Son of M 5 (of 6)While writer David Hine may be Sucky McSuckyburg over on The 198, he's thoroughly enthralling me with the saga of Pietro Maximoff, would be savior of the "decimated" mutant race, and his Terrigan-Mist-huffing daughter, the (until recently human) Luna. Seriously, Pietro, you've done some pretty stupid, fucked up shit in your past, but inadvertantly getting your daughter addicted to something that, well, is fucking her up, well, you're starting to inch out your own father for the "Worst Father of the Year" award.
And speaking of your father, good ole (albeit now depowered) Magneto shows up in this issue, and he's not too happy, so Pietro dispenses some parental abuse that makes Shady Pines look like a picnic. And poor Luna. I mean, sure, her father is being hunted down by the U.S. government and the Inhumans, but he kinda deserves it. But from the looks of the last page, it seems Luna should be worried about what happens to herself in the next and final issue, and what it'll mean with everything else Marvel has spurning right now. Gah. I guess I'll have to wait. *pouts*
Nightwing 119So seeing Dick Grayson and Jason Tood fight does have some entertainment value. So does Dick inadvertantly becoming a male model (figures; I mean, he dated Starfire, so it was either that or he becomes a computer or something). But why do all the women in this issue seem to wet themselves every time Dick comes across them. I mean, yeah, I get it, he's hot. But do they have to sound like they're all in a bad Skinemax movie? And I'm still pissed that Dick isn't with Oracle (and still wanting to know what the fuck happened there). And the "sibling" rivalry that Jason is instigating is still a bit interesting. I don't know. If the slutty designer/secret metahuman and Dick is fucking doesn't keep her pants on next issue, I may say bye-bye to this title. Sorry Dick.
Uncanny X-Men 472OK, I get it; Storm's pissed that she seems to be the only mutant left in Africa. But do we have to dwell on it? And speaking of dwelling, we finally find out, very anti-climactically, that yes, Psylocke was indeed bought back by her wacky, reality-altering older brother Jamie. After yet another round of knock the crap out of the Sentinels (really, these new Sentinels seem to be easier to stop then the old, non-human occupied ones; guess that's one more thing the government can't do right), and some lousy, very Claremont-ian exposition, Jamie brought back a better-and-stronger-than-ever Betsy to stop the end of the world some something possibly called "The Forsaken." I guess that's good. I mean, Rachel is pretty strong, what with being able to seemingly tap into the Phoenix Force and all, but she does have a tendency of getting her mind taken over, which is so ironic considering she's supposed to be like this mega-telepath, too. Oy. Is Ed Brubaker here yet?
Batman: Year 100 3 (of 4)When an issue starts off with Batman hanging from a ceiling with ceramic fangy teeth in his mouth and about to set off a bomb to escape from the football cops, you know it's going to be a good issue. Seriously, though: in the future, why do the cops dress up like they're all late for football practice? Plus, we find out that Commissioner Gordon is the grandson of Commissioner Gordon, some mystery surrounding Arkham, that the government goon is a telepath (when allegedly all the metas have been "taken care of"), and, well, more stuff that makes me ache for the next issue. Wah.
Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle or Bludhaven 1 (of 6)So, the concept behind this series seemed a lot more intersting than this issue actually turned out to be. What we get is new people in old costumes (with all but one getting brutally slayed), yet another city with another wall having been built to separate part of the city and it's citizens (hello, already going on over in Green Arrow; I guess one year later, the in-thing to do is build walls; must be lucrative), and, uh, a bunch of other people that I really don't care about. This just may be the first One Year Later failure. Ouch. Sorry, DC. Next!
Fables 48All I really have to say is about six pages of a naked man (namely Mowgli, the Jungle Boy) fighting to the death with a wolf. Yeah. Pretty awesome shit, really. And we finally find out the names of six of the seven children of Snow White and Bigby (is it strange that the three girls look like Rose Red, Snow, and Sleeping Beauty? I mean, these are Bigby's brood, not Prince Charming. And Ambrose! He's sorta pigly, don't you think? Oh my). Um, did I mention the naked wolf-fighting? Cos that was pretty nifty. Sigh.
Superman 651Oh, big surprise that Clark doesn't accept the power ring and become a Green Lantern. Oh, damn, I seem to have forgotten my sarcasm tags. Anyway. At least we finally have the Prankster to thank for making "Is your refrigerator running" into a violent act. And how knew that giant, mutated fleas could talk (albeit badly)? And you gotta love the Toyman's operating table and the pleasure Lex gets from evisceratng Metallo. And, gee golly, I wonder what, pray tell, Lex is planning to do with all his piles and piles of ... um, see the last page and lemme know what you think.
Green Arrow 61
Man, Ollie Queen is kinda rocking as a mayor. And he finds the loophole to end all loopholes for allowing gay marriages in Star City. And it's kinda cool that he can make a gay joke about himself. But can we fast forward to next issue so we can see Ollie and Deathstroke throw down (and possibly find out a bit more about what's happened to Connor and Mia). OK, that's all.
DMZ 6
So this issue we get Matty having to retrieve his cell phone out of raw sewageand then spending a page in the bathroom because he drank some bad water. He does, however, score a kinda interview with some guys from the Free States and, holy shitcakes, the journalist that died in the first issue is really alive! Gah! Ah! Is it next month already?
Ms. Marvel 2
You know, if you're trying to hype up a new series for an old character on the basis that this character is trying to become a better hero, maybe, I don't know, not let said hero be as self-deprecatey as she was in this issue? And maybe not get her ass kicked by some sort of cyborg alien that's gonna try and destroy Earth. Anyway. Just a thought.
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