Blackest Night Wonder Woman #3, Secret Six #17 & Wonder Woman #40

Since I won't be posting anything new tomorrow(I've got to take that delayed Accounting exam on Monday!), I'll be firing three new reviews out tonight. With only two days of college this week(Monday and Tuesday), I'm hoping to take a big chunk out of my ever growing comic pile this coming week, but knowing the way I am, I'll probably lay around my place, watch the Winter Olympics, and do little else instead...

Blackest Night Wonder Woman #3(of 3): Writer: Greg Rucka. Pencils: Nicola Scott.

Star Sapphire Carol Ferris finds Wonder Woman after she gets her Start Sapphire ring and the two women combine forces to attempt to halt a few rampaging Black Lanterns. Carol takes off to find Hal to help, and WW winds up running into Black Lantern Maxwell Lord again. WW makes quick work of BL Max with her Star Sapphire powers, but her battle draws the attention of Mera, who is currently a Red Lantern. For some reason, Mera decides to throw down with WW, although they are both surrounded by Black Lanterns. The women battle to a stalemate, so WW decides to employ her lasso in order to force reason onto the uncontrollably angry Mera. WW's lasso seems to do the trick, and Mera's head becomes clear enough to halt her rampage. This issue ends with the rest of the Color Corps arriving on the scene in order to rally against Nekron.

Umm, why did I just read this? I don't get what the purpose was... I don't really get what the purpose of this entire mini-series was actually... It was kind of all over the place. Instead of getting something simple like WW vs. Maxwell Lord for three issues, we instead get one issue of WW, one issue of Black Lantern WW, and an issue of Star Sapphire WW. I don't see any reason to spend more time talking about this comic actually, since it never really went anywhere.

Score: 3 out of 10.Ah, BL Max... If not for you, this mini would have been a complete waste...

Secret Six #17: Writers: Gail Simone & John Ostrander. Art: J. Calafiore.

This issue gets underway with Yasemin Soze, formerly of the Suicide Squad, rising as a Black Lantern, and deciding to hunt down the man who killed her, Deadshot. From there we go to various battles, including Amanda Waller and her men burning down the Secret Six's headquarters in an effort to capture Scandal Savage. At Belle Reve prison, Bane and Black Alice defeat Count Vertigo and Nightshade, while Bronze Tiger and Catman wind up knocking each other out. In another part of the prison, Virtuosa has Ragdoll on the ropes until Jeannette arrives on the scene to provide him with an assist. From there, Black Lantern Fiddler arrives and lays all three characters out with the horrific power of his violin... OOOOOOK then. This issue ends with BL Yasemin catching up with Deadshot and Rick Flag, while a small army of Black Lanterns arrive at the prison.

Meh. I don't know if it's me, or if it's the books I've been reading tonight, but once again, this issue didn't really do anything for me. It's got to be the severe case of Black Lantern fatigue I'm suffering through... That's got to be the reason I haven't been enjoying these comics that much. I really don't have much to say here. This issue was like any of the other five-thousand, seven hundred and forty-six Blackest Night comics flooding the market. Like I said, meh.

Score: 4 out of 10.His name is Catman, of course he bit you!

Wonder Woman #40: Writer: Gail Simone. Pencils: Aaron Lopresti.

This issue kicks off with Wonder Woman battling a giant serpent god, and forcing it to spit out the subway train it had eaten. Upon spitting out the train, the serpent admits that it is unsure as to why it decided to eat the train, and it apologizes for it's actions before taking its leave... Well, that was strange. Off in the distance, a couple of creepy kids watch what happened, and plot against Wonder Woman. After dealing with the serpent, WW heads to the hospital to see her friend Etta, who was nearly killed by Genocide a few issues back. WW keeps feeling awful that she had allowed Genocide to harm Etta, but Etta reveals that she had been secretly working for Checkmate, so she was fully aware of the dangers of being around WW, and as such, WW shouldn't feel guilty for what happened to Etta. From there, we find the creepy kids from earlier tricking a man into burning down a synagogue. The kids then convince the man to commit suicide in order to save himself from years in prison. Upon witnessing the man's death, the kids lie to a reporter, telling her that the blaze and the man's death was caused by an angry black man, which ultimately leads to widespread rioting throughout Washington DC. Power Girl arrives on the scene to help with the fire, and is confronted by the children. Back at the hospital, WW catches a glimpse of the rioting on the TV, and rushes outside to see if there was anything she could do to help. This issue reaches its end with Power Girl attacking WW(!), while ranting that WW had stooped to a new low.

Hey, this was finally a comic that I enjoyed reading! I'm guessing these are the "children" of Ares who we caught a glimpse of last issue. I have to say, I sort of like the idea of WW being victimized by a bunch of evil little kids, because knowing WW, she is going to have a HARD time bringing herself to physically confront them because of their age. Although I could have done without the racial overtones, for the most part, this was a pretty good start to this storyline.

Score: 7 1/2 out of 10.Wonder Woman vs Power Girl?!? Next issue should be awesome!

Let's talk about: Post-Blackest Night DCU!

