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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2018 22:52:54 GMT -5
Mera #3: Another decent issue featuring the Queen of Atlantis and Ocean Master. What I enjoyed most was seeing Erin convince Mera and Ocean Master to work together. I like the family drama aspect with Orm, Erin, and Tommy too. I hope Ocean Master gets a happy ending after this story concludes as he really seems to want to have this family, but his sense of duty to Atlantis is getting in the way. I liked the flashback to Mera's time in Xebel and the new dynamic between her and Orm. Medina draws the ocean scenes (I do agree with md62, some of the art does look generic) well and the coloring adds to the atmosphere. Some of the renderings remind me of Dick Giordano. Mera is a very visually dynamic character...the green suit with that beautiful red hair in the blues of the ocean. Maybe that is what I like so much, the colors as they remind me of good times near the ocean? 7.5/10 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 16:35:47 GMT -5
Mera is a very visually dynamic character...the green suit with that beautiful red hair in the blues of the ocean. Maybe that is what I like so much, the colors as they remind me of good times near the ocean? 7.5/10  One of my favorites as well ... due to the red hair of course! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 18:18:35 GMT -5
Mera #1 I just having some issues with this book and I just read the first issue and I'm a little concern about the direction of Dan Abnett is taking here. I've never, ever heard of him at all and the way the Atlantean Civil War is going and learning that Orm (Ocean Master) is taking over the fate of Atlantis is a bit disturbing for me to see that. About the art is decent and I felt that Lan Medina is a fairly okay -- but at bit bland and generic that md62 & @mrjupiter -- pointed out already in previous posts and I wished it was done better. The story is in it's beginning stages and learned that this is a six-issue run and my first impression of this book is ... Story 7/10 Art 7/10 Orm (Ocean Master) Presence 9/10 ... Dan does a good job handling him Mera Presence 9/10 ... Dan does an admirable job doing her The problem of his story that he needs to get the secondary players in order and I just having a hard time knowing them and they are totally non-existence to me and that's the problem that I'm a bit lost in this story because of the Civil War Going On, Orm, Mera, and too many problems that the main characters needs to work on. This is sound like an soap opera effect and I don't like comic books resembling a Soap Opera Atmosphere. I see things differently than you Michael James and mrjupiter and that's a hard pill for me to swallow. It's not a bad book -- it's a bit above average and below above average. That's why this book gets a 7/10 score (or 70%) and in my days in high school -- my Teachers will give you a C grade and/or a C Plus grade if you have the right stuff to support it. Dan Abnett is still an unknown and I'm giving it a shot in the arm ... I hope to read Mera #2 in a week from now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 22:58:12 GMT -5
Titans Annual #2: The current Titans line up gets their swan song in this uneven annual. I did like the parts with Brain and Mallah. They have a curious relationship that played through to the end. I enjoyed seeing Arsenal and Donna team up in the beginning of the book. Also enjoyed when Nightwing, Flash, Donna, and Arsenal all work together to save the world. The arc and conclusion really didn't grab me. Since the whole Troia story and the JL treating these 20 somethings like a bunch of junior high students, the book has been off. I did like the theme of friendship throughout the series....but as a whole, the book just seemed short of its potential. The art in the annual--Tom Grummett's pages are nice. When the 2nd artist takes over, the art declines although there are good panels here and there. 6/10
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2018 8:56:28 GMT -5
Mera #1I just having some issues with this book and I just read the first issue and I'm a little concern about the direction of Dan Abnett is taking here. I've never, ever heard of him at all and the way the Atlantean Civil War is going and learning that Orm (Ocean Master) is taking over the fate of Atlantis is a bit disturbing for me to see that. The problem of his story that he needs to get the secondary players in order and I just having a hard time knowing them and they are totally non-existence to me and that's the problem that I'm a bit lost in this story because of the Civil War Going On, Mech... the Mera series was spun off from the main Aquaman title. In Aquaman a man called Rath has become King & ordered Aquaman be killed. It appeared Aquaman was killed but his death was faked so he could fight Rath & take back the throne. Aquaman has been using Batman like tactics to get to Rath so far. It has been decided by the council that if Aquaman succeeds in deposing Rath that Mera will be Queen as Aquaman no longer wants to be King. Also Mera had the ability to breathe in water taken away by magic but her body is regaining that ability. She went back to Amnesty Bay where her & Arthur have a home on land to recover. Tula is there as part of the Royal Guard. This series tells her story before she & Arthur reunite in the main Aquaman for the big conclusion this summer. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2018 9:38:20 GMT -5
