Bought/Though July 26th

[Colossal Spoons]

Well it kinda takes the "umph" out of the next arc of Runaways then if we know how it's gonna end.

 

[MyPokerShirt]

did you really think the runaways were gonna lose chase straight after losing gert? i'll give you that i thought he might be out of it for some time, but it was obvious he'd stick with the group. theyre his family. he has noone else.

 

[gildea]

Amazing Spider-Man #532
Well here is petes inner torment. It's a semi-intersting issue, which deals with how pete is feeling. The arguments of registration have been getting weaker and weaker as CW is progressing (which is a shame because a solid argument can be made). I accept this is because of genre conventions but I'd at least like a decent argument put up that doesn't get shouted down by emotive nonsensical use of the word freedom and so on. Here we get spidey vs cap round 2 this time with both of them talking like I think they probably should of in CW #3.
So how was the fight? Firstly i've never really been a fan of how almost everyone in the MU defers to cap but it is an american company I suppose, so I found petes over the top praise of the man a tad sickly.The actual fight serves to irritate somewhat for a few reasons PETE YOUR ADVANTAGE AGAINST CAP IS NOT YOUR WEBS IT'S BEING A VASTLY SUPERIOR PHYSICAL SPECIMEN WITH MINOR PRECOGNITIVE ABILITIES!!! Secondly spidey's armour is now bullet proof I really don't think cap would be able to hurt him through it with 3 punches. I'm not saying cap can't beat spidey with proper tactics and use of the shield sure, but he should not beat spidey by simply going toe toe with him.

That aside it's not a bad issue in that at least pete at least seems tormented (no reason why though, has anyone been hurt yet?). The art though energetic seems a little unpolished at times. All in all decent but not amazing.

 

[La The Darkman]

Well it kinda takes the "umph" out of the next arc of Runaways then if we know how it's gonna end.

Don't be so sure, you have to have faith in BKV. Most of us were so sure that Alex Wilder was returning and it turned out to be his dad, I'm sure there's something much bigger in the next arc than just Chase and Old lace.

 

[Ben Urich]

I swung by the shop today for the sole purpose of picking up Daredevil.
Sweet ****ing Christ.
I saw surprise #1 coming, but that last page blew me the **** away.
The fight between the two Daredevil's was beautifully drawn. Michael Lark is basically Maleev with some action scene upgrades. Fan friggin' tastic.

 

[Dread]

That's a goof F'in question. They were all over his ass at midnight on the dot.

I suppose if I wanted to play Devil's Advocate, I could say that Iron Man, Maria Hill et al would have better time of tracking down heroes than villians because they already know where to look for many of them. But then you have the sheer number of troops, and their ability to make guns that can hurt even Cage (whereas whenever Vulture robs something, you're lucky if 3 cops show up and without superheroes, he's gettin' away). And then you have something like YA/RUNAWAYS where troops are stationed in a "possible point of entry". How about statioing troops in various locations around Midtown Manhattan? That'd stop about 87% of all supervillians. I know you have to suspend some belief, I've simply never seen any Marvel task force as ready, willing, and eager to take down supervillians as they seem to be about "unregistered heroes that they now see as villians". Where was this during MAXIMUM CARNAGE?

As for the YA/RUNAWAYS and how it ties into the actual RUNAWAYS comic, I'll wait until issue #19. The next issue seems to be a mourning issue, so it likely takes place less than "a month" later.

And FYI, in relation to something I posted elsewhere, Xavin not being in "female form" 24/7 isn't something that's just Wells' problem. The preview art for RUNAWAYS #19 shows Xavin in male form, too. Maybe since his form is technically "male" before he shapeshifts, he needs to be in that form to access his powers? Even in RUNAWAYS, he seems to shift back and forth and goes to "female" when he wants to make a point or get close to Karolina. And I think the "humor" is the fact that he does shift back and forth. I mean, he's a Skrull, and he hasn't perfected "human" ways of dealing with stuff. That's the fun. Besides, how many Skrulls are perfect socialites on Earth? When they aren't spying? I rest my case.

 

[LEX]

Whew can't believe how much I've missed out on recent comics. Let's see.

Amazing Spider-Man #534 7/10
Kick-ass fight between Spidey and Cap. Him webbing Cap's shield up on the wall out of people's reach was heart-warming. Looks like Spidey still has immerse amount of respect for Cap, after all.