Due to the fact that a lot of different people seemed to enjoy chiming in on my Let's talk about: Batman post, I figured I'd give this concept another go. I was toying with a couple of ideas for this post, but in the end, since DC's Blackest Night has been monopolizing my comic reading time, as well as my wallet, I figured blogging about Blackest Night is the best way to go. I'd have liked to do a Marvel post, but I get the feeling that the overwhelming majority of my readers are primarily DC fans, and as such would prefer that I stick to DC topics. However, if some of you guys(and gals)want me to do a post on the Marvel U, I'd be all to happy to. Alright, let's get down to business.

I think most of the folks reading this probably already know what Blackest Night is all about, but for the uninitiated, here's the quick form. Blackest Night is basically a story about the undead in the DCU rising up under the leadership of a guy named Nekron, whose goal is to eliminate all life from the universe, returning it(the Universe)to its natural state of oblivion. In order to accomplish his goals, Nekron has reanimated dead heroes and villains with black rings, and has sent them loose to tear out the hearts of the living, which increases his power exponentially. The more full of emotion the victim is, the more power Nekron acquires from that heart. If not for the mass murder and heart eating, I could totally agree with Nekron's plight! The main protagonist in the Blackest Night x-over is Green Lantern Hal Jordan, and the story is being written by Geoff Johns, who is, in my most humble opinion, DC's BEST writer. There, now I think we're all on the same page. In two months(HOPEFULLY!)Blackest Night should be wrapping up, and since I somehow doubt that Nekron is going to be victorious and the DC Universe will be plunged into total darkness, it's safe to assume that the heroes are ultimately going to emerge the victors... But then what? That's what I hope to explore in this post. Feel free to chime in with your thoughts and comments, because that's what this blog is all about, comic book fans getting together and sharing thoughts and ideas. Let's start this look at the post-Blackest Night DCU by looking at the Green Lantern Corps itself.

Green Lantern Corps/The Guardians of the Universe: Once Nekron is defeated and gone, the Guardians of the Universe(the beings who command the GLC)have some explaining to do... They had advance knowledge that there would be a Blackest Night event, but chose to ignore all of the warning signs, putting not only their Green Lantern's in danger, but all of existence as well. Now, it's possible that Nekron kills off the Guardians before the conclusion of BN, but I doubt that, which means they will either admit they were wrong, and change their ways(doubtful)or continue to act like emotionless little overlords, which I think is the more probable occurrence. I kind of think the Guardians will face a revolt from their GL's, which will lead to the near break-up of the Corps... That is unless someone steps in to fill the leadership void...

Hal Jordan: When all is said and done, I think Hal is going to wind up as the leader of the GLC. Yeah sure, he may have nearly destroyed the universe a few short years ago himself, but characters in the DCU seem to have very short memories. I feel Hal will be instrumental in defeating Nekron, and such an act will solidify his place as the greatest Green Lantern of all-time. Now, since Hal is far from a genius(hell, in the past, he was practically a moron!), I don't think he'll lead the Corps alone. I can see Ganthet(the Guardian who left his fellow Oans and formed the Blue Lantern Corps)rejoining the GLC(possibly with the Blue Lantern Corps)to provide Hal with the help he would need to run the Corps. Since the Guardians are pretty much figureheads anyway, I really don't think they are necessary to the GLC, whereas Hal pretty much IS the GLC, and would have strong support from his fellow ring-slingers.

New Guardians: I guess I should at least pay these guys a lip service... These were the various characters who were deputized to work with a certain Corps in order to help stop Nekron's rampage. They consist of the original leaders of each respective Corps, as well as one deputy. Hal deputized Ganthet as a Green Lantern, Atrocitus deputized Mera as a Red Lantern, Sinestro deputized Scarecrow as a member of the Sinestro Corps, the Star Sapphires deputized Wonder Woman as a Sapphire, Indigo-1 deputized Atom as a member of the Indigo tribe, Saint Walker deputized Saint Barry Allen as a member of the Blue Lantern Corps, and Larfleeze reluctantly shared his powers with Lex Luthor. I don't think ANYTHING is actually going to come of this, the deputized characters will only be empowered for something like 24 hours, and then they lose their newfound powers. In a perfect world, Scarecrow would permanently join up with Sinestro(come on, they're made for each other!)and Lex would kill Larfleeze and steal away the Orange light. While I'd love that, I think that would make Lex WAY too powerful, so I doubt DC could allow something like that to take place.

Black Lanterns: Well, we can scratch the Black Lanterns off this list, since they should go away when Nekron is defeated, so I'll skip them.

Sinestro Corps: I figure the Sinestro Corps will continue to be the main thorn in the GLC side, especially since Sinestro rid his Corps of rival leader, Mongul. With Sinestro's Corps totally unified under his command, the Sinestro Corps should be the preeminent foe of the GLC.

Red Lanterns: The Red Lanterns will probably also stick around to pester the GLC, if for no other reason then the fact that they give off some of the coolest visuals out of all of the Corps.

Star Sapphires: I also don't see the Star Sapphires going anywhere, even though their Central Power Battery was destroyed by the Black Lanterns. I can see a weakened version of the Star Sapphires existing in the DCU, led by Hal's longtime sweetheart, Carol Ferris.

Blue Lanterns: As I stated in my Green Lantern summary, I think the Blue Lanterns will be folded into the GLC, and they will act as one Corps. Either that, or Ganthet will simply disband the Blue Lantern Corps, since the threat of the Blackest Night has passed.

