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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 20:54:29 GMT -5
Avengers #1Written by Jason Aaron Art by Ed McGuinness Summary: Captain America, Thor and Iron Man meet in a bar to discuss getting the band back together as dead Celestials fall from the sky.
Plot: With stellar runs on Thor, Doctor Strange, Hulk and Ultimate Captain America Aaron has quickly become one of my favorite super hero writers around, so when it was announced that he'd be doing the Avengers I was immediately sold. On top of that pedigree I've loved the Avengers 1,000,000 BC teases from his past runs so their continuation here is an even bigger draw. And the issue itself? Well, it lived up to the hype. I loved the character moments of Cap, Thor and Tony talking about being the Avengers at the bar and the team of Doctor Strange and the Black Panther were equally fun. With Celestials falling dead from the sky and the arrival of a team of evil looking Celestials showing up at the end it looks like we are in for a crazy, cinematic adventure and I'm on board 100%.
Art: I've loved McGuinness' art since the early 2000's, he just does big, super hero fun so well. He has a look to his work that is like a fun Saturday morning cartoon, it's a not realistic look but it's expressive and full of energy which is perfect for the kind of story Aaron seems to be going for.
Grade:8/10 I went back & forth on whether to pick this up. I don't enjoy team books as much as I did when I was younger. If the reviews stay good I will probably pick it up in trade form. I am also on the fence about Snyder's Justice League. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 21:06:22 GMT -5
Doctor Star #3.Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and Cover by Max Fiumara. Doctor Star goes to the moon looking for a cure for his son who has cancer. Instead he finds the Star Sheriff Squadron - a group of heroes that he inspired (think Green Lantern Corps). This issue suffers a bit as the story goes in a totally different direction. Dr Star is confronted by his son back in the late 60's in the Vietnam War after he returns to earth after 18 years in space. Then flash forward to the present as Dr Star gets sidetracked looking for a cure for his son. Hopefully Lemire will tie it all together in next month's conclusion. Definitely the weakest issue in this series so far. 6/10. You liked this less than I did. I agree that it's the weakest issue so far. But I still liked quite a bit. I particularly liked the idea that Doctor Star could inspire a galaxy wide movement while utterly failing in his personal life. 8/10. You make an excellent point (I bolded it). |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 21:11:59 GMT -5
Betty and Veronica: Friends Forever #1: Bill Golliher and Dan Parent present 4 new stories featuring Archies’s girls in this all ages book. I’m assuming each issue will have a theme and this issue is at the movies. Next issue is travel tales. The art is in the classic Archie house style. The first story has Betty and Veronica causing havoc at a movie studio, where Mr. Lodge is financing a film. The second story was classic and funny. Betty and Veronica have movie dates with 2 new guys and they forget they made plans with Archie. They concoct a plan to rotate between their dates and Archie with very funny results. The 3rd story features the girls as extras in a movie filming in Riverdale and the final features a take on movies about possessed dolls (with a cameo from Veronica’s cousin Leroy). 2.99 for 4 stories that made me laugh and forget the world for a few minutes? Yes, please! 8/10 Forgot about this. Is it like the recent Your Pal Archie series? |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 22:58:08 GMT -5
md62 yes it is. Lots of fun!
