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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 20, 2017 16:54:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 17:41:11 GMT -5
 Marvel Two in One #1. Written by Chip Zdarsky. Art and Cover by Jim Cheung. The Return of the Fantastic Four starts here? This title reunites The Thing & The Human Torch. It appears they will go looking for their presumed missing (or deceased) team members (the Richards family). Somehow Doom fits into this also. Zdarsky gets us up to speed quickly & reunites Johnny & Ben. Good first issue. Good dynamics between the two main characters. He grabbed my attention right away. Cheung's art has changed somewhat. I saw some JR Jr influences in this issue. In a good way. Great job showing Johnny's emotions. Another hit for Marvel with Legacy. 9/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 17:47:55 GMT -5
 Nightwing # 35. Written by Sam Humphries. Art and Cover by Bernard Chang. New creative team. Dick stays in Bludhaven. Humphries has him opening a gym to be a personal trainer. We see little of his supporting cast from Seeley's run. The villain is a new one from Dick's past. An unsolved case. Also Nightwing is wanted by the police. A slight change in status quo. I like that they left Dick in Bludhaven. It's difficult to judge the change in direction with one issue. Although I liked it enough to read the first arc. Chang's art is outstanding. 7/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 17:51:43 GMT -5
 Your Pal Archie #5. Written by Ty Templeton. Art by Dan Parent and Ty Templeton. Cover by Dan Parent. The first story concludes Betty as a bad girl. But not really. It turns out Betty imagined what her life would be like if she wasn't so nice. The second story showcases Cheryl Blossom with cameos of other supporting characters. It also reveals that this title was a 5 issue mini series. Ugh! Oh well. Hopefully sales will be enough to get us another series like this soon. 8/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 17:57:03 GMT -5
 Aquaman #31. Written by Dan Abnett. Art by Riccardo Federici. Cover by Stjepan Sejic. This issue felt like it was "treading water" (pun intended). Aquaman (with the aid of others) is urged to take back the throne from Rath. Aquaman wants Rath gone but he doesn't want the throne. The art was good. It had a Doug Brathwaite quality to it. While it was good it wasn't the lush gorgeous art that we have seen from Sejic. Hopefully Sejic will be back after this arc. 7/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 18:10:18 GMT -5
Super Sons of Tomorrow:
Superman #37. Written by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason. Art by Jorge Jimenez.
Super Sons #11. Written by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason. Art by Ryan Benjamin.
Parts one & two. Part 3 in next week's Teen Titans #15.
We see Future Tim Drake as Batman returning to stop Jon from destroying Metropolis in the future. In Superman he takes down Bruce & Clark. In Super Sons he takes down the Teen Titans. Next week the Titans of Tomorrow try to stop Tim.
We see some loose ends from the Batman & Superman titles being tied up with this arc. The first 2 parts were awesome. It appears that at the end of this story we may see Conner & Cassie & Bart restored to this DCU. The art in both parts was beautiful.
9/10.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 18:16:02 GMT -5
 Spectacular Spider-Man #298. Written by Chip Zdarsky. Art by Adam Kubert and Juan Frigeri. Cover by Adam Kubert. While this arc is more serious than the first arc there was some humor this issue. We get the Human Torch & the Black Panther helping out Spidey. We get the Vulture & Whiplash as villains. This arc just got better with this issue. Nice art by Kubert. 8/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 18:23:51 GMT -5
 Thor #702. Written by Jason Aaron. Art and Cover by Russell Dauterman. After last issue's one long fight scene...a lot happens this issue. Jane goes to Hercules to get the Gods of Olympus to help with the War of the Realms. Odinson takes Jane to see Volstagg's battered body. Odinson pleads with Jane to take her chemo treatments. Jane confronts Odin. Freyja sides with Jane against Odin. And Mangog appears in front of Heimdall... Whew. What an issue. My favorite this week. 9/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 23:57:54 GMT -5
Batman #37 by Tom King and Clay Mann: I can’t recall the last time I bought an issue of Batman. For me, part of his charm was diminished when the title became so dark and depressing in the 90s. When I saw this was a double date with Batman, Catwoman, Superman, and Lois, I couldn’t say no! No crazy super heroics here, just fun banter as the characters visit the Gotham Fair. Lois and Selina steal the show ( I didn’t know Bruce and Selina were engaged). Bruce doesn’t show much personality, however this trait feeds into his relationship with Selina as explains it to Lois. She and Lois discuss their men while Clark and Bruce hang out. The final page had a very Silver age feel to it and made me smile. Glad I picked up this issue and revisited my old friend Bruce Wayne. It might be enough to make me check out his title again.
