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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 14:31:14 GMT -5
Summer is here & so is your red hot reviews for this week!
ARCHIE
Betty And Veronica By Adam Hughes #3
Black Hood Season 2 #5
BOOM!
Godshaper #3 (Of 6)
Grass Kings #4
Planet Of The Apes Green Lantern #5 (Of 6)
Sons Of Anarchy Redwood Original #11
DARK HORSE COMICS
Briggs Land Lone Wolves #1 (Of 6)
Dragon Age Knight Errant #2 (Of 5)
Harrow County #24
Neil Gaiman's American Gods Shadows #4
Predator Vs Judge Dredd Vs Aliens #4
Shadows On The Grave #5 (Of 8)
DC COMICS
Action Comics #981
Batgirl And The Birds Of Prey #11
Bug The Adventures Of Forager #2 (Of 6)
Dark Days The Forge #1
Detective Comics #958
Flash #24
Gotham Academy Second Semester #10
Hal Jordan And The Green Lantern Corps #22
Justice League Of America #8
Legion Of Super-Heroes Bugs Bunny Special #1
Martian Manhunter Marvin The Martian Special #1
New Super-Man #12
Red Hood And The Outlaws #11
Scooby Apocalypse #14
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #82
Suicide Squad #19
Supergirl #10
Superwoman #11
Titans #12
Wonder Woman #24
DYNAMITE
Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files Dog Men #1
John Carter The End #5
Pierce Brown's Red Rising Sons Of Ares #2
Sovereigns #2
IDW
24 Legacy Rules Of Engagement #2 (Of 5)
Back To The Future #20
Brutal Nature Concrete Fury #4 (Of 5)
Darkness Visible #5
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency The Salmon Of Doubt #8
Donald Duck #21
Dungeons And Dragons Frost Giant's Fury #3
Jem And The Holograms #26 Michael Recycle #4 (Of 4)
Optimus Prime #8
Popeye Classics #59
Revolutionaries #5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #70
Transformers Salvation #1
IMAGE COMICS
Birthright #25
Bitch Planet Triple Feature #1
Black Cloud #3
Copperhead #14
Green Valley #9 (Of 9)
Kill The Minotaur #1
Manifest Destiny #29
Regression #1
Rose #3
Sons Of The Devil #13
Winnebago Graveyard #1 (Of 4)
MARVEL COMICS
All-New Wolverine #21
Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows #8
Ben Reilly The Scarlet Spider #3
Black Panther And The Crew #3
Captain America Sam Wilson #23
Deadpool #32
Defenders #1
Generation X #3
Gwenpool The Unbelievable #17
Hulk #7
Kingpin #5
Marvel Universe Avengers Ultron Revolution #11
Ms. Marvel #19
Old Man Logan #25
Secret Empire #4 (Of 10)
Secret Empire United #1
Secret Warriors #3
Star Wars #32
Thanos #8
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #21
Uncanny Avengers #24
Venom #151
Weapon X #4
X-Men Blue #5
Zombies Assemble #3 (Of 4)
TITAN
Doctor Who The Eleventh Doctor Year Three #6
Ian Livingstone's Freeway Fighter #2 (Of 4)
Normandy Gold #1
Tekken #2 (Of 4)
VALIANT
Rai The History Of The Valiant Universe #1
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 16:01:41 GMT -5
Story, Art and Cover by Adam Hughes.
The conclusion to Adam Hughes' Betty & Veronica.
The good: Adam really nailed the ending. It all made sense why Betty & Ronnie were fighting. And why everything went out of control. And it concluded in classic Archie fashion. Hughes' art is beautiful. His dialog & grasp of the Archie universe was awesome.
The bad: it took almost a year to get 3 issues? It also looks like this was a mini series. The washed out coloring was a bad idea IMO.
Overall the series was a great read in one sitting (except for the faded colors).
9/10 for #3.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 16:08:05 GMT -5
 Written by Greg Rucka. Art and Cover by Bilquis Evely. The conclusion of Godwatch. Sort of. Next issue will tie up Rucka's stories. As usual the even # issues of this run are stellar. This issue really nailed Cale as a worthy villain to Diana. Evely's art is great. I look forward to see where she will end up next. I think she would be great on Shazam! 8/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 16:14:16 GMT -5
Written by Dan Abnett. Art and Cover by Kenneth Rocafort.
