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The guys supposedly been a hero for a long time, and that means a lot of grateful damsels in distress.Da fug? Black Lightning's got two daughters?
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His kids have the same mother. I assume it is his ex-wife.
Johns seems to have written them as though they are still together. Granted they were still best friends even though they divorced so it is possible that BL was just visiting. Or maybe they reconciled. If Winick and Johns can decide he has kids out of nowhere, anything is possible.
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Like I said, we already knew about the villain, and nothing is happening, generally.
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Justice Society of America #12
Pretty good issue. A mention of Sand, which made me wish we actually see what the fook that dude is up to more often since 1) he's one of my favorite JSA characters and 2) he looks awesome and seems to have a really cool job now. But, alas, Johns fails me there, as usual, by focusing on Jakeem and the Thunderbolt's return, a boxing match, and a bunch of random newbies (again). That sounds more negative than I felt about the issue, though; the newbies were at least more interesting than Citizen Angst and long-lost-Son-of-Wildcat. I wasn't aware of Amazing Man's long and storied history with the Civil Rights Movement, but I suspect that was a retcon to make a relatively unimportant C-lister more impressive anyway.
The one overtly lame part of the issue is, of course, the number of obnoxious Kingdom Come references and appearances involved. It's a great story, Johns; I get it. But it was a great story on its own, as its own dystopic look at the state of modern heroes at the time. It doesn't need to start intruding on the mainstream DC universe. Bringing its Superman over led to some interesting commentary on the JSA and their effect on the state of heroism in the current DCU, but Gog? Giving Black Lightning Heretofore-Unknown Daughter #2 and making her identical to his KC daughter? Making the current Starman a refugee from some other reality with a pitstop in Kingdom Come on the way to New Earth? Just leave it the **** alone, dude.
Oh, Eaglesham's art still rocks.
Buffy #11
Great stuff. Jeanty's art is still excellent, Xander has lots of screentime, and Buffy confronts a chick who's in love with her. All good stuff. The highlight of the issue for me, though, was Buffy's encounter with Twilight. I like what Whedon's doing with Twilight. There's always a disconnect between different mediums' portrayals of characters and concepts, so I like how Whedon's basically making Twilight Buffy's first "comic book supervillain." She's fought mostly characters who are strong and tough in the TV series, likely because giving them more overt powers would eat into the budget too much. But there are no such restrictions on comics, and Whedon finally gives Buffy a villain who's not only stronger and tougher than she is (which we've seen in the show a lot), but one who's got a bunch of other powers as well. Basically, Buffy's fighting Superman this time around. Or a wussier version, anyway. That's an interesting new dynamic for Buffy, and I'm looking forward to where Whedon takes it.
The only frowney-face for this issue is that the early preview of #13 screwed me up because I was really disappointed I didn't get to see Xander ask Renee out. But that's not even the issue's fault, it's either Dark Horse or IGN's. So yeah, good stuff all around.
Pretty good issue. A mention of Sand, which made me wish we actually see what the fook that dude is up to more often since 1) he's one of my favorite JSA characters and 2) he looks awesome and seems to have a really cool job now. But, alas, Johns fails me there, as usual, by focusing on Jakeem and the Thunderbolt's return, a boxing match, and a bunch of random newbies (again). That sounds more negative than I felt about the issue, though; the newbies were at least more interesting than Citizen Angst and long-lost-Son-of-Wildcat. I wasn't aware of Amazing Man's long and storied history with the Civil Rights Movement, but I suspect that was a retcon to make a relatively unimportant C-lister more impressive anyway.
The one overtly lame part of the issue is, of course, the number of obnoxious Kingdom Come references and appearances involved. It's a great story, Johns; I get it. But it was a great story on its own, as its own dystopic look at the state of modern heroes at the time. It doesn't need to start intruding on the mainstream DC universe. Bringing its Superman over led to some interesting commentary on the JSA and their effect on the state of heroism in the current DCU, but Gog? Giving Black Lightning Heretofore-Unknown Daughter #2 and making her identical to his KC daughter? Making the current Starman a refugee from some other reality with a pitstop in Kingdom Come on the way to New Earth? Just leave it the **** alone, dude.
Oh, Eaglesham's art still rocks.
