Bought/Thought February 4, 2009 - SPOILERS

[Spider-Jay420]

Iron Man #10 - Tony is still on the run and Osborn goes on the offensive. Still wanted for questioning, Osborn (in full Iron Patriot suit), announces for Tony to give himself up in Central Park. All the while raiding and burning all of Starks offices all across the globe.

Meanwhile Tony and Maria Hill are hiding out in what appears to be a hidden bunker loaded with Iron Man suits and after they GET IT ON !!!!, he disappears, leaving her instructions to blow it all up.

Pepper Potts finds herself in Tony's office wondering what to do and finds a secret room where Tony has left her something very special. The issue ends on a 'no turning back now' note and next issue shows War Machine vs Iron Man.

Still good stuff and still hoping Tony will can fix this mess and really stick it to Osborn.


War of Kings: Darkhawk #1 - Good set up. Chris battles one of the U-Foes and loses control of the suit, accidently striking Dr. Necker, and takes off to see the old Loners gang and cry in the arms of Mickey. I never read the Loners and don't know their story, but while walking back to Chris' Mom's house, another Darkhawk in blue crashes in from the heavens, and tells Chris he is not the only one. Another fireball come crashing in from the sky and apparently blows Mom's house, and Chris' family, to kingdom come.

They also give us a reprint of Darkhawk #1 from the 90's and it's a nice origin story that I skipped then. Definately lacking compared to todays standards, but much like Richard Rider and Peter Parker, Chris Powell was just a regular guy with regular problems, who is given a great gift.

We'll have to wait and see if War of Kings will elevate Darkhawk to Nova levels of cool, but I will definately be there to find out.

Also picked up The Mighty #1 from DC, and it was OK. There is only one Superman-like hero, Alpha One, who patrols the world with the aid of an entire organization, Alpha Sanction, to clean up after him and talk to the press. Alpha Sanction's commander in cheif is mysteriously killed and it's up to his younger next in line to take over. Nothing spectacular and I don't think I'll be coming back for #2.

I've read on the DC boards praising Tomasi as doing great things, but this just didn't do anything for me. It kinda reminded me of Hyperion in JMS Supreme Power, and I'd have rather read that.


And I finally got my hands of the Secret Invasion - War of Kings one shot and Black Bolt is all kinds of cool. I can't wait for the series and hope it lives up to the high standards of the Annihilation books.

Space Marvel is a great change of pace and scenery and those not reading it are really missing out on great books.

 

[Doc Destruction]

Spoiler

BART!!!!!

Made the week for me!

 

[Aristotle]

Is Tomasi's new book worth picking up?

 

[Blader5489]

Spoiler

BART!!!!!

Made the week for me!

Seriously?

What issue, what book, where, when, how?!!!

 

[Spider-Jay420]

as far as Mighty: My answer is no. It certainly wasn't exciting and wasn't all that original. It focused soley on the supporting cast and nobody seemed all that interesting to me.

 

[Marcdachamp]

Transformers: All Hail Megatron- PICK OF THE WEEK! So we finally get to see part of the how, and E.J. Su stops by to take care of the flashbacks. Very glad Guidi did the "present" sequences. This has been equally his book, and I was hoping we wouldn't lose that. I'm actually a pretty big fan of having another artist on flashbacks. Since Su's art was a big part of the Pre-AHM IDW material, it makes sense, too. And another G2 bot I once owned shows up! The issue's tension is high once again, and we learn what's up with Sunstreaker, too. Very cool. 9/10

Amazing Spider-Man- Very good stuff, although the reveal was obvious. I'm very curious about Vin, though. JR is great, and, while part of this arc was spoiled by an Extra, I was still surprised to see it happen so early in this arc. 9/10

Iron Man- Pretty intense, I must say. Some cool reveals, and Tony being good old Tony. Wonder if we'll be seeing him show up in New Avengers with all that's happening. 8/10

Secret Warriors- Good issue with a LOT of crazy. The bonuses are nice, the art's great and the ending intriguing. I have to wonder how that will be handled, though. Hmmm... 8/10

Deadpool- Good stuff, but I hope

Spoiler

Bob's not really dead.

Can't wait for next month's T-Bolts crossover! 8/10

 

[Doc Destruction]

Seriously?

What issue, what book, where, when, how?!!!

New Legion FC tie in book issue #3!

 

[Spider-Jay420]

Iron Man- Pretty intense, I must say. Some cool reveals, and Tony being good old Tony. Wonder if we'll be seeing him show up in New Avengers with all that's happening. 8/10

I would like Tony back in there too. Especially for the NA/DA face off!

 

[Aristotle]

Iron Man- Pretty intense, I must say. Some cool reveals, and Tony being good old Tony. Wonder if we'll be seeing him show up in New Avengers with all that's happening.

I really hope so. I've been loving the abuse that's been getting heaped on him. That funeral scene was--oh!--I can't describe how much I enjoyed that. And if he tried to join the New Avengers, I can only imagine how big of a "**** you" he'd get. He might even get killed by Wolverine!

