Have finished Hellraiser Omnibus by Boom Studios, Harleen and Absolute Daytripper recently. Currently reading the Girls’ Last Tour manga as well as Berlin by Jason Lutes.

I hated Hellraiser to be honest. The plot is laughably thin. None of the characters are interesting. If you enjoy random torture porn and a nonsensical plot go for it. Only recommend for diehards of the film franchise.

Harleen was brilliant. Stjepan Sejic crushed it with his phenomenal artwork and psychological deconstruction of Harley. What an origin story for her. In his hands, she becomes a tragic character and it’s a pleasure to witness her disintegration as well as the beginnings of her abusive relationship with the Joker.

Absolute Daytripper was absolutely incredible. I made it to the end without crying but the tail end got me. I’ll leave it to readers to discover as I don’t want to spoil anything. It’s a graphic novel quite unlike many others in the sense that it’s about every day life (friendship, family, dreams, living every moment to the fullest, etc) and that’s enough. Sometimes that is the most resonant stuff. I felt this calm reading it. It’s one of those rare books that made me reflect on my own life and resonated very deeply. I can see it having different meanings depending on when you read it and where you are at in your life at any given point. I give my highest recommendation.

I just finished volume 2 (of 6) of Girls’ Last Tour. It’s okay. So far pretty indifferent about it. Berlin is much more interesting to me. Nice black and white artwork by Lutes that serves its purpose and makes you feel like you’re in Berlin at the tail end of the 1920s right before Hitler’s rise to power. I’ve probably only finished 10% or so of it but looking forward to continuing with it as I’m certainly interested in the historical period. It’s a dense but rewarding read.