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Post by thwhtguardian on May 22, 2019 7:08:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 19:11:32 GMT -5
 The Flash #71. Year One: Part 2. Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Howard Porter. I am a sucker for Year One stories. And with all the recent DC reboots (New 52, Rebirth) it's nice to know what is considered the "official" origin. Basically Williamson doesn't add anything new. He meshes together elements of past Flash histories into a pretty cool "new" origin story where Barry comes face to face with a future version of himself. Along the way Williamson plants the seeds of what is still part of Barry's story in the DC Rebirth universe. Porter has grown as an artist IMO. His style is different and fits well on the Flash. So far I am enjoying this arc.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 19:18:54 GMT -5
 The Terrifics #16. Written by Gene Luen Yang. Art by Stephen Segovia. The second part of Yang's first arc. And the Terrifics are in good hands. Yang's style on this title is similar to Lemire's yet it feels more "personal" and less big stakes than Lemire's stories. I like the interactions between the team especially between Mr & Ms Terrific. I also like how Yang has kept Simon Stagg part of this title. Segovia's art is perfect for this title. Hopefully this title will keep an artist for awhile instead of a new one every few issues. 8/10. |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 19:26:41 GMT -5
 Tony Stark Iron Man #11. Written by Dan Slott and Jim Zub. Art by Valerio Schiti. The conclusion of the virtual reality program arc. Tony shuts down the eScape game he created that has malfunctioned. And comes to the conclusion that his current "life" is just a copy of his previous life. Evidently Tony "died" in a previous run. This causes him to be depressed and want to start drinking again. I just don't know what happened with Slott on Iron Man. I thought he would be awesome writing Tony but I have been so under whelmed by his stories. With the War of the Realms crossover starting next issue this will be my last issue of IM. 4/10. |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 22:35:42 GMT -5
Freedom Fighters #6: the Nazis have their own Superman, a baby alien found by Hitler who becomes Overman. In this issue, we see just how hopeless things are with a (I’m assuming) Kryptonian powerhouse on Hitler’s side. We see glimpses of Overman’s story throughout the book. His fight with the Freedom Fighters is devastating to the team and Uncle Sam. But, the team still has a plan and are persevering much like the spirit of America. Barrows’s art is absolutely beautiful. Not sure how much attention this book is getting or how the sales are , but if you like a consistently good book with a balance of heroics, political drama, and a brutal counterpart to a hopeful world, check this book out.
9/10
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 23, 2019 8:50:49 GMT -5
Marvel Comics Presents #5Summary: Wolverine continues his hunt, Nightcrawler witnesses the fall of the Berlin Wall...and Venom tortures Eddie Brock.
Plot: I said it last time, but I think it bears repeating: as an anthology series on expects there to naturally be ups and downs simply because as a book attempts to contain a variety of stories with diverse genres or tones some are naturally going to resonate better than others depending on ones tastes. For me? This was another issue that didn't really appeal to me. The ongoing Wolverine story is interesting enough, and I like the look at the 80's it gave us but the "historical" that was the Night Crawler tale was a complete miss as it didn't focus on the history of the Berlin wall at all and the less said about my feelings for Venom the better. I'd say there's always hope for next time...but the cover of the next issue has Deadpool on it so I'm not thinking I'll like that any better.
Art: While I loved the general 80's vibes given in the Wolverine tale, and the "best of the 80's" Wolverine montage was fun there was one panel that stuck out. While they got the line up of the late 80's X-Men roster right...the costumes outside of Wolverine's tan look were all wrong which was really weird.
Grade:5/10 |
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 23, 2019 9:13:56 GMT -5
Jabba the HuttWritten by Greg Pak Art by Emilio Laiso Summary: The mighty Jabba negotiates a treaty of protection for the Sand People.
Plot: I'm not a Star Wars completionist by any means, I dropped the main book a while back and never really got into any of the spin offs except for the Vader series, so when I saw this one shot about Jabba the Hutt I initially thought, "pass" but while at the shop the guy behind the counter was reading it and he said just about the same thing, "Who was asking for a Jabba book?" but he also said he was damned if it wasn't entertaining so I picked it up...and it was. The way Jabba manipulated the Imperials, the Jawas and the Smuggler's guild into taking eachother out was a fantastic spaghetti western way of protecting the land rights of the Sand People. Would I want a Jabba on going? Absolutely not, but this was a fun one and done that makes for a good read to pass the time.
Art: I've listed Laiso as the artist above, but the truth is there were apparently like ten people working on this from the credits and while their styles don't noticeably clash the assembly line nature of the credits does explain why the art is so completely vanilla. There's zero spark here to be found and nothing that catches your eye long enough to make you stop and take it in. It's not terrible mind you, it's serviceable to the plot...but it's just that and nothing more.