 

[Spider-Jay420]

Well, with all the 'heroes can't trust each other' over the past years, I would hope they start building towards working together again, now that they face the Dark Reign.

 

[Aristotle]

Well, with all the 'heroes can't trust each other' over the past years, I would hope they start building towards working together again, now that they face the Dark Reign.

Did you forget that Bendis and Quesada are Bendis and Quesada?

 

[kguillou]

Hah! I knew it was only a matter of time before Tony seduced Maria Hill, i called it from all the way back in civil war. Good issue though, i like where Fractions' taking tony.

 

[Aristotle]

Hah! I knew it was only a matter of time before Tony seduced Maria Hill, i called it from all the way back in civil war. Good issue though, i like where Fractions' taking tony.

Wow, two of the most repulsive characters in mainstream comics hooked up? That's kind of cute. I bet they just sit around and talk about how much fun it was to **** with Tony's friends and kill and imprison them, and how cool it is to take an international agency and sublimate its autonomy to the will of the US.

 

[bryanss3]

agreed that was a really good issue I got mad for a second when I saw the Iron Woman suit though. "Marvel they'll put **** on any character is it gonna be Lady Iron man, Iron Woman, Iron Girl?" other than those like 5 second when I saw the suit great issue. also their sex thing was kind of awkward He's trying to hide he's got a billion things to do, but he has to have sex with maria hill first.

 

[kguillou]

Heh, well some habits die hard man, just like how spiderman cracks jokes in the face of danger, Tony has sex...in the face of...danger or something like that. lol

 

[bryanss3]

Tony Stark has sex when ever a female character he hasn't had sex with yet walks on panel. or when he wants to screw over She-Hulk

 

[Swordmaster]

Spoiler

BART!

That is all.

 

[kguillou]

This may be a dumb question but has tony has sex with She-Hulk? *shudders*

 

[MightyAvenge]

Darkhawk #1 - Cool issue, has me pumped for Darkhawk, both artists did a great job, and the appearance of another Darkhawk. Darkhawk has potential to be just as big, if not bigger than Nova, man in a couple years the New Warriors could be up their with the Avengers. Nova, Darkhawk, Justice, these 3 alone are shining brighter than they ever have. The tainting of the NW's during CW might've been a good thing, because it makes their comeback so much sweeter.

Secret Warriors #1 - Secret Warriors blow their cover and get pinned between HYDRA and HAMMER soldiers using gliders, being lead by the Sentry. Their is some tension between Quake and Hellfire, Fury fears Phobos, Obama makes another appearance in the MU,and Fury realizes he's been on the wrong side the whole time.

Invincible Ironman #10 - Another great artist, Larocca is a great fit for this book. and Hill and Stark get down to business, Norman keeps sticking it to Stark, and Pepper gets a major upgrade. Good issue, Tony is getting back to being the hero everybody wants him to be. It seems like Norman has totally forgotten about Spider-Man, but my theory is that, Spider-Man will be the key to Norman cracking and eventual fall from power. Norman will crack one-day, his Iron Patriot shell will crack and the Green Goblin will finally reveal itself.

Deadpool #7 - Always good, and yet again another great Artist. Deadpool looks to have taken care of TigerShark but I doubt it. He also informs Norman that he wants a little paycheck for the info Norman interscepted. We get the first real appearnce of the Norman's new Thunderbolts (Black WidowII, Paladin, Ant-Man, Ghost, Axe-Man), as he sends them after Deadpool.

 

[bryanss3]

yes it happened

he sent her cousin into space which she didn't know about
drafted her onto a special SHIELD team to fight hulkish bad guys to secretly develop anti hulk weapons
then they slept together
when she found out about the secrets and tried to confront him he injected her with some sort of nanobites that took her powers away.
but don't worry she got them back

 

[kguillou]

Wow, what an *******. lol

 

[bryanss3]

don't worry about it they're chums now because Jeff Loeb doesn't care about continuity and has them being buddies in his Hulk Series even though she never forgave him in her own series.

 

[kguillou]

Hahahaha, god, you gotta love Loeb.

 

[bryanss3]

who can't love a guy who creates a red version of a hulk and writes an entire story revolving around who it secretly is. and turns Rick Jones into "A-BOMB" and after a big event where hulk is clearly smart. makes him an idiot again. I wish Peter David wrote HULK. I'd like to see smart hulk who had a cool gun/cannon thing fight this *****e red hulk who also has a stupid giant gold gun.

 

[kguillou]

Amen dude, that would be well worth 2.99. I feel like at this point, Loeb has no intention of telling us who Red Hulk is because he probably doesnt know himself. All i really care about honestly is how did hulk become dumb again and how is Rick all of a sudden A-bomb? Didnt Rick get critically wounded in WWH? Did marvel completely forget that story ever existed?