Cable & Deadpool #30 9/10
Frickin' hilarious. Classic laugh-out-loud jokes. I'm glad there was a bunch of Deadpool stuff in this issue. I was just getting tired of seeing the overload of Cable.

Civil War: X-Men #1 7/10
Cliffhanger was good enough. Good to see the Original Five together again, except Jean being there. Bishop totally owned Cyclops there with the "Don't" and all.

Runaways #18 9/10
Did not see that death coming. I'm saddened. And overall, a frickin' awesome issue of Runaways.

Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways #1 9/10
Poor Chase taking the death so hard. Great issue. Molly kicking YA's asses was LOL. Loved the bickerings b/w Victor and Xavin, too. It tied in pretty well with Runaways #18.

 

[kiuju2k]

haha i just read spawn... hahaha i mean wow i haven't read spawn in years. hahaha

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways #1 9/10
Poor Chase taking the death so hard. Great issue. Molly kicking YA's asses was LOL. Loved the bickerings b/w Victor and Xavin, too. It tied in pretty well with Runaways #18.

I didn't see Molly kickin any ass. I saw a car get thrown, then it was nap time

 

[Kotagg]

Runaways #18 9/10
Did not see that death coming. I'm saddened. And overall, a frickin' awesome issue of Runaways.

Sorry to point this out, but I'm really curious: you mean even with the fact that on the COVER it says that one of them is going to die, you still didn't see the death coming?

Or is it just that you didn't expect it to be that member?

 

[LEX]

Sorry to point this out, but I'm really curious: you mean even with the fact that on the COVER it says that one of them is going to die, you still didn't see the death coming?

Or is it just that you didn't expect it to be that member?

The latter. Didn't expect they were going to kill that member. I was over the fact that they killed Nico, but then she didn't, so the hair stood up on the back of my neck once again.

I didn't see Molly kickin any ass. I saw a car get thrown, then it was nap time

Lol. Wasn't she throwing punches at Wicca? Lol. And yeah, she was definitely kick-ass when she lifted up the car behind Stature. With that badass look on her face, you can't say no. LOL. I was like: "you go, girl".

Pity we didn't see more of her.

Wicca: "What? No! We'e the Young Avengers!"
Molly: "You don't look very "young" to me!"
Speed: "Well, yeah. What are you, like, eight?
Molly: "I'm twelve, jerk! And I'm a mutant with super-strength...so that's like being thirteen at least!"

Molly rules.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

I wish Molly would "rule" herself into an age acceleration machine and emerge 6 years older and less annoying

 

[LEX]

I actually prefer her annoyingly childish, but that's just me. It's cute.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Little kids and I don't mix

I just think she'd be a much bigger asset to the team if she were older and had more control over her powers.

 

[Darthphere]

My reviews are in folks, yes you can stop the candle lit vigils, they are here.


Daredevil #87-The reveal of the fake Daredevil was predictable but what a twist by Brubaker, totally didnt see it coming and I dont think anyone else did (except Sinewave, fooking bastard). Great comic, Brubaker and Lark need to stay on this forever.

Captain America#20-This story has been firing on all cylinders for me really Cap, Union Jack and Spitfire, some Winter Solider thrown in. Really, Brubaker and Epting need to stay on this forever. Are you noticing a trend?

Batman #655-Meh. Really nothing spectacular but I see people already jumping on the Morrison bandwagon. Standard set-up issue and a lot of things bothered me. Like Batman has gotten rid of all the big villains, ok yeah no, a lame plot device to get him to London. Detective Comics was a lot better IMO.

Action Comics #841- Decent issue, really like how theyre exploring the public's perception and how theres some doubt there. Dont really know what to think about this villain, and most of his scenes were just confusing.

Civil War:Young Avengers and Runaways #1- Good issue, Zeb Wells doesnt mess up, so I think thats the best we could ask for. The characters were written right and the set-ups to some interesting moments are there.

52 Week 12- Ok issue, poor Billy Batson, really Captain Marvel has and seems to be continually get the shaft. Black Adam is interesting and Ralph gets an in-depth look at Cassie's boobs.

Nightwing #122- 2 more issues until Wolfman and Jurgens.

