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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 12, 2018 10:17:25 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 23:25:09 GMT -5
Hawkman #7 by Venditti, Hitch, Currie, Skipper:
Hawkman’s origin and true purpose revealed! What a story that doesn’t take away from anything readers already knew about Hawkman but rather adds to it. I like the redemption angle and why he reincarnates. And just who is that red haired lady that kept popping up? Very interesting angle added to the Hawkman mythos In this issue. The art is grand, big, sweeping, and beautiful. I’ve been hearing that this title isn’t selling very well and that’s sad as it is consistently excellent.
9/10
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 23:30:47 GMT -5
Superman #6.Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Ivan Reis. Superman and General Zod go up against Rogol Zaar in the Phantom Zone. Until Superman is pulled out by the Atom leaving Zod alone to be defeated by Zaar. Superman feels he let Zod down but gets back to work helping Earth recover from being in the Phantom Zone and he comes face to face with his son... Sorry but Bendis didn't wrap up his first arc on Superman very well. We have a BIG fight for half the issue which ends abruptly when Superman returns to Earth. The lackluster Zaar is still there in the Phantom Zone ready to be used again. Ugh! And now we get to see what Bendis will do with Jon in this title. As usual Reis' art is good EXCEPT for Jon's new costume. Why do all modern costumes have to look "so busy" with extra lines and pads... 4/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 23:38:25 GMT -5
 Fantastic Four Wedding Special.Written by Gail Simone. Art by Laura Braga. The bachelorette party for Alicia. Written by Dan Slott. Art by Mark Buckingham. The Thing goes to the Puppet Master to get his blessing. Just a nice feel good book that leads into the next issue of Fantastic Four that has Ben & Alicia's wedding. 6/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 23:43:38 GMT -5
 Wonder Woman #60. Written by G. Willow Wilson. Art by Cary Nord and Mick Gray. This book is a disaster. The writing is not what I expected. The characters feel all wrong. Diana feels like a supporting character in her own book. Nord's art is too cartoony with Gray's inks. Unless things drastically change by the end of this arc this book will get dropped...again. 2/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 23:52:28 GMT -5
 Amazing Spider-Man #11.Written by Nick Spencer. Art by Ryan Ottley. J. Jonah Jameson has a new job in talk radio. However his pro-Spider-Man stance is shocking. Plus the return of the Enforcers... Spencer does an amazing (pun intended) job of weaving in other writer's stories. First he deals with Zdarsky's reveal of Spidey's ID to JJJ in Spectacular Spider-Man over a year ago. He also references Soule's story in Daredevil where Fisk is now Mayor of NYC. And it all feels natural rather than forced. Having JJJ as a "shock" DJ is pretty funny. Having Ottley back on art also helped this story be even better. 8/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 0:06:09 GMT -5
 Hawkman #7.Written by Robert Venditti. Art by Bryan Hitch. The "new" origin of Hawkman. While Carter Hall rockets thru space in his spaceship his memories of his beginning return. He was Ktar Deathbringer in his very first life millions of years ago. He served a dark force that caused him to kill millions of innocent beings. When he is killed he is given a choice: to go to a final death or be reincarnated endlessly thru time & space to atone for his killings by saving innocent lives. He chooses to live. What forces him to change his views on death and life? The appearance of Shayera. He realizes the Deathbringers have been in limbo and will return. His next stop? The ruins of Krypton to look for a weapon that can destroy the Deathbringers. Mixed feelings. I hate it when writers take a noble hero and add "darkness" to the character so they can redeem themselves. However if this "new" reveal doesn't stay the focus of Carter's life than I can ignore it. Otherwise I can live with Carter's new origin which is sort of his old 1940's origin mixed in with the Spectre's origin. 7/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 0:15:57 GMT -5
 The Lone Ranger Vol III #3. Written by Mark Russell. Art by Bob Q. It looks like the Lone Ranger and Tonto have slowed the evil ranchers' stealing of land. However the ranchers turn to the deadliest and most expensive bounty hunter... a cannibal named Connor. Dynamite's first 2 volumes of the Lone Ranger were 25 issues each. This one isn't selling very well so it will end with only 5 issues. For me I am not enjoying it as much as the first 2 volumes. The story just hasn't pulled me in like I had hoped especially with Russell writing it. But I still feel the biggest factor was the art style. Bob Q's art style is cartoony. And while it is good I think a western book needs a grittier style. 5/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 9:02:19 GMT -5
I flipped through Wonder Woman and promptly put it back. The art looked horrible. What is it about Wonder Woman that creators don't get? It seems like she's been the supporting character in her own book since the new 52 and every issue looks the same...some Olympian god or goddess on a rampage or concocting some plan, Wonder Woman appears on 4 or 5 pages, and 6 issues later a new creative team takes over and delivers more of the same.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2018 9:52:22 GMT -5
