Bought/Thought December 16th, 2009

[Mike555]

Amazing Spider-Man 615:Good issue but the art really brings it down and how can sandman have kids wouldnt his sperm be made of sand and besides that the little girl character is another throw away character atleast we get to spidey being a detective.***

X-Men Legacy 230:The cover is beyond gross but an OK story but atleast the art rocks and it seems like the gambit sub-plot will perhaps be a big story arc?***

Dark Avengers 12:Good issue but i hate that sentry has a new power he can control molecules whicxh makes no sense so is he a mutant or a metahuman or what?Confusing issue and it looks like molecule man wont be osborn's secret weapon.****

Captian America Reborn 5:New Avengers Annual 3,Invincible Iron Man 21 and Dark Avengers Annual 1 have really ruined it so good issue but i am still wondering what will happen to the red skull?****

 

[runawayboulder]

and how can sandman have kids wouldnt his sperm be made of sand

 

[squeekness]

Dark Wolverine #81: Good issue! Daken wants some time to himself, and goes to get himself a cup of tea. Karla (Moonstone) decides to follow him, partly because Norman wants to know where he is and partly because she's kind of taken with him. There is a fantastic scene where Karla is flying by in her Ms. Marvel costume, and we see all the danger and violence she is passing by, but not even noticing. She is so completely entranced by Daken, that she's clueless to everything around her. We end up getting some backstory about Daken...and, Karla learns a bit more than she ever wanted to know about him.

While reading this issue, it made me think of the recent issue of Ms. Marvel, where Carla and Peter Parker finally go out on their date. This issue is a great bookend for that one, as the scenes are similiar, but the results completely different.

I liekd this as well, especially the part where you see just how sick and twisted he really is. Anyone who, as a child, could so ruthlessly murder with such abandon, can't be right in the head and probably never will be.

Dark Avengers 12:Good issue but i hate that sentry has a new power he can control molecules whicxh makes no sense so is he a mutant or a metahuman or what?Confusing issue and it looks like molecule man wont be osborn's secret weapon.****

I'm not so sure that this a NEW power for Sentry, only one that he's had all along that has just been explained.

 

[Red]

Nope, I'm getting it, too. Great book! I almost cancelled it; but, held off until I could read the first couple issues that Straczynski wrote. Glad I did, because it's some of the best issues you can get from DC. (Plus, it's a complete story in one issue...how great is that?) It's too bad this title lost so many readers after it's big debut issue. People really need to check it out again.

Yeah, I've been reading Brave & the Bold with JMS, and it's been great. Done-in-ones outside of ongoing continuity is really the best format for Straczynski, as this way we can enjoy is skilled writing and top-notch character work without worrying about him not finishing the story.

Brave and the Bold #30: This is the best issue in this bunch of comics I'm reviewing. I don't really know that much about Doctor Fate, especially the older characters who used to carry on that mantle. But, Straczynski does such a good job at telling these "lost stories of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," it doesn't really matter. This team-up between Dr. Fate and Green Lantern is so nicely told, such a dedication to the memory of Kent Nelson, that it seriously deserves to be considered one of the best single issues of 2009. It will even have you thinking about an age old question...are we being of fate and destiny, or do we truly have free will?

I think this was the best issue of JMS's run yet. He even made Hal Jordon seem less dull, not an easy feat.

 

[Mike555]

X-Factor 200:Great issue we see strong guy and shatterstar vs the thing aswell as M who has been missing from title and we also learn that siryn had sex with deadpool and what happened to sue storm/richards,a siryn second story,profiles of every x-factor member and a reprint of a great story Madrox 1.*****

Ms.Marvel 48: Good issue but no mystique in her true form.***

Astonshing X-Men 33:Another great issue we see cyclops destroy a krakoa/brood hybrid monster to preserve the evidnce of the bio-sentinel aswell as learn that somebody is using beast's notes to create these monsters.Great issue pick it up if you love beast,wolverine,armor,emma frost or cyclops.*****

Anti-Venom 3:Good issue but the end was kind of a expected and we see the punisher glider and punisher bombs.****

Hulk 18:Good issue only thing is the end confused the heck out of me.****

Batman 694:We see that the kid that took the shot for dick died and we see penguin again so great issue.*****

Green Lantern Corps 43:Great issue we see a red lantern guy aswell as atleast 7 lanterns destroying the black rings to keep kyle from becoming a zombie in the end we see kyle alive again.*****

Mighthy Avengers 32: Once again ok issue but there was no dark avengers vs mighty avengers fight sadly.***

 

[runawayboulder]

I was waaaay too tired last night, so here's some more of my thoughts...

t:Cable #21 - Homecoming begins here with a direct continuation of the previous issues with Emil and the Brood. Cable and Hope land in a destroyed NYC with Bishop following (surprise, surprise). I'm assuming that this is when the Hope back up stories from the last months worth of X-titles take place since she ages quite considerably this issue.