Indigo Lanterns: I really don't know what to make of the Indigo Lanterns... They simply seem to be in the Blackest Night story to fill in missing story points for other characters, so I can't see any real place for them in the post-BN DCU. Let's just say when BN ends, they vanish back to wherever they came from.

Orange Lantern: All that's left is Larfleeze, the Orange Lantern... You either love Larfleeze or you hate him, and I most definitely fit into the later group. I can't stand him. Yeah, I'll admit, in the beginning, he seemed... dare I say cool? But now, he's simply an annoyance that I keep hoping winds up getting killed by Atrocitus(the Leader of the Red Lanterns). If I had things my way, Larfleeze would act completely out of character, and he would help Hal defeat Nekron at the expense of his own life, thus freeing up the Orange power to be used by a much less annoying character.

Kyle Rayner & John Stewart: I don't see Kyle or John's lives changing dramatically as a result of their Blackest Night experiences. Maybe John will be more melancholy thanks to his experiences on that Black Lantern planet, and Kyle has a ready made feud with Sinestro, since it was revealed that he is dating Sinestro's daughter... The eventual meeting between Kyle, Sinestro and Soranik should be great, since you've got to think Sinestro is going to take offense at the fact that his daughter is dating the "alley rat"!

Guy Gardner: Guy Gardner is a bit of a wildcard for me... I would actually prefer it if Guy were to remain a Red Lantern. To me, Guy is more a Red Lantern then a Green Lantern anyway. Now, that's not to say I want to see Guy running wild through out the universe vomiting blood at everybody, quite the contrary. I want to see Guy master his Red ring, and keep his violent urges(for the most part)in check. Give him his own series: "Red Lantern: Guy Gardner", and have it follow Guy around as he tries to master the power of the Red ring. He would naturally have enemies in the other more impulsive Red Lanterns, who would want Guy to just lose all control, as well as several misunderstandings with the GLC, and Earth's heroes, which would be fun to read. I can see making Guy a Red Lantern in order to further expand and grow his character.

Black Hand, Scar & the Anti-Monitor: In a perfect world, Scar and Black Hand would survive the aftermath of the climatic BN battle, and would vanish for a while, thus leaving them available to show up again down the road to further menace the GLC. As for the Anti-Monitor/Central Black Power Battery, let's hope this is the last we see of him... I think the Anti-Monitor has more then run his course. Now that's what I want to see happen, but what I think will happen is Scar will remain dead after her destruction at the hands of the combined Corps a few BN issues back, while Black Hand either gets killed, or when Nekron dies, he goes insane and gets locked up in an insane asylum somewhere.

Now, I'm going to separate the Black Lanterns into what I think will ultimately happen to them.

Black Lantern Group 1: These are the characters who were still alive when Nekron forced Black rings onto them, thus transforming them into Black Lanterns. Superman, Wonder Woman, Kid Flash, Superboy, Green Arrow, as well as a few others suffered this fate. Since these are DC's big names, there's NO way they're remaining dead, and as such, when Nekron falls, I see this group of Black Lanterns returning to the land of the living.

Black Lantern Group 2: These are the ORIGINAL Black Lanterns. They were dead, buried and forgotten about, that is before a Black Ring resurrected them. This group includes characters such as the Martian Manhunter, Ted Kord, Aquaman, Elongated Man and Sue Dibny, Ronnie Raymond Firestorm, Maxwell Lord, Dr. Light, Jade and many others. I think DC should allow these characters to return to life. My explanation for this? Well, while they were running around as angry corpses, tearing out hearts for Nekron, some of the life-force from the hearts were leaking into the Black Lanterns, thus slowly but surely filling them back up with life. Yeah, I know, that's a REALLY weak explanation, but that's the best I can do. However, the bottom line is that I expect to see most of, if not all of these Black Lanterns returning to the land of the living following BN.

Black Lantern Group 3: These are the unlucky Black Lanterns... These are the heroes who had their hearts torn out by Black Lanterns, thus turning the victim into a Black Lantern themself. Characters like Damage, Hawkman and Hawkgirl, Tempest, and the like. Since their hearts were actually removed from them, and went to feed Nekron, I tend to think that anybody who has had their heart torn out will unfortunately NOT be coming back to life. Sure Hawkman and Hawkgirl may figure out a way around that rule, but sadly, for guys like Tempest and Damage, I think it's game over for them and their ilk.

