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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 6, 2017 20:40:52 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2017 21:04:07 GMT -5
 Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Miguel Mendonca. Cover by Paul Renaud. Nightwing is trapped in a submarine with villains that he has to fight thru to escape. Blockbuster is trying to get rid of his competition...both criminal & Nightwing. Seeley continues to amaze on this title. His Nightwing is his own man but shows the good stuff he picked up being Batman's first Robin. One thing he excels at is writing Dick's inner voice & his thoughts as he fights his way thru the villains. Really well done. 8/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2017 21:09:29 GMT -5
 Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Scoot Godlewski. Cover by Jorge Jimenez. A fill in issue. It showed how Superman is trying to teach his son how to be a hero but failing until Lois reminds him to remember how his father taught him. Great flashback scenes with Clark & his Dad Jonathan Kent. The scenes with Superboy was a little heavy handed. Moreci did better with the flashback scenes. I also miss Clark interacting with his parents. Jonathan & Martha Kent are the best fictional parents ever! Overall it was a decent issue but I really miss the regular creative team. 6/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2017 21:16:29 GMT -5
 Written by Charles Soule. Art by Alec Morgan. Cover by David Lopez. In this issue we see Kingpin, Matt approach Jen Walters (She-Hulk) for legal advice, & Matt go up against Tony Stark's ex-lawyer. This issue suffers a bit from the new art team plus it is part 3 of a 5 part arc. I am not a fan of the new art team. I am glad to see Soule using his legal background but the legal stuff can get a bit boring. Hopefully Soule will "stick the landing" with the next 2 parts. And this is not Soule's fault but I am not a fan of the new angry She-Hulk persona. I LOVE the fun loving She-Hulk. Hopefully that persona will return soon. 6/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2017 21:24:28 GMT -5
 My Favorite this week!Cover by Adrian Ropp. I enjoyed this issue more than the recent Harvey Hits (which was 1-2 page strips showcasing all the Harvey characters). This issue featured two new tales starring Casper & Hot Stuff. There were also 2 reprints starring Wendy & Spooky. The two new tales did not stray from the old style Harvey Comics. They were light hearted & true to the characters. The reprints were great. I felt like a kid again reading this book. I felt like I was reading this on a lazy summer day in my back yard fort with an ice cold Coke. I put this one on my pull list so I can feel like a kid again. I may have to build a fort in my back yard! 9/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2017 23:02:53 GMT -5
Riverdale #4: Kevin Keller is the focus of this issue showcasing how he feels a bit isolated as Riverdale's only gay teenager (at least the only openly gay one). Despite his popularity and friendships, Kevin is lonely. Veronica sets out to help him ( even going to Reggie for fake IDs so She, Betty, and Kevin can get in the local gay bar. Kevin is as Lonely in the bar as he is at school and leaves. Ultimately he meets someone at school and the story is to be continued.
I liked the scenes with Kevin and his dad. Mr Keller is accepting of his son and wants him to be happy. Im not very familiar with Kevin --he came along way after I stopped reading Archie Comics. Mostly what I know about him is from the tv show.
The art was ok. Some of the faces are kind of sketchy and I didn't like how the artist drew Veronica in some scenes. The cover--I thought it was Betty's dad on the cover rather than Kevin.
An interesting issue and it was nice to learn more about Kevin.
8/10
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2017 23:10:46 GMT -5
Superman #26: filler showing Superman trying to guide his son down the path to responsibility--and depicting the father and son dynamic. I enjoyed the scenes with young Clark and Pa more than the Superman/Jon scenes. Jon seemed a bit out of character to me--maybe the result of hanging around Damien Wayne. The final panel brought a tear to my eye as it made me think of my own Dad (who inspired my love of comics and Superman).
Didn't care for the art. Some panels seemed inspired by Manupul, but in the majority of the book, facial features were off and heads were drawn too big.
7/10
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2017 15:50:06 GMT -5
Superman #26: filler showing Superman trying to guide his son down the path to responsibility--and depicting the father and son dynamic. I enjoyed the scenes with young Clark and Pa more than the Superman/Jon scenes. Jon seemed a bit out of character to me--maybe the result of hanging around Damien Wayne. The final panel brought a tear to my eye as it made me think of my own Dad (who inspired my love of comics and Superman). Didn't care for the art. Some panels seemed inspired by Manupul, but in the majority of the book, facial features were off and heads were drawn too big. 7/10 Me too. My Dad is responsible for getting me interested in comics. And I LOVE any scenes with the Kents. They are by far the best parents in comics. I liked it when the Kents were alive & Clark could go back to the farm to talk to them & get "recharged" emotionally. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 8, 2017 13:16:16 GMT -5
Star Wars #33  Written by Jason Aaron Art by Salvador Larroca Summary: After fleeing the Empire Luke and Leia are trapped on a dessert island with no help in sight.
Plot: With the interruption of the Screaming Citadel over I had thought we'd get back to the story of the crack troop of Storm troopers, Darth Vader and the capture of C-3PO...but it was all strangely absent making me feel like I had missed an issue or two. That said there was a fantastic moment on the beach between Luke and Leia looking up at the stars and talking about being orphans. The image of Leia pointing up at Alderan's star was just so poignant and perfect. But other than that it felt a little disjointed, I don't mind coming in on stories in the thick of things if structuring the plot that way enhances the plot of the story but that isn't the case here; not seeing the beginning of this story didn't have a greater significance to what came after, there wasn't some deeper mystery that would be spoiled by seeing the set up so it's absence just makes it feel jumbled and the disconnected bit with Lando at the end that didn't tie into the rest of the plot didn't help either.
