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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 12:29:09 GMT -5
Immortal Hulk #10.
Written by Al Ewing. Art by Joe Bennett.
The Emaciated Hulk. A Torn in Half Crusher Creel. Gamma Flight. And they all end up in Hell? Like thwhtguardian I felt this issue was a little thin on plot because not much happened. However Bennett's art is just so amazing I can overlook the lack of story progression. Can't wait to see where Ewing takes this story.
And I decided to trade wait the Defenders series.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 12:37:11 GMT -5
 Green Lantern #2. Written by Grant Morrison. Art by Liam Sharp. What a freaking weird comic. A living volcano Green Lantern? Morrison is pushing his weird imagination to come up with new and really alien life forms to make this book feel different. And that is a good thing. That is part of this book's charm that makes it stand out and unique from other super hero titles. Hal as GL is more abrasive than I am used to but it fits here. And Sharp's art is outstanding at showing us alien life and space and makes the book creepy and a little disturbing. This is a slightly darker GL book than usual. I'm glad the focus is on GL and the whole spectrum of Lanterns. Morrison has revitalized the GL mythos in just 2 issues. 9/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 12:38:23 GMT -5
Immortal Hulk #10.
Written by Al Ewing. Art by Joe Bennett.
The Emaciated Hulk. A Torn in Half Crusher Creel. Gamma Flight. And they all end up in Hell? Like thwhtguardian I felt this issue was a little thin on plot because not much happened. However Bennett's art is just so amazing I can overlook the lack of story progression.
And I decided to trade wait the Defenders series.
7/10. The nature of decompressed storytelling, eh? Still, I'll always treasure that issue because yours truly got a letter printed in it (mentioning Dr. Curt Connors)... |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 6, 2018 14:43:09 GMT -5
I'll go ahead and buck the trend on Shazam #1. I found it unreadable. But then I tend to think that Geoff Johns is probably worst "big" writer of the last couple of decades.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 15:31:17 GMT -5
Those are fighting words in my hometown, Slam.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 23:29:24 GMT -5
Archie Meets Batman ‘66 #5 by Jeff Parker, Michael Moreci, Dan Parent, J. Bone, and Kelly Fitzpatrick: the far out fun continues as the villains plan to take over Riverdale kicks into high gear. Lots of frantic action in this one as Archie, Reggie, Betty and Veronica race to save Robin, Batgirl, And Jughead (hamburgers figure into the plan). The adults fall under complete control of the villains who have also been forcing Dilton Doiley to work for them. Awesome cliffhanger ending in this oh so silly but fun issue! Great scenes too of the batmobile and bat boat!
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 7, 2018 2:10:43 GMT -5
I'll go ahead and buck the trend on Shazam #1. I found it unreadable. But then I tend to think that Geoff Johns is probably worst "big" writer of the last couple of decades. Worse than James Robinson? I am dubious. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2018 7:41:58 GMT -5
I'll go ahead and buck the trend on Shazam #1. I found it unreadable. But then I tend to think that Geoff Johns is probably worst "big" writer of the last couple of decades. I would have been more surprised if you had liked it. |
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Post by String on Dec 8, 2018 11:19:36 GMT -5
I purchased it, but have not yet read it. It's certainly good to see him get his own book again (when was the last one, seems like an eternity ago?). Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam was last out in 2010, and it was a blast! For an all-ages title, BB & the Magic was really, really great, better suited to the Golden Age appeal and fun of the characters. I usually don't pay attention to the solicits and previews & such on the comic news sites so Shazam being released this week escaped my notice. I'm not going to bother buying it digitally on comixology as I've already gone back and put this title on my LCS pull list as this deserves to be read physically in hand. So it's good seeing this initial issue getting positive feedback here. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2018 13:54:30 GMT -5
Shazam #1 was reasonable. It was solid, at least. It all felt a little crowded, though, and fewer characters in the first issue may have endeared it more to me.
What was in the book was a lot of fun. It was earnest and humorous. And I cracked a smile when Hoppy, well...
It certainly had its own flavour, I'll say that. The back-up tale was very good, and the art worked well for me, both in the main feature and Mary Marvel's back-up strip.
