So, as said I bought the Image Humble Bundle a while ago and I'm nearly finished with it (see notes). I've done the single issues from it before, so here's the rest.
Bitch Planet Vol. 1: A sci-fi comics about a prison-planet for female criminals (though the criminals in question seems more to be just normal women who don't agree with the patriarchal society they are living in). I liked the concept, but the pacing was just too slow for me.
Descender Vol. 1: A title I was already reading before and enjoying pretty much. Nguyen's art is especially great. The search of a boy robot for his human brother combined with the boy robot's mysterious link to giant planet-killing robots.
Injection Vol. 1: One of two Warren Ellis' works on this list. I was already reading this in singles. I really like the concept here: a group of scientists are tasked with figuring out humanity's future and come to the conclusion that humanity has reached their zenith and will stagnate from now on. In an effort to circumvent this future, they use a combination of artificial intelligence and magic to create a being that will change their future, thereby creating their own enemy.
Invincible Compendium (Issues #1-47): I haven't finished this one yet. I tried Invincible years ago when it first came out (Jack and Anon were big fans IIRC), but Kirkman's writing never clicked with me. I'm giving it another try, but still not taken with it.
Jupiter's Circle Vol. 1: Mark Millar, but it's not quite as cynical as some of Millar's stuff. Not as good as Starlight though and I have little interest in superhero period pieces.
Just The Tips: A companion piece to Sex Criminals (which I am getting), collecting some of the short prose stories/jokes and cartoons from Sex Criminals, but I don't think it's strong enough on its own. Just put it in the Sex Criminals collection, which actually is worth your time.
Kaptara Vol. 1: I gave the first issue a shot some time ago, but I didn't like it that much. Reading it in trade, the main draw seems to be as a Masters of the Universe parody and little of that made it in the first issue, which focused on the human characters. Still not quite as interested in it (there is too much coming out these days for me to consider it).
Low Vol. 1: The art is frustrating; it's pretty, but the story telling is hard to follow. The story takes a while to get going. Far in the future, the surface of the earth has become uninhabitable and humanity has started living in undersea cities. Again something I liked, but not loved and competition from other comics is high these days.
No Mercy: Tourists in South/Mid-America crash their bus in the middle of the desert. Attacked by wolves, afraid of drug-dealing cartels and dealing with internal strife, the survivors try to reach safety. The art was really not to my taste and it's the kind of story I have no interest in, so it did nothing for me.
Nowhere Men Vol. 1: Time to get more positive: sci-fi combined with Beatlemania. A group of super-star scientists create a company with grand designs, but their different personalities cause things to fall apart. Lots of subplots, I like the art and the original designs. I wasn't reading this before, but I'm definitely looking forward to more of it.
ODY-C Vol. 1: Another title I was already reading. A gender-changed sci-fi version of the Odyssey, the artwork is the main draw to me (to I like Fraction's writing a lot.) Not sure if it's really working as well as I hoped, but I'm still interested.
Outcast By Kirkman & Azaceta Vol. 1: I think this is one of the few things by Kirkman that I actually like. I don't love it, but it has a strong Exorcist feel to it that appealed to me. But once again, too much good comics for me to consider this.
Phonogram Vol. 1: I read Phonogram 1 years ago, but didn't really like it that much, feeling that it was basically a standard Hellblazer story with lots of Britpop (instead of Punk) references (and I even got most of the references). Luckily this bundle also contained:
Phonogram Vol. 2: Which has some of my favourite comics of all time. This got me on the Gillen/McKelvie train (I still need to buy Wicked and the Divine though):
Rat Queens Special: Braga #1: Got this in singles and not really sure why it's included, because as a standalone it's not that interesting if you don't know Braga from Rat Queens main series.
Saga Vol. 4 and Saga Vol. 5: Already reading Saga in trades and this is halfway through the story. I still love Saga, but it's a bit useless to give this a mini-review like the rest.
Self-Obsessed: A autobiographical story with loads of little jokes and stories in it. I gave this a shot some time ago and it works for what it's doing, but I've seen this done more often by indy creators and I think it would work better if I was familiar with the creator before I read this.
Stray Bullets #1-41: I tried Lapham before and never liked it, but everybody said that this was his best work. I didn't finish it, a dozen issues in I came to the conclusion that Lapham just isn't for me.
Sunstone Vol 1: See this thread for a more extensive review, but I was reading this already and loving it.
Trees Vol. 1: The other Warren Ellis thing on this list. I liked Injection a lot more, maybe due to the art. Trees concept is that alien lifeforms have landed on Earth (looking like giant pillars or "trees"), but they don't seem to even consider humans as intelligent lifeforms. Overall I didn't like this because I expect more from Ellis. It seems that there were just a bit too many subplots going around.
Virgil: A revenge/action story in the style of many movies, but using a gay man as the hero trying to save his kidnapped boyfriend. The background of Jamaica's homophobic society (especially the police force of which Virgil is a member) was the most interesting thing about the series. I didn't like the artwork though.
Wayward Deluxe Edition Vol. 1: One of the titles I knew nothing about when I got this bundle. An American-Japanese girl moves to Japan to live with her mother and ends up in a war between various mythological Japanese creatures. I especially appreciate the little info-blurbs on Japanese mythology in the back of the book. It's basically a teenage superhero team vs. monster of the week, but I was really enjoying this.
Wolf Vol. 1: An immortal man works as unofficial peace keeper to the hidden society of supernatural creatures in Los Angeles. Little bit of Lovecraft, little bit of humor, big bit of biblical Apocalypse. I quite liked it, but there were titles that I liked more. Like...
Wytches Vol. 1: Another horror comic I really liked. Central is the relationship between a father (who is a writer) and his teenage daughter (who blames herself for the death of a bully, who died under abnormal circumstances). The family moves to a small town to make a new start, but hidden forces rule the town.