Buffy #11
Great stuff. Jeanty's art is still excellent, Xander has lots of screentime, and Buffy confronts a chick who's in love with her. All good stuff. The highlight of the issue for me, though, was Buffy's encounter with Twilight. I like what Whedon's doing with Twilight. There's always a disconnect between different mediums' portrayals of characters and concepts, so I like how Whedon's basically making Twilight Buffy's first "comic book supervillain." She's fought mostly characters who are strong and tough in the TV series, likely because giving them more overt powers would eat into the budget too much. But there are no such restrictions on comics, and Whedon finally gives Buffy a villain who's not only stronger and tougher than she is (which we've seen in the show a lot), but one who's got a bunch of other powers as well. Basically, Buffy's fighting Superman this time around. Or a wussier version, anyway. That's an interesting new dynamic for Buffy, and I'm looking forward to where Whedon takes it.
The only frowney-face for this issue is that the early preview of #13 screwed me up because I was really disappointed I didn't get to see Xander ask Renee out. But that's not even the issue's fault, it's either Dark Horse or IGN's. So yeah, good stuff all around.
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I can agree with just about everything you said...except the Starman being funny part...
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You mean #12?
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Yeah, I got the numbering of JSA and Buffy confused. Shut up, I'm not crazy.
Nightwing #whatever, I'm sure BW will fill in the blank for me later
The Wally/Dick scene made this issue great. There's only been two issues so far, so I'm not gonna say it's the best thing ever, but I'm definitely enjoying Nightwing again. I'm not entirely sure how to feel about that.
I still miss the bolder lines from Rags' earlier art. His work on Nightwing looks too delicate. Maybe it's the inker.
Nightwing #whatever, I'm sure BW will fill in the blank for me later
The Wally/Dick scene made this issue great. There's only been two issues so far, so I'm not gonna say it's the best thing ever, but I'm definitely enjoying Nightwing again. I'm not entirely sure how to feel about that.
I still miss the bolder lines from Rags' earlier art. His work on Nightwing looks too delicate. Maybe it's the inker.
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Yeah, again, nothing is happening; mysterious villain killed some Z-list villains I've never heard of, off-panel. The rest of the story is spent either recounting "Kingdom Come" or introducing more new characters.Except for him killing a LOT of people?
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Nah. I'll leave you in suspense.
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You unbelievable bastard.
Were those New Olympians supposed to be DC's answer to Marvel's Zodiac? Because I'm kind of finding it hard to believe that someone at DC believed at some point that they needed an answer to Marvel's Zodiac...
Another week of new comics is upon us, but it's a very short list for me, and it seems like the first time in weeks that I've brought home less than 8 comics. Only four this week:
Amazing Spider-Man #549 My thoughts on this BND crap are well documented, and quite brilliant, if I may toast myself for a moment. With the amount of venom and complete and utter disgust that I have for what has been done to Spider-Man's world, I find myself making the most uncomfortable and confusing declaration.
THIS WAS THE MOST FUN SPIDEY COMIC I'VE READ IN YEARS!!!!
Seriously, it had so many great Spidey moments, and the humor was note perfect! I was surprised that Slott didn't nail the humor, and I'm equally surprised that Guggenheim did! ("Yeah. My nemesis. A member of my rogues' gallery.") ((LOL)) This series isn't ashamed of being a comic book, and that's a beautiful thing. Thought balloons!!! Reading it gives one that youthful feeling.
I'm liking the idea of jacking up Spidey's own gallery, and I've liked both Mr. Negative and this mysterious Menace. Morlun could have been a great major villian, so I hope these guys are handled better than he was after his initial story.
The MJ/Jackpot thing wasn't as bad as I expected, but I'm still iffy about that. It was pretty much the only thing about this issue that I didn't love. (besides the entire BND platform, that is.)
Salvador Larroca did his usual "his art is great, but I can think of a number of great artists that I like better" routine. He works well on anything, and his Spider-Man is fine.
I liked this much better than the Slott/McNiven stuff, surprisingly.
9/10 (LOVED the inhouse Thor ad!)
Uncanny X-Men #495 Michael Choi kicks much ass on the visuals, and Ed Brubaker provides a decent opening, but his X work is clearly his weakest stuff. I like how Brubaker is making this more like an old school comic, and he's even usuing thought bubbles now, after once mocking them.
Brubaker's X-Men has picked up since he's been allowed to use the interesting characters, and it was about time that Iron-Man confronted the mutants.
