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Shipping errors resulted in several items absent from my order, so here are just two reviews until tomorrow (plus, I've started reading The Sandman).
Captain America #37
Three issues away from #40, as the "Death of the Dream" mega-arc hits its third leg, 'The Man Who Bought America'; and, indeed, we get our first real stretch with the Skull in a while, including a good insight into just why he's so obsessed with destroying America that dates back to 1944. He's out to destroy the American Empire from the inside out, by making everyone realize that a police state is the only answer to the chaos caused by democracy and capitalism. For our heroes, this is mostly a down-time issue; Bucky has a fight-and-greet with Clint, who isn't sure Bucky is up to the job; neither is Sam, who only found out now, and is angry with Iron Man over it (there's a good scene here playing on lingering issues surrounding the Civil War that plays out logically and isn't written just to make Falcon look cool; JMS should take lessons). And, of course, the thing everyone really wants to know: what did Sharon come across last issue? She thinks its Steve, and plots to break him out, but, getting up close at issue's end, she declares it isn't actually him. It's pretty clearly meant to be the Grand Director, as many (including myself) have been guessing for a while; especially in light of this issue's comment by Faustus that they wouldn't even have their new "patient" were it not for him. It's another quality issue, with great art and writing; not much more to be said about this title at this point.
Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #1
Just in time for the Iron Man movie, Marvel brings you: a sequel to a 20-year-old story that's a sequel to a 30-year-old story!
David Michelinie and Bob Layton reteam with classic 80s artist Ron Lim for a new four-part miniseries that bookends a trilogy of stories pitting the Golden Avenger against Doctor Doom; in this case, the central story point is what Doom did to get revenge on Iron Man, which he promised at the end of the first story. No Camelot-related stuff as yet, but magic galore as Iron Man in the present is melting down his old armour to stop it from being stolen (not that it will stop some future writer from doing another "Chararacter X vs. Every Iron Man Armour Ever!" fight scene), and discovers that his memory has been altered to make him forget an old encounter with Doom. Doom demands that Iron Man help him stop Mephisto from accelerating the End of Days, but it turns out all he actually wants to do is abandon Iron Man in Hell forever (have you learned nothing from mom, Victor?) in exchange for some sliver of metal from Mephisto to be used for an unspecified evil end. Michelinie's writing translates into the 21st century much better than Chris Claremont's tends to, although there's still a bit of an old-fashioned feel the proceedings (not that that's a bad thing), which is heightened by Lim's very nice art. This is a nice start, and I'm sure classic Iron Man fans will appreciate this project a lot.
Captain America #37
Three issues away from #40, as the "Death of the Dream" mega-arc hits its third leg, 'The Man Who Bought America'; and, indeed, we get our first real stretch with the Skull in a while, including a good insight into just why he's so obsessed with destroying America that dates back to 1944. He's out to destroy the American Empire from the inside out, by making everyone realize that a police state is the only answer to the chaos caused by democracy and capitalism. For our heroes, this is mostly a down-time issue; Bucky has a fight-and-greet with Clint, who isn't sure Bucky is up to the job; neither is Sam, who only found out now, and is angry with Iron Man over it (there's a good scene here playing on lingering issues surrounding the Civil War that plays out logically and isn't written just to make Falcon look cool; JMS should take lessons). And, of course, the thing everyone really wants to know: what did Sharon come across last issue? She thinks its Steve, and plots to break him out, but, getting up close at issue's end, she declares it isn't actually him. It's pretty clearly meant to be the Grand Director, as many (including myself) have been guessing for a while; especially in light of this issue's comment by Faustus that they wouldn't even have their new "patient" were it not for him. It's another quality issue, with great art and writing; not much more to be said about this title at this point.
Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #1
Just in time for the Iron Man movie, Marvel brings you: a sequel to a 20-year-old story that's a sequel to a 30-year-old story!
David Michelinie and Bob Layton reteam with classic 80s artist Ron Lim for a new four-part miniseries that bookends a trilogy of stories pitting the Golden Avenger against Doctor Doom; in this case, the central story point is what Doom did to get revenge on Iron Man, which he promised at the end of the first story. No Camelot-related stuff as yet, but magic galore as Iron Man in the present is melting down his old armour to stop it from being stolen (not that it will stop some future writer from doing another "Chararacter X vs. Every Iron Man Armour Ever!" fight scene), and discovers that his memory has been altered to make him forget an old encounter with Doom. Doom demands that Iron Man help him stop Mephisto from accelerating the End of Days, but it turns out all he actually wants to do is abandon Iron Man in Hell forever (have you learned nothing from mom, Victor?) in exchange for some sliver of metal from Mephisto to be used for an unspecified evil end. Michelinie's writing translates into the 21st century much better than Chris Claremont's tends to, although there's still a bit of an old-fashioned feel the proceedings (not that that's a bad thing), which is heightened by Lim's very nice art. This is a nice start, and I'm sure classic Iron Man fans will appreciate this project a lot.