Batman's Head!!!: OK, if ANYBODY has a theory as to what the hell Batman's head has to do with the whole Blackest Night storyline, I'd LOVE to know! As far as I know, in Final Crisis #6, Darkseid tossed Batman way back in time, leaving a skeleton in Batman's place. Most of the DC heroes not named Tim Drake figured the skeletal remains were Bruce's, and as such, buried him at his family plot. Before BN really gets underway, Black Hand breaks into the skeletal remains, and steals the head of "Bruce Wayne". Throughout Blackest Night, Hand has used the Bat-head for numerous actions, such as spitting out new Black Lantern rings, giving off a creepy glow, and in one instance, reanimating the head so that it looked exactly like Black Lantern Batman would look. After Black Lantern Batman defeats his foes, Hand returns him to a simple skull again... There are a few questions here, such as, if the skull is truly Batman's, why hasn't Hand allowed it to run rampant like the other Black Lanterns? Why keep such a tight leash on "Bruce's" skull? The way I feel is that the skull CAN'T be Bruce's, because Bruce wasn't killed by Darkseid, he was simply shunted elsewhere in time. But if we follow that logic, and say that the skull can't be Bruce's, because he was seen alive and well several million years ago, we're stuck with the original question, WHOSE SKULL IS IT?!? I can't help thinking that somehow Darkseid is involved in this whole Blackest Night story, and that when Superman sang him to death, Darkseid's spirit went to the nearest safe place, "Bruce's" skull. And why not? Darkseid believes in anti-life, and Nekron believes in NO life, so in a weird way, I could see them getting along rather well. But out of everything, the skull of "Bruce Wayne" is by far the most puzzling aspect of the BN story.

Hmm, I think that's it... I think I hit on all of the major Blackest Night players, and I think I made it clear as to what I think will happen to these characters during the upcoming months. Alright, now this is the part of the post where I say, if you have anything to add, anything AT ALL, feel free to leave me a few comments, whether you agree or disagree with what I typed up here. If you think I forgot to mention an important character that you think will have a huge impact on the BN story going forward, drop me a line and let me know who this character is, and what your thoughts on them are. Basically, I'm practically begging for you, my faithful, and highly intelligent readers, to leave me as many comments as you can detailing what you thought after you finished reading this. Well, that's it. Thanks for reading, and Long Live The Legion!

Batgirl #6, Justice League: Cry for Justice #6 & Outsiders #26

Alright, I don't have much time to do these reviews, so hang on, this is going to be a brisk ride through comic book land. Before I get into the new stuff, I have to say, I've been reading the Brave and the Bold mini-series from 1999-2000, which was written by Mark Waid and starred Hal Jordan and Barry Allen, and so far, it's been some pretty good stuff. But like I said, I only have a limited amount of time to get these reviews done, so enough about that, let's start these reviews up! Oh, and I apologize in advance if these reviews are worse then usual, but like I said, I'm on a schedule tonight!

Batgirl #6: Writer: Bryan Q. Miller. Pencils: Lee Garbett.

Steph wakes up in the back of an ambulance after being shot by the thugs who kidnapped her classmate, Fernando Garcia. Luckily for Steph, the bullet only grazed the side of her head, so all she has to show for getting shot in the head is a bandage and a headache. Getting some assistance from Oracle, Steph breaks out of the ambulance, dons her Batgirl outfit and head to police headquarters, where she proceeds to spy on a conversation between Batman and Commish Gordon. The two discuss the events surrounding Fernando's abduction, and Steph is jumped by Damian, who is angered that she was spying on Bats. The two begin to fight, which leads to Batman angrily ending the fight, as well as banning the both of them from helping him solve the case of Fernando's disappearance due to their childish behavior. Needless to say, neither one listens, and they decide to work together, as Steph follows a hunch she has about Fernando's girlfriend knowing more then she was letting on. After a quick interrogation, the two discover that Fernando's father owes a load of gambling debts to Roulette, and that she intends on collecting by sending her minions after Batman, where her gamblers can place bets on which bad guy is going to kill Batman. This issue closes with an injured Bats crawling through the streets while being pursued by some of Roulette's goons.

Whew, one review down, two to go! This was a very good comic, from the story, to the artwork, to the dialogue. Not only that, but once again, I thoroughly enjoyed Damian in this comic! I don't know how Bryan does it, but he seems to be accomplishing the impossible, making Damian tolerable. You put Damian in any other comic, and I'm spitting blood like a Red Lantern, but whenever he's in Batgirl, I like him... Weird. Anyway, this was a very good comic that I'd be willing to recommend to anybody.

Score: 9 out of 10.I actually liked Damian in this issue... A lot. That's as sure a sign of the apocalypse as any.

Justice League: Cry for Justice #6(of 7): Writer: James Robinson. Artist: Scott Clark.

This issue opens with Supergirl revealing that she has figured out that Captain Marvel is actually Prometheus in disguise. With his charade over, Prometheus sheds his CM look, and launches into an attack on all of the members of the JL, taking out in quick order: Supergirl, Zatanna, Plastic Man, Red Tornado, Black Canary, Starman, Hawkgirl, Guardian, Hawkman, Dr. Light, Vixen, Donna Troy, Hal Jordan, Firestorm, Starfire, Green Arrow and the Atom(WOW...)before he makes his way towards his destination, the teleportation room in the JL Watchtower. Upon arriving at the massive teleporter, he encounters Jay Garrick and the Shade(!). He makes quick work of Jay, and after some slight difficulty, he manages to take down the Shade. With nobody standing between him and his prize, Prometheus walks towards the teleporter, but is attacked by an enraged Donna Troy, who proceeds to beat the HELL out of Prometheus in an Amazon rage. Before she crosses the line, the Shade snaps her back to her senses by telling her she'd best stop before she is branded a murderer by her friends. From there, the scene shifts to the heroes, now recovered, questioning Prometheus on what his master plan is/was. Prometheus happily explains that he was intending on teleporting all of the heroes various home cities into several other dimensions, where they would remain lost forever. This issue ends with Prometheus explaining to the heroes that in the event he was captured, he had a back-up plan which involved massive bombs hidden throughout several cities which would explode unless he was released, with the first bomb blowing up in Green Arrow's hometown of Star City!