Grade:6/10
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Post by The Captain on May 23, 2019 9:52:39 GMT -5
Marvel Comics Presents #5Summary: Wolverine continues his hunt, Nightcrawler witnesses the fall of the Berlin Wall...and Venom tortures Eddie Brock.
Plot: I said it last time, but I think it bears repeating: as an anthology series on expects there to naturally be ups and downs simply because as a book attempts to contain a variety of stories with diverse genres or tones some are naturally going to resonate better than others depending on ones tastes. For me? This was another issue that didn't really appeal to me. The ongoing Wolverine story is interesting enough, and I like the look at the 80's it gave us but the "historical" that was the Night Crawler tale was a complete miss as it didn't focus on the history of the Berlin wall at all and the less said about my feelings for Venom the better. I'd say there's always hope for next time...but the cover of the next issue has Deadpool on it so I'm not thinking I'll like that any better.
Art: While I loved the general 80's vibes given in the Wolverine tale, and the "best of the 80's" Wolverine montage was fun there was one panel that stuck out. While they got the line up of the late 80's X-Men roster right...the costumes outside of Wolverine's tan look were all wrong which was really weird.
Grade:5/10 This is unfortunate to hear. Wolverine is high on my list of least-liked characters, but the story here has been engaging enough that I could live with him. A bad Nightcrawler and bad Venom story doesn't make me excited to pick it up, and using Deadpool next month (which was bound to happen eventually) is even worse, as he may be my second-least-liked Marvel character ever. This one is in my pull folder, but next month's may not survive the cut. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on May 23, 2019 10:05:04 GMT -5
Marvel Comics Presents #5Summary: Wolverine continues his hunt, Nightcrawler witnesses the fall of the Berlin Wall...and Venom tortures Eddie Brock.
Plot: I said it last time, but I think it bears repeating: as an anthology series on expects there to naturally be ups and downs simply because as a book attempts to contain a variety of stories with diverse genres or tones some are naturally going to resonate better than others depending on ones tastes. For me? This was another issue that didn't really appeal to me. The ongoing Wolverine story is interesting enough, and I like the look at the 80's it gave us but the "historical" that was the Night Crawler tale was a complete miss as it didn't focus on the history of the Berlin wall at all and the less said about my feelings for Venom the better. I'd say there's always hope for next time...but the cover of the next issue has Deadpool on it so I'm not thinking I'll like that any better.
Art: While I loved the general 80's vibes given in the Wolverine tale, and the "best of the 80's" Wolverine montage was fun there was one panel that stuck out. While they got the line up of the late 80's X-Men roster right...the costumes outside of Wolverine's tan look were all wrong which was really weird.
Grade:5/10 This is unfortunate to hear. Wolverine is high on my list of least-liked characters, but the story here has been engaging enough that I could live with him. A bad Nightcrawler and bad Venom story doesn't make me excited to pick it up, and using Deadpool next month (which was bound to happen eventually) is even worse, as he may be my second-least-liked Marvel character ever. This one is in my pull folder, but next month's may not survive the cut. I'm not a Wolverine super fan by any means but between the story here and Wolverine: Long Night I've been convinced that there are definitely some good stories to be had with him. As for the next issue? I think I'll grin and bear it for two reasons: 1) The Wolverine story continues to entertain. And 2) because I really like the idea of anthology series; I may not enjoy every issue but I like a book that can deliver different types of stories at the same time. |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2019 22:43:06 GMT -5
Quick thoughts:
Riverdale Season 3# 2: 2 good stories featuring Josie and Joaquin. Pick up if you’re enjoying the show
7/10
Terrifics # 16: super fun story featuring the team battle a virtual reality program gone way wrong. Strong writing and fun!
