DC:
Superman 654: The first issue after the One Year Later storyline. I really hope they keep this format of Superman dealing more with Clark's journalism side and Action Comics being more actiony. As for this issue ... it was OK. I didn't enjoy it as much as the previous storyline. And Lois's new haircut is hideous! And I do not need to see her in her skimpy underwear or in lingerie waiting for Clark. And the bylines on those articles Lois "finished" for Clark better be "By Clark Kent and Lois Lane" or "By Clark Kent" and at the end of the article have "Additional reporting done by Lois Lane" or something like that; otherwise, it's just plain unethical.52 Week 10: That's quite a cape you have there, Black Adam. And quite an ass. Heh. And I love how Clark got to keep his job by pulling a Lois stunt, and then have Lois hypocritcally berate him for pulling said stunt. Ah, irony. And as much as I love Donna Troy, I'm thrilled that the "History of the DCU" backup story will be ending next week as it's been very, very boring. Oy.
Green Lantern Corps 1, 2: Now, I'm a newbie to Green Lantern, but I'm really loving the Corps. It has a great team aspect to it, with vets and newbies. Although I really hope the ending to issue 2 is a red herring because they can't kill off the GL that I was just starting to really like. And can Guy Gardner stop yelling for a change? Oy.
Supergirl 7: So, if this evil Kal-El in Kandor is really some other version of Kal-El, Kara just made out with her cousin, after having a pseudo-lesbiany exchange (while she was wet and naked) with her alternate-reality self. And Kara still really has no personality. I really want to keep reading this book, but it just keeps getting worse. I'll give it a couple more issues, then I just may have to drop it. Oy.
Marvel:
Ms. Marvel 3–5: So Carol saves the world from the Uber-Brood-thing and the Fantastic Four gets the credit (while all Carol does is wake up covered in goo). Then in 4, we get the secret origin of Warren Traveler (or at least one Warren Traveler). Carol gets interviewed ... and attacked ... at the same time. Can you say publicity whore? And then Dr. Strange shows up. Wow. Warren Traveler wasn't as cool of a villian as I thought he was going to be. And did anyone else think Dr. Strange was a little too into Carol? Really, the only thing this storyline did was give Carol a pet cat. Oy. I may have to drop this title.
X-Men 186–188: So, "The Blood of Apocalypse" was boring as hell. In 186, the Avengers show up. Blah. Oh, and one of the new sentinels is War Machine, although you wouldn't be able to tell as much seeing as how when we first see War Machine (who's only been around since the late '70s and once served as Iron Man and is a former Avenger) gets refered to as both Rhodey and Rodney. Yup. As for 187, all I have to say is blah. OK, on to 188. New storyline. New creative team. Mike Carey actually writes Rogue as, well, someone who's been an X-Man for most of her life. And who has already been leader of the X-Men (unlike some uninformed people on message boards who say that someone should have made Rogue leaders years ago ... which someone did do). And I'm glad Rogue and Cannonball don't have thick accents anymore, which by all rights they shouldn't. The new villians are cool, too, although they seem a little Neo-y to me.
Vertigo:
Fables 50, 51: OK, I'll say it now: issue 50 made me cry a little. And laugh. First, the laugh: that was caused by Bigby Wolf being afraid of heights. And being called out on it by Cinderella. And let me say this: who the fuck needs Wolverine when you have Bigby Wolf somewhere in comicdom? Case closed, man. Game over. And now, what made me cry: the reunion of Snow and Bigby, Bigby finally meeting his cubs, and Snow and Bigby tying the knot. I don't know why I'm writing anything here because everyone should be reading Fables. It's just that good. And issue 52 especially shows just how good of a character Cinderella can be. The scene where Cindy transforms back into a human and the doctor from Smalltown yells "You're a giant!" as they're surrounded by actual giants ... classic. And I can't wait to find out exactly what Cindy owes Frau Totenkinder. Read Fables!DMZ 7–9: Another book I'm really loving. I can't really go into how good this book is. I'll just say I'm glad that prick Viktor got his brains blown out in issue 9. Read DMZ!
The Exterminators 6, 7: This is a book I didn't expect to like as much because, well, it's about bug exterminators and features a lot of bugs. But, man, it's a good read. The characters are simple yet complex (and yes, I did just use that horrible cliche), and the Egyptian subplot has piqued my interest. And Henry's pretty hot. And it looks like the roaches are planning on starting a war. Merciful Zeus, read this title!
Dark Horse:
The Escapists 1: It's a comic based on the comic that was the basis of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (both of which I haven't read). But this title is strangely interesting and low key. Basically, it's about a Jewish boy who grows up reading the old Escapist comics and now he wants to restart the comic, and he enlists help. So it's basically a comic about making a comic. Meta enough for you?And ... I'm bored now. More later, as I'm bound to get bored again.
2 comments:
It's a comic based on the comic that was the basis of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (both of which I haven't read).
I have to correct you there. The Escapist was never an actual comic series. It was totally made up by Michael Chabon, the author of the Kavalier & Clay novel.
Then, some comic book publisher thought it would be fun to publish Escpaist comic books in the present-day and present them as if they were modern-day reprints of stories published in the '40s, '50s, '60s, etc.
That's what I was trying to say in my uneloquent way. This is the comic I was refering to.
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