After last issue, I was just about ready to write this mini-series off, but wow, this issue sure changed my mind about that! Prometheus was a beast, single-handedly taking out pretty much the ENTIRE JLA without really breaking a sweat... Now that's how you make a villain look strong! The story was much better, with Prometheus finally explaining his master plan, as well as his back-up plan, plus as a bonus, no archers were maimed during this issue, which is always a good thing! I've got to say, poor Ollie is sure taking it on the chin this mini... First his sidekick/"son", Roy Harper has his arm severed, then his hometown is blown up! Jeez, if that were to happen to Hal, he'd be running amok, destroying the universe! I honestly didn't expect to be saying this, but this was a very good comic. It was so good that it almost washed the bad taste of the last issue out of my mouth... Almost.

Score: 9 1/2 out of 10.See, it's like I've always said, NEVER piss off an Amazon!

Outsiders #26: Writer: Dan Didio. Pencils: Philip Tan.

Alright, this issue is going to get the real short form treatment... Geo-Force and the Outsiders are now operating out of GF's kingdom of Markovia, and GF and Katana are acting a bit on the unhinged side, thanks to their Blackest Night experiences last issue. Katana repeatedly tries to murder criminals during a mission she's on with Black Lightning, and GF basically acts aloof and snobbish to his teammates. Once all of the Outsiders are back in Markovia after completing their various missions, GF holds a press conference, where he announces that Markovia has entered into a non-aggression treaty with New Krypton, and this issue ends with GF introducing his "friend" Eradicator to the press and his shocked teammates.

Sorry about the brief review, but I really do have to finish this post up in the next 15 minutes or so... I actually liked this comic a lot more then I thought I was going to. I'd heard some... let's say less then flattering things about this comic, so I was expecting the worst, but thankfully, my fears were unfounded. I like GF as a royal jerk, Katana as a wildcard, and the rest of the team trying to figure out what the hell is going on. I for one will be looking forward to the next issue.

Score: 7 1/2 out of 10.So instead of getting Superman, we get his lame double/Kryptonian weapon/whatever the hell he is now, the Eradicator... Uh-huh...

Snow Day=No New Reviews?

Yay, so I wound up with a snow day today! I woke up, saw that my school was closed, and was able to grab two extra hours of sleep, which is always a good thing. Of course I wish I would have known that my school was going to be closed last night, so I wouldn't have wasted most of last night studying for an Accounting test that I wouldn't have to worry about for several days... Anyway, here I am, figuring that I'd be able to post a few reviews on this blog tonight, maybe even do some other kind of post, sounds good, right? Wrong! I had to do a paper for my Introduction to Musical Theatre class on vaudeville of all things, and that paper took a little bit longer to finish then I thought it would... But that's fine, because I was still intending on posting something exciting and new to this blog tonight... And then my Social and Political Philosophy class struck... Ugh. I had to find a recent news article that illustrated either Kant's Deontology, or Mill's brand of Utilitarianism. From there I had to describe which philosophical belief was being shown in the article, etc... After that, I'm sorry, but I'm in NO mood to post anything substantial tonight! All I have to do tomorrow after class is type up the vaudeville paper, and that's it, so come tomorrow night I should have something better then this post up. Sorry this post wasn't more interesting/comic related, but after spending the past 2 hours working on that philosophy stuff, all I want to do is pass out. On the plus side, I'm up to 21 followers(!), which is awesome! Anyway, thanks for reading, and I promise to have something better posted tomorrow. Until next time, Long Live The Legion!

Comic Gazing for: 2/10/10

Since I've been studying for my first big Accounting exam(which is tomorrow)for the better part of the night, I figured I'd do a quick post, just to clear my head for a bit. I wasn't going to post anything today, but since I also have a Musical Theatre paper due later on this week(yeah, that's right, a Musical Theatre paper...)I might wind up skipping tomorrow's post depending on how long it takes me to bang out that paper. Since tomorrow is Wednesday, and Wednesday means it's a new comic day, I figured I should post what I'll be purchasing this week, just in case I can't get to it tomorrow. Oh, and my area is under a Winter Storm Warning, and it is currently SNOWING! With any luck, that means they'll close my college tomorrow, and I'll have an extra week to prepare for this Accounting test since I get a few days off for Mid-Semester break, or President's Day, or whatever the hell my school is calling the mini vacation I get next week. OK, I think that's enough about me, how about I actually talk about comics! I read JL: Cry for Justice #6 last night, and you know what? I really enjoyed it... I didn't want to, but I did. Hopefully when I've got more time and less school related duties to attend to, I'll put up a quick review for it. For now though, here are the books I'll be purchasing come tomorrow.

Action Comics #886: I think this is still a part of the x-over with the Superman title, but I'm not exactly sure... Meh, I was buying this comic anyway, so I guess it's a moot point.

Adventure Comics #7: This is the first post-Geoff Johns issue of this series, so I'll be interested to see who's taking it over, and what they have planned.

Batgirl #7: Jeez, another Batgirl already? I haven't even read Batgirl #6 yet! Maybe after I'm done studying tonight, I'll give Batgirl #6 a read...

