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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2018 13:52:22 GMT -5
 Daredevil #611. The Death of Daredevil (3 of 4). Written by Charles Soule. Art by Phil Noto. Kingpin manipulates DD into a sport's arena where DD fights several of his old villains. In the end he is shot in the leg by Bullseye. Just when Matt thinks Bullseye will finally kill him he is rescued by... I won't reveal the surprise at the end. One more issue. At least until DD is revived in Feb by Chip Zdarsky. I like this arc but I really wish this had been a six issue arc instead of 4. It "feels a bit rushed" IMO. 8/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2018 14:00:43 GMT -5
 The Lone Ranger Vol 3 #2.Written by Mark Russell. Art by Bob Q. The story continues as a corrupt senator finds ways to steal land from the ranchers in Texas. Russell really did a nice job writing Tonto this issue. He made Tonto an equal partner not the Lone Ranger's sidekick. He also captures the politics of the old west and the poor treatment of Native Americans. Bob Q's art is pretty good but I don't feel it is a good fit for this title. It is a bit too cartoony for this story. I think a "grittier" art style would have worked better. 7/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2018 15:52:06 GMT -5
md62, I flipped through Wonder Woman and promptly put it back. The art didn't appeal to me and what bits I skimmed just didn't entice me to buy the book. I agree, WW looks more Wonder Girl than Wonder Woman.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2018 16:02:43 GMT -5
md62 , I flipped through Wonder Woman and promptly put it back. The art didn't appeal to me and what bits I skimmed just didn't entice me to buy the book. I agree, WW looks more Wonder Girl than Wonder Woman. This arc has to get better quickly for this title to stay on my pull list. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 17, 2018 9:10:18 GMT -5
 Captain America #5.Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. Cap fights Taskmaster. Rescues Sharon. Selene escapes. And Coates reveals who is behind all the subterfuge. Nice action scenes by Yu. Nice scenes between Steve and Bucky. This book is OK. Much better than Hydra Cap and Waid's recent run. But it just isn't great. I really wanted a great Cap run after several years of poorly written Captain America. 6/10.I found the ending a bit anti-climactic, with the whole no one will believe who you fought thing so woefully under developed. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2018 11:56:47 GMT -5
Captain America #5.Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. Cap fights Taskmaster. Rescues Sharon. Selene escapes. And Coates reveals who is behind all the subterfuge. Nice action scenes by Yu. Nice scenes between Steve and Bucky. This book is OK. Much better than Hydra Cap and Waid's recent run. But it just isn't great. I really wanted a great Cap run after several years of poorly written Captain America. 6/10. I found the ending a bit anti-climactic, with the whole no one will believe who you fought thing so woefully under developed. Yeah I agree. Recently there have been several titles that I have been feeling excited about the new creative team and ended up feeling under whelmed. This book is one of them. On the other hand there has been some real nice unexpected surprises like the Immortal Hulk and Hawkman. |
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Post by The Captain on Nov 17, 2018 12:47:37 GMT -5
Captain America #5.Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. Cap fights Taskmaster. Rescues Sharon. Selene escapes. And Coates reveals who is behind all the subterfuge. Nice action scenes by Yu. Nice scenes between Steve and Bucky. This book is OK. Much better than Hydra Cap and Waid's recent run. But it just isn't great. I really wanted a great Cap run after several years of poorly written Captain America. 