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So, I bought my comics for the day including two back issues. The first was Talon #1, which my shop got from their sister store for me. I still need #0, but that's alright. It shouldn't be that tough to find. I also picked up New Avengers #6. I skipped it due to needing to drop titles. Then I recently considered continuing the series through Infinity since I'll likely cave for that event. Considering that, I saw the cover of the new New Avengers issue and decided to try it. New Avengers 6 sucked by the way, but I'll cover 7 below:
New Avengers 7 - This issue was an improvement over a lot of the series, but it still didn't really wow me. I'm realizing that Hickman and Bendis have similar problems but for opposite reasons. They both drag out their stories horribly. Bendis does it and it sometimes feels thin, like he took a 3 issue story and stretched it into 6. Hickman takes a 3 issue story and adds so much to it that it turns into a bloated, information filled 6 issue story. I feel that's what the first 6 issues of this title have been.
Then this issue comes along and it changes gears, focusing more on the characters than the events and it's more enjoyable. It wasn't amazing, but the Atlantis/Wakanda war has peaked my interest. I can't say for sure if I'll continue the title or not, but at least this issue showed improvement. But as much as I like Deodato... Epting is a way better artist. I'll likely be back and forth on this title through Infinity, same as I'll be back and forth on Infinity until the second or third issue of that series comes out.
Though I will say this. I like that issue 7 jumps ahead one month, updating Beast's look and detailing how Reed is on his journey with his family, etc. So I think that'll officially mark New Avengers 1-6 as chronologically first in the Marvel Now era, as it precedes the X-Books, the Avenger books, and the Fantastic Four books.
Uncanny Avengers 9 - I'm starting to realize that I'm enjoying this title for the continuation of the Uncanny X-Force themes. I'm into Wolverine's morality issues and the story involving the Apocalypse twins, which follows up on Uncanny X-Force's Dark Angel Saga. I also like Sunfire's role, but that also plays on the Apocalypse thing. I don't care for any of the Avengers (though Simon's growing on me) and I can't stand his take on Rogue. I don't really care about the Red Skull story or the Kang connections to the plot, and the preachy bickering that is constantly going on between the women of the title gets really old (in this issue it's Rogue and Wanda).
Now with that out of the way, this issue had great moments and bad moments. I mentioned the Rogue/Wanda debate as being really annoying, but the Wolverine/Cap confrontation was phenomenal and a long time coming. For those who have been frustrated at why Cap lets a killer like Wolverine on the team... read that scene. I'm really into the Apocalypse Twins story but it's been a really slow burn and Remender needs to pick it up. Fortunately, the Horsemen of Death have arrived and that's what I've been waiting for.
I'm into this arc for the villains aspect, but when Remender wraps up this story and its ramifications, I'm not sure if I'll be sticking with the book or not. Now, knowing Remender that probably won't be until somewhere around issue 20 or 25, but we'll see how that all plays out. I'll enjoy it for what it is, but unless Remender starts writing these characters better, I don't know that Wolverine and Sunfire are enough to keep me on once the Apocalypse Twins story plays out.
Batwoman 21 - This felt a little like a filler issue, but served as an aftermath to the Medusa arc. I was pretty bored with it, as it was pretty much a Killer Croc oneshot. It wasn't bad but I wanted to get back to the Batwoman story that I've been enjoying so much. I do like the idea of Croc being a part of the cult that used to hunt Batwoman, and I like how it played out. This will likely come back up in time, but for now it was just all right.
Birds of Prey 21 - I don't read this book normally but bought it for the crossover with Talon. It was a decent issue, though I know nothing of this female Talon that he's fighting. I like Talon as a character but quickly realized how little I care about the Birds of Prey. The scenes dealing with Talon had my interest, but the rest of the crew bored me to tears. It was an okay read for one issue. Fortunately, that's all I needed to buy.
