Set To Sea HC- The graphic novel debut of Drew Weing, Set To Sea follows the misadventure of a big bum and aspiring poet who gets kidnaped and becomes a crew-member of a clipper bound for Hong Kong. Confronted with the hardships of life at sea, pirate attacks, and more, the poet inside him finally develops. Beautiful and sad art along with exciting storytelling make this a fantastic read. Weing tells his story through full splash pages in a unique style that captures brutality, pain, joy, and a certain sense of serenity that many artist would kill to achieve. While the package is small, a little pricey ($16.99), and a fairly quick read, the content is so captivating that you will find yourself scanning through pages again and again. Well worth your time to check out.  A+

Strange Tales TPB- Since it’s an anthology title full of unique and different styles it’s hard to really grade this book. Some really stood out while others were kind of meh. The Vasquez MODOK and Jacob Chabot FF stories really stole the entire thing for me. Overall it was an interesting project, if sort of a weak answer to the Wednesday Comics series or the Bizarror World HC. My main complaint for this package is the price point. They seriously needed to drop the price on this sucker another $5 because even at 160 pages the point is to not freak the consumer out. Considering it’s an assortment of mixed talents they may not care about, I would hope you would want to lure them in with an affordable and reasonable price. B+

Haunted Tank TPB- An interesting take on the Haunted Tank and Jeb Stuart with a healthy dose of violence and oddball humor. Henry Flint’s art style is somewhat similar to Tony Moore’s, so if you’re a fan of the earlier Walking Dead style or of Moore’s Vertigo work on Exterminators you might want to check this out. My only problem is the story sort of flounders towards the end and then it sort of feels like it cuts short, but it was still a decent read. B