"The thief of always" is a novel by Clive Barker about a boy who is bored. Basically, he is invited to visit a house where all his childhood dreams may come true ... for a price.
IDW is releasing this novel in three graphic novels, adapted by Kris Oprisko and illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez (CVO-Artifact, CVO-Human Touch). "The thief of always" is not hard core horror as most Barker's jobs, but rather written to a younger public. It is full of amazement and wonders, but there is also horror lurking behind. Oprisko has done a fine job adapting the original text, but the best of this adaptation is Hernandez's spectacular art. Both the pencil and the watercolors give the perfect atmosphere to this adaptation, plus every panel is full of little details that delight the reader and are worth of several reads. In my humble opinion, this is probably IDW's best release thus far.

Once upon a time ...

Max Hamm is a film noir like comic from Camusso about the adventures of a detective in Storybook land, a Golden age Hollywood like burg where noone is exactly what they seem to be. Hamm has all the cliches from the genre in a good way and also an excellent sense of humor, plus amazing art. Sort of LA Confidential written by the Grimm bros :)

http://www.cammuso.com/frameset.html

Why I like Global Frequency

"I'm Miranda Zero and you are on the Global Frequency" It sorts of works, doesn't it? Global Frequency is an organization of 1001 agents all around the world that can be mobilized on a need basis and that are coordinated by Aleph, a human superprocessor. If a world crisis arises, Aleph distributes tasks among the most suitable members -all renowned specialists in their own fields- and they cooperate to solve the problem. Miranda Zero is the very mysterious and tough leader of the organization, whose goals -apart from saving the world- are as completely unknown as her background. Global frequency is recognized by all the world government organizations and equally feared by evil-doers (that often belong to the same government organization, anyway).

Global Frequency is written by Warren Ellis and each of its 12 issues is illustrated by a different artist. Each issue can be read on its own. So why do I like these series so much? It's not that I'm particularly fond of Ellis, even though every issue of these miniseries was tops in my opinion. It's not even that I like most artists in the book. It's simply that it could work. Why not? In a world progressively connected through a common channel, people could actually be coordinated to achieve greater goals in a synergic way. And that is what science fiction is all about: that it could be. It's a shame that WB did not actually go on with a GF TV series!



http://www.globalfrequency.org/