9/10
Action 1011: the leviathan story picks up some steam here and while it’s nice to have a very noir style Superman story, I just can’t seem to get into it
6/10
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 23, 2019 23:37:44 GMT -5
Tony Stark Iron Man #11. Written by Dan Slott and Jim Zub. Art by Valerio Schiti. The conclusion of the virtual reality program arc. Tony shuts down the eScape game he created that has malfunctioned. And comes to the conclusion that his current "life" is just a copy of his previous life. Evidently Tony "died" in a previous run. This causes him to be depressed and want to start drinking again. I just don't know what happened with Slott on Iron Man. I thought he would be awesome writing Tony but I have been so under whelmed by his stories. With the War of the Realms crossover starting next issue this will be my last issue of IM. 4/10. I'm hoping that, for whatever reason, Slott had to stretch this to match up with War of the Realms and it'll get better after, but I've been disappointed too. After he wrote Peter Parker as 80s Tony Stark, I thought this would be a home run for sure. And Tony was dead for a while... he was killed in the Secret Empire crossover. For a while he was an AI hanging out in the Stark computers, and helping Riri Williams get going. To end the last volume they did a 'search for Tony Stark' storyline that ended by him downloading himself into a new body. Rhodey, too. So he's not wrong that he's a copy, actually. There was also a weird bit that showed Tony Stark as the Sorcerer Supreme in the future, but I think that was just Bendis nonsense that hopefully will never be mentioned again. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 24, 2019 12:46:33 GMT -5
Freedom Fighters #6: the Nazis have their own Superman, a baby alien found by Hitler who becomes Overman. In this issue, we see just how hopeless things are with a (I’m assuming) Kryptonian powerhouse on Hitler’s side. We see glimpses of Overman’s story throughout the book. His fight with the Freedom Fighters is devastating to the team and Uncle Sam. But, the team still has a plan and are persevering much like the spirit of America. Barrows’s art is absolutely beautiful. Not sure how much attention this book is getting or how the sales are , but if you like a consistently good book with a balance of heroics, political drama, and a brutal counterpart to a hopeful world, check this book out. 9/10 This book is a ton of fun and while it isn't the only thing from the Big Two I'm reading and enjoying it's the kind of thing I'm far more likely to give a shot. It's relatively divorced from the over-arching continuity of the main shared universe. It's a limited commitment. And so far it's given us an interesting take on the characters. I'm now kind of intrigued by an Uncle Sam vs. Superman type battle given Superman's traditional vulnerability to magic and Sam's status as a mythological icon. Not that I expect to see that here, but it did set my noggin to thinking. |
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Post by hondobrode on May 25, 2019 15:00:38 GMT -5
Freedom Fighters #6: the Nazis have their own Superman, a baby alien found by Hitler who becomes Overman. In this issue, we see just how hopeless things are with a (I’m assuming) Kryptonian powerhouse on Hitler’s side. We see glimpses of Overman’s story throughout the book. His fight with the Freedom Fighters is devastating to the team and Uncle Sam. But, the team still has a plan and are persevering much like the spirit of America. Barrows’s art is absolutely beautiful. Not sure how much attention this book is getting or how the sales are , but if you like a consistently good book with a balance of heroics, political drama, and a brutal counterpart to a hopeful world, check this book out. 9/10 This book is a ton of fun and while it isn't the only thing from the Big Two I'm reading and enjoying it's the kind of thing I'm far more likely to give a shot. It's relatively divorced from the over-arching continuity of the main shared universe. It's a limited commitment. And so far it's given us an interesting take on the characters. I'm now kind of intrigued by an Uncle Sam vs. Superman type battle given Superman's traditional vulnerability to magic and Sam's status as a mythological icon. Not that I expect to see that here, but it did set my noggin to thinking.
If I could 2x like this I would.
Slam and I are in perfect synchronicity here.
I pretty much gave up on mainstream Marvel 616 about 20 years ago, rarely buying anything. The last thing I bought regularly and really liked was Agents of Atlas. The only Marvel I buy now is Fantastic Four and I'm wavering there but giving Slott a shot.
I'm much more a DC guy but in the last couple years I'm drifting with them too, though I'm buying Shazam, Hawkman, and limited series Doomsday Clock and of course the Freedom Fighters.
Hopefully we could see more of the team after this.
Yes, you know the Superman vs Uncle Sam throwdown is coming. That'll be epic.
I don't remember another version of the FF utilizing the Human Bomb to the same degree that Venditti does in this series, but it makes perfect sense to me.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 28, 2019 21:15:33 GMT -5
Actually picked up and read my Iron Man #11 today... not a bad wrap up to the story. I like the lead-in to the Iron Man 2020 (which is next year!)... the 'Godbuster' armor was alot like Arno's in that story, and Slott of course started heading Spidey to 2099 with Alchemax over when he was there, so that's pretty fun.
He also seems to be getting rid of Tony's 'real' mom, so the last Bendis nonsense can be forgotten, which is nice. It was a little shaky as far as reasoning goes, but I'll take it.
The scene with Jocasta at the end was definitely a cool moment, there is some hope for going forward.
It totally tossed me out of the story when Tony called Rhodey 'James'... has he ever done so, ever? I think it was meant to feel serious, but it failed for me.
I think I'd definitely give Slott another arc if it wasn't for the mega crossover... I'll have to see if I'm going to wait until it's over or stick with it.
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