Best and Worst of the Week
Pass - Wait... what? Yeah, I was trying to decide what was the best and worst and realized after some painful back and forth that I 'enjoyed' all of them exactly the same... and unfortunately, none of them were that great. I didn't want the give any of them the Best of the Week, but they all deserved the Worst of the Week evenly. So I'm just going to pass on it this week and call it a crappy week. Fortunately, next week is bound to be good with some of my favorite titles coming out.
New Avengers 7 - This issue was an improvement over a lot of the series, but it still didn't really wow me. I'm realizing that Hickman and Bendis have similar problems but for opposite reasons. They both drag out their stories horribly. Bendis does it and it sometimes feels thin, like he took a 3 issue story and stretched it into 6. Hickman takes a 3 issue story and adds so much to it that it turns into a bloated, information filled 6 issue story. I feel that's what the first 6 issues of this title have been.
Then this issue comes along and it changes gears, focusing more on the characters than the events and it's more enjoyable. It wasn't amazing, but the Atlantis/Wakanda war has peaked my interest. I can't say for sure if I'll continue the title or not, but at least this issue showed improvement. But as much as I like Deodato... Epting is a way better artist. I'll likely be back and forth on this title through Infinity, same as I'll be back and forth on Infinity until the second or third issue of that series comes out.
Though I will say this. I like that issue 7 jumps ahead one month, updating Beast's look and detailing how Reed is on his journey with his family, etc. So I think that'll officially mark New Avengers 1-6 as chronologically first in the Marvel Now era, as it precedes the X-Books, the Avenger books, and the Fantastic Four books.
Uncanny Avengers 9 - I'm starting to realize that I'm enjoying this title for the continuation of the Uncanny X-Force themes. I'm into Wolverine's morality issues and the story involving the Apocalypse twins, which follows up on Uncanny X-Force's Dark Angel Saga. I also like Sunfire's role, but that also plays on the Apocalypse thing. I don't care for any of the Avengers (though Simon's growing on me) and I can't stand his take on Rogue. I don't really care about the Red Skull story or the Kang connections to the plot, and the preachy bickering that is constantly going on between the women of the title gets really old (in this issue it's Rogue and Wanda).
Now with that out of the way, this issue had great moments and bad moments. I mentioned the Rogue/Wanda debate as being really annoying, but the Wolverine/Cap confrontation was phenomenal and a long time coming. For those who have been frustrated at why Cap lets a killer like Wolverine on the team... read that scene. I'm really into the Apocalypse Twins story but it's been a really slow burn and Remender needs to pick it up. Fortunately, the Horsemen of Death have arrived and that's what I've been waiting for.
I'm into this arc for the villains aspect, but when Remender wraps up this story and its ramifications, I'm not sure if I'll be sticking with the book or not. Now, knowing Remender that probably won't be until somewhere around issue 20 or 25, but we'll see how that all plays out. I'll enjoy it for what it is, but unless Remender starts writing these characters better, I don't know that Wolverine and Sunfire are enough to keep me on once the Apocalypse Twins story plays out.
Batwoman 21 - This felt a little like a filler issue, but served as an aftermath to the Medusa arc. I was pretty bored with it, as it was pretty much a Killer Croc oneshot. It wasn't bad but I wanted to get back to the Batwoman story that I've been enjoying so much. I do like the idea of Croc being a part of the cult that used to hunt Batwoman, and I like how it played out. This will likely come back up in time, but for now it was just all right.
Birds of Prey 21 - I don't read this book normally but bought it for the crossover with Talon. It was a decent issue, though I know nothing of this female Talon that he's fighting. I like Talon as a character but quickly realized how little I care about the Birds of Prey. The scenes dealing with Talon had my interest, but the rest of the crew bored me to tears. It was an okay read for one issue. Fortunately, that's all I needed to buy.
Best and Worst of the Week
Pass - Wait... what? Yeah, I was trying to decide what was the best and worst and realized after some painful back and forth that I 'enjoyed' all of them exactly the same... and unfortunately, none of them were that great. I didn't want the give any of them the Best of the Week, but they all deserved the Worst of the Week evenly. So I'm just going to pass on it this week and call it a crappy week. Fortunately, next week is bound to be good with some of my favorite titles coming out.
