It was a hit & miss month:
Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas by Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
Still not exactly sure how I feel about Preacher. I’ve the notion it’s very clever and deep, but ended up feeling I didn’t quite get it. Maybe because I’m not religious and the point is to ruffle believers’ feathers? Maybe because, in a story so full of layers and questions about Good and Evil, the villains are 100% bad, no grey areas?
Glad I’ve read it, but will file it under “Good, but not for me”.
Ms. Marvel, #1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona
Hurrah for books that live up to the hype! Both the story and art felt so refreshing, and unlike Preacher, it was written just for me. Most reviews focus on the fact that Kamala is the first Muslim super hero, but for me the innovation is that’s not the most important thing. Ms. Marvel is still a classic story of a superhero’s origins, where the superhero just happens to be a girl, and a person of colour and a Muslim. Like Peter Parker before her, Kamala also struggles with her costume and the “with great power…” thing, she’s still trying to figure out who she is. The book is good because it has characters that are genuinely interesting, writing that’s full of smart humor, a gripping plot gripping and attractive artwork.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier by Alan Moore
Oh Alan Moore, you’re losing me. With every new League book I’m trying to regain the magic of the first two, without success. Were they also this trippy, full of naked women for no apparent reason, and I just didn’t notice?!
Saga Vol. 2 and Vol.3 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
The series just keeps getting better and better. I’m loving every new character, from Gwendolyn to Upsher and Doff, as well as all the backstories (Alana’s love for that book!). I could have done without the implausible black-whole baby in Vol. 2, the “He’s the man I love!” line in Vol. 3, and still not convinced about the opposite of war thing, but hey, who’s counting?
The Sleepless Reader 
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March 11, 2015 at 8:51 pm
sakura
I love Saga – it’s such a brilliant story as well as beautifully drawn. I’m also really keen to read Ms. Marvel since I’ve heard so much about it. I still have yet to read anything by Alan Moore although I do have a copy of Watchmen.
March 12, 2015 at 12:07 am
Jenny @ Reading the End
Ahhhh, I have a new issue of Saga sitting in my Comixology app, and I’m trying to save it for a crappy day when I will truly need something to cheer me up. It really is such a good comic. The fourth volume is rather wrenching — many sad things in that one — but I retain hope that everything will turn out okay. (Ugh, I hope.)
March 12, 2015 at 2:56 am
Shaina
Saga and Ms. Marvel are on the top of my list whenever I finally get around to reading comics. So sorry only half your reads worked out for you.
March 16, 2015 at 5:18 pm
Melissa
I am right there with you on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I read the first two and thought they were really good. I gave up midway through the third because the naked women and weirdness was just too much.