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Post by DubipR on Mar 19, 2024 9:42:50 GMT -5
What's on your pull list this week?
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 19, 2024 12:35:27 GMT -5
Nightwing #112Written by Tom Taylor Art by Sami Basri Summary: Batman and Night wing travel to Vietnam to stop Iko from being exploited by his uncle. Plot: More and more the ancillary Batman family titles are showing up Batman and Detective Comics, I read this team up between Dick and Bruce and I just can't stop thinking, "Why doesn't Batman smile like this in the main books?". The plot was definitely light, a boy who stands to inherit a fortune has his father killed by his uncle is saved by Batman and Nightwing...but the message of family being there to support each other in the face of a family exploiting another member for money was crystal clear and it well done. Not everything needs to be a 12 part epic, (in fact very few stories warrant that many issues) sometimes a simple, fast paced, two part story is just what is needed and Taylor really seems to grasp that. I continue to love this book and I look forward to more. Art: Basri definitely isn't up to par with Bruno Redondo but he has a similar fun style and energy that just works well with Nightwing's character. Grade:9/10
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Mar 19, 2024 13:06:07 GMT -5
According to Comics Hub I have... (only DC is listed so far in my cart)
APE-Ril Special #1 (a DC apes special? I'm in) Batman #145 Batman '89 Echoes #2 (finally, huge delays on this book) Batman/Superman World's Finest #25 Catwoman 63 (giving this a try) Limited Collector's Edition #51 Facsimile Edition (a Batman treasury facsimile) Nightwing #112 Superman #12 Titans #9 Wonder Woman #7
Marvel's not in et but I believe it's Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #2 and Wolverine #1 Facsimile Edition.
Indie's haven't been listed yet either, I think I have a couple due out this week, but never know if something gets delayed
Agent #5 D&D Fortune Finder #5 Fire & Ice #3 Savage Red Sonja #5
-M
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Mar 20, 2024 15:12:39 GMT -5
Just got back form the lcs... No Fire & Ice or Agent this week, but a second Marvel Facsimile... I love that they did the Batman Treasury facsimile at treasury size! -M
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 20, 2024 16:10:01 GMT -5
World's Finest continues to be a total joy to read, I loved the main feature of Lex and the Joker breaking into the Rock of Eternity and the continuation of the Mite-Fall story from the annual was amazingly fun.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 21, 2024 16:35:18 GMT -5
Vengeance of Moon Knight #3Written by Jed MacKay Art by Alesandro Cappuccio Summary: The new Moon Knight is stirring up trouble with the local thugs and it's up to Soldier, Reese, Tigra and Hunter's Moon to stop it. Plot: The fall out to Marc Spector's death continues to be a slooow burn but the character developments that MacKay is working in are as compelling as ever. And although the pacing and reveal of the new Moon Knight's identity have been slow I have been really enjoying how each issue has focused on one of Moon Knight's supporting characters, showing us how they are dealing with Marc's death and what they plan to do in his absence. These heavily characterized snap shots don't move the plot forward much but the characterization is absolutely fantastic and I'm really enjoying getting to know these characters as people. I loved seeing Reese's rage, Tigra's passion and here we saw Soldier's sense of honor...and it's been wonderful and so real. I really can't wait to see the issue focusing on Hunter's Moon, he's been a fantastic addition to Moon Knight's mythology but there is so much we don't know about him so I'm really looking forward to learning about him. I don't know how long it will take for MacKay to get to the revelation of the new Moon Knight but I'm in it for the long haul. Art: I really love how when he does action Cappuccio's art style almost takes on an impressionistic style; figures get a fuzzy kind of glow to them and become slightly indistinct but the emotion of the action(the brutality of the hits or fear a character is feeling) shines through and it's incredibly clear at conveying the feeling of the scene. Grade:10/10
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Mar 21, 2024 16:41:32 GMT -5
Read Savage Red Sonja #5 last night, which concluded this 5 issue mini-series. It was a solid if unspectacular read. The first 4 parts felt like a decent sword & sorcery tale set in the Hyborian Age, with solid art and a Red Sonja vibe. The last issue veered into high fantasy with fire breathing dragons and felt a bit off for a Hyborian Age story, but it was still a mostly entertaining Sonja romp. The art was decent throughout, but part of me wishes Panosian did the interior art as well as the covers for this story he wrote.
-M
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 22, 2024 14:19:14 GMT -5
Man, that DC Apes special was amazing! Though as fun as more Monkey Prince was, and as much as I loved seeing Joe Simeon return in the JLA(Jungle League of America) feature my favorite was definitely Phil Hester doing Detective Chimp. I always love seeing anything from Hester, but his art style really is just perfect for a detective story so it was doubly awesome here
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 24, 2024 12:18:33 GMT -5
Man, that DC Apes special was amazing! Though as fun as more Monkey Prince was, and as much as I loved seeing Joe Simeon return in the JLA(Jungle League of America) feature my favorite was definitely Phil Hester doing Detective Chimp. I always love seeing anything from Hester, but his art style really is just perfect for a detective story so it was doubly awesome here I was working when the comics came out, but I drive within a few blocks of the comic shop, so I stopped and got my comics pretty quick. And I missed the DC Ape special because of my haste! I’ll be over there tomorrow. I hope they still have it.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 25, 2024 18:29:20 GMT -5
Man, that DC Apes special was amazing! Though as fun as more Monkey Prince was, and as much as I loved seeing Joe Simeon return in the JLA(Jungle League of America) feature my favorite was definitely Phil Hester doing Detective Chimp. I always love seeing anything from Hester, but his art style really is just perfect for a detective story so it was doubly awesome here I was working when the comics came out, but I drive within a few blocks of the comic shop, so I stopped and got my comics pretty quick. And I missed the DC Ape special because of my haste! I’ll be over there tomorrow. I hope they still have it. Well worth tracking down, this was easily one of the best anthologies DC has put out.
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