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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2018 20:30:04 GMT -5
 Amazing Spider-Man #10. Written by Nick Spencer. Art by Humberto Ramos. The conclusion of the 3 parter with the Black Cat. A decent arc with a great part by MJ. I love the support group started by Jarvis. Spencer has settled in and is writing a fun and entertaining old school style Spider-Man title. 8/10. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 1, 2018 18:48:49 GMT -5
SO is MJ just in both Spider-Man and Iron Man now? Pretty sure she was still around for the last Iron Man book I saw.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 1, 2018 19:04:24 GMT -5
Hellboy and the BPRD: 1956 #1 Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson Art by Mike Norton, Michael Avon Oeming and Yishan Lee Summary: As the Cold War expands into the supernatural the chronically underfunded BPRD suddenly finds itself in demand and it put through a rapid growth to cover the interests of the United States.
Plot: Hellboy and the BPRD has been a little uneven under the partnership of Roberson and Mignola and although I really liked the focus on the Soviet Supernatural Menace that has been building through out the various Hellboy books over the years I wasn't sure how I felt about a fractured plot line with very distinct and separate stories taking place in the same book. Balancing the prequel to Hellboy's sojourn into Mexico, the Professor's investigation into Varvara and Susan's growing telepathy is a tall order...but at least in this issue it came out really well, although separate(even down to them each having their own artist) neither piece felt more important than the others, they all got equal time and although tackling different topics they didn't clash as they felt linked by the idea the BPRD was going through serious growing pains and that this format was illustrating that.
My favorite part though? Mac, Hellboy's dog, died and that there was no one with time to grieve with Hellboy was incredibly poignant... and done so succinctly. It was perfect story telling.
Art: All the art was fantastic, but Omeming was head and shoulders above the rest in my book. I just love how he brought a quiet menace to such an angelic visage as Varvara. There was a very real sense of other worldly presence to her that just gave her weight in every panel she was in, and that feeling coupled with her child like appearance was just plain amazing.
Grade:10/10 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2018 21:07:23 GMT -5
SO is MJ just in both Spider-Man and Iron Man now? Pretty sure she was still around for the last Iron Man book I saw. Just in Spider-Man. She isn't involved in the new Tony Stark: Iron Man. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 1, 2018 21:40:46 GMT -5
 Wonder Woman #59.Written by G. Willow Wilson. Art by Cary Nord. Well this issue was a bit better than last issue. I was really disappointed with Wilson's first issue 2 weeks ago but this issue the story became a bit more interesting. I haven't read WW since Rucka left so I guess Olympus was destroyed? Anyway Ares is resurrected and it appears he isn't the only Olympic god that was resurrected. My complaint about Nord's usually awesome art remain. I think Mick Gray's inks make his art too cartoony and his Diana looks like she is 12. 6/10. After missing a few issues of Wonder Woman, I just couldn't stand it and I started buying it again! I got #58 and #59 and I like them OK. My major quibble is the decompression! This story is going to take forever and I just have a feeling it's going to be four or six issues of "So What?" by the time it's over. I quit after #51. The awful James Robinson run was over, but I just hadn't liked Wonder Woman so much for a while (I was only sporadically impressed with the Rucka issues) and I decided to quit torturing myself. (For the record, I liked Azzarello's Wonder Woman (although his bad ideas tend to be REALLY BAD) but I loved New 52 after he left.) I've been playing catch up for a few weeks. I picked up #54 and #55 when I bought my new comics this week. I seem to have dropped Wonder Woman at just the WRONG time! #52 to #55 are the best WW comics I've read since Rebirth began. Diana teams up with a mostly hostile and resentful Artemis (the Amazon, not the goddess) to rescue Amazon legend Atalanta, meeting Aztek along the way. That's in #52 and #53. Then in the next two issues, Diana and Artemis interfere in a major brewing conflict between the renegade Amazons of Bana-Mighdall and the Quraci Army! (They've all been manipulated into conflicted by Rustam, who was dead, but he got better.) And when I say "interfere," I mean they drop down on opposite sides of the conflict! Oh boy! The art by Raul Allen was a major draw for me! I would love to see him as the regular artist. Then there was a major cross-over called "The Witching Hour," which ran through two issues of Wonder Woman, one issue of something called Justice League Dark and a couple of issues of Wonder Woman/Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour. It has its moments. It's not that great. I love Zatanna, and it's nice to see Detective Chimp, of course, but Kirk Langstrom is so badly characterized here that I think I prefer the way he was in the New 52, which is almost unthinkable. The biggest problem is that Diana is a pawn of Hecate because she has a weird tattoo on her forehead, and I'm kind of tired of yet another Wonder Woman storyline being driven by yet another recently made-up incident from Diana's childhood. And I just can't get excited by a storyline where Diana is a pawn of the gods and subject to their control. So "The Witching Hour" was very much a mixed bag for me. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 1, 2018 22:16:33 GMT -5