Hope is no doubt Jean Grey resurrected as she shows off considerable telekenetic powers against Bishop by stopping a bullet in mid air and knocking him into next week. Nate then steals Bishop's time travel components and they make a leap backwards into 1614. Somehow Bishop follows them. He feels that he has been given a second chance and he's not going to waste it, since Hope nearly killed him with a knife but couldn't bring herself to murder.

I know it sounds repetitive and it may very well be, but I'm overall enjoying the storyline as it hits its home stretch. I'm starting to think that Cable has always known that Hope is Jean and is trying to protect his stepmother from Bishop until she hits her teens and her mutant powers fully manifest, leading her to remember who she is. I also think that Cable is at some point going to get killed off at the end or before the Messiah saga concludes.

Daredevil #503 - Three issues into Diggle's run and he's got this book running at the same level of his predecessors. No doubt about it. DD continues to run the Hand as he sees fit while Foggy is losing control over the law business.

DD and Izo hit a bump in their relationship and Black Tarantula and White Tiger are at odds over the path DD and the Hand are taking. While all of this is going on Kingpin lurks in the background convincing mobsters that the are working for either the Owl or the Hood instead of being part of his rebuilt criminal empire. Fisk is also trying figure out why the Hood is able to run free of Osborn.

Intriguing stuff, Daredevil has not missed a beat in a long long time now. The art is very solid and is moving away from the look that the comic has had since Maleev and Lark. It's still got it's dark tone, just not as dark.

Mighty Avengers #32 - Out if everything Slott has done so far on MA, this issue has been the best. While there is no DA vs MA, they are forced to team up against the Absorbing Man who's absorbed a Cosmic Cube fragment. AWESOME. That's the same cube Steve Rogers smashed early on in Cap vol 5 (way to go Dan "the Continuity Master Supreme" Slott!).

While the art seemed a little lazy this month towards the end, the dialogue made up for it from the countless banter between teammates to Pym's quip to Osborn about throwing women off bridges. I love it, I love it, I love it! Can't wait for next issue! Best line of the book IMO is from Herc, "Now let's go smite the hell out of something!"

Dark Avengers #12 - So the Sentry comes back to life and kills the Molecule Man minutes after the MM kills him and claims he can't die. I don't think he's immortal, I think he (or very well the Void tricked him into) believing that he can't die. I still think he's getting killed in SIEGE.

Moonstone warns Osborn about the Sentry comparing him to what happened to the Scarlet Witch in Disassembled. And Loki continues to manipulate Osborn, even though it seems more like torture. Hmmmmm.


I also read Ms Marvel and Hellblazer. I'm not gonna get into them but I liked both. Hell, I've been reading Hellblazer forever. Whew! What a big friggin week.

 

[Mike555]

I like that we after atleast five years what her powers are and it seems like bishop will die not cable.

 

[Iron Man]

Captain America: Reborn #5 - this issue was enjoyable on its own merits, but lacks any real impact because of the spoiled ending. I liked Bucky's ragtag team of Avengers, though, and the two-way showdown with the Red Skull is promising. I liked the way Hitch distinguished between the two battles with the red lattice. However, everything does feel a bit lacklustre for me...I'm not sure this mini needed to be any more drawn out. ***

Dark Wolverine #81 - this title continues to be a fantastic read. Daken is such a successful character now that he's transcended the gimmick he used to be - Wolverine's son with some tattoos and different claws - and come into his own. His manipulations and scheming are fun to watch unfold, and the interactions of the Dark Avengers are always entertaining. Much better than Way's stuff with Logan. ****

Green Lantern Corps #43 - probably my favourite book of the week so far. Soranik and Guy's desperation to save Kyle and prevent him from becoming a Black Lantern was great, and seeing the Lanterns band together to defend his body was an awesome scene I'm glad he's back, even though the way it was done was a bit mushy, but seeing the reactions to his death was worth it. *****

I've still got to get around to reading Mighty Avengers and Batman.

 

[squeekness]

Dark Wolverine #81 - this title continues to be a fantastic read. Daken is such a successful character now that he's transcended the gimmick he used to be - Wolverine's son with some tattoos and different claws - and come into his own. His manipulations and scheming are fun to watch unfold, and the interactions of the Dark Avengers are always entertaining. Much better than Way's stuff with Logan. ****

I agree. I am hoping Daken doesn't do the big fade when all the Dark stuff ends. I like having him around.

 

[Mike555]

Yeah me to from what i have read in dark avengers he is a awsome character.

 

[Iron Man]

I agree. I am hoping Daken doesn't do the big fade when all the Dark stuff ends. I like having him around.

