BOUGHT/THOUGHT for June 13, 2007

[TheCorpulent1]

Aw, Doom's still a ******? I read another review that said he was more Doomish this time around.

 

[BrianWilly]

Uh. I suppose he's marginally more Doomish in that he actually does have a plan of sorts. A plan that was taken from the comics, more or less. And his contempt for Reed is pretty spot-on.

But he's still the Nip/Tuck guy, which still means sniveling businessguy instead of calculating monarch. And for the love of all that is good and Buffy, [blackout]what the heck did he plan to do with the Surfer's power when Galactus comes and kills them all[/blackout]? Did he just not think this through?

It's a strange little movie. There were moments when I thought it was going to be great, even moments where it actually did become a pretty good movie. Moments. I'd tell you to experience it for yourself instead of using my impression, but that would entail physically recommending this movie to someone and I just cannot do that in good conscience.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm planning to watch it anyway. Probably tomorrow night. This is not the kind of movie I'm prepared to brave opening-day crowds for.

 

[FunBobPants]

im poor:

COuntdown 47, 46
World War HUlk1

 

[Phaedrus45]

Thoughts:

DMZ #20: Continuing the five-part Friendly Fire, this issue focuses on Matty interviewing the survivors, friends, and witnesses to Day 204, the day in which a group of protestors were gunned down in cold blood, forever changing the coarse of the war in Manhattan. The more Matty learns, the more he discovers there is no answers to the events of that day. The military and government will cover its butts by placing blame on a select few and moving on, without ever getting to the real cause of the atrocity.

This is an interesting series, of which I've been getting since issue #1; but, I'm never compelled to read it right away. It lacks direction, and each storyline seems to cut from one to the other without any cohesion. I cannot see where the writer wants it to go, or if it even has an ending in sight. Like the narrator, we are simply observing the DMZ. I applaud Brian Wood for giving us readers something different; but, I have to admit I'm starting to get a little bored. 8/10

Batman Confidential #6: I loved the first four issues of this story, but felt the last two kind of petered out. In fact, I wonder if it really had any real direction. This was suppose to be an 8-part miniseries; but, now has been made an ongoing, I'd guess. With this issue, we get the conclusion of Batman vs. Lex Luthor. Everything wraps up in a nice, tidy way, we get the moral message (don't build weapons for the military, but focus that energy on humanitarian means), and everything is status quo in the end. 7/10

Countdown #49: As with the other issues, we pop around to various stories and they really don't blend together as nicely as we previously saw in 52. The cover of this issue gives away the big reveal of the last page; something I really hate, but which has been happening quite a bit with the two big companies lately. The art is rather simplistic at times. (Look at the backgrounds on the various pages. There is very little definition, sometimes just staying with one color, as in the part where the Rogues are in the resturant.) It's still a bit better than many other of DC's books; but, it doesn't compare to last years weekly series. 7/10

Green Arrow #75: Speaking of bad art.... and, another case where the cover page gives away the end of the book. Of course, DC gave away the ending to this one a couple months back; so, the end or cover will come as no surprise to anyone. The proposal has no real build up; the comic, in fact, seems to finish a storyline then attempt to wrap up some key elements from this book within the last pages. And, the ending is just a way to make readers buy the new Black Canary mini coming soon. Very, very bad issue. 2/10