I'm intrigued by it, and the first issue had enough goodwill for me to give the second issue a go.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2018 16:22:47 GMT -5
X-Men The Exterminated One Shot by Zac Summers, Lonnie Nadler, Neil Edwards, Chris Claremont, Ramon Rosanas, and Nolan Woodard: Despite reading Astonishing X-Men this year, I had no idea what was going on in the other X books. For me, the X franchise has become a messy mess and way too complicated for me to enjoy (Astonishing X-Men is the exception). So, apparently the real Jean Grey is alive again and Cable has recently died. This one shot has 2 stories. The first deals with Jean Grey and Hope (didn't know who she was) going through Cable's belongings at his safe houses. They encounter Deadpool who reveals that he and Cable had a pact where whoever died first would take care of the other's affairs. Interesting story dealing with grief and all that comes with it. Despite not knowing who Hope was and only having minimal knowledge of Jean's relationship to Cable, I did enjoy the story and found it quite sad.
The second story by Claremont is set in the past just after Cable's birth. Scott, Madelyne, Alex, Lorna, Corsair, and the Summers grandparents are all in the story. Admittedly, I had stopped following X-Men when all this happened, so not sure what Cable's birth signaled or how Jean is his mother when this story features Madelyne. I did enjoy the story, especially the scenes with Scott and his father. Also the resolution with Scott, Madelyne and their baby. Great art on both stories. Even though I wasn't sure what quite was happening, I am glad my LCS put this in my box. They put books in your box they think you may enjoy sometimes and I am glad they did this time. Off to learn more about Cable and his connection to the Summers family!
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 9, 2018 18:19:06 GMT -5
I'll go ahead and buck the trend on Shazam #1. I found it unreadable. But then I tend to think that Geoff Johns is probably worst "big" writer of the last couple of decades. Worse than James Robinson? I am dubious. I agree with Slam (though I didn't get the issue)... Johns is horrid. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 9, 2018 18:23:56 GMT -5
Worse than James Robinson? I am dubious. I agree with Slam (though I didn't get the issue)... Johns is horrid. I'm not usually a fan of his either, never got into his run on GL which everyone seemed to love...but I liked his Shazam back up when the Nu52 started and thought this issue was really fun. Would have I liked it better with fewer kids? Sure, but the spirit is right so that's easy enough to overlook. He really nailed the balance between playfulness and action here and I'm interested to see what goes on with the whole world of magic that the trolley car that brought Billy to the Rock of Eternity can also travel to is all about. |
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Post by hondobrode on Dec 10, 2018 15:23:26 GMT -5
I don't love everything Johns does but I love way more of it than I don't.
JSA was probably my favorite that he did and I'm really liking this Shazam.
The Nu52 version was near perfect IMO.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 10, 2018 23:17:15 GMT -5
X-Men The Exterminated One Shot by Zac Summers, Lonnie Nadler, Neil Edwards, Chris Claremont, Ramon Rosanas, and Nolan Woodard: Despite reading Astonishing X-Men this year, I had no idea what was going on in the other X books. For me, the X franchise has become a messy mess and way too complicated for me to enjoy (Astonishing X-Men is the exception). So, apparently the real Jean Grey is alive again and Cable has recently died. This one shot has 2 stories. The first deals with Jean Grey and Hope (didn't know who she was) going through Cable's belongings at his safe houses. They encounter Deadpool who reveals that he and Cable had a pact where whoever died first would take care of the other's affairs. Interesting story dealing with grief and all that comes with it. Despite not knowing who Hope was and only having minimal knowledge of Jean's relationship to Cable, I did enjoy the story and found it quite sad. The second story by Claremont is set in the past just after Cable's birth. Scott, Madelyne, Alex, Lorna, Corsair, and the Summers grandparents are all in the story. Admittedly, I had stopped following X-Men when all this happened, so not sure what Cable's birth signaled or how Jean is his mother when this story features Madelyne. I did enjoy the story, especially the scenes with Scott and his father. Also the resolution with Scott, Madelyne and their baby. Great art on both stories. Even though I wasn't sure what quite was happening, I am glad my LCS put this in my box. They put books in your box they think you may enjoy sometimes and I am glad they did this time. Off to learn more about Cable and his connection to the Summers family! 7/10 If it helps, Hope was the first Mutant born after 'no more mutants'.. she was the source on conflict in the 'Second Coming' storyline.. and a major part of Avengers Vs. X-Men (both sides thought she could take the Phoenix force or something, I don't remember exactly) The part of her that is awesome is that Cable's book at that time was him raising her while hoping through time, just ahead of Bishop (who thought killing Hope would prevent his future).. one of my favorite X-Books even. They then add a couple other mutants and had a short lived 'Generation Hope' book... I think the other characters are all wallpaper now. She was involve in the last X-Force run, too, IIRC, but it was convoluted like her before hand.. she's very Mary Sue-ish, but in a nice way  |
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