Really nothing more to say about this one.
7.1/10
The Twelve #2 - The first issue was even better than I expected it to be, and the second issue picks up right where it left off, maintaining the high quality. This series reminds me of how I felt when reading the early issues of Supreme Power. Well written stuff with great art.
This really reads like an old school flavored comic. I've been a big fan of most of what JMS has written for Marvel, and I think he definitely excels at the multi character stuff that editorial keeps it's nose out of. There is plenty going on in these issues. No quick 10 minute reads here. This is shaping up to be a modern day classic.
The art by Chris Weston is some of the best art on the stands today, and I feel he's every bit the equal of JMS's Supreme Power partner, Gary Frank. Actually, they have styles that aren't that far removed from eachother.
Can't wait for this to unfold!
8.8/10
ClanDestine #1 - I'm a major fan of Alan Davis. When he did the first 3 issues of Fantastic Four in the late 90's, he jumped to the top, and hasn't slipped a bit. I didn't read his original ClanDestine, but do plan on getting the HC next week. When I first heard that he was doing this, I was a bit disappointed, as Davis has a style that screams "I'm a Marvel Comic!", so getting him on a nice run on one of the iconic hero's comics would have been prefered. I Imagined Davis in a Steve Epting type of position on the Fantastic Four series. His The End mini series was jaw dropping stuff. He could have done Avengers, Iron-Man, Thor, Wolverine, or Hulk, but instead, he's given an obscure ongoing series, that gets changed to a series of mini series, and then gets changed again to just a mini series.
I think the issue was solid. Nothing groundbreaking, but it has a bit of an X-Men vibe. It's definitely strong artistically, as Alan Davis knocks it out of the park. I do wish guys like Davis and Byrne would embrace dimensional computer coloring a bit more, though, because their styles are modern old school, and when the colorist uses the modern techniques and get involved in mood setting, it's better. The incredible art would look even more incredible if colored by somebody with more tones and shades. Small complaint.
I look forward to the rest of this. If it's a series of mini series, I'm fine with that, and if it's just the one, and then Davis moves onto iconic stuff at Marvel, I'll be even happier!
7.5/10
Amazing Spider-Man #549 My thoughts on this BND crap are well documented, and quite brilliant, if I may toast myself for a moment. With the amount of venom and complete and utter disgust that I have for what has been done to Spider-Man's world, I find myself making the most uncomfortable and confusing declaration.
THIS WAS THE MOST FUN SPIDEY COMIC I'VE READ IN YEARS!!!!
Seriously, it had so many great Spidey moments, and the humor was note perfect! I was surprised that Slott didn't nail the humor, and I'm equally surprised that Guggenheim did! ("Yeah. My nemesis. A member of my rogues' gallery.") ((LOL)) This series isn't ashamed of being a comic book, and that's a beautiful thing. Thought balloons!!! Reading it gives one that youthful feeling.
I'm liking the idea of jacking up Spidey's own gallery, and I've liked both Mr. Negative and this mysterious Menace. Morlun could have been a great major villian, so I hope these guys are handled better than he was after his initial story.
The MJ/Jackpot thing wasn't as bad as I expected, but I'm still iffy about that. It was pretty much the only thing about this issue that I didn't love. (besides the entire BND platform, that is.)
Salvador Larroca did his usual "his art is great, but I can think of a number of great artists that I like better" routine. He works well on anything, and his Spider-Man is fine.
I liked this much better than the Slott/McNiven stuff, surprisingly.
9/10 (LOVED the inhouse Thor ad!)
Uncanny X-Men #495 Michael Choi kicks much ass on the visuals, and Ed Brubaker provides a decent opening, but his X work is clearly his weakest stuff. I like how Brubaker is making this more like an old school comic, and he's even usuing thought bubbles now, after once mocking them.
Brubaker's X-Men has picked up since he's been allowed to use the interesting characters, and it was about time that Iron-Man confronted the mutants.
Really nothing more to say about this one.
7.1/10
The Twelve #2 - The first issue was even better than I expected it to be, and the second issue picks up right where it left off, maintaining the high quality. This series reminds me of how I felt when reading the early issues of Supreme Power. Well written stuff with great art.
This really reads like an old school flavored comic. I've been a big fan of most of what JMS has written for Marvel, and I think he definitely excels at the multi character stuff that editorial keeps it's nose out of. There is plenty going on in these issues. No quick 10 minute reads here. This is shaping up to be a modern day classic.
