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Bought Thought October 24th

Dread said:
I did mention that sequence was the highlight of the issue.

A new creative team could work well with it, so long as things aren't as decompressed and they manage to improve on the stuff Huston wasn't able to. They need a Brubaker approach to some of his remaining rogues.
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Yeah, but who has time to read your reviews? :cwink:

Agreed on the Brubaker approach. Hell, people should just look at everything he writes.
 
A few surprises this week and a few duds....

Crawl Space: XXXombies #1 - I'm a Remender ****e. I'll buy pretty much everything Rick writes and I'll enjoy 99% of it. This sits firmly on the line that separates the 1% from the 99. It's not bad, but it's not really all that funny. And a zombie story involving the porn industry should definitely be funny. At least Kieron Dwyer's art is good. And at least Fear Agent came out this week.

Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye #4 - This on the other hand falls in that 99% of Remender's output that is pure gold. Heath Huston is without a doubt one of the coolest characters to be created in the past decade. I have a feeling he may be the next Hellboy, in terms of iconic, creator owned characters. Anyone passing on this book is going to kick themselves stupid when the movie, cartoons and action figures start raking in the money. This is technically issue #15 of the series, so if you wanted to jump on, it wouldn't be impossible. This issue ends his flashback origin story, and the next series starts where the first series left off at. It's good.

Doktor Sleepless #3 - I really, really like this book. It's not at all what I expected and at the same time it's everything I expected. I feel smarter after reading one of these issues. Like this one; do you know what a tulpa is? I didn't. Now, I do. They're cool. I want to make a tulpa. I wonder if Richard Gere can make a tulpa....

Foolkiller #1 - Was this ****ty, or what? I mean, if you're going to make a book about a Punisher knockoff, at least put the damn Punisher knockoff in the book. Spending $4 to read a story about an ex-NFL player hit rock bottom isn't what I wanted. I want to see Medina draw some sociopath killing fools, dammit. :cmad:

X-Men #204 - Seeing Choi's artwork in this book is like being rewarded with the Sistine Chapel after being forced to gaze upon rorschach test after rorschach test. It's beautiful. The story's not bad, either. This actually might be Carey's best issue, which says a lot because his run has been very good. I prefer this book to Brubaker's UXM. I really love what Carey's doing with Sam and Bobby's friendship. That's been the heart of the book the past few issues and I hope it stays that way. As far as fluff goes, this is kind is pretty good. :up:

The Lone Ranger #9 - I kind of like the sparse scripts this book utilizes. Most pages have only a few lines of dialogue or none at all. It makes for a quick read, but it also places the storytelling firmly on the artist, Sergio Cariello. He's a real gem. It's like reading a Joe Kubert comic book every month. I ****ing love it.

Annihilation Conquest: Wraith #4 - And so ends the most inconsistent of all the AC tie-ins. It started out horribly, got 100 times better and ends with issue in a mediocre whimper. I'm glad I stuck with it. Not because of the story or the title character, but because Grillo-Marxuach and Hotz write and draw (respectively) the best Super-Skrull ever. I'd totally buy an ongoing.

Daredevil #101 - This is one of the best issues Brubaker has written in his already classic run. I loved seeing Matt sneak into the hospital as DD to be with Milla. Sometimes just being next to someone you love is the best medicine in the world. Bru nailed that. This is was probably the first issue where I was actually glad to see Matt being married. Before, it never really sat well with me but here, it shines. I hope Quesada doesn't disapprove. :(

Proof #1 - After reading some advance reviews online, I was a little worried for this book. The Newsarama guys ripped it to pieces. Then I read it for myself and remembered the Newsarama guys are ****ing ******s. It's not perfect, but it's better then most everything else on teh shelves. The only complaints I have are more like nitpicks. Otherwise, it's a fine debut for a quirky premise. The book centers on Special Agent John Prufrock, or Proof for short and his new partner Ginger Brown. He's Bigfoot. And he works for the Lodge, a U.S./Canadian joint secret agency that specializes in cryptids. It's being billed as a cross between the X-Files and Hellboy. I'd put it more in the X-Files boat and less in the Hellboy one. Hellboy deals with the supernatural. Proof is all about the science of the unknown. The art is very good and fits the story and the pacing very well. The story itself is extremely well paced. In the first issue, we learn enough about the upcoming mystery for the future issues and we also get a good look into the personalities of Proof and Ginger. This looks to be really fun series, and I'll definitely stick around for more.

I also picked up Casanova #11 and The Killer #4-5 (the best book you've never even heard about) but haven't gotten to them yet.

Dread said:
Wraith reminds me slightly of Raziel from the LEGACY OF KAIN video game series, although how I am not entirely sure.
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It's the poncho thing they both wear. Plus, they both rock the blue skin.
 
Colossal Spoons said:
Thought I was the only one who made that connection :up:
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Deodato's facial references have been very consistent.Usually some artists will use them just for close ups,but even on some wider shots,the similarities are still there.

Zeta Jones is being used as Moonstone as well.

Doc Samson looked eerily familiar this issue,couldn't tell who.

The one page where Penance's head took up the whole page looked alot like Edward Norton.Don't know if it was intentional.