Birds of Prey #96-Good issue, nice to see the original 3 back to their old tricks again and finally someone ****ing mentions Ted Kord. The Batgirl angle, really I hope they dont mess that up, all in all pretty good.

Civil War: Frontline #4- Interesting issue, the Pro-Regs take down the B-List underground movement. Speedball continues his fight to clear his name and seems to be getting his powers back, and the Sleeper cell stpry moved an inch since last issue. And im finally joining the nay sayers about those poems at the end.

Flash #2- Burn it, extreme crap, I refuse to read another page of that comic until these hack writers leave.

kthanxbye

 

[MyPokerShirt]

just wana say: wolverine 44 -- wtf??

(1)apparently nitro has some protective force field for when he explodes, but i thought HE explodes outwards so hows that supposed to work. if there really is a distance where things are protected then surely namorita, who was standing right beside him, will show up alive and well somewhere
(2)why when wolverine kicked nitro's ass could he not remember to explode but as soon as someone else shows up he tries it??
(3)wolverine really did heal from... nothing. thats rediculous.


Hated this issue. stupid wolverine. only read him because you're guaranteed fight scenes.

 

[Dread]

Colossal Spoons and I have discussed our Molly-feelings before. He just doesn't care for her because she's a "kiddie" and that's fine. I usually didn't like the Power Pack for the same reasons. But on RUNAWAYS, she's fine, acting many times as the important needle that pops the balloon of emo angst sometimes, but in a way that better fits the story. And she technically is growing up a little; she used to be 11, after all. She's aged a year within about 3 years, which is a faster rate than Franklin Richards (who's been around since the end of the 60's and is flippin' 9, tops).

Don't worry, Darthphere, I felt your pain about BATMAN #655 too. I could tolerate this sort of thing with ALL-STAR SUPERMAN because Superman should be a lighter concept than Batman, but here it's not working. I'll maybe give Morrison another issue before I call it a day. Paul Dini's DETECTIVE is much better.

just wana say: wolverine 44 -- wtf??

(1)apparently nitro has some protective force field for when he explodes, but i thought HE explodes outwards so hows that supposed to work. if there really is a distance where things are protected then surely namorita, who was standing right beside him, will show up alive and well somewhere
(2)why when wolverine kicked nitro's ass could he not remember to explode but as soon as someone else shows up he tries it??
(3)wolverine really did heal from... nothing. thats rediculous.


Hated this issue. stupid wolverine. only read him because you're guaranteed fight scenes.

I agree with you. The writing is gritty enough for WOLVERINE, but like Bendis, the writer seems to have major issues with power levels. I really didn't buy the bit with Nitro, and I've never liked seeing Wolverine doing "godlike regeneration" on par with Lobo, because it makes him boring. Its this sort of power level stuff that makes people hate Wolverine.

 

[Darthphere]

Don't worry, Darthphere, I felt your pain about BATMAN #655 too. I could tolerate this sort of thing with ALL-STAR SUPERMAN because Superman should be a lighter concept than Batman, but here it's not working. I'll maybe give Morrison another issue before I call it a day. Paul Dini's DETECTIVE is much better.

Yeah, really the issue was all over the place for me. I didnt hate it but it just was a standard set-up issue, but over in the Bat-Boards is this the best Batman comic in the last 20 years!!! The art was good though, ill give 'em that. But from what im seeing, Batman getting a son, the announcement of a new Joker. Is it really that hard for Morrison to write something, normal. Like just a great story without bringing out all this crazy crap. Ill see how it plays out.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Colossal Spoons and I have discussed our Molly-feelings before. He just doesn't care for her because she's a "kiddie" and that's fine. I usually didn't like the Power Pack for the same reasons. But on RUNAWAYS, she's fine, acting many times as the important needle that pops the balloon of emo angst sometimes, but in a way that better fits the story. And she technically is growing up a little; she used to be 11, after all. She's aged a year within about 3 years, which is a faster rate than Franklin Richards (who's been around since the end of the 60's and is flippin' 9, tops).

I guess I keep thinking they're an organized team like YA or something. Just with people like Xavin and Victor on the team who bring A LOT of firepower, she just feels like a ball and chain.

 

[LEX]

The New Avengers #21 6/10
Did they change artists? Art looks different. Almost didn't pick it up at the store.