Wonder Woman #59.Written by G. Willow Wilson. Art by Cary Nord. Well this issue was a bit better than last issue. I was really disappointed with Wilson's first issue 2 weeks ago but this issue the story became a bit more interesting. I haven't read WW since Rucka left so I guess Olympus was destroyed? Anyway Ares is resurrected and it appears he isn't the only Olympic god that was resurrected. My complaint about Nord's usually awesome art remain. I think Mick Gray's inks make his art too cartoony and his Diana looks like she is 12. 6/10. After missing a few issues of Wonder Woman, I just couldn't stand it and I started buying it again! I got #58 and #59 and I like them OK. My major quibble is the decompression! This story is going to take forever and I just have a feeling it's going to be four or six issues of "So What?" by the time it's over. I quit after #51. The awful James Robinson run was over, but I just hadn't liked Wonder Woman so much for a while (I was only sporadically impressed with the Rucka issues) and I decided to quit torturing myself. (For the record, I liked Azzarello's Wonder Woman (although his bad ideas tend to be REALLY BAD) but I loved New 52 after he left.) I've been playing catch up for a few weeks. I picked up #54 and #55 when I bought my new comics this week. I seem to have dropped Wonder Woman at just the WRONG time! #52 to #55 are the best WW comics I've read since Rebirth began. Diana teams up with a mostly hostile and resentful Artemis (the Amazon, not the goddess) to rescue Amazon legend Atalanta, meeting Aztek along the way. That's in #52 and #53. Then in the next two issues, Diana and Artemis interfere in a major brewing conflict between the renegade Amazons of Bana-Mighdall and the Quraci Army! (They've all been manipulated into conflicted by Rustam, who was dead, but he got better.) And when I say "interfere," I mean they drop down on opposite sides of the conflict! Oh boy! The art by Raul Allen was a major draw for me! I would love to see him as the regular artist. Then there was a major cross-over called "The Witching Hour," which ran through two issues of Wonder Woman, one issue of something called Justice League Dark and a couple of issues of Wonder Woman/Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour. It has its moments. It's not that great. I love Zatanna, and it's nice to see Detective Chimp, of course, but Kirk Langstrom is so badly characterized here that I think I prefer the way he was in the New 52, which is almost unthinkable. The biggest problem is that Diana is a pawn of Hecate because she has a weird tattoo on her forehead, and I'm kind of tired of yet another Wonder Woman storyline being driven by yet another recently made-up incident from Diana's childhood. And I just can't get excited by a storyline where Diana is a pawn of the gods and subject to their control. So "The Witching Hour" was very much a mixed bag for me. Witching Hour made me drop Justice League Dark, which was too bad because the concept was fun. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2018 0:19:42 GMT -5
Heroes in Crisis #3 by Tom King, Clay Mann, Lee Weeks: bits about Sanctuary are revealed such as how the therapy works, what the masks are for, etc. this is a flashback issue leading up to the events of issue 1. Lots of emotion in the scenes with Lagoon Boy (and apparently his Titans with Power Boy and Little Barda are back in continuity). We see who killed Wally. Also the final page shows more minor characters (the Protector from the 80s Teen Titans anti drug comics!!)that may just be guests at the facility or are now dead. It’s the character in the final panel that has me intrigued and makes me wonder is all as it seems. Decent writing and the art by Lee Weeks was gorgeous, but this issue left me kind of meh.
5/10
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Post by hondobrode on Dec 2, 2018 17:54:33 GMT -5
I like Tom King but am not crazy about his stuff.
Not reading Sanctuary; I think it's the first big DC event I've ever skipped.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Dec 2, 2018 22:40:22 GMT -5
SO is MJ just in both Spider-Man and Iron Man now? Pretty sure she was still around for the last Iron Man book I saw. Just in Spider-Man. She isn't involved in the new Tony Stark: Iron Man. You sure? I swear she was at least in the first one... maybe I'm misremembering. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 7:50:21 GMT -5
Just in Spider-Man. She isn't involved in the new Tony Stark: Iron Man. You sure? I swear she was at least in the first one... maybe I'm misremembering. You may be right but she hasn't been in any issues since... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 16:57:10 GMT -5
Terrifics #10: Loved the wrap up of the first big arc! Very silver age and lots of fun. I am sure Rex's happiness won't last, but it was nice to see him and Sapphire finally together. I felt bad for Phantom Girl at the end. Looks like Java isn't quite done either, based on the very interesting last page. Loved the page of Plastic Man, Mr. Terrific, and Tom Strong all working together. The art didn't quite grab me. Some panels looked good, others looked a bit rushed to me. I hope Lemire's leaving won't doom this book as it is one I absolutely love reading each month.
7/10 (would have been higher if I had liked the art better)
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