I flipped through Wonder Woman and promptly put it back. The art looked horrible. What is it about Wonder Woman that creators don't get? It seems like she's been the supporting character in her own book since the new 52 and every issue looks the same...some Olympian god or goddess on a rampage or concocting some plan, Wonder Woman appears on 4 or 5 pages, and 6 issues later a new creative team takes over and delivers more of the same. I agree. I am going to finish this first arc but the ending will have to be amazing to keep this title on my pull list. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 13, 2018 10:15:47 GMT -5
Not a review, but I was blown away by something I saw on the racks yesterday when I went to pick up my books...and I think Slam_Bradley will agree with me in saying, "Why the F@#! was Sasquatch Detective given it's own book?" Were people really enjoying that back up? |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 13, 2018 11:19:21 GMT -5
Hellboy Winter Special: 2018Story and art by Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon and Tonci Zonjic Summary: A collection of three wintery tales set in Mignola's always entertaining Hellboy Universe. Plot: This is the fourth such winter special(we got two in 2017!) and although it doesn't feature a diverse cast of new creators playing with Hellboy it was solid enough in it's own right. Happy New Year, Ava Galluci
1957 Written by Mike Mignola Art by Ben Stenbeck Every new year at Wakefield Manor the decedents of Ser William Wakefield(who was killed under suspicion of witchcraft in 1662) hold a seance to try and contact their long dead retaliative. Usually just a bit of a bore, they decide to invite Hellboy and medium of ill repute to liven things up but end up with more than they bargained for. This short but sweet cautionary tale of leaving well enough alone was like the adventures of Hellboy of old. He shows up, encounters a creature unexpectedly, shouts boom as he punches it with his mighty stone fist, and then walks calmly away as the creature ultimately takes it's toll on the person who summoned it before vanishing into the night. The set up is thin and laid out quickly, that action is bright and fun and the just desserts at the end have a great golden age feel. There's no grand myth making here or years of story needed to understand what's going on, just a big red guy punching a zombie and while Hellboy does work fantastically well as a long form story, the short tales are just as rewarding in their brevity. Lost OnesStory and art by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba This is a long awaited follow up to their BPRD: Vampire series which follows the fate of BPRD Agent turned Vampire Simon Anders. While the Bulgarian winter boon at the start is a great cultural piece that is equal to the way Mignola often wraps his tales in folklore after that it get's a little too involved in Anders' story in a way that's not terribly satisfing for old readers who have desperately awaiting more of his story or for new readers as it doesn't tell you enough of who he is to get you involved. As a prologue to a hopefully upcomin Vampire story it would be a good start but it's lacking as a stand alone tale. The Empty Chair
Story and Art by Tonci Zonjic Like the opening story with Hellboy, this closing story featuring Lobster Johnson was a fun one and done with plenty of great action scenes. Wanting to squeeze out their rival with out starting a turf war a trio of mob bosses appropriate the Lobster's symbol as a way to shield their involvement in the death of their rival's goons. But you know what the Lobster hates more than criminal scum? Yup, that's right, Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement! So he goes out to seek justice against those that would use his name and imagery with out his express consent. It's a great bit of dark comedy and disguising his assistant as a Salvation Army Santa Claus created a really fun moment as the Lobster takes his revenge.
Grade: 9/10
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 13, 2018 11:25:58 GMT -5
Not a review, but I was blown away by something I saw on the racks yesterday when I went to pick up my books...and I think Slam_Bradley will agree with me in saying, "Why the F@#! was Sasquatch Detective given it's own book?" Were people really enjoying that back up? Yeah...that perplexed the heck out of me. I found that back-up completely unreadable. In fact I'd have rather seen house-ads that that abomination. And the fact that it appeared with one of the best stories of the year was that much harder to deal with. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 13, 2018 12:20:21 GMT -5
Not a review, but I was blown away by something I saw on the racks yesterday when I went to pick up my books...and I think Slam_Bradley will agree with me in saying, "Why the F@#! was Sasquatch Detective given it's own book?" Were people really enjoying that back up? Yeah...that perplexed the heck out of me. I found that back-up completely unreadable. In fact I'd have rather seen house-ads that that abomination. And the fact that it appeared with one of the best stories of the year was that much harder to deal with. It just baffles me, I mean it's just a one shot but surely there was another project that was more deserving? |
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 13, 2018 15:06:37 GMT -5
Wonder Woman #60. Written by G. Willow Wilson. Art by Cary Nord and Mick Gray. This book is a disaster. The writing is not what I expected. The characters feel all wrong. Diana feels like a supporting character in her own book. Nord's art is too cartoony with Gray's inks. Unless things drastically change by the end of this arc this book will get dropped...again. 2/10. I liked #52 to #55 a lot. But they are just doing so many things wrong. Any writer that thinks Etta Candy should be in the military doesn't understand the character or the Wonder Woman comic anywhere near enough to be allowed to write it. |
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