Thanks! That makes sense, as Dan seems to do best with two issues a month.
Batman #702
Just when I wonder if Morrison's Batman can get any worse....it does. This two-part "Missing Chapter" might be one of the worst stories I've read all year. I seriously think it only makes sense in Morrison's mind, as events and dialogue just jump around, and nothing in this makes me understand or appreciate Batman's journey between R.I.P. and Final Crisis any better.
Also, my mind just keeps coming back to why Batman would choose to kill Darkseid, but has never been pushed to that point with Joker. While Darkseid might be evil incarnate, Joker is personal....and, to me, just as evil.
Curse Of The Mutants: Blade One-Shot
Another really good Curse Of The Mutants issue, with this showing how Blade gets himself into this story. We get a lot of action, and the chain of events that will bring Blade to San Francisco to meet up with the X-Men makes sense. We meet some really interesting vampire hunters; but, don't get too attached...they don't stick around long. (That's too bad. I think I'd read a mini with those characters. Won't happen now.)
X-Men Forever #6
Wow! Things are really picking up in this title. Sinister is after young Nate Summers, sending the Marauders to Alaska to hunt him down and eliminate any threats (namely, the Starjammers). The other Sabretooth shows up (Yep, there are two, and this one is much more deadly), and things quickly turn from bad to worse. Also, we get hints about other storylines occuring at the same time. Calisto travels with some Morlocks to Genosha, and we get a few scenes back at the X-Men's hideout.
This title might be better than ever. Claremont's taking things to a new level, even from that first volume. It sure is a hell of a lot more interesting than many of the 616 X-titles, as he's giving us the characters and villians we've known and loved from the past. I know two readers dropped this book after the first volume ended; but, I think they would seriously reconsider that after reading the first six issues of Vol. 2.
Astonishing X-Men #35
Another Wow! But, this one is because how amazingly bad this storyline ended. Seriously??!!?? That's it??!!?? Bad guy turns out to be a 60 year old man in a wheelchair who's seriously disfigured. He has a bone to pick with the X-Men, because they are all so beautiful and handsome looking. The final showdown is the X-Men in heavily dialogue with this guy...and, he simply gives up in the end.
Ok, the dialogue was somewhat entertaining; but, the main villian's thoughts that these mutants don't have much of a problem because they look so nice doesn't hold up much when readers think about mutants history. Sure, villians many times are the more homely ones; but, I could think of quite a few off the bat that aren't Emma Frost material.
It really felt as if Ellis just wanted this story to be over. It ends abruptly, and the first action half of the issue was completely ridiculous.
X-Men Legacy #239
Ok, I read waaay too many comics each month. For that reason, it took me until the second half of this issue to remember where the new blonde chick came from.
Anyway, while this issue entertained me, it's heavy in dialogue, and I found myself constantly wanting to fall asleep while reading it. I'm interested in where Carey is taking this story; and, I can't wait for the action to pick up. Still, I hate how Rogue is the central character with this title; and, I wish we'd get a bit more Magneto than we do.