It'd be disappointing if he did disappear, I think he's a great character. When Dark Reign first began and he took over Logan's solo book, I was a bit concerned, but I'm glad I gave it a go anyway

 

[Mike555]

The only reason i am not buying dark wolverine because i have way to many titles on my always have to get list.

 

[RockSP]

Bought

Black Panther #11
Realm of Kings: Inhumans #2
Doctor Voodoo #3
Nomad: Girl Without A World #4
Astonishing X-Men #33
Punisher Noir #4
Outsiders #24
Air #16
X-Men: Legacy #230
X-Force #22
Thunderbolts #139
Dark Avengers #12
Armor Wars #3
Mighty Avengers #32
Ex Machina #47
Green Lantern Corps #43
Daredevil #503
Scalped: Dead Mothers
X-Factor #200

Thought

GL Corps - The Kyle/Natu "relationship-out-of-nowhere" thing is still as silly as ever. Wonder if the people who are so against the Black Panther/Storm pairing are fine with this...?

Ex Machina - Unexpected development with Hundred's mom.

Doctor Voodoo - Enjoying it while it lasts.

 

[SouLeSS]

What do you mean relationship out of no where?

There's been seeds of their relationship since issue 1 of GLC...

 

[RockSP]

What do you mean relationship out of no where?

There's been seeds of their relationship since issue 1 of GLC...

Nope. Kyle wasn't even a cast member at the start of the series.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Was Soranik in the Recharge mini? Maybe he means that. Although I clearly can't remember much from that mini, so I don't know if any groundwork was laid for Kyle and Soranik's relationship.

 

[RockSP]

Was Soranik in the Recharge mini? Maybe he means that.

Yeah she was in it, though Guy was the focus at that point...not Kyle.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Right, but Kyle was in the mini. Again, I don't remember much from it, but it's possible that they hinted at something between Soranik and Kyle there. I don't know.

 

[RockSP]

Nah. Didn't happen.

They were suddenly in love in that Star Sapphire issue a little while ago...kinda why I called it a "relationship-out-of-nowhere".

 

[Phaedrus45]

A bunch of DC reviews and one Dynamite:

The Complete Alice In Wonderland #1: This is not your Disney Alice In Wonderland!!! Now, never having read the original book by Lewis Carroll, I cannot comment on how complete this first issue is to the original source...but, I'm thinking it must be pretty darn complete, because it bored the hell out of my daughter! We gave up reading it halfway through, and I finished it this morning. It really is more for the adults.

Dynamite gives Alice the treatment that Marvel is giving Oz...and, I have to say I'm very impressed. The art is good, and the retelling magnificent. I'm thinking there is more to the story of Alice than I ever really knew. The first issue takes the reader up to Alice first meeting the Cheshire Cat; and, along the way we see Alice growing and shrinking numerous times. The dialogue, which bored my 7 year old, is very sharp and witty.

Justice League Of America #40: Eh. Very predictable, and the same old Blackest Night tie-in I've read numerous times now. (Good guys fight dead enemies and dead loved ones, only to have someone with light powers come save the day at the last minute.) I become more and more less impressed with each tie-in I read.

Outsiders #25: At the end of the last issue, I knew where this story would be going. Tara seems as if she's changed...but, it's all a ruse. (How nice if one of these tie-ins could deviate from the same old story..and, maybe they could have surprised me by trying to bring Tara back from the dead and save her soul.) This is the last issue before Dini takes over, I believe. Is there a team that's gone through so many shake ups in the last couple years?? This book cannot find it's identity...and, it looks like "the old order changeth" once again.

BTW, loved the team up with Creeper and Croc working together. It was the highlight of this issue.

Green Lantern Corps #43: I kinda liked this issue....even though there were parts that were completely ridiculous, especially Guy Gardner turning into a Red Lantern at the drop of a hat. I, for one, would have rejoiced if Tomasi would have killed off Kyle. I never liked his character, and this event would have been that much more impactful with his death. (And, really, what does it matter much at this point? DC doesn't really know what to do with him...they can just show him painting again, or maybe tending bar.) Ok, maybe the more I think about this issue, the more I don't like it. DC teases us with a false death, black rings go on Kyle but don't take effect (where before, once a ring lands on a corpse, they turn), somehow Guy turns so easily because he's enraged by Kyle's death...but, I guess all the death before this doesn't mean diddly squat..yeah, maybe this issue did kind of suck.

Batman-Streets Of Gotham #7: Leave it to Dini to make me enjoy a tired-old Christmas story formula. (Bad Santa must be taken down by Superhero.) Nightwing...oh, I mean Batman...and Damien's discovery of the dead children was chilling, and the Bad Santa's motivation for stealing the broken toys was just heartbreaking. Can't wait for the second part....but, the true heart of this story will be with Bad Santa. (Oh, and still love seeing Manhunter as the back-up story.)