6/10. I feel exactly the same way. Cap hasn't been great since the end of Brubaker's first run, which was way back in 2009. Everything since then has been mediocre at best, with a lot of bad (most notably the last two, from Spencer and Waid). The fight with Taskmaster was fine, but it took up a third of the issue and in the end, it was just cool to look at. It was reminiscent of how Kirby used to draw a fight scene back in ToS or early Cap issues (especially issues with Batroc in them), where the two combatants were evenly matched and there was a nice back-and-forth flow to the battle. And of course, He Who Will Not Be Named (because I'm not doing spoiler tags) shows up yet again. I guess it makes sense as it ties back to Brubaker's first run, but it's just so tiring. Maybe I feel this way because I've been reading a lot of early Cap recently and he is omnipresent, but unless something interesting comes out of it, we're looking at yet another story where the American people get played by the same villain who has done it time and time before. Coates is a decent comics writer, but his faults in the medium are coming through clearly here. He's not good at pacing, and he's not really all that skilled at writing superheroes, instead wanting to write political intrigues, which would work in a book featuring Captain America. Sadly, this just isn't all that interesting, and it's going nowhere fast, but at least Yu's artwork is nice to look at. 6.5/10 |
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Post by The Captain on Nov 17, 2018 12:59:21 GMT -5
 Firefly #1I am an unrepentant Browncoat, one of those people who still curses Fox for screwing up what could have been an awesome series in the vein of Star Trek or X-Files if only they had gotten out of their own way and just trusted Joss Whedon to do what he does best, which is build his universe slowly and draw people in. This new ongoing series is probably mostly for hardcore fans. It doesn't spend any time introducing the characters, instead just starting the story as though the reader is already familiar with who the players are. Because Wash and Reverend Book are still alive, and River and Simon are onboard Firefly, this story takes place somewhere between the start of the TV series and Serenity. The story revolves around Firefly finally starting to fall apart after years of maintaining it on the cheap, which lands Mal, Zoe, Jayne, and the rest of the shipmates stranded on a remote moon. Looking for work, they take up with some religious pilgrims who may not be exactly who they say they are, which winds them up in the midst of a battle between their new employers and a bandit gang. On top of this, another development has an Alliance ship scouring the skies for two war criminals from the Unification War, namely Mal and Zoe, with a huge bounty on their heads and lots of folks who may be interested in collecting. I love Greg Pak from his work on Incredible Hercules, and I think he captures the voices of the main characters fairly well here. The artist, Dan McDaid, is not someone who I am familiar with, but I like that he draws in a pretty realistic manner, and while the characters don't look exactly like the actors who portrayed them on screen, they are close enough that you can tell who is who. This was a nice first issue as the crew of the Firefly takes flight yet again, and I'm looking forward to what is coming up next. 8/10 |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2018 16:47:57 GMT -5
I feel exactly the same way. Cap hasn't been great since the end of Brubaker's first run, which was way back in 2009. Everything since then has been mediocre at best, with a lot of bad (most notably the last two, from Spencer and Waid). Coates is a decent comics writer, but his faults in the medium are coming through clearly here. He's not good at pacing, and he's not really all that skilled at writing superheroes, instead wanting to write political intrigues, which would work in a book featuring Captain America. Sadly, this just isn't all that interesting, and it's going nowhere fast, but at least Yu's artwork is nice to look at. Wow. It really has been that long since we have had a stellar Cap run. And I agree with everything you said about Coates skills as a comic book writer. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 0:30:10 GMT -5
Superman # 5: much better issue although I’m done with Rogol Zar or whatever his name is. I’m ready for Superman to clobber him good and move on to something else. However, this issue moved things along a bit. Loved the scenes with Adam Strange and Zod, as well as the Atom and his role in Earth’s “disappearance “. I really liked the scene where Superman is thinking about his current situation and he sees Ma And Pa. I wonder just what is up with Zod... and if we may see a new side of him that falls more In line with the House of El...doubtful but certainly an intriguing scenario. Stunning art.