The art by Chris Weston is some of the best art on the stands today, and I feel he's every bit the equal of JMS's Supreme Power partner, Gary Frank. Actually, they have styles that aren't that far removed from eachother.
Can't wait for this to unfold!
8.8/10
ClanDestine #1 - I'm a major fan of Alan Davis. When he did the first 3 issues of Fantastic Four in the late 90's, he jumped to the top, and hasn't slipped a bit. I didn't read his original ClanDestine, but do plan on getting the HC next week. When I first heard that he was doing this, I was a bit disappointed, as Davis has a style that screams "I'm a Marvel Comic!", so getting him on a nice run on one of the iconic hero's comics would have been prefered. I Imagined Davis in a Steve Epting type of position on the Fantastic Four series. His The End mini series was jaw dropping stuff. He could have done Avengers, Iron-Man, Thor, Wolverine, or Hulk, but instead, he's given an obscure ongoing series, that gets changed to a series of mini series, and then gets changed again to just a mini series.
I think the issue was solid. Nothing groundbreaking, but it has a bit of an X-Men vibe. It's definitely strong artistically, as Alan Davis knocks it out of the park. I do wish guys like Davis and Byrne would embrace dimensional computer coloring a bit more, though, because their styles are modern old school, and when the colorist uses the modern techniques and get involved in mood setting, it's better. The incredible art would look even more incredible if colored by somebody with more tones and shades. Small complaint.
I look forward to the rest of this. If it's a series of mini series, I'm fine with that, and if it's just the one, and then Davis moves onto iconic stuff at Marvel, I'll be even happier!
7.5/10
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Bought:
The Twelve #2
JSA #12
Project Superpowers #0
Fantastic Four #553
The Boys #Fifteen
Infinity Inc. #6
Ms. Marvel #24
Annihilation: Conquest #4
Countdown #13
Thought:
JSA #12 - I don't know, Black Lightning's new "thin air" daughter doesn't really fit the mold of past recruits. They all had golden age ties. She looks like the old female Jonni Thunder but that character wasn't golden age, to my knowledge. That said, I can appreciate Johns trying to have more diversity in the team. Johnny Thunder does have a Native American son out there in limbo (unless he's been SB-Prime punched out of existence...)
The Twelve #2- This Weston dude can draw his ass off. Straczynski gets props for the non-pc moment with Dynamic Man. Though realistically, many if not most of them would probably feel the way he does.
Since the characters seem to be getting updated outfits, I hope Captain Wonder decides to cover his man-gams.
The Twelve #2
JSA #12
Project Superpowers #0
Fantastic Four #553
The Boys #Fifteen
Infinity Inc. #6
Ms. Marvel #24
Annihilation: Conquest #4
Countdown #13
Thought:
JSA #12 - I don't know, Black Lightning's new "thin air" daughter doesn't really fit the mold of past recruits. They all had golden age ties. She looks like the old female Jonni Thunder but that character wasn't golden age, to my knowledge. That said, I can appreciate Johns trying to have more diversity in the team. Johnny Thunder does have a Native American son out there in limbo (unless he's been SB-Prime punched out of existence...)
The Twelve #2- This Weston dude can draw his ass off. Straczynski gets props for the non-pc moment with Dynamic Man. Though realistically, many if not most of them would probably feel the way he does.
Since the characters seem to be getting updated outfits, I hope Captain Wonder decides to cover his man-gams.
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A pretty good continuation of the series. The Phalanx-proof sentry army looks like it will help turn the tide for our heroes. The High Evolutionary betrayal adds a twist to the story. I'm still waiting on the heavy action...but i'm sure it will all come in issue 6. I absolutely have loved all the covers of Annihilation and A: Conquest.
Can't wait until Nova shows back up!
The Twelve #2
Another good issue! This series has definitely started off very well. I was surprised at the quality of the art and the content. I'm hooked !!
A pretty good continuation of the series. The Phalanx-proof sentry army looks like it will help turn the tide for our heroes. The High Evolutionary betrayal adds a twist to the story. I'm still waiting on the heavy action...but i'm sure it will all come in issue 6. I absolutely have loved all the covers of Annihilation and A: Conquest.
Can't wait until Nova shows back up!