Batman #694: I found myself becoming bored with this storyline. It jumped all over the place, and I found myself desperately wanting for it all to just pick up the pace. In truth, I think I'm becoming worn out on Batman. It's just too much.

Batman Confidential #39: The Blackhawk storyline comes to a close...and, while I was interested in the first two issues, the last two really kind of dragged. This has many times been my favorite of the Batman titles, as it's not reliant on any events and I get a Bruce Wayne Batman...but, this is probably the worst of this series. It's still not bad...it just lost steam, and the ending was very predictable. (Right down to the bad guy supposedly falling to his death into the water below...but, his body not being found.)

Batman 80-Page Giant #1: This is my favorite Bat-title of the week! It's called "Gotham Freezes Over," and has numerous short stories involving a night when Gotham is hit with a terrible snow storm. (How weird that this coincides with the very bad weather the East Coast got this past week!) All the stories are pretty good, and feature the current cast of Batman characters.

Supergirl #48: This title is starting to get back to it's old, crappy ways. As I say each week, the World Without A Superman storyline has gone on for far too long, and it's only made each of the Sup-titles get worse with each passing month. I'm sure sales must reflect that. DC needs to stick a fork in New Krypton..it's dragging everything down.

 

[Tron Bonne]

The Complete Alice In Wonderland #1: This is not your Disney Alice In Wonderland!!! Now, never having read the original book by Lewis Carroll, I cannot comment on how complete this first issue is to the original source...but, I'm thinking it must be pretty darn complete, because it bored the hell out of my daughter! We gave up reading it halfway through, and I finished it this morning. It really is more for the adults.

Dynamite gives Alice the treatment that Marvel is giving Oz...and, I have to say I'm very impressed. The art is good, and the retelling magnificent. I'm thinking there is more to the story of Alice than I ever really knew. The first issue takes the reader up to Alice first meeting the Cheshire Cat; and, along the way we see Alice growing and shrinking numerous times. The dialogue, which bored my 7 year old, is very sharp and witty.

Is this the series by Leah Moore?

 

[Dread]

As I say each week, the World Without A Superman storyline has gone on for far too long, and it's only made each of the Sup-titles get worse with each passing month. I'm sure sales must reflect that. DC needs to stick a fork in New Krypton..it's dragging everything down.

According to the sales analysis on THE BEAT, that is exactly what has happened. All of the SUPER titles have bled readers, even issues of SUPERGIRL that in no way tied into NEW KRYPTON. While the Green Lantern franchise has become a mega-hit for DC now, their Superman franchise has hit the skids in 2009.

It seems the lesson DC learned from Brubaker on CAPTAIN AMERICA, besides, "damn, we shouldn't have just let him languish on CATWOMAN all those years", was, "removing the title hero from a book only doubles readers" and forgot the condition that said stories have to be GOOD.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Green Lantern Corps #43: I kinda liked this issue....even though there were parts that were completely ridiculous, especially Guy Gardner turning into a Red Lantern at the drop of a hat. I, for one, would have rejoiced if Tomasi would have killed off Kyle. I never liked his character, and this event would have been that much more impactful with his death. (And, really, what does it matter much at this point? DC doesn't really know what to do with him...they can just show him painting again, or maybe tending bar.) Ok, maybe the more I think about this issue, the more I don't like it. DC teases us with a false death, black rings go on Kyle but don't take effect (where before, once a ring lands on a corpse, they turn), somehow Guy turns so easily because he's enraged by Kyle's death...but, I guess all the death before this doesn't mean diddly squat..yeah, maybe this issue did kind of suck.

It seemed like the point of this issue was showing readers exactly what they do intend to do with Kyle. His death affected everyone so profoundly because, more than anyone realized, Kyle's a leader among the Corps. He kept the Corps alive when no one else was around to do it and he's effectively become the moral compass while the Guardians slide the Corps more and more toward disaster by abandoning some of its basic tenets. Kyle falling to the Green Lanterns would be like Superman falling to the heroes of Earth.

It harkens back to Kyle's Ion series, when he was afforded a status above all other GLs as the Torchbearer and effectively considered the closest thing to an equal among the Guardians without actually being a Guardian. Everyone seemed to forget that around Countdown and The Sinestro Corps War, but thankfully Tomasi seems to be reminding everyone now just how important Kyle really is to the Corps.

I expect to see Kyle take an even more prominent role in Green Lantern Corps after all of this than he has so far. He's refocused and more confident because of Soranik and the simple fact that no one else seems to be able to rally the Corps like he can.

 

[Phaedrus45]

Is this the series by Leah Moore?

Yep, that's the one!