9/10
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 0:05:18 GMT -5
Your Pal Archie #5 by Ty Templeton and Dan Parent: the first story continues with Betty being fed up with Veronica constantly one upping her and Betty lets her bad side out, or so we think. There is a classic Moose and Reggie scene that made me laugh as well as little jokes throughout.
The second story serves as a wrap up for the title and features Chery Blossom as well as other characters who hadn’t appeared in this series.
I agree with the previous review and hope this title (or one like it)will make a comeback. Your Pal Archie was one of the comics I looked forward to the most each month. I wonder what is going on at Archie Comics with Jughead, Josie, your Pal Archie all ending. I thought this was originally advertised as an ongoing . Oh well, I truly enjoyed it while it lasted!
8/10
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 21, 2017 4:04:43 GMT -5
Batman #37 by Tom King and Clay Mann: I can’t recall the last time I bought an issue of Batman. For me, part of his charm was diminished when the title became so dark and depressing in the 90s. When I saw this was a double date with Batman, Catwoman, Superman, and Lois, I couldn’t say no! No crazy super heroics here, just fun banter as the characters visit the Gotham Fair. Lois and Selina steal the show ( I didn’t know Bruce and Selina were engaged). Bruce doesn’t show much personality, however this trait feeds into his relationship with Selina as explains it to Lois. She and Lois discuss their men while Clark and Bruce hang out. The final page had a very Silver age feel to it and made me smile. Glad I picked up this issue and revisited my old friend Bruce Wayne. It might be enough to make me check out his title again. 9/10 I liked this a lot too! The whole "Batman is marrying Catwoman" plot has been delightful, and I've really enjoyed the Batman title from #33 to #37. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 11:12:01 GMT -5
Batman #37 by Tom King and Clay Mann: I can’t recall the last time I bought an issue of Batman. For me, part of his charm was diminished when the title became so dark and depressing in the 90s. When I saw this was a double date with Batman, Catwoman, Superman, and Lois, I couldn’t say no! No crazy super heroics here, just fun banter as the characters visit the Gotham Fair. Lois and Selina steal the show ( I didn’t know Bruce and Selina were engaged). Bruce doesn’t show much personality, however this trait feeds into his relationship with Selina as explains it to Lois. She and Lois discuss their men while Clark and Bruce hang out. The final page had a very Silver age feel to it and made me smile. Glad I picked up this issue and revisited my old friend Bruce Wayne. It might be enough to make me check out his title again. 9/10 I liked this a lot too! The whole "Batman is marrying Catwoman" plot has been delightful, and I've really enjoyed the Batman title from #33 to #37. I may have to get those issues. I also understand this was the 2nd part of a 2 part story. Would love to read the first part if Superman appeared. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 21, 2017 12:20:05 GMT -5
I liked this a lot too! The whole "Batman is marrying Catwoman" plot has been delightful, and I've really enjoyed the Batman title from #33 to #37. I may have to get those issues. I also understand this was the 2nd part of a 2 part story. Would love to read the first part if Superman appeared. Superman appeared. In a way, it was kind of silly, with both Superman and Batman acting like a couple of silly emo teenagers. But I've learned to accept the premise whenever possible in modern comics, and evaluate it from there, if at all possible. So after accepting the premise, #36 was very good. #37 was better because the premise was much much easier to accept. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 21, 2017 12:29:01 GMT -5
I've been looking forward to Tales of Suspense #100 for a few months, ever since I saw it announced in promotional material for Marvel Legacy. But in another way, I've been looking forward to Tales of Suspense #100 since about 1980 when I was collecting the old series and had all the issues from about #41 to #99. I wasn't disappointed. Somebody is killing all the regional leaders of Hydra and Hawkeye thinks it's the Black Widow (even though she's supposedly dead). I always try to read at least one Marvel comic series and I'm really liking She-Hulk right now. But it's nice to come across another one I like! I'm thinking of giving the current Daredevil series a try. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 21, 2017 13:08:32 GMT -5
Hellboy: KrampusnachtWritten by Mike Mignola Art by Adam Hughes Summary: After investigating a strange occurrences at a small church in the German woods Hellboy throws down with the Krampus.
Plot: If you're a fan of the early, one and done misadventures of Hellboy like I am then this new Christmas tale by Mignola will leave you thrilled. It's simple in the set up, light on characterization but the action is fun. It's one of those stories where Hellboy shows up, finds something weird and then punches a monster which is how it all began. Don't get me wrong, I love how deep and layered the world of Hellboy has become but sometimes a story where a big red guy smacks around monsters is enough.
Art: I was a little leery when I saw Hughes was attached to this project; I love his photo-realistic look when it comes to pin ups but I wasn't sure how it would translate to a horror book but he really surprised me. There was a hint a hint of his usual realistic style, and the mother ghost definitely looked like a pin up model but there was also a definite moody feel to it that made it work as a Hellboy story.
Grade: 10/10 |
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