Mera #1I just having some issues with this book and I just read the first issue and I'm a little concern about the direction of Dan Abnett is taking here. I've never, ever heard of him at all and the way the Atlantean Civil War is going and learning that Orm (Ocean Master) is taking over the fate of Atlantis is a bit disturbing for me to see that. The problem of his story that he needs to get the secondary players in order and I just having a hard time knowing them and they are totally non-existence to me and that's the problem that I'm a bit lost in this story because of the Civil War Going On, Mech... the Mera series was spun off from the main Aquaman title. In Aquaman a man called Rath has become King & ordered Aquaman be killed. It appeared Aquaman was killed but his death was faked so he could fight Rath & take back the throne. Aquaman has been using Batman like tactics to get to Rath so far. It has been decided by the council that if Aquaman succeeds in deposing Rath that Mera will be Queen as Aquaman no longer wants to be King. Also Mera had the ability to breathe in water taken away by magic but her body is regaining that ability. She went back to Amnesty Bay where her & Arthur have a home on land to recover. Tula is there as part of the Royal Guard. This series tells her story before she & Arthur reunite in the main Aquaman for the big conclusion this summer. I didn't realize that ... thanks for telling me this. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 29, 2018 17:11:29 GMT -5
Aliens: Dust to Dust #1 Written and Illustrated by Gabriel Hardman Summary: On a distant, deep space colony a young buy and his mother encounter a bump in the night!
Plot/Art: Usually I break up the components of a comic when I review it bu with a work like this from Hardman it's exceedingly difficult to talk about one with out the other. While like many Aliens stories the plot here is fairly straight forward and simplistic( Aliens jump out of the shadows and the hapless humans must desperately flee to survive) the story is so rich in atmosphere that you can't help but feel drawn into it despite the rather thin narrative. It has a breakneck pace that's light on exposition and heavy on lurching horrors from the shadows, and with it's seemingly endless parade of small, tight panels it feels deliciously claustrophobic which together makes you turn these pages like a greyhound sprinting down the home stretch. It's just full of that manic energy that made the Aliens movies so fun and the art is so real and gritty that it really does match that cinematic feel. Hardman doesn't really go in for characterization here, you don't really get a chance to meet the boy or his mom which makes her death rather rout rather than emotional but the atmosphere and the energy are top notch so it's still worth picking up.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 30, 2018 11:19:58 GMT -5
Looks like I need to reupload my off the racks logo.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2018 22:18:53 GMT -5
md62, I picked up Flash #45 and enjoyed it! Not sure who the speedster in purple was or the lady in Iron Heights, but really got into the book towards the end with Barry, Wally, and Iris. That last page...WOW! and I wonder who Iris meant by where is everyone else? The shop owner was telling me Flash War is rumored to be a big deal, so maybe it will help set the scene for whatever DC has in store now that Rebirth has happened. I liked the art too. All the Flashes looked great!
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Post by String on May 5, 2018 13:54:43 GMT -5
 The Prisoner #1 by Peter Milligan with art by Colin Lorimer
Former MI5 agent Breen is on the run, having been branded a traitor by the British Gov't for stealing ultra high-risk information. However, as we learn through a series of flashbacks, this was all part of Breen's plan. During a recent Middle Eastern op, Breen and fellow MI5 agent Carey flee for their lives after being discovered by militants. Carey's fate is left uncertain, made all the more painful due to the brief love liason Breen had with her earlier during the mission. The situation becomes complicated when his superiors claim that she may have been targeted by the boogeyman of the Intelligence world - the Village.
Feeling guilty over his affair with Carey and one for never leaving a fellow soldier behind, Breen concocts a daring plan meant to rescue Carey. It means making himself valuable for collection by this mythological Village. He succeeds only to discover that the reality may be more harsher indeed than the myth.
Long-time fan of this amazing show but I had actually forgotten about this till I saw it on sale. Milligan takes an unusual tack, presenting Breen as a capable, resourceful agent that becomes conflicted with ideals of duty and obligation. He wants to go to the Village even though he doesn't really believe it exists. That vague notion, that the Village is some type of bedtime horror story meant to frighten agents and keep them on the true path, helps sustain the tension and suspense. Though I'm not familiar with Lorimer, his style of art is rather suitable for this type of genre.
8/10
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