My shop finally got the rest of its stuff in, five days late. ****ing Diamond. Super-brief comments:
Captain Marvel #5
A strong closer to an interesting miniseries, although I can see fans of Captain Marvel feeling a bit gypped (unless they'd have preferred he stay dead). Its quite an interesting idea, really, a Skrull embracing his programming so much that he'd rather be a hero on Earth than a hero to his own people.
Incredible Herc #116
An enjoyable midway point between arcs, and new artist Sandoval's work is absolutely gorgeous; I hope he sticks around for a good long while. The central premise of the story is basically a misunderstanding hero-fight, mixed with an intro to the concept of the Eternals (another of Kirby's god-based ideas; as a sidenote, despite a lot of creators and Kirby fans reverently describing these types of his creations in terms of mythology rather than standard comics, from what I've read of them they mostly just act like standard superheroes). Athena's a really promising addition to the cast (and looks hot).
X-Factor #30
I'll be leaving this title when Stroman arrives on art (not my thing), but this is quite an enjoyable arc, so its a shame. Its an interesting example of follow-up to MC, focussing on a rather minor villain's revenge plot (enlisting the really goofy menace of Arcade; even when he's incinerating women he just doesn't seem all that dangerous).
X-Men: Divided We Stand #1
This is quite an interesting little piece of work (though if Cyclops had trusted everyone with the information about his plans like 60% of this angst could have been averted; nice vision, Scott; Magneto has to explain your intentions at one point). Several of these stories are by the former writers/artists of New X-Men, a book that never properly ended, so as a fan of that run I really enjoyed that; the Nehnzo story really shines (and I don't just mean the art, which is gorgeous if kind of manga-y on the women), makes me wish that K & Y wrote Black Panther; the Anole story is also interesting, although first-time writer Young doesn't really get Northstar's character right. Fraction's closing story is the most interesting, told from the point of view of an extremely minor villain and presenting the most compelling Nightcrawler appearance in a long while. It bodes well for Fraction on UXM.
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