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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 18, 2016 22:05:08 GMT -5
Hadrian's Wall #4 Written by Kyle Higgins and Alec Siegel Art by Rod Reis Summary: The murderer is revealed but the trials are not yet over as more trouble arrives at the Hadrian's Wall.
Plot: It's truly amazing just how much Kyle Higgins and Alec Siegel squeeze into this mid-season finale of an issue. They finally give us the explosive revelation of who the killer is, we get the full history between Edward(the victim) Annabelle(the suspected murderer) and Simon, a look into a space civil war between Earth and a colony named Theta and in an out of left field ending a violent boarding from a Thetan ship that is captained by the woman Simon was accused of cheating with by Annabelle. It's a dense little issue but it doesn't feel over crowded or too brief or disconnected; it's a lot to balance and they do it so perfectly.
Art: I'm still completely entranced by the gauzy, effervescent, haunted look of Rod Reis' art. Every image is just so beautiful that I can't help but linger on each page so that it took me nearly half an hour to finish the book which is just something I don't do all that often.
Grade: 10/10 |
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Post by Dizzy D on Dec 21, 2016 16:46:13 GMT -5
This week's comics (21st of December) were delayed till Friday over here, so time to review last week. Hawkeye #1 Written by Kelly Thompson
Art by Leonardo Romero
Colours by Jordie Bellaire
What went before: It's an issue #1, but if you have read Fraction and Wu's Hawkeye "L.A. Woman" story, you pretty much know what's going on. Kate Bishop, the other Hawkeye, has settled down in Los Angeles, rejected her family's fortune and tries to make a living as a private investigator. Summary: Life is not easy for Kate; she manages to foil a bank robbery, but in her personal life she recently started as an (unlicensed) P.I. and the vast majority of the people entering her office are looking for the other Hawkeye (usually to punch him). Just when she's about to give up a real case appears: Mikka, a young student who writes for the college newspaper and a blog, has been victim of harassment. The University and the police have been unable or unwilling to do much. Posing as a student herself, Kate enters the computer lab and gets another student, Quinn, to help her track down the source of the e-mails. Following Mikka, Kate notices another student taking pictures of her and chases him. She catches up with him and finds photos of Mikka and threatening e-mails on her phone. Congratulating herself on a job well done, Kate does not notice that Mikka is dragged into a van. Plot: A good start to a new series, Thompson's series follows Fraction's Hawkeye a lot and that's one of my favourite series of all time, so I'm fine with that (I didn't check out Lemire's series, but I've been reading a lot of Lemire lately and might have to correct that). It sadly lacks the interplay between both Hawkeyes which was my favourite part of Fraction series, but it has charm and humor. I think Kate is one of my favourite new Marvel characters from the past few years, a nice mixture of attitude, skill and bad choices (which comes with the Hawkeye territory). She takes down a bank robbery with minimal problems, so she isn't portrayed as too incompetent, but her detective work still leaves a lot to be desired so the series hits that sweet spot for me between well-meaning loser and boring hyper-competent hero. I also like that the first story seems to be a smaller, more personal story so far rather than pitting Hawkeye against some super-villain right from the start. Quinn and Ramone are two minor characters, but will probably go on to form her supporting cast and from what little we see of them, I think both can play well off Hawkeye. Art: Romero's art reminds me of the art on series like the previous Hawkeye, the Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Secret Avengers and Ant-Man. Clean linework with realistically proportioned characters and little humorous touches to it. In this case, Kate marks points of attention in her environment with imaginary archery targets and notes. It's an artstyle I like and it fits well with this type of story. Grade: 8/10 One of the better first issues I've read lately, eagerly awaiting the next issue. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 3, 2017 0:08:33 GMT -5
Poe Dameron #9
Serious case of the mid-story line blahs here. Poe and C3PO arrive on Kaddak, which apparently is the new HQ to the scum and villany of the galaxy. While they are looking for the droid spy, Terex lands... apparently he's through with the First Order, and has come to re-claim his criminal empire... his flashbacks continue, but now are really predictable. He was posted at a shipyard near Kaddak, and some criminal elements seem to be using his naivety to get at the IMperial left overs. Back in the main story, C3PO finds out the gang holding his spy bud is, of course, Terex's gang, the Rancs. Despite the danger, they just stroll in to hope for the best, and Poe gets shot on sight. To be continued!
Not nearly as informative or good as #8, but I'm hoping we're get some more interesting tidbits from Terex's origin at least, if not a good story.
Plot: 3/5
Art 3/5
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