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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 6, 2019 20:04:59 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 21:14:44 GMT -5
Green Lantern #5.
Written by Grant Morrison. Art and Cover by Liam Sharp.
Hal Jordan has been sent deep undercover by the Guardians to join the Blackstars. He is on a secret mission that has him risking everything. However he has to pass an initiation test to be a Blackstar. He must survive on the vampire planet Vorr.
This issue was Morrison at the height of his mind bending weirdness. This would have been a great comic around Halloween. It was gothic. Creepy. Disturbing. Sharp brought it to life yet again. At least we see why Hal is acting out of character. And that last page!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 21:23:16 GMT -5
The Immortal Hulk #14.
Written by Al Ewing. Art by Kyle Hotz.
Betty Ross has a family crisis. Her father has been killed (over in Capt America). At her door is the husband she thought was dead. And one of her father's soldiers decides to "clean up some loose ends" resulting in Betty getting shot. But is she cursed like Bruce? Because night has fallen...
Ewing slows things down somewhat and ties this issue in to things that are happening in the connected MCU. Just as we see Betty & Bruce reunite others ruin their happiness. And Betty dies. But as hinted in the last pages she may be cursed like Bruce. Hotz returns as a guest artist. I remember his prior work on the Hulk. He does a great job illustrating horror.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 21:31:46 GMT -5
Conan #4.
Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Gerardo Zaffino.
Conan is bored being a King. The duties of the crown of Aquilonia make him feel like a caged animal.
I wasn't enthralled with this story. Aaron makes Conan a masked vigilante at night protecting his kingdom and getting to use his fighting skills. It just felt off to me. Plus I'm not a fan of this style of story jumping around throughout different periods in Conan's life. And 4 issues in we have a fill in artist. The art wasn't bad. Just totally different than what we have seen in the first 3 issues.
At this point I prefer the Savage Sword of Conan title over this one.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 21:38:06 GMT -5
Young Justice #3.
Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Patrick Gleason and Viktor Bogdanovic.
While most of the YJ team help free Gemworld from the evil Opal, the reunited Impulse and Superboy have a lot of catching up to do. We find out where Connor Kent has been all this time... and of course there is a twist.
It took Bendis 3 issues to get to the point that I wanted to see... mainly how Conner ended up in Gemworld and I have to admit his explanation rang true to the character. However I really want to see the WHOLE team together soon. I liked how the art duties were divided up. Gleason and Bogdanovic have different styles but in this story it worked.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 23:51:59 GMT -5
Young Justice #3: the spotlight is on one of my absolutely favorite heroes of all time, Superboy! I loved the opening scene of Impulse and Superboy reuniting, even if it didn’t quite go as expected for Bart. I didn’t quite go for the characterization of Superboy in the flashback. Pre 52 Superboy had become a very reflective young man, happy to be in Smallville living with Ma Kent. This seemed more like pre Graduation Day (the miniseries that killed off Lilith And Donna Troy)Superboy. I guess with Rebirth, his past has been altered a bit? Oh well, a minor thing that didn’t deter my joy! And what a surprise at the end! Nice issue and if you ever liked Conner Kent, go check it out!
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 7, 2019 8:44:48 GMT -5
Conan #4.
Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Gerardo Zaffino.
Conan is bored being a King. The duties of the crown of Aquilonia make him feel like a caged animal.
I wasn't enthralled with this story. Aaron makes Conan a masked vigilante at night protecting his kingdom and getting to use his fighting skills. It just felt off to me. Plus I'm not a fan of this style of story jumping around throughout different periods in Conan's life. And 4 issues in we have a fill in artist. The art wasn't bad. Just totally different than what we have seen in the first 3 issues.
I've never seen a book of his, but if Gerardo draws anything like his father, the art must look good indeed! Jorge was responsible for one fine-looking issue of SSoC back in the '80s. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 7, 2019 12:55:29 GMT -5
 Ziggy Pig-Silly Seal Comics #1
Written by Frank Tieri & John Cerilli. Art by Jacob Chabot I've been enjoying the Marvel 80th Anniversary one-shots. I haven't been reviewing them, but they've generally been fun and it's nice to see different genres from the "Big Two." I decided to take a deeper look at this one because one simply doesn't expect to see Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal making a comeback. There were two ways to go with this. One was to do a full-on retro funny animal book. The other was to go more in the vein of DC's Hanna-Barbera books and make them more adult humor. Given who buys monthly Marvel comics it went pretty much without saying that they were going to go the second route. This isn't a perfect book. But the art is spot on and over-all it's funny. There are a number of fun Easter eggs in the book. I can see certain anal-retentive fans getting upset on continuity issues. They probably need to unclench. For me it's just nice to see a call-back to earlier days. This, the Gunhawks, War is Hell, etc., are, to me, far more interesting than the umpteen hundredth iteration of Longunderwear Hero X vs. Arch-Nemesis Man! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2019 15:43:43 GMT -5
Conan #4.
Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Gerardo Zaffino.
Conan is bored being a King. The duties of the crown of Aquilonia make him feel like a caged animal.
I wasn't enthralled with this story. Aaron makes Conan a masked vigilante at night protecting his kingdom and getting to use his fighting skills. It just felt off to me. Plus I'm not a fan of this style of story jumping around throughout different periods in Conan's life. And 4 issues in we have a fill in artist. The art wasn't bad. Just totally different than what we have seen in the first 3 issues.
