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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 26, 2017 20:41:38 GMT -5
 Written by Charles Soule. Art by Ron Garney. Cover by Mike Deodato. The conclusion of DD & Blindspot vs the Beast the demon behind the Hand Cult. Soule redeems Blindspot. He wraps up this arc well with DD being true to himself. Garney's art was awesome as always. Next Wilson Fisk, Mayor of NYC! 8/10.I think I need to pick up Daredevil, I've been hankering for more after diving in and marathoning both seasons on Netflix. Does Soule's run start with #1, and if so would that be a good jumping on point? |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 26, 2017 21:01:24 GMT -5
TMNT #75  Written by Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz Art by Cory Smith Summary: The Trial of Krang comes to a surprising end.
Plot: While I loved the previous Neutrino story arc, and love the Neutrinos in general I was not a fan of this story despite the cameos of other characters from the original toy line like Ace Duck. While I think the turtles can work well in sci-fi settings for short periods I've always felt that the longer they strayed from the sewers the more they feel superflous and that was the case here. These are a band of young ninjas, not space pilots or being capeable of turning back a whole army so they really took a back seat here. In addition to that the events prior to this story with Splinter taking control of the foot clan felt much more important than Krang's trial or the up coming Tricariton invasion of Earth so I don't think I'll be too pleased going forward either.
Art: I liked Smith's cartoony look, which fit the nostalgic feel of incorporating these whacky characters from the toy line but I hope we go back to a more grounded look going forward.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 6:48:25 GMT -5
Written by Charles Soule. Art by Ron Garney. Cover by Mike Deodato. The conclusion of DD & Blindspot vs the Beast the demon behind the Hand Cult. Soule redeems Blindspot. He wraps up this arc well with DD being true to himself. Garney's art was awesome as always. Next Wilson Fisk, Mayor of NYC! 8/10.I think I need to pick up Daredevil, I've been hankering for more after diving in and marathoning both seasons on Netflix. Does Soule's run start with #1, and if so would that be a good jumping on point? It does start with #1. I have to admit the series was a little shaky at first but after the first or second arc Soule hit his stride. IMO issues #1-9 & #21-25 were the low points in the run. Next issue returns to "legacy" #'s with #595. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 27, 2017 18:27:17 GMT -5
I think I need to pick up Daredevil, I've been hankering for more after diving in and marathoning both seasons on Netflix. Does Soule's run start with #1, and if so would that be a good jumping on point? It does start with #1. I have to admit the series was a little shaky at first but after the first or second arc Soule hit his stride. IMO issues #1-9 & #21-25 were the low points in the run. Next issue returns to "legacy" #'s with #595. I'll have to try and find a trade, was there another modern run that's as good as this one? |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 27, 2017 20:23:43 GMT -5
Star Trek: Boldly Go #13Written by Mike Johnson Art by Josh Hood Summary: A multitude of divergent realities converge and their very existences hang in the balance.
Plot: I originally thought that Johnson's new tale would be just another mirror universe story; which is getting very tired at this point but Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations proves itself to be something else entirely. Instead of the tried and true evil universe here we get multiple realities that are divergent in their own unique ways, in one Pike is still the captain of the Enterprise and Spock has forsaken logic and his Vulcan heritage and in another the genders are all swapped. While we don't know what the real thrust of the plot is yet and the threat is as of yet undefined the set up was interesting so I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.
Art: As per usual for these Trek books by IDW the art is disappointing; there's nothing terrible and at least this time the characters are recognizable but it could be so much better. I understand why they make these choices, the licence for Trek is undoubtedly expensive and so with that debt you have to cut the budget somewhere but I wish they could spend a little more money on the art.
Grade:6/10
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 20:36:18 GMT -5
It does start with #1. I have to admit the series was a little shaky at first but after the first or second arc Soule hit his stride. IMO issues #1-9 & #21-25 were the low points in the run. Next issue returns to "legacy" #'s with #595. I'll have to try and find a trade, was there another modern run that's as good as this one? I loved Mark Waid's run (2011) #1-36 & (2014) #1-18. With art by Paolo Rivera & Marcos Martin (2011) #1-13. Chris Samnee (2011) #14-(2014)#18.
I loved this run the most since the Kesel/Nord run back in 1996-1997.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 27, 2017 20:39:30 GMT -5
I'll have to try and find a trade, was there another modern run that's as good as this one? I loved Mark Waid's run (2011) #1-36 & (2014) #1-18. With art by Paolo Rivera & Marcos Martin (2011) #1-13. Chris Samnee (2011) #14-(2014)#18.
I loved this run the most since the Kesel/Nord run back in 1996-1997.
Anything with Chris Samnee sounds good to me, I love his art. I like Waid too but Samnee is the draw for me and why I'm also looking forward to the upcoming run of Captain America. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 20:42:30 GMT -5
I loved Mark Waid's run (2011) #1-36 & (2014) #1-18. With art by Paolo Rivera & Marcos Martin (2011) #1-13. Chris Samnee (2011) #14-(2014)#18.
