One of my favourite “pleasant surprise” books of 2006 was Ben Templesmith’s Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse. I picked it up pretty much on a whim and thoroughly enjoyed it. I keep meaning to write something about it more fully, but never get around to it. Suffice to say that it’s kind of what you’d get if you made Hellboy as a sitcom, and it’s pretty darn great.
The fifth issue (starting a new storyline) comes out this week, and Templesmith has a nice preview over at his livejournal. Go and check it out – it’s really a fun book. There are leprechauns in it.