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What is up comic book fans
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It is Conor Christensen with another edition of 5 in 5 where I tell you the 5 best comics
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you should pick up this week. It's a pretty light week this week for comic books but there's still some pretty big releases
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from Image, DC, Marvel, and even Aftershock. So let's dive right in
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Kicking off our list this week at number 5 is The Brothers Dracul number 2 from Aftershock Comics
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Our first Aftershock title to make our 5 in 5 video series
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It's written by Cullen Bunn with art by Mirko Kolap. Cullen Bunn's name is pretty big in comics right now
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He's got a title with just about every single publisher with the exception of DC. And while you may not like his superhero work too much, it's hard to deny that his gritty
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more adult, mature books aren't totally fantastic. I mean just look at works like Unholy Grail, The Damned, and his most recent work, The
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Dark Ark. Brothers Dracul is half historical fiction, half horror story that examines the teenage
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years of the Russian Prince Vladimir the Impaler and his time in prison with the Ottoman Empire
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with his brother. The only difference is he's learning how to hunt
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Hunt vampires that is. So really just think of it kind of like Vlad Helzing if that makes sense
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This isn't Bunn and Kolap's first time working together. In fact, it's not even their first time working on a historical fiction book together
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Last year they teamed up for Unholy Grail, also from Aftershock Comics, and that was
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pretty critically acclaimed. It seemed to be loved by just about everyone. And that looked at the life of Arthur Pendragon with a more Lovecraftian theme
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So if these guys know anything, it's how to re-examine historical fiction with a more fantastic lens
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If you like historical fiction and you kind of like that creepy vibe of vampires, definitely
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check out the Brothers Dracul. Our number four book this week is Delta 13, number one, written by Steve Niles with art
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by Nat Jones. Dare I say it, but it kind of feels like we're living in the midst of a golden age of horror
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comics with so many fantastic horror books like Gideon Falls and Infidel being released
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right now. IDW Publishing is getting in the fray, returning a prolific horror comic book writer back to
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the genre. I'm talking, of course, about Steve Niles. This promises to be a series that is Dead Space meets The Expanse meets Alien, so I'm
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really, really stoked to see where it goes. And the cover evokes this total feeling of body horror
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So I can't wait to see what Steve Niles is up to. Pick this book up this week
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At number three this week, we've got Black Panther, number one, written by Ta-Nehisi
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Coates with art by Daniel Acuna. And with Marvel's fresh start, the legacy numbering of the Black Panther will be stripped away
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Luckily, not the writer. That's right, Ta-Nehisi Coates is sticking on to write the newest fresh launch of Marvel's
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Black Panther. Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of America's finest laureates, especially in modern American literature
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and comic book fans have been lucky enough to be treated to his narrative work with the Black Panther over the past two years or so
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He's even been teamed with fan favorite artist Daniel Acuna for this fresh start run, which
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promises to be more exciting than anything he's done before. Coates may have struggled just a little bit with his early issues of Black Panther, but
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once he got his stride underneath him, he really nailed the super exhilarating superhero
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action and perfectly balanced that with sociopolitical themes that never seem to take away from the
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overall narrative. You give him a bold new playground, an intergalactic setting, and an all new universe to play with
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and I can't wait to see where Coates goes with T'Challa. At number two this week, we've got Detective Comics, number 981, written by James Tenen
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IV with art by Raul Fernandez and Alvaro Martinez. After 47 issues with one of DC's flagship titles, James Tenen IV is sadly saying farewell
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to Detective Comics with number 981 out this Wednesday. Look for a heartwarming farewell to the Bat Family in issue number 981, one that will
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cement the legacy of the Gotham Knights and the history of Batman mythos, as well as James
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Tenen's legend in the Batman writing mythos. I mean, the guy's done an incredible job, and like I said, he has really elevated some
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of these characters to heights they've never seen before. How many of you expected Clayface to work with Batman
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Not many. It's been a great run, really excited to see how Tenen closes this out, and also if Tenen
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watches this, thank you very much, you did an incredible job. Alright, and if you've been watching Five and Five since it started, you know we're
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a sucker for milestone issues here, so our number one choice shouldn't come as a surprise
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this week. It's Invincible Iron Man, number 600, written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by a whole
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slew of artists featuring Mike Diodato and Daniel Acuna. Like I said, I know we're suckers for milestone issues here at Five and Five, but hear me
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out, this one is legitimately important and definitely needs to be picked up by everyone who watches this
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It's truly the end of an era for Marvel Comics with Invincible Iron Man, number 600, as it
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marks Brian Michael Bendis' final issue with the company. Bendis' final issue with Marvel couldn't have come at a better time with Invincible
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Iron Man, number 600. I mean, we're talking about a character who was so integral to the modern Marvel universe
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written by a writer who was equally as integral to the modern Marvel universe
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So it's completely fitting that he bids adieu to the company with Iron Man
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If you're a fan of the modern Marvel universe, you really owe thanks to Brian Michael Bendis
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because he's created so much of the universe we all read today
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Do him a solid, say thank you, pick up Invincible Iron Man, number 600, and to Mr. Bendis himself
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thank you for creating such an awesome universe and helping build Marvel back into a kick-ass
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stellar publication. Alright, and that wraps it up for 5 in 5 for the week of May 23rd, 2018
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Be sure to check back at AdventuresInPoorTaste.com on Wednesday for reviews of all these books
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and many more. Subscribe, rate, review, share with your friends, tweet it out, tell your favorite creators
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to look at this video series. Whatever you gotta do, whatever you feel like doing, just give me a little ego boost, give
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AIPT a few more viewers, we'd really appreciate it. Until next week, I'm Conor Christensen
