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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 14, 2019 10:38:21 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 11:21:09 GMT -5
Hawkman #10: Quite possibly one of the best issues of any comic I have read in a long time. The Deathbringers attack London and set forth their plan to destroy Earth as Hawkman finds the final missing piece of his puzzle. Action from cover to cover, awesome characterization, beautiful colors and art. Hawkman shows what it means to be a true hero--brave, heroic, never gives up, and is just total bad a$$! The scenes leading up to a really cool revelation--he thinks his way through everything that has happened to him as he saves people and fights--just awesome. Nice quick scenes with Madame Xanadu as well. I wonder if a romantic pairing is on the way since DC seems to want to keep Hawkman and Hawkgirl separate. Nice cliffhanger ending for this very underestimated book. If you ever had any doubts about just how awesome Hawkman is, pick up this issue.
10/10
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Post by brutalis on Mar 14, 2019 13:30:36 GMT -5
Hawkman #10: Quite possibly one of the best issues of any comic I have read in a long time. The Deathbringers attack London and set forth their plan to destroy Earth as Hawkman finds the final missing piece of his puzzle. Action from cover to cover, awesome characterization, beautiful colors and art. Hawkman shows what it means to be a true hero--brave, heroic, never gives up, and is just total bad a$$! The scenes leading up to a really cool revelation--he thinks his way through everything that has happened to him as he saves people and fights--just awesome. Nice quick scenes with Madame Xanadu as well. I wonder if a romantic pairing is on the way since DC seems to want to keep Hawkman and Hawkgirl separate. Nice cliffhanger ending for this very underestimated book. If you ever had any doubts about just how awesome Hawkman is, pick up this issue. 10/10 Good to hear about the thinking his way through everything. Too much emphasis has been on Carter being "Conan" with wings. With all the incarnations he has gone through you would expect him to have learned a few things over time and being somewhat more inquisitive and thoughtful while perusing all the variant considerations of any situation. I am enjoying this version very much! |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 14, 2019 21:15:31 GMT -5
Hawkman #10: Quite possibly one of the best issues of any comic I have read in a long time. The Deathbringers attack London and set forth their plan to destroy Earth as Hawkman finds the final missing piece of his puzzle. Action from cover to cover, awesome characterization, beautiful colors and art. Hawkman shows what it means to be a true hero--brave, heroic, never gives up, and is just total bad a$$! The scenes leading up to a really cool revelation--he thinks his way through everything that has happened to him as he saves people and fights--just awesome. Nice quick scenes with Madame Xanadu as well. I wonder if a romantic pairing is on the way since DC seems to want to keep Hawkman and Hawkgirl separate. Nice cliffhanger ending for this very underestimated book. If you ever had any doubts about just how awesome Hawkman is, pick up this issue. 10/10 It was okay. I want to see more of "Rocketeer" Hawkman. But it suffered from an issue that's endemic to superhero shared universes...where the hell were Superman and all the rest of the heroes while Earth is being invaded? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 22:58:49 GMT -5
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #3: another awesome issue of the Buffy reboot as we see the Scoobies come together. The giant bat monster from last issue is actually a mythical ally to slayers. We see Mr Giles playing guitar And Cordelia show some of her more traditional characteristics (plus she’s shown as being quite capable as she helps Spike fight the bat creature). Dru, Anya, Xander, And Willow are all on board as well. Even Miss Calendar gets a mention in the school bulletin. The dialogue, pacing—all excellent and a very fun and modern Buffy that pays tribute to the past (although I believe Cordelia would not sport 2 tone hair and the clothes she’s drawn in this issue).
8/10
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Post by hondobrode on Mar 15, 2019 1:35:59 GMT -5
Hawkman # 10
I literally went all WTF when that new / old thing manifested towards the end.
How awesome is that ?
Is he in the same league as Superman now, or close ?
Great issue, great series, the best current series I'm reading and loving every issue.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 15, 2019 11:53:26 GMT -5
Superman #9Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Ivan Reis Summary: Jon Kent relates how he was stranded in the Anti-Matter Universe and held captive for years by Ultraman.
Plot: In short: Blech! I mean really, this fragmented story is just too much and has gone on for too long. Not every story needs to be linear but there comes a point where using non-linear storytelling techniques begins to hamper the narrative as the reader loses interest in what happens next and we're well past that point here. I don't care about where Jon's been, I don't care what the far future unity visions mean and the whole fire starting, criminal organization which was originally so interesting is so far in the past that if it were ever picked up again I wouldn't care either. It's frustrating, Bendis has a great handle on who Superman is as a character but he just can't get out of his own way and tell a decent story.
Art: Reis does a decent job as always but with the plot in disarray it's not enough to keep me interested.
Grade:2/10 Drop Point |
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Post by hondobrode on Mar 15, 2019 12:54:09 GMT -5
I have bought Superman and Action and the other Superman titles consistently up to Bendis since Crisis.
Bendis was my jump off point.
Looks like I made the right call.
Superman and Action are the longest continuing purchases I have in my collection.
Some has been better, but it's never been BAD. Any franchise has ups and downs, but my faith in Bendis is next to zero.
I'll probably jump on post-Bendis.
Except for Daredevil, I can't think of another creator outside of Todd McFarlane or Chuck Austen that I dislike as much as Bendis (oh wait, Ales Kot, but that's really bad).
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 15, 2019 13:37:38 GMT -5
Wolverine: The Long Night #3Written by Benjamin Percy Art by Marcio Takara Summary: Murders are happening with an alarming frequency in a small town in Alaska. Is the murderer a bear? A cultist? A rich hunter?...or The Wolverine!?
