THB #3

THB #3

by Paul Pope

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

About the author

PAUL POPE is an American cartoonist living and working in New York City. Pope has made a name for himself internationally as an artist and designer. He has been working primarily in comics since the early '90s, but has also done a number of projects with Italian fashion label Diesel Industries and, in the US, with DKNY. His media clients include LucasArts, Paramount Pictures, Cartoon Network, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Conde-Naste, Kodansha (Japan), Sapporo (Japan), Marc Ecko, Dargaud Editions (France), EMI Canada, Warner Brothers, and The British Film Institute. His iconic Batman: Year 100, a science fiction take on the classic Batman origin tale, has won numerous awards, seen print in many languages, and appears frequently on many Top 10 Batman story lists. In 2010, Pope was recognized as a Master Artist by the American Council Of The Arts, and is currently sitting on the ACA advisory board. His 2010, short science fiction comic strip Strange Adventures (DC Comics)--an homage to the Flash Gordon serials of the '30s-- won the coveted National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award for Best Comic Book of the year. He has won 5 Eisners to date.

Reviews

[Drew Canole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paul Pope has a cool taste in music, which isn't surprising. Birthday Party, Tom Waits - Bone Machine, Faust IV - this would make for a good soundtrack for reading these comics.

HR has escaped her house and is floating above the townhouse by means of the "mysterious chest apparatus" with Augustus (her robot butler). Commander Willem and his bugfaces - the guys that probably sent the robots and invaded HR's house afterwards have the THB in pill form.

HR gets to her garage and takes a flying motorcycle. She recovers THB and they leave Velo City to an unknown region. The escape scene is cool but missing something to make it have a great impact. I guess I'm not very clear on the who/what/why of the people after HR.

[Keith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Holy effing bonkers,kids, nothing has ever made me want to draw my own comics as badly as reading shitty old issues of THB.