Yeah, I just saw Optic Nerve at a bookstore last Saturday, and I was shocked! #3 is the only single issue I have, and it just kills me, because it's got the balance between utter loneliness and the little shards of hope/humor calibrated right, at least for me. The first 3 stories in the 'Summer Blonde' collection veer too far into alienation for me, although the last story is great, and the last page is wordless and too beautiful. Have you read that one? If not, ignore the above!

I LOVE 'Year One'. I prefer a nobler vision/version of the Bat. I'm not saying he's not fucked up. He's totally fucked up! But there's compassion in him, too. And I love kick ass, tough and rough Selina Kyle.

Have fun with all yr new goodies!