. Now sitting on an unread #77.

The sneak peek was empty and hollow, so perhaps Wildsiderz #1 will have something to bear? Teetering on this one.

At least there's some more cheapness in PVP #0. Locked in.

Stupid Comics #3 sounds like something foreign. Like the kind of feeling through ordering a few months back after a head full of marker ink. What this is remains to be seen on the day. Not looking for any clarification, going to buy on name alone.

With the first issue being rather poetic and grand and all things self-destructive in a enlightening way, Emo Boy #2 has a spot marked for its arrival.

 

With Memorial Day in the States, there's no telling if the comics for this week will actually ship on time. They might make it in on Thursday, 2 June, but chances are slim. In any case, shipping list has been updated, so that means an eye shall be cast.

As a Marvel Zombie under the strains of a tight wallet, House Of M #1 is both enticing and revolting. Who knows how deep the ties to other comics will actually go. Picking this up should reveal the answer. Or not. Or just blow out a few more dollars for the cause of an company-wide crossover. The likes of which have been seen a few times and a few years before. Tentative.

Two titles both from Slave Labor Graphics, Bear and Emo Boy #1 are as usual, devoid of colour. But what they lack in hues, they almost certainly make up for in interesting, offbeat stories. Though, that one about the Bag of Anteaters wasn't all that satisfying. Hopeful.

Elvira #145 might even ship this week. It didn't last week. And there was only one copy ordered. So let's see what happens in this rather weird shipping week.

Should there be any change left over from buying a train ticket, Smoke #1 could jump the barrier of those damn IDW title prices.