The aftermath of the Lazarus Contract & the Fearsome Five conflict. Omen is the star in a strong issue when she confronts Psimon in prison to find out where Karen's stolen memories were sent. Also a lot of interpersonal drama among the team.
I look forward to see where all of it leads in future issues. More hints of Donna Troy's struggles from the revelations in the Annual.
Another great issue by Abnett with beautiful art by Rocafort. I remember when he debuted at Top Cow. I like his unique style.
8/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 16:20:43 GMT -5
 Written by Joshua Williamson. Art and Cover by Carmine Di Giandomenico and Pop Mhan. Man what an issue. The conclusion of a brief Barry/Hal team up. Barry deciding to reveal his ID to Iris... only to find Wally II crippled by Reverse-Flash. Iris kidnapped by Thawne & taken to the 25th century! Williamson has been killing it with the classic Flash Rogues & Carmine turns in his usual amazing artwork. It was nice to see Pop Mhan again doing some of the art! 8/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 16:26:35 GMT -5
 Written by Gerry Conway. Art and Cover by Ryan Stegman. MJ has been "sharing" Peter's powers using Regent tech. However she takes a questionable offer from Liz Allan at Osborn Industries. It is a venom symbiote that MJ uses to have her own powers. And it is changing her personality... A really neat twist on the symbiote saga with MJ & the effect on the Parker family. We need another title set in this universe. The Fantastic Four would be perfect!
9/10. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 8:26:37 GMT -5
Titans 12: I enjoyed this issue as Lilith was featured. I liked how the story played out through the psychic interactions between her and Psimon. I loved the interactions with Flash and Donna--and Garth and Lilith! Abnett seems to be intertwining the 80s melodrama with the 70s team dynamic. Loved Rocafort's art. Very detailed and for me, he is a better fit for this title than the regular artist (I like his art too, but something about Rocafort's art really interests me). I thought the scene with Tempest and Lilith are training was nice, especially since the team seems to have different uniforms for training sessions. Looking forward to this new arc and who the traitor is!
9/10
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 8:52:53 GMT -5
Titans 12: I enjoyed this issue as Lilith was featured. I liked how the story played out through the psychic interactions between her and Psimon. I loved the interactions with Flash and Donna--and Garth and Lilith! Abnett seems to be intertwining the 80s melodrama with the 70s team dynamic. Loved Rocafort's art. Very detailed and for me, he is a better fit for this title than the regular artist (I like his art too, but something about Rocafort's art really interests me). I thought the scene with Tempest and Lilith are training was nice, especially since the team seems to have different uniforms for training sessions. Looking forward to this new arc and who the traitor is! 9/10 I'm hoping they aren't setting Donna up to be the traitor. It seemed like they were hinting that it was Omen. But that seemed too obvious. And I really like Rocafort's art style. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 14:23:21 GMT -5
Titans 12: I enjoyed this issue as Lilith was featured. I liked how the story played out through the psychic interactions between her and Psimon. I loved the interactions with Flash and Donna--and Garth and Lilith! Abnett seems to be intertwining the 80s melodrama with the 70s team dynamic. Loved Rocafort's art. Very detailed and for me, he is a better fit for this title than the regular artist (I like his art too, but something about Rocafort's art really interests me). I thought the scene with Tempest and Lilith are training was nice, especially since the team seems to have different uniforms for training sessions. Looking forward to this new arc and who the traitor is! 9/10 I'm hoping they aren't setting Donna up to be the traitor. It seemed like they were hinting that it was Omen. But that seemed too obvious. And I really like Rocafort's art style. I was thinking the traitor would be Lilith too, but I agree--too obvious. I am thinking it will be Donna which will lead into a story that will reveal her latest official origin. |
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Post by shaxper on Jun 15, 2017 16:21:30 GMT -5
The Sovereigns #2 (Dynamite)  I did my full review here, but the gist goes as follows: while this is a team book for the Gold Key heroes (or is it an event book? It could really go either way), there doesn't appear to be any alignment between this title and the solo titles. Approaching it as a fan of Magnus Robot Fighter, there are two completely different characters called "Magnus" in this book and the solo title, and the difference has yet to be acknowledged (heck, one is a woman and the other is not!). The writing feels sloppy and overly enigmatic too, with flat characters and a plot that seems like it will be prove to be overly generic once it's finally revealed (two full issues and a preview #0 issue in, and we still have no idea what's going on). There's nothing overtly bad about this book, but it feels like a generic waste of time already. Read my full review hereGrade: C |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 15, 2017 16:28:48 GMT -5
Written by Dan Abnett. Art and Cover by Kenneth Rocafort.
