Avengers #1 1/2
reviewed by Gregory Dickens

Badlands
reviewed by Paul Hanna

Happydale
reviewed by Antony Johnston

Hellblazer: Damnation's Flame TPB
reviewed by Antony Johnston

Fun With Milk and Cheese
reviewed by Antony Johnston

Neon Genesis Evangelion
reviewed by Christopher Butcher

Starman: Stars My Destination
reviewed by Gregory Dickens

Stormwatch: A Finer World
reviewed by Paul Hanna

Wildlifers #1
reviewed by Johanna Draper Carlson

Retro

Watchmen
reviewed by Michael Tymczyszyn;
additional material by Gregory Dickens

Hello and welcome to another round-up of seductive sequentials. This issue we have a fine selection of mainstream and independent works for you, both hot off the shelf and a few you may have missed.

If you're the sort of person who heads straight for the reviews of AVENGERS or MR MAJESTIC, we also suggest you give Paul Hanna's review of STORMWATCH a look. STORMWATCH has been hailed as "The next step in superhero comics", bridging the divide between old and new without compromising on quality. Check it out.

Spandex not your thing? No problem. We also tell you about HAPPYDALE, an impressive debut tale of freaks and criminals, and a fictional take on the JFK conspiracy, Steven Grant's BADLANDS. In the "indies" corner we present FINALS!, the Vertigo series of high school hell; MILK & CHEESE, violent satire from "Dairy products gone bad!"; and much, as they say, more.

Finally, this issue we present our first RETRO review. Every month our intrepid and curiously deformed reviewers dig out a true classic from the PopImage archives to tell you exactly why you need this book. Michael Tymczyszyn kicks off with WATCHMEN, arguably the finest graphic novel ever. Weaving retired superheroes, nuclear armageddon and a serial killer into a complex and challenging work, WATCHMEN remains as compelling as ever.

If you have any comments or suggestions, or just plain disagree with us, we'd love to hear from you. You can either email us or voice your opinions on our message boards.

Until next time,

Antony

Reviews Editor, reviews@popimage.com