Weekly Image poll #16 - Aloha, Hawaiian Dick & New Criminal, Chew, Lazarus!

[The Beast Of Yucca Flats]

Tricky choice, but between Cry Havoc and Criminal, I'll ultimately give it to Criminal.

[Joker]

Criminal was so great. I hope they keep doing these Magazine one-shots. They're a lot of fun. Or they could just do more regular Criminal.

[matt levin]

I voted for Velvet, even though it's due out next week. No matter. I'm still voting for Velvet.

Well...okay, okay, of those listed (heh heh) it's between Huck and Criminal, and as I haven't read either, I voted for Criminal given its long, steady record of high quality storytelling, characterization and artwork. Had Huck had as long a record it would've been a harder choice, but (as Velvet was "inadvertently left off this week's list"...oh really: just because it comes out next week--what kinda reason is that?) I find myself joining the already long list of excellent choosers choosing Criminal. Not to do so would (still) be...Criminal.

[Ragdoll]

Jeez, Brubaker books steamroll these threads. I voted Tokyo Ghost, which is a major loser this week.

[TotalSnorefest]

Fantasy-heavy week for me, with two of my current favourite books vying for the vote (Mirror and From Under Mountains). They might even be set in the same universe? Mirror was gorgeous as per usual, but From Under Mountains just has me more intrigued for some reason. Is it the "literally nobody seems to be reading this"-underdog position? Probably, but it has also had a few more issues to flesh out its world and now that things are finally clicking into place (#4 and 5 were really stalling in place, imo) I'm super excited to see where the next arc will go. Kinda feel like they could have had a more definitive ending to this storyline maybe, but good enough nonetheless.

but (as Velvet was "inadvertently left off this week's list"...oh really: just because it comes out next week--what kinda reason is that?) I find myself joining the already long list of excellent choosers choosing Criminal. Not to do so would (still) be...Criminal.

Hahaha he'll be here all weekend folks!

[Doughy Man!]

Jeez, Brubaker books steamroll these threads. I voted Tokyo Ghost, which is a major loser this week.

Bru steamrolled for good reason. Criminal was not only the best book of the week, but it might be the best single issue I've read all year.

But is Ghost a major loser? I mean, if you enjoyed it, that's a win to my mind.

I don't get that wrapped up in poll results. I'm more interested in why we like what we like, and maybe seeing a comment that leads me to trying something new.

[MajorHoy]

Jeez, Brubaker books steamroll these threads. I voted Tokyo Ghost, which is a major loser this week.

But is Ghost a major loser? I mean, if you enjoyed it, that's a win to my mind.

And how can it be a "major loser" when there are titles on the poll which still don't have a single vote yet? Aside from all the votes for Criminal, the only titles currently with more votes than Tokyo Ghost are East of West #25 and Invincible #127.

[Ragdoll]

And how can it be a "major loser" when there are titles on the poll which still don't have a single vote yet?

Well Remender books frequently sweep these threads, so yeah, 2 votes is what Trump would call "a loser".

I don't get that wrapped up in poll results. I'm more interested in why we like what we like, and maybe seeing a comment that leads me to trying something new.

I like getting invested in the results, but any seemingly competitive comments I make between books is all in good fun. I know the point of these threads isn't to make books fight but to just give Image fans a place to discuss the books we read over the week.

But is Ghost a major loser? I mean, if you enjoyed it, that's a win to my mind.

Good point.

If we're talking books we didn't enjoy, let me be the first to say that East Of West was boring this month.

[matt levin]

whew.
wow.
okay, now I've read both books, Criminal is waaaaaay out ahead of the rest! In full agreement with Doughy Man!: "Criminal was not only the best book of the week, but it might be the best single issue I've read all year."

[cc008]

Since I'm not reading EoW 25 yet... as good as the Sourcebook was, I'll vote for Tokyo Ghost, since the Sourcebook was just that.

[sven]

Ranking my reads for the week....

1. Cry Havoc
2. Tokyo Ghost
3. East of West
4. Switch

It will probably bea while until I get to The Lazarus Sourcebook or Demon Chicken Poyo so they were not included.

[SwampyCA]

is Criminal 10th Anniversary Special a standalone? Can it be read with no prior knowledge of Criminal?

[seanphillips]

is Criminal 10th Anniversary Special a standalone? Can it be read with no prior knowledge of Criminal?

All the Criminal books are stand-alone.

[caramon]

Major disappointment with Huck - won't read any Millar books anymore, just too streamlined - started off okay but that last issue. Sorry no.
Tokyo Ghost was a bit "WTF?" not impressed so it's Cry Havoc for me. I quite like the annotations tbh

[Ragdoll]

All the Criminal books are stand-alone.

Coming in to revel in your overwhelming victory in the thread this week? Congrats on crushing the competition this week (and pretty much every week one of those Brubaker/Phillips books drops, no other books stand a chance on your weeks).