What are you reading in May/2020?

These are tough and sad times. Sometimes, as a relief, the books can help us pass through them.

So what are you reading?

I have trouble focusing on reading these days though I appreciate the escapism when I can. I ended up re-watching Into the Spiderverse the other day which was welcome relief.

Today in Comixology there are some Marvel TPBs for free (Spiderman Master Works #1, for example). It is worth checking.

THX!

I'm not having much luck on new reading, either. Never have I had so much time for books and so little attention span.

I'm rereading Abbott and Astro City, Vol. 1 for my book club, but that's it for comics. Maybe later this month I can get my brain into gear.

I've finished House of X. It is dense, it is good, it will please some old fans that were fan away by chronology of the last 30 years. It is a pity that I think that it will not last.
But if you are an old fan (Claremont/ Cockrum/ Byrne era), try it.

>6 apokoliptian:

How new reader friendly is it? And if it is not, which of the many chronologies does it fit into?

>7 AnnieMod:

Talking about X-Men chronology, it is totally reader friendly. It does not demand any knowlegde of what happened in the last 30 years. But, as a Hickman work, this book challenges the reader with a lot of information, infographics, new alphabets, science ethics, old versus new... Sometimes, it touches the Hard Sci-Fi aspect, what for me is rewarding.

And the art ressembles Stuart Immonen's and is very dynamic and beautiful. It is curiously very uniform despite the fact that it was made by two different artists.

Highly recommended.

>8 apokoliptian: I like Hickman so I know what to expect from his books :) This is why I asked - I am catching up on Marvel - I know the main things, the details is what I lack(or was... had not touched a comics this year yet) but that sounded like something that may be standalone enough (and it is Hickman) :)

>9 AnnieMod:
Yes, it is standalone. If you get hooked, it opens the road for the New Reboot of the mutant books.

For me, only this book was enough.

I always look for ways to start reading (again) one of the major universes so I will probably check what happens next. :) Thanks!

I've finished Alena by Kim W. Andersson. It is an unexpected good psychological horror comic, beautifully drawn and painted. Andersson has a good pace for unveiling the mystery and the book ends in a hogh note.