7/10
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 19, 2018 7:21:50 GMT -5
Firefly #1I am an unrepentant Browncoat, one of those people who still curses Fox for screwing up what could have been an awesome series in the vein of Star Trek or X-Files if only they had gotten out of their own way and just trusted Joss Whedon to do what he does best, which is build his universe slowly and draw people in. This new ongoing series is probably mostly for hardcore fans. It doesn't spend any time introducing the characters, instead just starting the story as though the reader is already familiar with who the players are. Because Wash and Reverend Book are still alive, and River and Simon are onboard Firefly, this story takes place somewhere between the start of the TV series and Serenity. The story revolves around Firefly finally starting to fall apart after years of maintaining it on the cheap, which lands Mal, Zoe, Jayne, and the rest of the shipmates stranded on a remote moon. Looking for work, they take up with some religious pilgrims who may not be exactly who they say they are, which winds them up in the midst of a battle between their new employers and a bandit gang. On top of this, another development has an Alliance ship scouring the skies for two war criminals from the Unification War, namely Mal and Zoe, with a huge bounty on their heads and lots of folks who may be interested in collecting. I love Greg Pak from his work on Incredible Hercules, and I think he captures the voices of the main characters fairly well here. The artist, Dan McDaid, is not someone who I am familiar with, but I like that he draws in a pretty realistic manner, and while the characters don't look exactly like the actors who portrayed them on screen, they are close enough that you can tell who is who. This was a nice first issue as the crew of the Firefly takes flight yet again, and I'm looking forward to what is coming up next. 8/10 I completely missed this one, I enjoyed the minis they had over at Dark Horse so I'll have to try and pick this up too. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 19, 2018 22:30:28 GMT -5
Electric Warriors #1 Written by Steve Orlando Art by Travel Foreman Summary: In the distant future Earth has pulled it self back out of ruin and joined the Galactic Community, but all is not bright as the peace must come with tribute...in the form cosmic gladiatorial combat! Plot: When this book was first announced I was initially very excited for it to come out as although the original Electric Warrior book by Doug Moench was wildly uneven,(as shaxper can attest) the sci-fi concepts it played with were fun...but then it was announced that Steve Orlando was at the helm and my interest plummeted. I've never liked a single thing Orlando has ever written...until today, and it's not because my expectations for this book were so low either. Although the book bears absolutely no resemblance to it's late 80's namesake, in this first outing Orlando has managed to give us a deeply interesting world full of not only it's own interesting sci-fi nooks and crannies but little nods to some of my favorite sci-fi books from DC's past with homages to the far flung legacy of Superman, Kamandi and even the Joker's Laughing Fish...and it all feels organic. I'm not sure where the book will go once the combat begins, it could very well become a very rote take on Spartacus at that point but for now it's a very fun read and I'm actually looking forward to read more. Art: I'm not usually a fan of mixed mediums in my comic art, but Foreman's use of digital and traditional art just meshes well with the futuristic setting and comes off as more polished and coherent that other attempts. %20Issue%201/cw023.jpg) On top of that stylistic choice I'm really loving his character work with the mix of Kamandi style talking animals, people in futuristic gear and (my favorite) the Octopus women, and I'm sure it's just going to get better once we get into the action on the battle world. Grade:9/10 |
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Post by shaxper on Nov 19, 2018 22:41:28 GMT -5
I saw this the other day. Some trademarks just don't deserve to be renewed. While there were ways to fix the original concept, this was probably best. I can't imagine there are too many loyal fans out there who would be furious to see the original series get "corrupted". Incidentally, didn't Moench and Baike get royalties on this title? Would that extend to an unrelated license renewal? |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 19, 2018 22:51:58 GMT -5
I saw this the other day. Some trademarks just don't deserve to be renewed. While there were ways to fix the original concept, this was probably best. I can't imagine there are too many loyal fans out there who would be furious to see the original series get "corrupted". Incidentally, didn't Moench and Baike get royalties on this title? Would that extend to an unrelated license renewal? Yeah, it seemed like an out of left field revival to me as well. I mean, I get the new taked on She-Ra and the Thundercats have gotten in recent years as there is nostalgia to mine there...but is anyone really nostalgic for more adventures of Lek? And I say it has no resemblance to the original concept, but perhaps I wasn't absolutely truthful, as there is perhaps a slight connection to the original in the form of a single line that hints that the lead character, Ian, might not be the same person after he goes through Electrogenisus and becomes and Electric Warrior...which might lead to some identity play later on in much the same way we saw Derek Two-Shadow question his identity after merging with Lek in the original, but that's a pretty tenuous connection at best and hardly worth using the same name. Still, it could be interesting. As for the rights, no idea but I'd like to think Moench and Baike make a little something off this. Maybe he'll shed some light on that if asked on facebook. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2018 23:39:22 GMT -5
Iceman #3 by Sina Grace, Nathan Stockman, And Federico Blee: I picked this up mainly out of nostalgia as Spider-Man And Firestar are in the story. All three of them are on dates when a giant iceman appears and starts causing havoc. They team up and save the day of course. This is a light story...that part I liked as well as seeing these three characters together. The writing not so much. I think I’m older than the target audience as this had a very millennial slant. The art was ok.
5/10
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