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 23:05:00 GMT -5
Action Comics Special #1: I loved the lead off story. It reminded me of comics of the past that could tell an excellent and compelling story in one issue. I agree with thwhtguardian that a longer story would have fun with the is Lex evil again angle, but this one and done story took me back to very happy comic days where I couldn't wait to turn the page to see what happened next....and for the story be resolved by the end of the issue. The art was great--very clean. Superman looked iconic. Didn't care for the 2nd story, although it did feature some of Lex's past and how he became the person he is. The third story was awesome. Superman being Superman--and a reminder of just what makes him so Super. 1st story 10/10 2nd story 6/10 3rd story 8/10 A great issue, very much worth the $4.99 price! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 4, 2018 11:18:53 GMT -5
Action Comics Special #1: I loved the lead off story. It reminded me of comics of the past that could tell an excellent and compelling story in one issue. I agree with thwhtguardian that a longer story would have fun with the is Lex evil again angle, but this one and done story took me back to very happy comic days where I couldn't wait to turn the page to see what happened next....and for the story be resolved by the end of the issue. The art was great--very clean. Superman looked iconic. Didn't care for the 2nd story, although it did feature some of Lex's past and how he became the person he is. The third story was awesome. Superman being Superman--and a reminder of just what makes him so Super. 1st story 10/10 2nd story 6/10 3rd story 8/10 A great issue, very much worth the $4.99 price! I forgot to mention the additional stories, but I really loved the Lex Luthor story "Suprema Est Lex” by Mark Russell and Jill Thompson. The art was great, and the comments from Lois about why the White House Correspondents Dinner is important was very timely. As for the Landis story, I thought it was good but I was a little sad to see it here as it had previously been included in the DC Holiday Special so I was hoping for another new story. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 4, 2018 11:20:32 GMT -5
Avengers #1Written by Jason Aaron Art by Ed McGuinness Summary: Captain America, Thor and Iron Man meet in a bar to discuss getting the band back together as dead Celestials fall from the sky.
Plot: With stellar runs on Thor, Doctor Strange, Hulk and Ultimate Captain America Aaron has quickly become one of my favorite super hero writers around, so when it was announced that he'd be doing the Avengers I was immediately sold. On top of that pedigree I've loved the Avengers 1,000,000 BC teases from his past runs so their continuation here is an even bigger draw. And the issue itself? Well, it lived up to the hype. I loved the character moments of Cap, Thor and Tony talking about being the Avengers at the bar and the team of Doctor Strange and the Black Panther were equally fun. With Celestials falling dead from the sky and the arrival of a team of evil looking Celestials showing up at the end it looks like we are in for a crazy, cinematic adventure and I'm on board 100%.
Art: I've loved McGuinness' art since the early 2000's, he just does big, super hero fun so well. He has a look to his work that is like a fun Saturday morning cartoon, it's a not realistic look but it's expressive and full of energy which is perfect for the kind of story Aaron seems to be going for.
Grade:8/10 I went back & forth on whether to pick this up. I don't enjoy team books as much as I did when I was younger. If the reviews stay good I will probably pick it up in trade form. I am also on the fence about Snyder's Justice League. I don't usually do team books either, but it's Jason Aaron and it seems to be building on his past runs, while still being accessible for new readers, so it's really a must by for me. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 4, 2018 11:33:27 GMT -5
I went back & forth on whether to pick this up. I don't enjoy team books as much as I did when I was younger. If the reviews stay good I will probably pick it up in trade form. I am also on the fence about Snyder's Justice League. I don't usually do team books either, but it's Jason Aaron and it seems to be building on his past runs, while still being accessible for new readers, so it's really a must by for me. I'll likely give this a look in trade if the reviews are good. I really like Jason Aaron's creator owned stuff. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 4, 2018 12:18:03 GMT -5
I don't usually do team books either, but it's Jason Aaron and it seems to be building on his past runs, while still being accessible for new readers, so it's really a must by for me. I'll likely give this a look in trade if the reviews are good. I really like Jason Aaron's creator owned stuff. That's how I got in to him too, I love Southern Bastards and although I don't have a huge affinity for war comics the Other Side is fantastic. From there I got into his Marvel books and they are just as good. |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 0:28:14 GMT -5
It's my favorite book right now. And my favorite for quite a while back. I'd not heard of Mark Russell prior to Flintstones (which I loved). But with this and Flintstones under his belt, he's right up there with Brubaker as my favorite current writer. Not sure if you've seen this Slam_Bradley but SyFy did a Behind the Panel interview with Mark Russell a week or two back... -M |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 22:31:13 GMT -5
Action Comics Special #1A great storytelling of epic proportion and it's really shines as Superman and Lex Luthor clashing each other and trying to outdo each others. - That's Story Number 1. Interesting history of Lex Luthor -- I felt that they didn't put much effort into it. That's Story Number 2. Fantastic Story of Superman -- The best and covered everything about him and letting the reader knows that he's iconic and majestic. Incredible -- at it's very best that they did with it.  ... That's Story Number 3. 1st 9/10 2nd 5/10 3rd 10/10 Art 9/10 -- Overall.
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... That's Story Number 3.