Batman and Robin #8: Like with Batgirl, I still haven't read the previous issue of this series, and with some of the things I've heard about it, I'm not sure I want to!

Booster Gold #29: Gah, once again, I still haven't read the issue before this one yet! I really need a few more hours in the day...

Green Arrow Black Canary #29: This is the final issue of this series written by Andrew Kreisberg, which means this should be the last time I have to suffer through another Cupid story! Jeez, once Cupid's gone, what am I going to have to complain about?

JSA All-Stars #3: I like the JSA, and so far this series has been OK. I'm not exactly sold on the Stargirl/Johnny Sorrow love-thing, but maybe this issue will win me over.

REBELS #13: Yeah, a new issue of REBELS! Seriously, this is one of the best non-Geoff Johns written comics coming out of DC today.

Secret Six #18: I still haven't read Secret Six #17... Starting to sense a trend here?

Titans #22: This issue is the end of the current line-up in this comic, so I'll be very interested to see what happens starting in issue #23.

Dark X-Men #4: Umm, as long as Nate Grey is prominently featured in this comic, it'll be one of the first things I read once this order arrives.

Realm of Kings Imperial Guard #4: This is one of those mini-series I collect but don't read until it's completed, so I really can't say much about this one.

And that's it. Damn, only 2 Marvel books this week, as opposed to 10 DC comics. Huh... I REALLY need to find some good Marvel comics to read... Alright, I think I've spent enough time avoiding my studies... Until next time, Long Live The Legion!

Captain America Reborn #6, Captain America: Who Will Wield The Shield #1, Captain America #602

That's right everybody, it's Captain America night!!! With Cap Reborn #6 FINALLY arriving, I can read that issue, as well as Who Will Wield The Shield and Cap #602, both of which I've been waiting a good month to read! However, before I get into my Cap mode, I have a few quick things to state. First off, I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to post anything new tomorrow night... I have my first Accounting 2 exam Wednesday, and as such, I'm probably going to spend much of(if not all)of tomorrow night studying. However, there's supposed to be a pretty major snowstorm heading my way Tuesday night into Wednesday, so there is a possibility(however slight)that my college might be closed Wednesday thanks to the foul weather. The National Weather Service has already posted a Winter Storm Watch for Tuesday night, so needless to say, I've have my fingers crossed that the school will decide to close for Wednesday. Needless to say, no school means extra time to read comics/blog! Besides that, Aquaman #0-75 arrived at my place today, which has me pretty excited. I'm pretty close to ditching the Green Arrows I'd been reading and starting up the Aquaman stuff. Peter David+Aquaman=Awesomeness! Alright, that's more then enough pointless rambling for now, let's get to those Captain America comics!

Captain America Reborn #6(of 6): Writer: Ed Brubaker. Pencils: Bryan Hitch.

We open this issue with Hank Pym rescuing Sharon Carter from her imprisonment aboard the Red Skull's AIM ship. From there we head to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Red Skull(who is currently in possession of Steve Rogers body)is preparing to behead Bucky with his own shield. Before Skull can deliver the death blow, Steve begins to fight back against the Skull from inside his head. The two mortal foes battle for control of Steve's body and mind, and Skull ultimately retreats from the confines of Steve's mind, thanks to Steve's more powerful resolve. Upon regaining his senses, Steve decks the Skull's daughter, Sin, and helps Bucky to his feet. Although Steve is happy to have vanquished the Red Skull from his mind, there is still quite a battle being waged around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, thanks to Crossbones and his army of AIM agents and miniature MODOKS. Back on the AIM ship, Pym and Sharon battle through the hordes of AIM and attack Armin Zola, who was attempting to crack the Vision's security codes, thus giving himself access to tons of top secret Avengers files. While Pym takes on Zola, the Red Skull's consciousness returns to his mechanical body aboard the ship. Once Sharon spots the Skull trying to make a getaway, she grabs one of Pym's weapons and fires it at the Skull, accidentally causing the Skull to grow to over 30 feet tall! The now enormous(and UBER-pissed!)Skull begins to wreak havoc in front of the Memorial on both Avengers and AIM agents alike. Upon seeing the giant Skull, Cap and Bucky spring into action and attack the Nazi madman, which rallies the Avengers who were present. However, the combined might of two Captain Americas and several Avengers isn't enough to halt the Skull's rampage, so Sharon, still on-board the AIM ship, fires several missiles into the Skull, destroying his body, and severely burning Sin in the process. After the battle, Norman "Marvel" Osborn is upset about the loss of the Red Skull and Steve Rogers body, and he is given pictures of Sin, which shows that her skin was burned to the point where she actually looks much like a literal Red Skull. From there, we go to the rooftop of Bucky's hideout, where Steve Rogers is reflecting on everything that had happened to him, as well as several visions he saw while he was free-falling through time, visions that seemed to have revealed a terrible future, one where all of Earth's heroes were laying dead all around him, thanks to some unseen menace. While Steve tries to reason what the images mean, he is joined by Sharon, and this comic concludes with the two sitting on the roof of Bucky's hideout together.