I loved this run the most since the Kesel/Nord run back in 1996-1997.
Anything with Chris Samnee sounds good to me, I love his art. I like Waid too but Samnee is the draw for me and why I'm also looking forward to the upcoming run of Captain America. Me too! Capt America is my favorite Marvel character & I had to drop his last series because I hated the Hydra Cap storyline. Waid is one writer I trust to do right by the character. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 27, 2017 20:45:58 GMT -5
Anything with Chris Samnee sounds good to me, I love his art. I like Waid too but Samnee is the draw for me and why I'm also looking forward to the upcoming run of Captain America. Me too! Capt America is my favorite Marvel character & I had to drop his last series because I hated the Hydra Cap storyline. Waid is one writer I trust to do right by the character. Yeah, Waid's the writer that made me care about Cap, I loved his entire run from start to finish so I'm excited for more stories from him too so it's a perfect pairing of art and story for me. For the life of me I don't get why Samnee doesn't get more work, I love his style. His Thor book is probably one of my favorite things to come out in the last ten years. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 20:51:58 GMT -5
Me too! Capt America is my favorite Marvel character & I had to drop his last series because I hated the Hydra Cap storyline. Waid is one writer I trust to do right by the character. Yeah, Waid's the writer that made me care about Cap, I loved his entire run from start to finish so I'm excited for more stories from him too so it's a perfect pairing of art and story for me. For the life of me I don't get why Samnee doesn't get more work, I love his style. His Thor book is probably one of my favorite things to come out in the last ten years. Same here. Samnee's style is more like Alex Toth's or Darwyn Cooke's IMO. I don't think modern readers like that style as much as us "old timers". They are more into Ivan Reis, David Finch, etc. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 27, 2017 20:55:16 GMT -5
Yeah, Waid's the writer that made me care about Cap, I loved his entire run from start to finish so I'm excited for more stories from him too so it's a perfect pairing of art and story for me. For the life of me I don't get why Samnee doesn't get more work, I love his style. His Thor book is probably one of my favorite things to come out in the last ten years. Same here. Samnee's style is more like Alex Toth's or Darwyn Cooke's IMO. I don't think modern readers like that style as much as us "old timers". They are more into Ivan Reis, David Finch, etc. Reis and Finch certainly have their appeal but i love the simplicity of Samnee's look, and it's definitely in the vein of Cooke and Toth. |
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Post by String on Oct 28, 2017 10:35:10 GMT -5
Action 990: the family drama escalates as Superboy appears to go to Oz’s side. Superman is trying to stop all the strife in the world caused by Oz. Superman mentions Supergirl and the justice league is also pitching in around the globe. Oz mentions something is threatening this plane of existence and only he can save the Kents by taking them away to his utopia called Bliss. Jon is totally on board and is caught up in the confrontation at the end of the book. Not sure where this is heading. Will this be a final part of Rebirth-fully restoring missing characters or altering things again? Whatever it is does not bode well and seems cataclysmic. I enjoyed the sense of urgency in the story. Still not on board with the art. 8/10 I love how Oz plays on Jon's youth and naivety by appealing to his desire to lead a normal life without having to disguise or hide who you really are. He builds Bliss up to be a paradise of sorts where he and his father can be free to be their true selves. Meanwhile Superman is trying to help this civil war-torn country but to me, his methods seems to fall short of the principles he espoused to Oz about the worth of humanity. Forcing the leader of the gov't and the rebel leader into talking then destroying all their major weapons of war to help dissuade their fighting so they will talk, is that really leading by example in hopes of showing them a better way? Maybe it's global crisis level that's forcing Superman's hand here in this matter. Either way, this family drama has been engaging and I'm very curious to see how it ends. 8/10 |
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Post by String on Oct 28, 2017 11:05:10 GMT -5
Detective Comics #967
'A Lonely Place of Living' Part three
Previously, with the aid of his future self (who is now Batman), Tim Drake has managed to evade Doomsday and return to his Gotham. However, before returning to his own time, Bat-Tim realizes that due to certain cosmic circumstances, the future is now changeable. He can now alter his perceived destiny in becoming Batman. All he has to do is kill a specific member of the Bat-Family.
Now, we begin with a wonderful moment of Bruce finally reuniting with Tim. It's heartfelt but time is literally short as Tim seeks to warn Bruce and the rest of the team about the possible actions of his future self. Tim outlines the dangers for everyone and they seek to confine this endangered member of the Bat-family for their own protection (who fully well Does-Not-Like-It). But Tim is anxious over the delay of his future self's attack. Bruce surmises that if you were able to go back to a simpler, perhaps happier time, would you not take the moments to revel in it first?
