MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 4
Bookended by newsworthy tales from two of Dark Horse’s major properties (the Angel/Spike smooch from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and a Star Wars story-line opener), this collection of webcomics again showcases a wide array of genre, sensibility, and style. While few readers will take to every story, there are at least a few morsels for every taste here, from Gilbert Hernandez’s Rubenesque new superheroine Dreamstar to a long-playing Wondermark glibfest from David Malki. This series, along with Kazu Kibuishi’s Flight anthologies, remains one of the better samplers of contemporary comics talent. Grades 9-12. --Ian Chipman