All I have to say about this comic is bravo. It was well worth the wait. Ed hit all of the right notes here, the battles were fantastic and his mastery over all of the inter-personal relationships here was a thing of beauty. I really can't find fault with anything that was in this comic... Even as it wrapped up the Reborn storyline, it planted seeds for the future with whatever those weird visions Steve was having were all about. After reading this, even without reading the final issue of Flash Rebirth, I declare this mini-series the winner of the Cap Reborn/Flash Rebirth mini-series contest... Hands down. I think you know what score I'm going to give this one...

Score: 10 out of 10.'Nuff said.

Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield #1: Writer: Ed Brubaker. Art: Butch Guice & Luke Ross.

This issue opens up with a flashback sequence showing Bucky and Steve's relationship back during WWII. We then head to the present, where the Black Widow discovers Bucky trying to figure out what his new identity should be. Widow tells him that he's Captain America, but Bucky explains that there is only one Cap, and that's Steve Rogers. Widow continues to try to persuade Bucky that he should remain Captain America, even if that means there would be two Caps, but Bucky seems steadfast in his belief that there is only one Cap, and it's not him. From there, the scene shifts to Steve and Sharon. Steve is still having some difficulty adjusting to the fact that he's back, as well as all of the changes the Marvel U has gone through in his absence, and after some more brooding by Steve, the two wind up in bed together. After Sharon is asleep, Steve gets up, and begins to think about the apocalyptic visions of the future that have been plaguing his thoughts. In order to forget about them, he gets dressed in his Cap outfit and decides to take a midnight stroll. At the same time, Bucky gets words from Black Widow that there was a jailbreak at the Raft prison, and the two rush out of the hideout to see what they can do to help. As they leave, they are spotted by Steve from a rooftop, and he decides to follow them to see what's going on. Bucky and Widow wind up running into Mr. Hyde, who immediately attacks the two of them. While Bucky and Widow battle Hyde and his goons, Steve arrives on the scene, but chooses to silently watch from a nearby rooftop. Eventually, Bucky notices Steve watching, and tosses Steve his shield, which leads to Steve taking down Hyde with ease. After the battle, Steve tries to give the shield back to Bucky, but Bucky is unwilling to take back what he considers to be Steve's property. Steve explains to Bucky that he isn't ready to come back full-time, and that until he is ready, he wants Bucky to carry on as Captain America, which Bucky reluctantly agrees to. After returning home, Steve thinks to himself that even though he wants to be Cap again, he can't, because in his terrible vision from the future, Bucky's corpse was wearing his Winter Soldier outfit, meaning that if Bucky isn't Cap, he could very well wind up dead, which is something Steve couldn't live with. The following day, Steve visits Pres. Obama at the White House, where the President gives Steve a full Presidential pardon for his actions during Civil War. The President asks Steve when he's going to take on the role of Captain America again, but Steve explains that he may never become Cap again, that is unless the President himself wants him to. This issue ends with Pres. Obama telling Steve that he won't ask him to take back his shield yet, but that he has a strange feeling that the country may be in need of Steve's abilities sometime in the very near future.

Before I get into what I thought of this comic, I want to take a moment to point out something that has been bugging me for years now... Yes, I'm about to launch into yet another attack on the Civil War storyline, so bear with me for a moment. Towards the end of this comic, Pres. Obama remarked that the Super-Hero Registration Act seemed very un-American. That is the EXACT reason I was so annoyed by the Registration Act/Civil War storyline, because the Registration Act is indeed un-American! That is the biggest failing of the Civil War story in my eyes. All Civil War was, was Marvel deciding to make a ludicrous political statement, and I for one would rather get my political information from a newspaper, not a comic book... Alright, I'm back off my soapbox, and back onto the comic book at hand. This was a very enjoyable book, and once again, Ed showed off his excellent writing skills with the way he showed Steve as a man who does want to be Captain America again, but is afraid that if he takes that step, he's dooming his friends to a horrible death at the hands of the mystery creatures from his visions. As long as Bucky is Cap, the terrible future Steve has seen shouldn't be able to come to pass, although that also means another possible future Steve saw, one where he does become Cap again, and he winds up marrying and having children with Sharon can never come to pass either... So basically, if Steve becomes Cap again, either he'll live happily ever after, or he'll damn everybody he cares about... As it stands right now, Steve seems content to sacrifice his own happiness for the good of everybody else. Now THAT is what I call some DAMN fine writing!!!

Score: 9 1/2 out of 10.You know Cap, now that you're back from the dead, you can lend a hand!

Captain America #602: Writer: Ed Brubaker. Pencils: Luke Ross.

After meeting with Nick Fury, Bucky discovers that the Bad 1950's Captain America has been up to no good in some little town in Idaho. Not wanting to force Steve to battle a crazy man who shares Steve's face, Bucky decides to take down Bad Cap with Falcon. The two heroes head to Idaho and after going over Fury's files, learn Bad Cap has been putting together an anti-government army(The Watchdogs), and Bucky decides that the best way to get close enough to Bad Cap is to secretly join the Watchdogs. Upon arriving at the town in question, Bucky and Falcon watch a anti-government rally that was going on at the town square, and Falcon realizes that it's going to be impossible for him to infiltrate the Watchdogs, since they seem to be a bunch of ignorant rednecks. However, Bucky assures Falcon that he has a plan... That night, Falcon arrives at a local bar disguised as an IRS agent, and begins to tell the bartender that he was being audited. Bucky, disguised as a trucker, punches Falcon and tosses him out of the bar, which causes some members of the Watchdogs to approach him with a proposition. This issue ends with some Watchdog members handing Bad Cap a few photos of potential recruits, which leads to Bad Cap immediately recognizing Bucky.

