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Post by DubipR on Apr 2, 2024 8:09:27 GMT -5
What's on your pull list this week?
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 3, 2024 16:29:26 GMT -5
Shazam #10Written by Josie Campbell Art by Emanuela Lupacchino Summary: The Vasquez family finds that Zeus' generosity had some strings attached when they move back into their home... godly roommates!? Plot: Oftentimes when a book transitions from one creative team to another there is a distinct feeling of a disconnect between the two; which is completely understandable as the old team's story is over and the new team wants to mark their territory. However, every so often you get a hand off where if you didn't know the team had changed you wouldn't be the wiser and this is just such an occasion as Campbell seamlessly picks up where Waid left off to start her own yarn. It's perhaps not all that surprising that the transition felt seamless as Josie Campbell is no stranger to the Shazam family having already written the fantastic New Champion of Shazam and using Mary really well in Amazon's Attack! but it felt comforting none the less that this was going to remain a fun, upbeat book. I really loved how she picked up on the prior godly hijinks that the Marvel family endured and used it to introduce a new other worldly threat all while building further on the ramifications that Billy bought on by summoning more of the power of Shazam onto himself. On top of that we now get Hoppy the magic bunny as well as Talky Tawny so it's going to be double the fun going forward. Art: Like Campbell's familiarity on the plot side Lupacchino is a friendly face on the art side after previously working with Waid on the fantastic World's Finest: Teen Titans book. And while not as detailed as Dan Mora, their style is none the less very expressive and fun in a lightly cartoony way so she's a perfect fit for the book and a big part of why it feels like a new direction while also feeling like a continuation of what came before. Grade:8/10
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Post by Marv-El on Apr 3, 2024 16:56:38 GMT -5
Only 3 books this week
-Avengers #12 -Robotech: Rick Hunter #4 -X-Men #33
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Apr 3, 2024 17:00:43 GMT -5
Probably won't get o the LCS this week, but these will be waiting for me when I get there next week:
Batman #146 The Batman & Scooby Doo1 Mysteries #4 Birds of Prey #8 Doctor Strange #14 Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft-Caravan of Curses #1 Principles of Necromancy #1 Red Sonja:Empire of the Damned #1 Scooby Doo! Where Are You? #127 Shazam! #10 Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #1
-M
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 3, 2024 17:44:11 GMT -5
Meanwhile Birds of Prey was a tad disappointing.The art was fantastic and I liked the banter during the fight...but the plot barely moved an inch forward. I just don't get why you'd pace a book like this.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 3, 2024 18:12:27 GMT -5
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #4Written by Jed MacKay Art by Alessandro Cappuccio Summary: Hunter's Moon and Tigra track the new Moon Knight to his secret lair...the sight of Marc's death! Plot: Up until this point Jed Mackay's run on Moon Knight has been like Mary Poppins: Practically perfect in every way. However, with this issue he suffers his first real stumble: sticking the landing on his big reveal. With Marc dead MacKay set up the mystery of a new Moon Knight under the hood, teasing us for the last three issues over whether it was Marc somehow back from the dead or someone new and it was delicious at each step of the way looking at the mystery from the eyes of his supporting cast. But here the identity was revealed...and it's way out of left field. I didn't know who was under the hood but there was literally no hint at it being this character and while I'm interested in seeing how it plays out it felt a little like a cheat. Don't get me wrong, I'm still excited to see the story go forward and regardless of how it ends this will still be one of the best runs of Moon Knight of all time but the reveal just didn't meet the build up. Each character's interaction implied that the new Moon Knight knew Marc's supporting cast well which meant someone they all knew or played into it somehow being Marc but ultimately it was neither as the character has no real history with any of the characters. He's an underused character though so I hope he gets some interesting development and hopefully MacKay finds his footing. Art: Despite the slight shortcoming in the plot Cappuccio continued to be on his A-Game with the art. The action was slick and the emotions displayed by Hunter's Moon were fantastically portrayed. Grade:6.5/10
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Post by majestic on Apr 3, 2024 18:33:34 GMT -5
I really liked Shazam and was happy to see the direction Waid set up being continued. I know the title is in good hands because I enjoyed the recent mini series with Mary by the same writer Josie Campbell. Moon Knight The reveal was unexpected. I'm not sure about this new direction. But MacKay has been really good IMO. Dr Strange ended abruptly. It was a cool concept and wish it had lasted a bit longer. But overall this title has been really good with MacKay as writer.
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Post by majestic on Apr 3, 2024 18:39:05 GMT -5
Geiger #1. Wow. This follows the end of the six issue mini series and recent special. Now that this is an ongoing I feel Johns is really back to his strengths as a writer. This is an interesting character in a setting that is a mash up of different genres. I can't wait to see Geiger develop more as a character as he finds his way in the post WW3 US. Plus gritty Gary Frank art that captures the violence and look of a nuclear wasteland.
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Post by majestic on Apr 3, 2024 18:44:31 GMT -5
Redcoat #1. Johns launches the story of an immortal redcoat soldier who gets mixed up with the founding fathers. It shows how he becomes immortal and has him involved with historical figures. This is very different from anything else I have read recently. This is historical fiction mixed with some magic and a character that gets powers that he doesn't deserve to possess. Plus beautiful Bryan Hitch art.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 3, 2024 19:07:15 GMT -5
Redcoat #1. Johns launches the story of an immortal redcoat soldier who gets mixed up with the founding fathers. It shows how he becomes immortal and has him involved with historical figures. This is very different from anything else I have read recently. This is historical fiction mixed with some magic and a character that gets powers that he doesn't deserve to possess. Plus beautiful Bryan Hitch art. That sounds pretty interesting, I may need to check that out.
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Post by majestic on Apr 3, 2024 19:19:08 GMT -5
Redcoat #1. Johns launches the story of an immortal redcoat soldier who gets mixed up with the founding fathers. It shows how he becomes immortal and has him involved with historical figures. This is very different from anything else I have read recently. This is historical fiction mixed with some magic and a character that gets powers that he doesn't deserve to possess. Plus beautiful Bryan Hitch art. That sounds pretty interesting, I may need to check that out. if like historical fiction then you probably would like it. This issue ends with him meeting a young Albert Einstein. It does jump around in time as Simon (Redcoat) tells his story.
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