John Popa, on Stephen King's Dark Tower graphic novel: "King's mini-series will hopefully be smartly advertised outside Wizard Magazine and will almost certainly bring a slew of King fans into comic book stores. Will those King fans instantly become fans of the comic book medium and sign on for a monthly slate of X-Men comics? Probably not. King fans are always a tough market to study because they tend to read his stuff and only his stuff. I'm not a believer that people are dying to fall in love with the comic book medium, I think people are content with the mediums of TV, movies and prose as their primary mediums of entertainment. Is it possible someone might read King's comics and start reading comics? Sure. And I'm sure some will. I just don't think it will be so staggering an amount. I'd also be surprised if those new readers flocked immediately to super hero comics. King's most loyal fanbase tends to be older and, thus, probably less inclined to start needing a spandex fix. But I think the tight AiT/Planet Lar and Vertigo books might catch their fancy. The books aimed at real adult people."

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Meanwhile, over at Comic Book Galaxy, Logan Polk reads Full Moon Fever in honor of Halloween: "Four words: werewolves on the moon. If that’s not a grand enough concept to grasp you, well, I don’t know what to tell you. What I loved about it is the in-your-face attitude of the script and the art. Casey and company know exactly what they’re dealing with and have no qualms about it. It’s got all the familiar trappings of every monster story you’ve ever scene on the big screen, and yet in their hands it feels as fresh as it did when you were ten and holding the covers over your eyes. There were even moments where I could feel my brain telling my lips to scream out, 'What the hell are you doing?! Get out of there!' Everything moves very, very fast once the introductions are made, and Couceiro’s art is a great fit for such an action packed script. It’s rare to find a book that actually delivers on such a high concept, but this one does."

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Dunno if you all are reading Chris Tamarri overe at his blog Crisis/Boring Change, but he has an extremely interesting viewpoint and a deft touch with the verbiage. Which is only right since he's a freelance writer for the Village Voice. Here's an excerpt from his review of Sunset City: "Like the best social commentary (an overwrought term that recalls Afterschool Specials, but an accurate description of what Osborne's doing here), Sunset City sets up its characters and context, but allows them to play out against one another naturally. After a certain point, the book ceases to feel like storytelling and seems more like reportage. It's messy and awkward and an emotionally honest examination of a lifestyle that could support a closer look."