The aftermath of the Lazarus Contract & the Fearsome Five conflict. Omen is the star in a strong issue when she confronts Psimon in prison to find out where Karen's stolen memories were sent. Also a lot of interpersonal drama among the team.
I look forward to see where all of it leads in future issues. More hints of Donna Troy's struggles from the revelations in the Annual.
Another great issue by Abnett with beautiful art by Rocafort. I remember when he debuted at Top Cow. I like his unique style.
8/10. That is an awesome cover. I'm kinda liking the trade dress where DC puts the issue title on the top... what do you guys think? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 16:32:07 GMT -5
That is an awesome cover. I'm kinda liking the trade dress where DC puts the issue title on the top... what do you guys think? I like it. It makes it easy to identify story arcs. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 8:14:46 GMT -5
Wonder Woman #24: Wish the latest run of even numbered issues had been this good! Godwatch is wrapping up and Wonder Woman's supporting cast is still in trouble. Evely seems to have hit her stride with the art a bit late in the book. Her Cheetah is creepy and savage looking. The attack on Veronica really jumped out at me. Evely's art is very detailed and I like the way she draws Veronica's puffy jacket. I was happy to see romance between Wonder Woman and Steve and hope this will be something explored as the book goes on. I was going to drop Wonder Woman after this all finished, but I may stick around for the next creative team to see what happens.
9/10
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Post by String on Jun 16, 2017 17:51:38 GMT -5
Written by Gerry Conway. Art and Cover by Ryan Stegman. MJ has been "sharing" Peter's powers using Regent tech. However she takes a questionable offer from Liz Allan at Osborn Industries. It is a venom symbiote that MJ uses to have her own powers. And it is changing her personality... A really neat twist on the symbiote saga with MJ & the effect on the Parker family. We need another title set in this universe. The Fantastic Four would be perfect!
9/10.I think the first trade of this title is coming out soon, definitely something that's on my must-buy list. |
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Post by String on Jun 16, 2017 18:11:52 GMT -5
Dark Days: The Forge #1 -
There are three distinct storylines here, all concerned in one form or fashion with the new underlying mysteries surrounding Nth metal.
The first storyline deals with Carter Hall, who of anyone, should know the most about Nth metal. Yet what he's learned and glimpsed over the centuries of reincarnation is more than enough to inspire dread within him.
The second storyline deals with Batman, who is investigating a mysterious energy signature that's somehow affecting the Earth and traversing the Multiverse. Batman is using some deep undercover assets to do this, culminating in a forbidden device that he has secured in a basement room of the Fortress of Solitude.
The third storyline deals with Hal Jordan. Ganthet of the Guardians is concerned that some hidden cosmic secret is about to be exposed on Earth and he sends Hal to investigate it's source, Wayne Manor. There, Hal encounters Duke Thomas and the duo discover a hidden vault within the Batcave. Searching it reveals some interesting artifacts as well as a guided voice who urges the duo on in their search, only to find the the source of that voice is one very surprising prisoner.
Okay, this book is immersed in Pre-Flashpoint details. Carter Hall, the reincarnated Prince Khufu who remembers most of his previous lives. Batman's resources and allies range from one of the few members left remaining of the JSA to a maverick team that he's classically associated with (with their classic line-up) to a pliable plastic ally. Synder and Tynion use these elements (and more) to build up an intriguing mystery about the nature of the Nth metal and it's link or effect on the Multiverse. In a sense, it's carrying on the rebuilding and legacy aspects that Rebirth started and has maintained.
As for the art, what's to say? Lee, Andy Kubert, Romita Jr. It's fantastic. 'Nuff Said.
Your mileage may vary based on your general feeling towards events such as this. For me, this was a VERY interesting and engaging prologue to this mystery.
9/10
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