And yea,I hope both guys stay on this title in the long run.A very winning combination.Hopefully his AXM work doesn't cut into this.
 
In my book it is,DC's best book along with ASS and Checkmate.
 
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime
Heh, I actually liked this. Just for the quirky morbidity of it all.

Okay, yes, there's a huge problem with this book in terms of story logic; if Prime was starved for yellow sunlight, then why in the name of Buffy does he land on the half of Earth where it's freaking nighttime? He's such a stupid boy.

Apparently some people are ticked about Prime ripping off Risk's other arm but oh I loved it. It was teh bestest thing evar. This really the book to read if you wanna see whiney brats get beat on. And Risk had become hella annoying, no buts about it; "I might not be in good standing with you guys anymore..." Uh, y'know, that might be because you went crazy and conspired with Deathstroke to kill them all.

Anyway, I feel like Johns really does know what he's doing with this Superboy. He's not just injecting as much emowangst as he can into a character and seeing what happens; Prime really does have a defined personality that's all his own. Oh sure, he's still emo and wangsty as all hell, but you know exactly why he is. There's a method to this madness. I really hate the excuse that writers (and readers) often come up with when we get ongoing protagonists that are written like ******s, completely unlikeable, and devoid of any redeeming traits whatsoever: "But you're not supposed to like them!" Ugh. That's such horse pucky (Thanks, Detective Chimp!). Why in the 'verse would I want to read and pay for stories about characters that I'm not supposed to like? The only thing I would want to see is the character get beat on. Surprisingly, that is not the case here, with this character. Oh sure I still want to see people beat on him, but it's balanced quite well with a kind of grim fascination and even enjoyment of the character.

He's...he's basically Cartman. Superboy-Prime is basically Cartman. He's the biggest dick in the universe, pretty much comedically so, and you wouldn't want him to be any other way 'cause this way you get to laugh and point when other people beat him to the point of tears.

And c'mon, that Krypto scene was pretty badass. It was nice seeing Superman with his...family...delivering that beatdown. They have more cohesiveness and chemistry here than I would have thought. When I say that I always expect a lot from Johns, this is what I'm talking about.

I gotta say, though, that cover? Dude. Van Sciver. Ease up on the scary tranny botox.

(7.2 out of 10)


Green Lantern Corps #17
Not quite as epic as previous issues, and in fact feels a bit rushed in terms of both story and art. By no means is this a bad issue, of course; even admist all this chaos and tomfckery, we still get a very good sense of the threat and action and characters. Especially the characters. Everyone gets a moment to establish themselves and contribute their personalities into the mix, and that's a really tall order in a cast of nearly two dozen protagonists. Gibbons could probably have an easier time of it if he only chose to focus on two or three main characters, and he'd be perfectly entitled to it, but he has consistently chosen to focus on the Corps as the Corps, which basically means he is writing a distinct personality for a miniature army. And we wouldn't want it any other way.

My thoughts on Doggystyle Yat still stands, but I do appreciate that we're beginning to see a semblance of what might be a character arc here. Sure, said arc is basically comprised of him getting too big for his britches and being knocked down a few pegs, but any character is good for him at the moment. I just can't get into a character that is completely perfect and flawless and is all those things for seemingly no reason whatsoever -- basically, a character that is no character at all -- and without quick intervention that's all that InTheAss Yat is going to remain. Making him a literal Ass might not be the nicest way to fix it...but it is a fix, of sorts.

Heh, ass.

(7.5 out of 10)


Blue Beetle #20
Oh hell no don't tell me Peacemaker is dead. Oh hell no.

The fact that apparently none of you are buying this comic is a consistent testament to, really, how much you all suck ass. Yeah, that's right. Ass. Sucking it. This here's tough love and I'm giving it to you. ASS! Go buy this comic.

Rogers is apparently not a big fan of cliffhangers; all recent stories are completely contained shorts in and of themselves; that is, a threat appears, Jaime deals with it, the threat is gone. Very not decompressed, which is great. It's sometimes easy to forget, with this style, that this title has been keeping very tight continuity and longterm character arcs from pretty much the very first issue. And with this issue, one of those arcs more or less comes to a close, and satisfyingly so. I would hate it if this were the last of Peacemaker, but you can't deny that Rogers did the character a lot of justice and built an incredibly well-rounded arc around him spanning all this time. It really helped to ground the series and the main character, Jaime, as a result.

(8.4 out of 10)


The Flash #233
Wally: ":cmad:"
Batman: ":csad:"

Cold. Burn. I wish stuff like this would happen more often; a lot of heroes (mostly Batman) can be such filthyass hypocrites (Batman) sometimes, and it's nice to hear them (Batman) being hella called out on it.

But oh god this art. Hey, the issue itself was really good, but OH GOD THIS ART. On the bright side, the ongoing dramarama of the West family continues to amuse me in spite of THIS ART. And thank goodness this didn't turn into yet another misunderstanding fight because damn are those outplayed. It's interesting that Black Canary wasn't one of the Leaguers who showed up questioning the kids' situation...she's the one who actually has had a kid taken from her. But maybe that in itself explains her absence.

