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Post by BigPapaJoe on Aug 31, 2019 1:35:26 GMT -5
Batman/Superman #1 Written by Joshua Williamson Art by David Marquez  This was probably my favorite read this week. It was either that or House of X #3. For an initial issue, Williamson really blew the doors off. He gets the Superman/Batman dynamic right away. The back and forth slick banter, it works really well. The narrative even from the onset is a ticking time clock mystery against the Batman Who Laughs. I haven't read much of The Batman Who Laughs, but he is a really intelligent menace from what I do remember in Dark Knights: Metal I think it was. I really should pick up his solo title. Anyway, this title isn't slowed by a lot of exposition or anything like that. We are told what we need to know, and it isn't complex while still being intriguing. I really like the idea of a Superman/Batman title, but it hasn't always clicked from what I've looked into. This has the chance to be something really special. David Marquez on pencils/inks was something I was unsure about, but after the first issue here I'm all on board. The way he renders light and shadow in some of the panels has a perfect synergy with the vision that Williamson has as the writer. I'm really excited that this might be another top notch due for many issues to come. The dynamic relationship between Superman and Batman has long been a favorite of mine but I detest the whole concept of the Metal event so this is a hard pass for me until they move onto something else. I still don't understand what happened in Dark Knights: Metal. I just remember there seemed to be a lot of metaphorical, metaphysical talk that equated to the heroes coming out on top. Like the power of the spoken word is what moved the narrative along, more so than what I saw playing out in the panels. I'll probably have to rewatch a video on YouTube about it, but I can't remember being so lost since trying to read the original Crisis on Infinite Earths saga. Snyder's ideas usually go over my head though. |
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Post by james on Aug 31, 2019 6:39:20 GMT -5
I bought it on Wednesday but haven’t read it. Will you be posting your thoughts? I'd like to know what you thought. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 31, 2019 7:33:35 GMT -5
Yeah. I’m on vacation next week and I can catch up on some reading.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 10:54:16 GMT -5
There's a bit of discussion in the new comics off the stand thread for this week
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 10:56:30 GMT -5
House of X #3 Written by Johnathan Hickman Penciled/inked by Pepe Larraz Great issue. Just like the previous week in Powers, things are starting to heat up. Still some non panel world building/exposition to be found, but it doesn't distract from the main story. The mission undertaken by Cyclops and his team to stop Nimrod from ever becoming essentially Nimrod carries a good amount of tension, and excitement. Also there is a scene back on Earth with Sabertooth in a courtroom that was interesting. I keep trying to see things from the mutant's perspective, and how they see the world. Xavier's crusade is taking the X-Men as a whole in a little bit of a darker turn against humanity than previous iterations. Like classic Magneto. There is still a much larger picture here that Hickman is painting with the multiple time realities, but I find the events in the X10 time era the most compelling. I'm loving HoX/PoX so far - best X-Men has been for years, IMHO; Hickman has always been a great one for Big Ideas |
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Sept 1, 2019 11:37:01 GMT -5
Absolute Carnage Lethal Protectors #1 Written by Frank Tieri Penciled/inked by Flaviano Armentaro   I decided to check this out. Not really a fan of tie-ins, but I was sold on the cover. That's unfortunate though, because none of the heroes on the actual cover appear in this issue at all. The story inside wasn't bad, as it's essentially about a follow up on Misty Knight going to Colorado to find out what happened to John Jameson, a character involved in the first issue of Absolute Carnage. She ends up getting captured, and has to mount an escape after baring witness to Carnage's nasty schemes starting to commence. I guess the higher ups didn't think a cover of Misty Knight would sell the book. Even with the bait and switch, I felt it was an okay story, for a tie-in. |
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Post by The Captain on Sept 1, 2019 16:29:23 GMT -5
House of X #3 Written by Johnathan Hickman Penciled/inked by Pepe Larraz Great issue. Just like the previous week in Powers, things are starting to heat up. Still some non panel world building/exposition to be found, but it doesn't distract from the main story. The mission undertaken by Cyclops and his team to stop Nimrod from ever becoming essentially Nimrod carries a good amount of tension, and excitement. Also there is a scene back on Earth with Sabertooth in a courtroom that was interesting. I keep trying to see things from the mutant's perspective, and how they see the world. Xavier's crusade is taking the X-Men as a whole in a little bit of a darker turn against humanity than previous iterations. Like classic Magneto. There is still a much larger picture here that Hickman is painting with the multiple time realities, but I find the events in the X10 time era the most compelling. I'm loving HoX/PoX so far - best X-Men has been for years, IMHO; Hickman has always been a great one for Big Ideas Agree 100%! I used to be a huge X-Men fan but really got burned out on them about a decade ago. Wasn't planning on picking these up, but one of the employees at my LCS (who knew of my previous love for the characters) suggested it and I'm really glad he did. My only concern is that while Hickman is great at "Big Ideas", he sometimes has a problem bringing them to a satisfying conclusion. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 2, 2019 8:14:00 GMT -5
I'm loving HoX/PoX so far - best X-Men has been for years, IMHO; Hickman has always been a great one for Big Ideas Agree 100%! I used to be a huge X-Men fan but really got burned out on them about a decade ago. Wasn't planning on picking these up, but one of the employees at my LCS (who knew of my previous love for the characters) suggested it and I'm really glad he did. My only concern is that while Hickman is great at "Big Ideas", he sometimes has a problem bringing them to a satisfying conclusion. That's my concern as well, the chapters we've gotten so far are pretty solid and I love the concept of the new utopia but I wonder how it will all shake out in the end as I don't think I've ever seen Hickman stick a landing yet. |
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