The Twelve #2
Another good issue! This series has definitely started off very well. I was surprised at the quality of the art and the content. I'm hooked !!
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They're just used for telepathic conversation, though, and in that mode they've been used for quite a while.
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As I mentioned in my review, I noted I'd read somewhere that JMS had essentially finished writing issue #7 by the time THE TWELVE #1 hit the stands. So, it bodes well.
Also, sales figures for Dec. 2007 are in and THE TWELVE #0, which essentially charged $2.99 for 3 color reprints of Golden Age tales introducing Rockman, Laughing Mask and Phantom Reporter, as well as showing preview art that had already been available via Newsarama, sold 20k. Considering it was essentially a teaser for the series, that isn't too bad. Still, they should have probably made it cheaper to have gotten it into more hands. But we'll see how #1 sold eventually.
Agreed wholeheartedly.
It is possible that it may have been your review. Anyway, would I buy a series based on this alternate reality? I could see myself trying out a mini with either the same creative team or one I also saw promise in. Probably nothing more than that, though. For what is was, I enjoyed it. No need to overdo it.
We don't talk about X3, dude. X3 didn't happen.
Annihilation: Conquest #4
Felt kind of sparse for an Annihilation issue. Not much happens. Well, a lot technically happens, but it doesn't feel like it. It was nice to see Adam finally man up and quit whining, and it was even better to finally see someone call Phyla on her whining and get her to... um, woman up. Seriously, your sword broke? Get the **** over it. It's still got sharp bits, so you've still got a goddamn weapon. Quit being a ***** and use it.
Anyway, this issue did do one major good deed for me: it finally made me stop wishing Kang had been behind the Phalanx attack and embrace Ultron as a great villain in this context. It's considerably larger scale than I'm used to seeing from him, but he is fundamentally the same character with the same goals in spite of that, so I'm okay with it. He's pretty scarily awesome in this issue, too.
Oh, and the High Evolutionary's a dick. Seriously, what the ****, dude?
X3 did happen, and it isn't worth discussing.
I've been embracing Ultron since the reveal, but I do agree he was extra dasdardly this issue. AC works so well for him.
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Thank God SOMEONE knows how to use Ultron well.
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I'm sorry, but "I'm from the future. WEEEOOOOEEEE!" line had me.
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Little Bendis backhand
Indeed. Easy to do because too often it is true.
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Little Bendis backhand
You're damn right it is. How hard is it to screw up a great character like Ultron? The man WORKS at blowing characterization, I swear.
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Fables #69 (lulz)
This arc was so good. Nothing went the way I expected it to, but it was okay because it all turned out to be much better than what I expected. Flycatcher has cemented his place in my heart as one of my absolute favorite characters. I look forward to seeing how Haven carries on as a little "cancer of peace" within the Empire. I'm also looking forward to the war between Fabletown and the Empire as it draws ever nearer. Damn, I love Fables.
The Overman #3
This series continues to get weirder and weirder. Is this a continuation of something that I missed? I feel like the book wants me to be a lot more familiar with everything that's going on than I actually am. Oh well, what I've managed to decipher is pretty great, especially Reitch--I keep wondering if Reed is going the Ennis route and just trying to outdo himself and push the envelope further in each issue. Reitch is a pretty freaky deviant at this point. Anyway, I'm really hoping we get some more on Dmitri and what the hell being a Demolator really means. White's art is awesome in every issue. This is really great sci fi.
This arc was so good. Nothing went the way I expected it to, but it was okay because it all turned out to be much better than what I expected. Flycatcher has cemented his place in my heart as one of my absolute favorite characters. I look forward to seeing how Haven carries on as a little "cancer of peace" within the Empire. I'm also looking forward to the war between Fabletown and the Empire as it draws ever nearer. Damn, I love Fables.
The Overman #3
This series continues to get weirder and weirder. Is this a continuation of something that I missed? I feel like the book wants me to be a lot more familiar with everything that's going on than I actually am. Oh well, what I've managed to decipher is pretty great, especially Reitch--I keep wondering if Reed is going the Ennis route and just trying to outdo himself and push the envelope further in each issue. Reitch is a pretty freaky deviant at this point. Anyway, I'm really hoping we get some more on Dmitri and what the hell being a Demolator really means. White's art is awesome in every issue. This is really great sci fi.
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You'd be amazed the characters Bendis screws up. Or not.