Decent issue with plenty of fightings. Cap America got to kick asses and take names. I disliked the art, but it didn't stop me from enjoying it. Cap having sympathy for the S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers was nice. Shouldn't have read this now. Timing was all mixed up, but I fault myself.

Cap throwing his shield at Pym on his nose was just awesome. I've got to get used to the new art soon. But it's just too cartoony messy for my likings.

The New Avengers #22 9/10
This issue just made me love Cage even more. Loved it when Cage stood up to Iron Man and Ms Marvel. Loved his speech. Loved it when Jessica also stood up to IM and MM. Just pure brilliance.

Cage giving his baby the "Don't take no $%#@ from nobody" line was laughable, seeing that she can't speak yet.

Right on the midnight dot, S.H.I.E.L.D. came knocking on the door. Very on-time of them. A bit too planned, if you ask me. That means Tony might've sold Cage out. Talk about total betrayal and whatnot. I'm liking the Civil War event more and more I read these tie-ins.

Cage kicked major ass. Cap, Falcon and DD coming to the rescue kicked major major ass. Amazing.

Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane 08 6/10
Nothing to say much about it, really. Sweet and romantic. As usual. Poor MJ. The "Doc Spidey" session with MJ was hilarious.

Uncanny X-Men #476 9/10
Scott took charge, finally, instead of Emma. The art is beautiful. The panels of Xavier's crew fighting the alien guards were great and exciting to read.

Warpath was a total badass. Human Xavier ordering his X-Men was refreshing to see. Maybe it's just me, but I actually like this Xavier. Without powers. He's much more fascinating and kind of makes me worried because he's the most vulnerable in battles. Though, I do hope that someday, he'll get back his powers.

Ending was shocking. K, not really, but still, it sort of was. Can't wait to read the next issue.

X-Men #189 8/10
I was confused in some parts because I jumped into the title a little late. Around the end of the Apocalypse arc. Loved the Sabretooth "interrogation". Mystique faking Xavier wasn't expected and it was great. Loved the Rogue/Wolverine conversation in the Medic room. "That close? Lordy." I love Rogue.

Again, a shocker ending. For real. Of course, I'm not falling for anything. Nico didn't die. Magneto is likely very much alive. So, I'm just gonna assume that Bobby's still alive, kthx.

 

[Dread]

Yeah, really the issue was all over the place for me. I didnt hate it but it just was a standard set-up issue, but over in the Bat-Boards is this the best Batman comic in the last 20 years!!! The art was good though, ill give 'em that. But from what im seeing, Batman getting a son, the announcement of a new Joker. Is it really that hard for Morrison to write something, normal. Like just a great story without bringing out all this crazy crap. Ill see how it plays out.

That's why I gave Grant Morrison the middle name of "Nothing is Too Bizarre or Wordy" last page. I don't care for this direction either. He's obviously going against the grain, but that can backfire.

Kubert's art was good, I almost would like to switch him for DETECTIVE, although Williams III's dark style probably suits the mystery noir better.

I guess I keep thinking they're an organized team like YA or something. Just with people like Xavin and Victor on the team who bring A LOT of firepower, she just feels like a ball and chain.

Technically both YA and the Runaways are a bit "inexperienced" and probably aren't well oiled machines yet. The YA seem to act more like "young heroes" whereas the Runaways are basically "teenagers with powers and issues who've banded together by shared experience", which isn't the same. Victor doesn't have super-strength or durability (Chase was able to TKO him just fine with a good hook), although I do agree that Xavin is probably as strong or stronger than Molly. Just if Molly was the same age as the rest of the Runaways, she'd feel more generic. Super-strong, super cute heroines are a dime a dozen. Her youth gives her a little bit more rambunctiousness than a typical "17 year old who punches through walls", which sounds like about half the Teen Titans already.

She can hold her own when she has to. Who else on the team knocked Wolverine through a wall? Okay, Victor handled him fine in the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY freebie, but c'mon.

Eh, to each their own. At least she's not as bad as Ms. Lions.

