The Winter (Men) Of Our Discontent
Oct 06
The Winter (Men) Of Our Discontent
So apparently The Winter Men has been shrunk from an eight-issue mini to a five-issue mini plus a to-be-released one-shot that odds are may not even ever see a damned release, thanks to a combination of the huge delays between issues of the regular series and the combined shrugs from both the comics marketplace and DC/Wildstorm.
Which all sucks. This be good comics–smart, funny, layered as all hell. Essentially, it was a story of the Russian mob and superheroes…I think. I can’t say I understood everything that was happening, becuase it was intricate stuff to my tiny brain, but I always enjoyed it. Crusty characters interacting in unexpected ways is always a good time. I looked forward to the day when all eight issues were in hand and I could spend a few hours reading the mini in one sitting, making the connections that are sometimes impossible in the one-a-month (or even worse, the one-every-several-months) world of floppies.
Jog’s blog has a nice write-up of the series and why it’s so darn cool. I tend to agree with him–this will become one of those cult classics constantly searched for in back-issue bins for a quarter. Hell, I already saw the first few issues in a dollar bin, and I regret not picking them up just to pass on to another smart comics reader someday.
God dammit MATT!
I was going to post about Wintermen.
I was at Cosmic Comics in Las Vegas, and he had the first four issues and I like Soviet history. I like spies. I like battle suits. So I picked it up. Loved it. Absolutely fantastic. The level of detail put into contemporary Russia, ex-soldiers, Russian sayings and mannerisms (I love the culture boxes, explaining gestures, etc.)
Then five comes out, so I grab it, only to have my comic shop guy explain that it\’s been a year between four and five. \”Well,\” I figure \”at least it\’s underway again.\”
And now you\’re telling me it\’s over? Fuck.
I\’m not kidding kids, buy it. Or wait for the collection, but by it.