My shopping list for June 2, 2010.
I ultimately decided to add this to my pull list completely blind of any work previously done by the creators. There were two driving reasons behind this. The first is that this is alternate history. In 1938, the Axis got their hands on alien technology to For a period I was obsessed with alternate history. Harry Turtledove is the king of this genre in novel form, and I have about 10 novels of his on my bookshelf. The second reason is that the art reminds me very much of Battalion Wars, a spin-off of Advance Wars, which are both among my favorite game franchises.
Having read about this title further, I'm intrigued by the way this comic came about. Paolo Parente is the creator of the DUST property. Instead of trying to focus on one particular thing to make his property famous, he's thrust it into multiple markets. He's created tabletop games, model kits, pinup illustrations and other interactive events surrounding the universe he's concocted. Now, an Image book deal. Paolo Parente: Walking entrepreneurial inspiration.
So they did it. They turned the Punisher into Franken-Castle, and it was one of the best comics out every month. Tony Moore (and for one issue, Roland Boschi) created awesome panels specifically designed to give Punisher fans who are also metalheads an orgasm.
There's an interview with Rick Remender on iFanboy's Talksplode that does a great job of getting into his head and unfortunately takes a set of questions from a notoriously rude retailer. After learning about some of his crazy sci-fi sensibilities and the way he thinks about comics, I'd love to get a Marvel event from this guy. I know a lot of people are down on event books, but the next time (or the time after that) Marvel gets the itch to change everything forever with a big event book, I'd love to see Remender as the writer.
Hercules: Twilight of a God #1
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