But what I really liked was actually the Jay Garrick short at the end. First of all, hey, I guess this is where all the artistic talent for this book went. But secondly, it was just charming as fck. Just what is it about John Rogers' work that brings makes me smile whenever I read it, bar none? Jay's got major charisma here and it's such a cool little tale. Really looking forward to the next installments.

(8.5 out of 10)


Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #2
I'm not quite sure what exactly I expected this series to be like, but I'm pretty sure I didn't expect this.

That's not a bad thing. It's a jarring thing, but not necessarily a bad thing. In a lot of ways, it's a very interesting way to approach these heroes, in very topical situations; last time was Red Bee, and this time it's Phantom Lady's turn for psychoanalysis. I'm totally onboard for now.

There's pretty much no way that Mr. Mustache Aide here -- Robbins? -- isn't meant to be a Tony Stark analogue. I mean, come on there's no way. Again, not a bad thing. Tony Stark, the spin doctor politician? The allegories write themselves!

(7.7 out of 10)
 
Oh, wait.

Annihilation: Wraith #4
This wasn't bad. I'm not...crazy about seeing Ronan be a big whiney btch about things, but Kl'rt and Prax are always worth the price of admission.

I also haven't quite warmed up to Wraith himself, even after all this time, but his personality is little easier to swallow at this point since we've moved from "ALL-ENCOMPASSING BLACK HOLE OF EMOTARI HELL" to something a bit more "detached but subconsciously-concerned lone wolf type." Him helping out the Kree, even after telling them outright that their ass is grass, was nice. Cliched, sure, but cliched is better than nothing as far as character goes. And that was an interesting scenario that he got faced with at the climax there, especially seeing as how through these four issues we really have been given the notion that he is a character who really would let the world burn for all his emoness.

(7.2 out of 10)
(6.6 out of 10 for the whole series)
 
Will someone please justify Kitty Pryde's...ummmm...hat/mask/hood in Ult Spidey? It looks like something Lucy Ricardo would have worn.

(If you don't know who Lucy Ricardo is, please kill me.)
 
No one needs to justify anything in Unverse Spider-Man. All that needs to be done is to ignore it. :up:
 
Anyone else but the new Authority comic?

Art was iffy, but the story was great! Especially the Lovecraft references.
 
Didn't Darick Robertson do the art for that book? How is his art "iffy"? :confused:
 
Some Thoughts:

What If? Featuring Planet Hulk: The biggest problem with this issue is evident: The first story is told waaay too quickly. With the thickness of this issue, I thought it was going to be one story, as we've had with previous What If?s. And, while I liked the fierceness of it, it could have been so much more. The second story is actually the better of the two. What If? Hulk had gone to the peaceful planet was really very nice...quite humourous, in fact. It's some of the best interaction I've seen between Hulk and Banner. So, First story 7/10 Second story 9/10

Marvel Spotlight-Marvel Zombies: Well, if you are sick of Marvel Zombies, this might be the least liked Marvel Spotlight yet. I did find quite a bit interesting bits in it, though. My favorite part was the little side cards that asked various people involved in Zombies the same 6 questions: "Favorite Zombie Movie, Favorite Suydam Zombie Cover, Favorite Cover Not Yet Zombiefied, Favorite Marvel Zombie Moment, Which Marvel Zombie Would You Most Want To Be, and If You Were A Zombie, Who Would You Most Want To Eat." The best surprise was at the end: Chris Yost gets to talk about his bringing back Magik in the pages of New X-Men. 7/10

All-New Official Handbook Update #4: Another update that includes newer characters, like Ero from Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, to older characters, like Man-Ape. If you are a fan of Handbooks, it's just like the rest. There really isn't much to say. 8/10

Marvel Previews #51: Just some things I noticed. Anita Blake doesn't have the Dabel Bros. logo with it anymore; they are calling it "Marvel Best-Selling Authors." After seeing Alex Ross' new Captain America costume...don't like it. I love the look of The Twelve; I think you cannot go wrong with Straczynski.

Daredevil #101: Only Brubaker could take a popular comic, in which Bendis was at this best, and make it better. The difference between the two is in the use of characters old and new. He's taken supporting characters that Bendis created, like Mila, and mixing them with supporting characters of the past who have been underused, like Turk. Then, he gets the reader emotionally involved in his story. The madness of Mila is told brilliantly in this issue...and, the final scene has me more interested in The Hood than with the crappy writing we've been seeing in New Avengers. 10/10

She-Hulk #22: The David era starts, and all the things we loved about Slott's She-Hulk has completely disappeared. There is some humor in here, but the wit is clearly gone. This is now just another superhero comic. That's not a bad thing; it fits in better with the 616 and maybe lets the character of She-Hulk grown within it. But, Slott's She-Hulk was a breath of fresh air in the face of unoriginality. Depending on what you want out of this comic will greatly alter the grading from each person. 8/10

Ok...that's it for now. Ya ever get in the mood not to read comics? I'm kinda like that today.
 
Robertson has never done anything that I wasn't impressed with.
 
Like I said, I've never not been impressed with his work.
 
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