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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 20, 2019 8:42:27 GMT -5
Another new week is upon us... Another new Wednesday... Which means fresh reviews from the week's newest books here at... OFF THE RACKS |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 16:02:08 GMT -5
 Aquaman #45. Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick. Art by Robson Rocha and Daniel Henriques. Well that was a mess. After a decent 2 issues with a new direction for Aquaman DeConnick goes off in a "weird" direction by giving us a whole issue devoted to the "origin" of a new enemy... Namma. And sorry but it doesn't work. It totally derailed the story being told and baffled me with this choice of storytelling style. It wasn't even interesting and it read like gibberish. However the art is still stellar. I am going to finish this arc but if the next 2 issues are like this one I am done with Aquaman (for now). 2/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 16:08:31 GMT -5
 The Lone Ranger Vol 3 #5. Written by Mark Russell. Art by Bob Q. Cover by John Cassaday. The end of this mini series. This series has been under whelming. Russell writes better than this. This was a generic western story that could have been about any lawman. It wasn't unique to the Lone Ranger. You could have told this story and plugged in Roy Rogers instead. Also I have said this with each issue...Bob Q art is good but it felt so out of place in this genre. 6/10 for this issue. 5/10 for the series. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 16:18:13 GMT -5
 Turok #2. Written by Ron Marz. Art by Roberto Castro. Cover by Bart Sears. Turok and Andar find themselves in the Lost Valley. However they have not escaped the cavalry soldiers trying to capture them. Unfortunately the officers are easy prey for the dinosaurs. An uneasy truce is made between Turok and the remaining cavalry officers. Also someone else has followed them thru the portal and they encounter another person who appears to have been in the Lost Valley for awhile. Plus the portal has vanished... I actually like this series so far. Sure it's a bit decompressed and recaps Turok's old "origin" but with this issue it starts to veer off from the original series somewhat. And Castro's art is decent. The story was a bit gory for my tastes with the soldiers being eaten by the dinosaurs. 7/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 16:34:50 GMT -5
 X-O Manowar #24. Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Tomas Giorello. Cover by Kenneth Rocafort. The intergalactic bounty hunters that Aric beat back on the planet Gorin have followed him to Earth. This time they have technology that shuts down his armor. But just when he appears to be beaten an unexpected ally comes to his aid.... Kindt's excellent run on this title will come to an end with #26. Except for one slow arc this volume of X-O has been outstanding both in story and art. Hope the next creative team (which will start with a new volume in the fall) can match this run. 8/10. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Feb 21, 2019 22:39:49 GMT -5
Black Widow #1Natasha is back from the dead! (I vaguely remember how she was resurrected from a word balloon in the first issue but it really didn't make enough sense for me to want to try to summarize it here.) And she's in Madripoor looking for trouble and BOY does she find it! A sadistic pedophile network is peddling its wares on the Web and Black Widow is determined to take it down! The second issue ends with … Madame Masque! Despite the unpleasant subject matter, this has been a pretty good start for a new Black Widow series. The bad guys are REALLY BAD GUYS, I guess its that way so that Natasha can really let loose without looking excessive.
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Post by The Captain on Feb 22, 2019 9:11:31 GMT -5
Aquaman #45. Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick. Art by Robson Rocha and Daniel Henriques. Well that was a mess. After a decent 2 issues with a new direction for Aquaman DeConnick goes off in a "weird" direction by giving us a whole issue devoted to the "origin" of a new enemy... Namma. And sorry but it doesn't work. It totally derailed the story being told and baffled me with this choice of storytelling style. It wasn't even interesting and it read like gibberish. However the art is still stellar. I am going to finish this arc but if the next 2 issues are like this one I am done with Aquaman (for now). 2/10. Sorry to hear this issue was a drop-off from the last two. I'd taken Aquaman off my pull list prior to this new team coming onboard, but I'd picked up the last two off the shelves after flipping through them. Do you think it will be necessary to read this issue to understand the next two in the arc, or is this more like the .1 issues in New52 that spotlighted the villains but didn't really move any stories forward? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 9:14:11 GMT -5
Aquaman #45. Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick. Art by Robson Rocha and Daniel Henriques. Well that was a mess. After a decent 2 issues with a new direction for Aquaman DeConnick goes off in a "weird" direction by giving us a whole issue devoted to the "origin" of a new enemy... Namma. And sorry but it doesn't work. It totally derailed the story being told and baffled me with this choice of storytelling style. It wasn't even interesting and it read like gibberish. However the art is still stellar. I am going to finish this arc but if the next 2 issues are like this one I am done with Aquaman (for now). 2/10. Sorry to hear this issue was a drop-off from the last two. I'd taken Aquaman off my pull list prior to this new team coming onboard, but I'd picked up the last two off the shelves after flipping through them. Do you think it will be necessary to read this issue to understand the next two in the arc, or is this more like the .1 issues in New52 that spotlighted the villains but didn't really move any stories forward? You definitely can skip it. It is like the .1 issues you mention. |
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