Art: There are times when I really love Larroca'shyper detailed art on this book and there are times when that photo-realistic look just comes off as looking dead; and that's what we got here. His Luke looked like a vacant mannequin in most of the panels which made it hard to make me feel connected to the story. Aside from that I loved the look of the technology and the way the scariff troppers from Rogue One showed up here was fun.
Grade:6/10 |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 8, 2017 14:28:52 GMT -5
Batman #26  Written by Tom King Art by Mikel Janin Summary: More back ground on the lead up to the war between the Joker and the Riddler.
Plot: While I continue to really enjoy the character moments for the Joker and the Riddler(I loved the scene with the Joker and the teeth of the Mobster's Mother) and the idea of an early who's who of Batman's villains is fun the pacing of the narrative is absolutely killing me. Not only is it slow to develop, but a greater flaw than that is that the narration which was revealed at the end of the last issue (and again at the end of this issue as well) is disjointed and disconnected from the events unfolding on the page and it at times it doesn't always feel like Bruce because of that which is distracting.
Art: Janin's art here continues to amaze, I absolutely loved the changing expressions on the Joker's face as he heard about the actions of the Riddler. The emotions were clear and vivid and yet still looked wholly in character for the Joker which was amazing.
Art: 7/10 |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 8, 2017 15:11:33 GMT -5
Written by Michael Moreci. Art by Scoot Godlewski. Cover by Jorge Jimenez. A fill in issue. It showed how Superman is trying to teach his son how to be a hero but failing until Lois reminds him to remember how his father taught him. Great flashback scenes with Clark & his Dad Jonathan Kent. The scenes with Superboy was a little heavy handed. Moreci did better with the flashback scenes. I also miss Clark interacting with his parents. Jonathan & Martha Kent are the best fictional parents ever! Overall it was a decent issue but I really miss the regular creative team. 6/10.It was a little heavy handed in its lesson of the day but it was one that resonated strongly with him. I loved the father son bond, and the parallel storytelling of training a young hero and learning to be a father. On top of that I really loved the art. I'd give it a solid 8, it wasn't the greatest thing since sliced bread but it had a strong heart to it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2017 15:33:01 GMT -5
Batman #26 Written by Tom King Art by Mikel Janin Summary: More back ground on the lead up to the war between the Joker and the Riddler.
Plot: While I continue to really enjoy the character moments for the Joker and the Riddler(I loved the scene with the Joker and the teeth of the Mobster's Mother) and the idea of an early who's who of Batman's villains is fun the pacing of the narrative is absolutely killing me. Not only is it slow to develop, but a greater flaw than that is that the narration which was revealed at the end of the last issue (and again at the end of this issue as well) is disjointed and disconnected from the events unfolding on the page and it at times it doesn't always feel like Bruce because of that which is distracting.
Art: Janin's art here continues to amaze, I absolutely loved the changing expressions on the Joker's face as he heard about the actions of the Riddler. The emotions were clear and vivid and yet still looked wholly in character for the Joker which was amazing.
Art: 7/10 I finally dropped Batman. I got tired of King's scripts. I like his ideas & concepts but his execution of them has disappointed me. I wish he had a co-writer. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 8, 2017 17:12:41 GMT -5
Batman #26 Written by Tom King Art by Mikel Janin Summary: More back ground on the lead up to the war between the Joker and the Riddler.
Plot: While I continue to really enjoy the character moments for the Joker and the Riddler(I loved the scene with the Joker and the teeth of the Mobster's Mother) and the idea of an early who's who of Batman's villains is fun the pacing of the narrative is absolutely killing me. Not only is it slow to develop, but a greater flaw than that is that the narration which was revealed at the end of the last issue (and again at the end of this issue as well) is disjointed and disconnected from the events unfolding on the page and it at times it doesn't always feel like Bruce because of that which is distracting.
Art: Janin's art here continues to amaze, I absolutely loved the changing expressions on the Joker's face as he heard about the actions of the Riddler. The emotions were clear and vivid and yet still looked wholly in character for the Joker which was amazing.
Art: 7/10 I finally dropped Batman. I got tired of King's scripts. I like his ideas & concepts but his execution of them has disappointed me. I wish he had a co-writer. I dropped it a while back too, right after the first arc but I liked the art I saw in the previews and the idea of another story from Bruce's early career sounded interesting so I jumped back on last issue for the start of this story. As I said, the pacing and narration are not the greatest so far but I really like the characterization and man is the art fantastic:    |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2017 19:31:30 GMT -5
I finally dropped Batman. I got tired of King's scripts. I like his ideas & concepts but his execution of them has disappointed me. I wish he had a co-writer. I dropped it a while back too, right after the first arc but I liked the art I saw in the previews and the idea of another story from Bruce's early career sounded interesting so I jumped back on last issue for the start of this story. As I said, the pacing and narration are not the greatest so far but I really like the characterization and man is the art fantastic: That is beautiful art. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 8, 2017 20:34:11 GMT -5
I dropped it a while back too, right after the first arc but I liked the art I saw in the previews and the idea of another story from Bruce's early career sounded interesting so I jumped back on last issue for the start of this story. As I said, the pacing and narration are not the greatest so far but I really like the characterization and man is the art fantastic: That is beautiful art. Yeah, Mikel Janin has quickly become one of my favorite artists; I've loved his work on Grayson and Justice League Dark. If he stays on Batman I may stick around even if the stories aren't fantastic. |
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