 

[SpideyInATree]

SIAT's funkalicious week of comics! 7-26-06

THE AMERICAN WAY # 6 OF 8 -- The New American tracks down Hellbent and rips his freakin' head off, gotta have some respect for that. Though what is the topper is that the heroes from the south find Hellbent's headless body, and even though Hellbent took out some of their own team...they can't let a "******" kill a white man, even though it was a white man who slaughtered innocent people. This was an intense issue and sets the tone for the final two issues as it will seem to be a north vs. south type of deal. 8/10

NEW AVENGERS # 22 -- A really good issue for NA and for the character of Luke Cage. He made a lot of great points to Iron Man in the apartment. When Cap, Falcon, and Daredevil show up...that was a kick ass moment. And they steal a freakin' SHIELD vehicle, haha...fantastic. This will be my final issue of the series and it was a good issue to go out on. Though the art, while decent in a lot of areas, it seemed like Yu was rushing on this. His art in Ultimate Hulk vs. Wolverine is superb. 8.5/10

POWERS # 19 -- It was an OK issue. Most of it was Walker banging that chick he met at the crime scene from that cosmic guy. Though it was kind of funny in the beginning. However, it picked up a little bit with the death of Queen Noir's husband...should be an interesting arc. 7.5/10

52 WEEK TWELVE -- Pretty good issue, as it's usually becoming every week. I didn't really care for the Black Adam parts of the story but it really became a little more interesting to me with the birth of Isis. And with Montoya and The Question heading to Kahndaq it's become even MORE interesting. And Ralph finding Cassie and wanting to be involved with Sue's resurrection. Good progression of the story. 8/10

CIVIL WAR FRONTLINE # 4 OF 10 -- Oh boy, Green Goblin is free. And he's got Urich by the balls. Then that means Spidey is going to be next, though I don't see why Osborn wouldn't immediately go after Peter...but I guess Ben Urich is another good choice. Speedball looks to be getting his powers back, that should settle some of those prisoners down a bit. And it does look like that Joe guy was a Sleeper agent for Namor. Awesome touch by Mr. Jenkins. This is easily the hit of Civil War, hands down. Now I see why they didn't have Jenkins do The Pulse...so that he could do this. 9/10

CAPTAIN AMERICA # 20 -- This is just a damn fine series and that's all that there is to it. Everything has basically been building since issue # 1 and it's all about to explode into one giant conclusion, at least that's the way it seems to me. I love Brubaker's choice of assorted characters. It's all gonna hit the fan, and Epting is spot on as usual. 9/10

DAREDEVIL # 87 -- Another hit from Brubaker. Though some unnamed posters on this site went and ruined who the second Daredevil was for me...the surprise at the end was what really made this all go into perspective. But Brubaker smoothly moved this story arc along, answered a few big questions that we had, left some unanswered, but now he's given us a whole new set of questions to ask. And Michael Lark was awesome. This is definitely one of the best books Marvel puts out monthly. Buy it. Cherish it. Love it. 9.5/10

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 534 -- JMS keeps it up. Spidey is beginning to question his decision and also beginning to question just on whether or not Stark is on the up and up. Interesting with Stark possibly being able to read Peter through the suit. And a cool moment with Spidey and Cap fighting it out, really dug that, and how Spidey saved his shield and sortof gave it back to Cap. Letting him know that this isn't a personal thing. A really good tie-in issue and moves forward that Peter Parker will be switching sides before the end of Civil War. But after what happened in Frontline # 4...looks like his arch nemesis is about to make himself known! 8.5/10

BATMAN # 655 -- It didn't rock my socks off or anything, but it was definitely a good and interesting start for this new team of Morrison and Kubert. The beginning had me going, WTF?!?! But it was put better into perspective. I like how Morrison is taking Batman back to his Bruce Wayne, billionaire playboy attitude...and how Alfred sort of had to slightly coach him back to it since he's been cloaking himself into darkness for so long. It was a good start and it's only going to get more interesting from here. Batman is definitely in good hands in both this title and Detective Comics! 8/10

Excellent week in comics. Frontline has been amazing so far, I'm really looking forward to # 5.

 

[Sentry2005]

I got my copy of Runaways a week late. Lets just say, it made my week (And I had a BIG week) when i heard Victor say the following words:

"You guyes catch up with Leroy Jenkins there, i'll deal with these guyes" (or words to that effect... i'm terrible with perfect quotes... just the jist)

Can't wait for the next issue.

 

[Kotagg]

Yeah, I loved that part. I lol'd a few times during that issue.

 

[MyPokerShirt]

^wait, didnt a runaway just die you sick ****.lol