Plot: I'm doing a little catching up here this week reading the first three issues of this in one go after I just blanked out on this series as it was originally coming out. Who can blame me for that though? There are like thirty million wolverine books out on the shelves every week and it's been a very long time since I really felt like paying any of them even a first glance never mind a second one; my mind just forces me to look right over them and keep on going but in this case it's a shame as Percy's been telling a fantastic crime-noir story set against the wilderness of Alaska that's more about the wilds around the small town and the secrets harbored by the regular townsfolk who take their privacy very seriously. It's perhaps that distinct lack of Wolverine, who we only see second hand through the recollections of other people, that makes the book so enthralling. You know he's there, and the murders seem like they could be done by him, but you never actually see him so he exists only as the feral creature deep in the shadows which is where he really works best. I'm loving this book and I never would have given this a shot if it weren't for the advice of one of the guys at the shop; I don't often take sales pitches seriously but I'm glad I did here and I'm even more interested now as I've learned this book is based on an audio drama done via pod cast but I think I'll wait on that so I don't spoil the comic. Art: I've never seen anything by Takara before this, but I'm thinking I need to track down some more of his work as I love the atmospheric quality he brings to the page.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 15, 2019 13:54:23 GMT -5
Hawkman #10: Quite possibly one of the best issues of any comic I have read in a long time. The Deathbringers attack London and set forth their plan to destroy Earth as Hawkman finds the final missing piece of his puzzle. Action from cover to cover, awesome characterization, beautiful colors and art. Hawkman shows what it means to be a true hero--brave, heroic, never gives up, and is just total bad a$$! The scenes leading up to a really cool revelation--he thinks his way through everything that has happened to him as he saves people and fights--just awesome. Nice quick scenes with Madame Xanadu as well. I wonder if a romantic pairing is on the way since DC seems to want to keep Hawkman and Hawkgirl separate. Nice cliffhanger ending for this very underestimated book. If you ever had any doubts about just how awesome Hawkman is, pick up this issue. 10/10 It was okay. I want to see more of "Rocketeer" Hawkman. But it suffered from an issue that's endemic to superhero shared universes...where the hell were Superman and all the rest of the heroes while Earth is being invaded? Ha, yeah I thought the same thing, "He has an army already, it's called the Justice League, why call on an army of alternates?" The action pacing of this one made it a little less interesting than previous issues which were more character driven but I'm still enjoying this take on Hawkman overall. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 15, 2019 14:19:43 GMT -5
What can I say about the Wonder Twins?
I really liked the Baron Drunkula bit with him trying to go straight and the jab at private prisons was okay...but I'm not really sure what to think about the serious as a whole. I almost feel like it would work better as a series of short cartoons rather than a monthly book.
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 15, 2019 21:34:52 GMT -5
Wonder Woman #66I'm kind of bus this week and I hadn't intended to review anything (it was a slow week for me anyway) but I've been so negative about some of the comics I read regularly that I had to stick my head and say a few nice words about the latest issue of Wonder Woman. Wow. I've been enjoying it reservedly over the last few months, waiting for it to start sucking again. I'm not real keen on the "search for the Olympians" plot, but I like the way Aphrodite is portrayed and the mythical-beast supporting characters are growing on me. And then in this issue … Giganta! They've run up against some unruly Titans and Wonder Woman calls in Giganta to help. Writer G. Willow Wilson does a great job of integrating Giganta into this storyline in a natural manner, and I hope this means that we'll see some respect in the future for Wonder Woman's eccentric rogues gallery. I'm not going to be holding my breath for Egg Fu, but how about Doctor Poison or Eviless or Hypnota … or Mouse Man!
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Post by wildfire2099 on Mar 16, 2019 19:16:04 GMT -5
I have bought Superman and Action and the other Superman titles consistently up to Bendis since Crisis. Bendis was my jump off point. Looks like I made the right call. Superman and Action are the longest continuing purchases I have in my collection. Some has been better, but it's never been BAD. Any franchise has ups and downs, but my faith in Bendis is next to zero. I'll probably jump on post-Bendis. Except for Daredevil, I can't think of another creator outside of Todd McFarlane or Chuck Austen that I dislike as much as Bendis (oh wait, Ales Kot, but that's really bad). Bendis was great on Ultimate Spidey.. but that's the only character he can write, IMO... every character under his pen has the same voice. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2019 22:11:15 GMT -5
Riverdale Season 3#1: 2 stories set between episodes of season 3. Story 1 has Archie, Jughead, and Betty, crashing at Veronica’s while her parents are away. They get involved in a Rear Window style mystery that is connected to the Gargoyle King. Story 2 features Veronica trying to raise money to open her speakeasy. The art isn’t that great, although the stories are ok. Recommended if you are a big fan of the show.
5/10
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 17, 2019 8:36:55 GMT -5
I have bought Superman and Action and the other Superman titles consistently up to Bendis since Crisis. Bendis was my jump off point. Looks like I made the right call. Superman and Action are the longest continuing purchases I have in my collection. Some has been better, but it's never been BAD. Any franchise has ups and downs, but my faith in Bendis is next to zero. I'll probably jump on post-Bendis. Except for Daredevil, I can't think of another creator outside of Todd McFarlane or Chuck Austen that I dislike as much as Bendis (oh wait, Ales Kot, but that's really bad). Bendis was great on Ultimate Spidey.. but that's the only character he can write, IMO... every character under his pen has the same voice. See the thing is that his voice for Superman and Clark Kent are damn near perfect...he just can't stick with a single idea long enough to tell a coherent story for some reason. I absolutely loved the idea of the hidden crime family in Metropolis that would lay low until they tracked Superman leaving the city to fight some world level threat, and that they would get bold and finance their own super villain was great...but that idea got sidetracked by Jon coming back and now there's some new world threat brought on by that...leaving the whole street level crime story in the dust with out an ending. It's just a really poor choice in plotting. |
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