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Post by The Captain on Jun 16, 2022 15:50:14 GMT -5
Welcome to another installment of... OFF THE RACKS!Real readers sharing real, honest reviews!  |
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Post by DubipR on Jun 16, 2022 18:26:50 GMT -5
Nothing this week. Lots of books, nothing that's catching my eye
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 16, 2022 19:10:47 GMT -5
Couple quick things....
I'm getting the Spider-Man 2099 event book.. not sure why, but it's not bad. Seems like maybe they combine the Old Man Logan/Wastelanders world with 2099? Not totally clear... I kinda gave up when Maestro wiped out 2099 for no particular reason. Anyway, this issue had a Loki who had survived Alhemax-created Ragnarok trying to restore Asgard in his image.. it was actually pretty cool. They see to be trying to do Avengers 2099 next issue though, which makes no sense, but we'll see.
Metal Society is I think my favorite book I'm getting right now. It's got alot of similar themes to Not All Robots .. Robots replaced humans completed after we made Earth uninhabitable, but then later robots bring humans back for menial tasks. Those humans (a few generations later) are now looking for equal rights... and to win them there's going to be a boxing match. OK, that part is kinda dumb. But that seems like the conclusion, not the story, so far most of the first two issues have been how the fight was lead up to, which mostly is the world building, which is really great.
Legion of X has been pretty disappointing so far.. nothing has really happened through 2 issues.. doesn't really seem like Spurrier has a plan like before, just that people wanted more of the comic and he agreed.. one more here before I drop it.
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Post by majestic on Jun 16, 2022 21:47:29 GMT -5
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY #1. Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing. Art by Carmen Carnero.
IMO the last decent Steve Rogers Capt America series was the 2013-2015 series. I hope this one will be a good one also. So far with the first issue the creative team shows they understand Steve and what makes him an unique character.
I liked that Steve returns to his old neighborhood and lives in his childhood apartment. I like how he is portrayed as thinking as a 100 year old with his tastes in culture. I like that this series shows him separate from SHIELD and the Avengers. I am happy to see Bucky as an important part of this title. It appears he has left the Winter Soldier codename behind and is just Bucky again. Personally I think the Nomad codename would be fitting and has history with the Capt America mythos. But I'm OK with Bucky. I like the tie ins to Steve's past with the Destroyer persona popping up.
I'm even OK with the descriptions of his abilities and how they are now closer to the movie version. He no longer has peak level human strength and speed but has true super strength and speed. The art is beautiful and I love the mystery that was introduced.
So overall I am happy with the first issues of both Cap titles.
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Post by majestic on Jun 16, 2022 22:02:08 GMT -5
BEST ARCHIE COMICS EVER SPECIAL.
With no ongoings currently being published by Archie Comics they have been releasing a series of one shots highlighting different aspects of Archie's 80 years. This one has 3 stories:
1. Written by Fred Van Lente. Art by Tim Seeley. Archie as Pureheart the Powerful.
2. Written by Aubrey Sitterson. Art by Jed Dougherty. Barbarian Jughead Jones.
3. Written by Ruben Najera. Art by Giorgia Sposito. Veronica and Betty as spies.
While I miss the ongoing New Riverdale titles I do like these one shots that show the versatility of the Archie characters in different genres and what makes them timeless.
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Post by majestic on Jun 16, 2022 22:09:19 GMT -5
SUPERMAN SON OF KAL-EL #12. Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Cian Tormey.
This title feels like it is treading water. It started strong but has been floundering the past few issues. I feel like maybe plans changed and Taylor had to expand his story until the return of Clark in Sept.
Also the loss of John Timms on art has hurt the look of the book IMO. The two bright spots: Dick Grayson is still around helping Jon and the return of Krypto!
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jun 21, 2022 8:47:56 GMT -5
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY #1. Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing. Art by Carmen Carnero. IMO the last decent Steve Rogers Capt America series was the 2013-2015 series. I hope this one will be a good one also. So far with the first issue the creative team shows they understand Steve and what makes him an unique character. I liked that Steve returns to his old neighborhood and lives in his childhood apartment. I like how he is portrayed as thinking as a 100 year old with his tastes in culture. I like that this series shows him separate from SHIELD and the Avengers. I am happy to see Bucky as an important part of this title. It appears he has left the Winter Soldier codename behind and is just Bucky again. Personally I think the Nomad codename would be fitting and has history with the Capt America mythos. But I'm OK with Bucky. I like the tie ins to Steve's past with the Destroyer persona popping up. I'm even OK with the descriptions of his abilities and how they are now closer to the movie version. He no longer has peak level human strength and speed but has true super strength and speed. The art is beautiful and I love the mystery that was introduced. So overall I am happy with the first issues of both Cap titles. I loved this back to basics kind of story and the art was fantastic. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 21, 2022 22:35:42 GMT -5
SUPERMAN SON OF KAL-EL #12. Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Cian Tormey. This title feels like it is treading water. It started strong but has been floundering the past few issues. I feel like maybe plans changed and Taylor had to expand his story until the return of Clark in Sept. Also the loss of John Timms on art has hurt the look of the book IMO. The two bright spots: Dick Grayson is still around helping Jon and the return of Krypto! Maybe I'll have to grab it if it's still on the shelf next week... I haven't like aged Jon much, except his interactions with Dick, which are amazing. And I DO want to see how they handle Clark coming home. I don't think that story is the problem though, because that has felt filled out too... not to mention they had back up stories for a while to reduce the page count of the main story... I think DC just likes to string us along. |
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Post by Dizzy D on Jul 3, 2022 12:47:50 GMT -5
Moon Knight: Black, White and Blood #2
Contains 3 short stories:
"The Empty Tomb" by benjamin Percy & Vanesaa R. Del Rey
"A Hard Day's Knight" by David Pepose, Leonardo Romero and Chris Sotomayor
"Blood Red Glider" by Patrick Zircher
What Happened Before: Like last issue, 3 out-of-continuity stories with different versions of Moon Knight:
Plot:
- Tired of his role as Moon Knight, Marc Spector asks Dr. Strange to lift this curse from him. Despite protests, Strange hands him a Sacred Scarab that will lead him to Khonshu's Place of Power to return the role to him.
- At Ruby's Dinner, Mr. Knight discusses recent injuries with his other persona's (where each persona explains an injury he has right now).
- Marc Spector is contacted by the wife of one of his friends from his mercenary days. She has found the many who betrayed the two of them and killed the man she loved, so it's time for Marc, now Moon Knight, to avenge his friend.
The Good: Again, the art is good in all stories. Patrick Zircher's is my favourite in this, both in art and story, it fits with the other stories we had of early Marc Spector dealing with fallout from his mercenary days.
The Bad: I have read several comics by Benjamin Percy now and I don't like his writing.
Pepose's story is OK, but still limited by the short time they have to tell it and then decided to put 4 mini-stories within the shorty story makes it very rushed. I think a full issue would work better with this idea.
Overall: Better than issue 1, but I still feel like this concept could do more.
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