I've never seen a book of his, but if Gerardo draws anything like his father, the art must look good indeed! Jorge was responsible for one fine-looking issue of SSoC back in the '80s. This was a case when color made the art worse. It would have gorgeous in b&w but it looks "muddy" with colors. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 7, 2019 16:23:40 GMT -5
I've never seen a book of his, but if Gerardo draws anything like his father, the art must look good indeed! Jorge was responsible for one fine-looking issue of SSoC back in the '80s. This was a case when color made the art worse. It would have gorgeous in b&w but it looks "muddy" with colors. I see. That was often the case with great artists like Gene Colan, too. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2019 16:41:00 GMT -5
This was a case when color made the art worse. It would have gorgeous in b&w but it looks "muddy" with colors. I see. That was often the case with great artists like Gene Colan, too. Absolutely! Compare the 2 covers:
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 7, 2019 16:53:26 GMT -5
The Immortal Hulk #14.
Written by Al Ewing. Art by Kyle Hotz.
Betty Ross has a family crisis. Her father has been killed (over in Capt America). At her door is the husband she thought was dead. And one of her father's soldiers decides to "clean up some loose ends" resulting in Betty getting shot. But is she cursed like Bruce? Because night has fallen...
Ewing slows things down somewhat and ties this issue in to things that are happening in the connected MCU. Just as we see Betty & Bruce reunite others ruin their happiness. And Betty dies. But as hinted in the last pages she may be cursed like Bruce. Hotz returns as a guest artist. I remember his prior work on the Hulk. He does a great job illustrating horror.
8/10. I didn't love this issue. The book is kind of a roller coaster for me. And this issue would be a bit of a valley. Probably because I'm not terribly familiar with a lot of what they're talking about history-wise. Last time I read Hulk even semi-regularly was in the 80s. So I have little idea what happened with Thunderbolt Ross or what a Red She-Hulk is. And I don't really care all that much. That said this is still always a very interesting book. And I think Ewing does a great job of mixing horror with superheroes. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2019 17:06:15 GMT -5
The Immortal Hulk #14.
Written by Al Ewing. Art by Kyle Hotz.
Betty Ross has a family crisis. Her father has been killed (over in Capt America). At her door is the husband she thought was dead. And one of her father's soldiers decides to "clean up some loose ends" resulting in Betty getting shot. But is she cursed like Bruce? Because night has fallen...
Ewing slows things down somewhat and ties this issue in to things that are happening in the connected MCU. Just as we see Betty & Bruce reunite others ruin their happiness. And Betty dies. But as hinted in the last pages she may be cursed like Bruce. Hotz returns as a guest artist. I remember his prior work on the Hulk. He does a great job illustrating horror.
8/10. I didn't love this issue. The book is kind of a roller coaster for me. And this issue would be a bit of a valley. Probably because I'm not terribly familiar with a lot of what they're talking about history-wise. Last time I read Hulk even semi-regularly was in the 80s. So I have little idea what happened with Thunderbolt Ross or what a Red She-Hulk is. And I don't really care all that much. That said this is still always a very interesting book. And I think Ewing does a great job of mixing horror with superheroes. Absolutely agree with you. I have only followed the Hulk sporadically over the last decade but I knew enough about Ross and the Red Hulk stuff that helped. This issue was definitely for the long term reader. But as you said it still could be enjoyed on a more superficial level. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 7, 2019 20:42:09 GMT -5
Ziggy Pig-Silly Seal Comics #1
Written by Frank Tieri & John Cerilli. Art by Jacob Chabot I've been enjoying the Marvel 80th Anniversary one-shots. I haven't been reviewing them, but they've generally been fun and it's nice to see different genres from the "Big Two." I decided to take a deeper look at this one because one simply doesn't expect to see Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal making a comeback. There were two ways to go with this. One was to do a full-on retro funny animal book. The other was to go more in the vein of DC's Hanna-Barbera books and make them more adult humor. Given who buys monthly Marvel comics it went pretty much without saying that they were going to go the second route. This isn't a perfect book. But the art is spot on and over-all it's funny. There are a number of fun Easter eggs in the book. I can see certain anal-retentive fans getting upset on continuity issues. They probably need to unclench. For me it's just nice to see a call-back to earlier days. This, the Gunhawks, War is Hell, etc., are, to me, far more interesting than the umpteen hundredth iteration of Longunderwear Hero X vs. Arch-Nemesis Man! I'm going to need and find a copy of this post haste. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2019 23:33:52 GMT -5
Blossoms 666#2: it’s the day after the Blossoms’s big party. Reggie and Ethel are missing and Dilton is on edge as the twins’ competition to become the anti Christ escalates. Betty is suspicious of the twins as they decide turning sweet Betty Cooper evil would be the ultimate way to become the anti Christ. This gets complicated as a mysterious person with ties to the Blossoms arrives in town. This is a very creepy book. I believe I said #1 reminded me of Italian giallo films. #2 reminds me of early 80s horror movies. I love how the writers are giving just enough way each issue to keep the reader interested. The art is spectacular as are the colors.
10/10
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