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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 6, 2021 17:07:04 GMT -5
OFF THE RACKS!Real readers, honest reviews!  What did you read this week? |
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Post by majestic on Apr 7, 2021 13:37:08 GMT -5
Geiger #1 (Image) by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank.
Set 20 years after nuclear war devastated the planet. I believe this is Johns first creator owned work. The idea of a setting post nuclear war isn't new to science fiction. However Johns sets up a new twist with a survivor that is radioactive? And protecting the bunker his family went into right before the bombs went off. Plus a glimpse of Las Vegas that has rebuilt.
There was enough this issue to hold my interest. If it suffers from delays (longer than every other month) I will trade wait.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 7, 2021 16:09:58 GMT -5
Immortal Hulk #45Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett Summary: The Leader and the U-Foes both thought they had the Hulk licked but the Cosmic rays poured on him have caused him to change...
Plot: I'm starting to think it might behoove me to wait until the story is finished and done before picking this up to read. To be clear, it's not that the book is bad in any way, it's just that the pacing of the plot just doesn't satisfyingly fit into a monthly release schedule. There are some interesting character moments and the thrust of the plot is great...but the thread of the plot has only managed to progress a few pages forward over the course of the last three issues which makes reading it as a serialized book really frustrating. There are some really interesting changes happening with the Hulk and I'm excited to see what Ewing has in store but I just need it in bigger chunks.
Art: Bennett continues to really wow on the art, his depictions of the astral monsters and the denizens of hell are just so wonderfully grotesque that every image is a spectacular sight to behold.
Grade:6/10
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Post by majestic on Apr 7, 2021 16:29:00 GMT -5
Immortal Hulk #45Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett Summary: The Leader and the U-Foes both thought they had the Hulk licked but the Cosmic rays poured on him have caused him to change...
Plot: I'm starting to think it might behoove me to wait until the story is finished and done before picking this up to read. To be clear, it's not that the book is bad in any way, it's just that the pacing of the plot just doesn't satisfyingly fit into a monthly release schedule. There are some interesting character moments and the thrust of the plot is great...but the thread of the plot has only managed to progress a few pages forward over the course of the last three issues which makes reading it as a serialized book really frustrating. There are some really interesting changes happening with the Hulk and I'm excited to see what Ewing has in store but I just need it in bigger chunks.
Art: Bennett continues to really wow on the art, his depictions of the astral monsters and the denizens of hell are just so wonderfully grotesque that every image is a spectacular sight to behold.
Grade:6/10
I agree. I am starting to worry that Ewing will not be able to wrap his run with a great conclusion. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 8, 2021 7:48:35 GMT -5
Immortal Hulk #45Written by Al Ewing Art by Joe Bennett Summary: The Leader and the U-Foes both thought they had the Hulk licked but the Cosmic rays poured on him have caused him to change...
Plot: I'm starting to think it might behoove me to wait until the story is finished and done before picking this up to read. To be clear, it's not that the book is bad in any way, it's just that the pacing of the plot just doesn't satisfyingly fit into a monthly release schedule. There are some interesting character moments and the thrust of the plot is great...but the thread of the plot has only managed to progress a few pages forward over the course of the last three issues which makes reading it as a serialized book really frustrating. There are some really interesting changes happening with the Hulk and I'm excited to see what Ewing has in store but I just need it in bigger chunks.
Art: Bennett continues to really wow on the art, his depictions of the astral monsters and the denizens of hell are just so wonderfully grotesque that every image is a spectacular sight to behold.
Grade:6/10
I agree. I am starting to worry that Ewing will not be able to wrap his run with a great conclusion. That's certainly a concern as well, there are only five issues left...and it doesn't feel like we're really on the home stretch so it's a lot to wrap up and with the way the last few issues have been paced that's an issue. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Apr 9, 2021 19:04:04 GMT -5
My stuff this week:
Green Lantern #1 : Can I just say I have zero interest in 'Teen Lantern'? I AM quite interesting in the formation of the UP though. If that's really what this book is going to be about, I'm definitely in. It feels like this story might turn out to be a bit overambitious, but if they can pull it off it should be excellent.
Nottingham #2 : I've definitely decided I like the book. The focus shifted this time, and we see some of the denizens of the castle... not Hood or Marian at all. Very well told tale...even if one knows who the culprit is from the start (the pitfall of retelling a legendary story).
Star Wars: High Republic #4 : We finally find out what the deal is with the bad guys... they're definitely more promising the the nihil. Sskeer is really growing on me... I do hope he survives the story arc. I think pacing is definitely poor here (the flashbacks should have just been a separate issue or something), but it's coming together.
Conan: Iron Shadows in the Moon #1 : This is not one of the ones I'm as familiar with as the others from the series so far, but off to a great start.. the art really works, though is very different from the other styles... its almost a serious very of the Mad Magazine house style. My only complaint is these don't come out fast enough!
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Post by james on Apr 10, 2021 12:07:56 GMT -5
Geiger #1 (Image) by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank. Set 20 years after nuclear war devastated the planet. I believe this is Johns first creator owned work. The idea of a setting post nuclear war isn't new to science fiction. However Johns sets up a new twist with a survivor that is radioactive? And protecting the bunker his family went into right before the bombs went off. Plus a glimpse of Las Vegas that has rebuilt. There was enough this issue to hold my interest. If it suffers from delays (longer than every other month) I will trade wait. I too worry about delays. I read Doomsday Clock issue by issue but due to the damn delays I didn’t really enjoy it until i had all 12 issues and could read them all at once. |
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Post by Dizzy D on May 30, 2021 10:53:02 GMT -5
Excalibur #20 (sorry, once again doing only the latest issues of those I picked during my bi/tri-monthly comic pickup during Covid lockdown).
Written by Tini Howard
Art by Marcus To and Erick Arciniega
What Happened Before:Mutants have united and live nearly all on the island of Krakoa. A small group of mutants, lead by Elisabeth Braddock aka Captain Britain keep contact between Krakoa and Otherworld, an extradimensional nexus and home of magic. During the events of X of Swords, Elisabeth received a magical sword, the Starlight Sword, but was defeated in a duel. Both sword and its wielder fell apart in shards of glass and from the shards the Captain Britain Corps was reborn. Elisabeth herself was found a bit later, but her mind was not her own.
Plot: Last issue, it turned out that Malice, formerly of the Marauders, had been possessing Elisabeth's body. With a ritual, Elisabeth's mind was restored, but Malice has fled. Excalibur both has to track down Malice and decide what to do with her.
The Good: The issue is giving Malice a backstory; she once was a British girl named Alice MacAllister. When her powers manifested, her mind was separated from her body and she continued on as a ghost, needing a host body to interact with the physical world. This is a big improvement over Claremont version where she was just another vehicle for Claremont's tried and tired "mutant heroine gets mind-controlled into being evil so she can fight her friends".
There is a bit of a character moment between Elisabeth and Psylocke where they decide what to do with her old wardrobe (Elisabeth bought it when she was in Psylocke's Asian body, but now the dresses don't fit her and Psylocke has a different taste in clothing).
The Bad: Not much else is happening. Malice is given a new body of her own and a second chance on Krakoa, but that's it. The rest of Excalibur hardly appears. Apart from the short Psylocke/Elisabeth nteraction, no real character development either. This title has been really struggling to find an identity after X of Swords.
3/10: Happy to see some development on a minor character from decades ago, but nothing much else going on here.
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