Each week, I read a bunch of comics, and give you a brief statement about what I thought about the comic. Sometimes, I photoshop the comics and try to be funny. There are some spoilers but I try not to completely ruin a comic. This week, I might as well start with the big one…
Civil War #7: Start with an extended quippy fight scene (“Thou Art No Thor” indeed), have the whole thing ended by Captain America getting tackled by ordinary people and thus him getting sad (never mind that he was just mauled by supervillians), and end with the whole thing being essentially the setup for the original Squadron Supreme. I didn’t go in with high hopes for this issue, and it did not change my mind. Oh, and Clone Thor was a robot too apparently? Click here to see for yourself. And click here for a fun time that results from not telling your other writers who kicks who in the head in your mega crossover!
52 #42: A gigantic “gotcha” of an issue with Elongated Man dying (?) so as to remove a threat to the DCU who had not previously appeared in 52. While I liked the issue, even though like the “Booster Gold is Supernova” issue it was mostly just a long explanation, it seems odd to toss in random new villians at this stage of the game. It’s also weird since, thanks to the One Year Later JLA, we know it doesn’t stick. On the big plus side, we FINALLY get the illustrated origin of Green Arrow.
New Avengers Illuminati #2: Reed finds the Infinity Gauntlet and most of the Infinity Gems, and manages to convince the rest of the Illuminati to help him find the other ones. It had some nice moments, but suffered from “We have to figure out a reason for each member of the team to be there” syndrome. I still don’t understand the point of this series, especially published as infrequently as it is.
The Brave and the Bold #1: They need to start an “old school” section of comic shops. This would fit right in. Not a bad central story, mixing a murder mystery, aliens, and… one of the Endless?
Helmet of Fate Black Alice: A good introduction to those who haven’t seen Black Alice in Birds of Prey before. A classic tale of magic, be careful what you wish for.
Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #49: Wow, a surprisingly awesome issue! The Fisherman, a lame villian of a lame hero, gets reinvented as Ctulhu cultist, with the goofy helmet actually meaning something! Sweet!
Wonder Woman #4: Worth the wait? Maybe. It was solidly told, but not mind blowing. Without this comic, or Young Avengers, or The OC, what will you do now Mr. Heinberg?
The Immortal Iron Fist #3: It always helps when being a superhero to be a rich industrialist, doesn’t it? Still, this series has been top notch so far.
Catwoman #64: Experimental teleporter stolen off of sleeping supervillian causes some problems. Who’d of thought? And guess what, Lex Luthor shows up. Thus proving that he gets around more than Batman.
Cable & Deadpool #37: Come on, just drop “Cable” from it all together. Deadpool gets shrunk down and tormented by the Rhino, and somehow, Deadpool manages to kick the ass of a bar full of supervillians anyway. Good stuff. And Deadpool might be stuck at that size (for at least another issue?)
Invincible #39: The kiss everyone’s been waiting for since the beginning finally happened last issue, and in this issue, they deal with the awkward consequences. And a martian invasion. And a terrorist group seizing a nuclear missile silo. And the ship full of heroes being blown up. This is a really strong issue, which connected the vignettes instead of leaving them disparate.
Powers #23: Hmm, the secret behind the mystery is finally coming out, and it’s somewhat out of nowhere, but did feature one big revelation. And Deena and Christian are probably going to find out each other’s Powers secrets shortly.
She-Hulk #16: “I’ve got better things to do than chase after Juggernaut’s sloppy seconds” –Wolverine. Wow, an ENJOYABLE Wolvering appearance! How about that! I do have to say though that I’ll be happy when it goes back to the legal stuff instead of She-Hulk Agent of SHIELD.
Silent War #2: Very well written, with new characters I wasn’t familiar with (who can keep up with all the Inhumans backstory?) brought in and explained easily. I still love the art, though it is creepy when characters randomly don’t have faces.
Superman #659: Clark Kent finally gets the ultimate excuse for running away all the time: prostate problems. Also a nice story about a lady believing that she prays to God who sends Superman. It’s the kind of story that has to be done with Superman: it’s not about him being stronger or better than a supervillian, it’s about what effect an invincible god has on a society.
Truth, Justin, and the American Way #5: Possibly the funniest issue of them all, and that’s saying something. Buy this when it comes out in trade. No questions allowed, just do it.
Ninja Tales: I bought this because I heard it had an Einstein vs. Ninja fight in it. Unfortunatly, it wasn’t very good. Some of the other tales were ok, the best being the last story about the climatic battle of a geriatric samurai versus a geriatric ninja.
Casanova #7: I still don’t know what to say about this series, other than it was a good investment of less than $10? It can be confusing, but the bigger plot points are easy to follow, and it’s almost worth it just to read Matt Fraction’s notes at the end of every issue.
Nextwave Agents of HATE #12: Waaaaaaahhh it’s over. The big reveal veered into the super-goofy, and the big villian coming out of nowhere is usually not good but because of the sheer fun of it it still works. But come on…. even with a sendoff I’m going to miss this comic.
OMAC #8: Hey, this book wrapped itself up and had no impact on anything!
Trials of Shazan #5: Not a bad concept, but I don’t think I’m going to like it stretched out over 12 issues.
Ultimate X-Men #79: One long funeral for Charles Xavier. And trying to prove the concept that you can’t have too many Wolverines, this book has him, him from the future, his son, and possibly soon his wife.
Manhunter #28: Will the series last more than two issues? I guess we’ll see. The mystery of Blue Beetle’s ressurection is not solved here, but some detective guy that you may have heard of shows up to try to figure it out. The art on this issue was great, especially the surprise appearance of Sasha Bordeaux of Checkmate. Oh, and the issue is called Knight Court. Get it???
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