Bat-Tim has seemingly done just that, first by paying a secret visit to Spoiler then by visiting Wayne Manor. It's there that Tim, Bruce, the team (and even Dick, Jason, and Damian) find him in hopes of somehow helping him. But Bat-Tim didn't come to the Bat-cave for a petty nostalgic memory tour. No, he came here for one of Bruce's secret projects, one that he never finished in his life but that Tim later perfected when he took over the cowl. It's a project with a direct tie to Infinite Crisis and with his future tech, Bat-Tim doesn't even need it's satellite to make it fully operational now...
Tynion has done a fantastic job in restoring legacy elements to Tim Drake here and weaving such elements into the current mythos. Tim's biggest fear has always been becoming like Batman and here, learning what drove his future self to do just that (and how Dick, Jason, and even Damian were ill-suited to do so). There's the notions of destiny and fixed points in time as Bat-Tim has recollections of meeting his younger self too but in a different fashion (from Johns' Teen Titans run) and for the first time that I've seen, in a flashback sequence, we see Conner Kent, a name that our Tim doesn't know but seems like an echo of a dream to him. And now there's the direct tie to Infinite Crisis, a wonderful job all around.
Extra kudos for showing continuity too. When Bat-Tim visits Stephanie, she is listening to broadcasts about the global crisis mentioned and seen in this week's Action Comics. And a small bit of humor as well as this team finally gets an official name, one that Tim came up with and it's perfect.
The art (last issue by Eddy Barrows, this issue by Alvaro Martinez) has been really good and even though a good portion of these issues involve talking heads to a degree, the flashback sequences and dramatic moments are fantastic. For the shot of Bruce hugging a long-lost Tim in his hospital bed says it all.
9/10
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 28, 2017 13:35:18 GMT -5
Detective Comics #967
'A Lonely Place of Living' Part three Previously, with the aid of his future self (who is now Batman), Tim Drake has managed to evade Doomsday and return to his Gotham. However, before returning to his own time, Bat-Tim realizes that due to certain cosmic circumstances, the future is now changeable. He can now alter his perceived destiny in becoming Batman. All he has to do is kill a specific member of the Bat-Family. Now, we begin with a wonderful moment of Bruce finally reuniting with Tim. It's heartfelt but time is literally short as Tim seeks to warn Bruce and the rest of the team about the possible actions of his future self. Tim outlines the dangers for everyone and they seek to confine this endangered member of the Bat-family for their own protection (who fully well Does-Not-Like-It). But Tim is anxious over the delay of his future self's attack. Bruce surmises that if you were able to go back to a simpler, perhaps happier time, would you not take the moments to revel in it first? Bat-Tim has seemingly done just that, first by paying a secret visit to Spoiler then by visiting Wayne Manor. It's there that Tim, Bruce, the team (and even Dick, Jason, and Damian) find him in hopes of somehow helping him. But Bat-Tim didn't come to the Bat-cave for a petty nostalgic memory tour. No, he came here for one of Bruce's secret projects, one that he never finished in his life but that Tim later perfected when he took over the cowl. It's a project with a direct tie to Infinite Crisis and with his future tech, Bat-Tim doesn't even need it's satellite to make it fully operational now... Tynion has done a fantastic job in restoring legacy elements to Tim Drake here and weaving such elements into the current mythos. Tim's biggest fear has always been becoming like Batman and here, learning what drove his future self to do just that (and how Dick, Jason, and even Damian were ill-suited to do so). There's the notions of destiny and fixed points in time as Bat-Tim has recollections of meeting his younger self too but in a different fashion (from Johns' Teen Titans run) and for the first time that I've seen, in a flashback sequence, we see Conner Kent, a name that our Tim doesn't know but seems like an echo of a dream to him. And now there's the direct tie to Infinite Crisis, a wonderful job all around. Extra kudos for showing continuity too. When Bat-Tim visits Stephanie, she is listening to broadcasts about the global crisis mentioned and seen in this week's Action Comics. And a small bit of humor as well as this team finally gets an official name, one that Tim came up with and it's perfect. The art (last issue by Eddy Barrows, this issue by Alvaro Martinez) has been really good and even though a good portion of these issues involve talking heads to a degree, the flashback sequences and dramatic moments are fantastic. For the shot of Bruce hugging a long-lost Tim in his hospital bed says it all. 9/10 I might need to go back and pick up this arc from the start, the bit about future Tim sounds pretty good. I loved this series when it first started but after they "killed" Tim I lost interest real fast. |
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Post by String on Oct 28, 2017 17:08:27 GMT -5
Tynion highlights one of the main distinctions about Tim that I love, that he is scary smart, perhaps even smarter than Bruce. That's been his edge, his advantage and how Tynion shows how that edge makes Tim the best possible successor to the cowl, above the others, against his own personal desires, is part of what makes this arc so strong.
I'm also excited over the sighting of Conner. Their friendship has been one aspect of DCU that I've sorely missed for quite awhile now. The idea that Tim has no clue whatsoever to whom his future self is referring raises the tragic level of this drama.
For me, along with the Superman books and the Button arc, this story has been one of the best Rebirth arcs yet.
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