I know I probably sound like a broken record by this point, but once again, this was an excellent issue of Captain America. You know, reading these three issues in a row has reminded me why I consider Ed Brubaker to be one of(if not)THE best comic book writer in the business today(Sorry Geoff Johns)! Man did I miss reading my monthly installment of Captain America! I really don't have anything left to say... This series is easily the best thing coming out of Marvel today.

Score: 9 out of 10.Heh-heh, Nick Fury said "asshat"...

Siege #2(of 4)

Well, instead of doing another Best of the Rest, or a Let's Talk About... post, like I was intending to do, I'll be looking at Siege #2 since my package of new comics arrived today. I honestly didn't expect to see this box 'o books arrive until Monday at the earliest, so I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised. Of course, I now have ANOTHER huge pile of comic books sitting in front of me, and no time to properly review them... Oh, and I won't be posting anything new tomorrow due to the Super Bowl. I'll check out any comments left for me as always, but that's going to be all I do blog-wise tomorrow. As for my Super Bowl prediction, I'm going with the Colts over the Saints. OK, that's enough about football, let's get to the comics!

Siege #2(of 4): Writer: BENDIS! Pencils: Olivier Coipel.

We begin with Ares battling against Balder, who is the reigning king of Asgard. However, Ares is under the impression that Loki is the current ruler of Asgard thanks to Norman "Marvel" Osborn. While the two god sons battle, Ares is approached by Heimdall, who informs Ares that he's been lied to, and that Balder is indeed the ruler of Asgard. Ares then realizes that he had been tricked by Osborn, and sets off to speak with his boss. Speaking of Osborn, before he is able to arrest or kill Thor, Thor is saved by Maria Hill, the former leader of SHIELD. After watching that play out on TV, Steve Rogers gathers the New Avengers, the Young Avengers and those yahoos Nick Fury hangs out with(the Secret Warriors), and announces that it's time to take the country back from Osborn. Osborn, having lost Thor, sends Daken loose to hunt down and kill Maria Hill for her interference. As soon as he gives the command, Osborn is attacked by Ares, who has had enough of Osborn's lies, and decides to kill him. Before he gets the chance though, the Sentry attacks Ares at Osborn's behest, and the two super-powerful members of the Dark Avengers tear into each other. Speaking of tearing, after a spirited battle, Sentry literally tears Ares in half, putting an end to the god of war. While that is going on, the Avengers are preparing to board one of Nick Fury's ships in order to get to Oklahoma. Bucky gives Steve his shield back, and Jarvis gives Steve a suitcase, which almost definitely holds Iron Man's armor, telling Steve that if he should run across Tony, he should give it to him. With that, the Avengers get on the plane and start flying to the sight of the battle for Asgard. Daken finds Thor and Maria Hill, and winds up getting fried by Thor's lightning for his troubles. Seeing the blast of electricity on the horizon, Osborn sends Sentry after Thor, hoping to put an end to the Thor problem, once and for all. This issue ends with Osborn looking up just in time to see the shield of Captain America hurtling towards him.

Meh... I definitely enjoyed the prior issue WAY more then this one. However, I think that was kind of the intention of this comic. The first issue set the stage and gave us the opening salvo of the Siege storyline, while this issue began moving the major players into position for the final two issues of this mini. The next two issues should give us Thor vs Sentry, along with Steve Rogers leading his Avengers forces against Osborn's forces, with Loki still lying in the weeds. That sounds like some good reading to me, although the scales seem to be tilting away from Osborn a little bit early for my liking... Sure, we all know Osborn is going to lose in the end, but by the end of the second issue of this mini, he already seems to be pretty outmatched, with the combined forces of the Avengers and Asgard standing against him. My guess is that Osborn is defeated by the end of the next issue, leaving Loki as the true power the heroes must defeat to end this storyline. But I'm getting a bit ahead of myself, let me get back to this issue. Sentry killing Ares really didn't have much of an impact for me. Besides the initial, "Huh, Sentry is strong enough to kill a god..." reaction, Ares death means very little in the long run. He's only been an Avenger for a relatively short amount of time, and he always seemed like a boring, run of the mill power character. The only thing Ares death really does is give us reason to believe that if Sentry can kill Ares, then maybe he's be able to kill Thor... Although we all know that ain't going to happen! The lack of Pym and his Mighty Avengers was kind of interesting to me, since you'd think Pym and his band of misfits would have been right alongside Steve and the other Avengers. Jarvis giving Steve the suitcase, which almost definitely holds Tony Stark's Iron Man armor was also a nice touch, since the moment Steve gives Tony the suitcase, the whole awful Civil War mess should finally be forgotten. Honestly, that's the only thing I'm looking for in this mini-series. All I want is to see Tony and Steve standing side-by-side again, without all that political, Civil War junk sullying their relationship. As long as I get that one scene, I'll be one happy Marvel-ite.

Score: 7 1/2 out of 10.Note to self: don't piss the Sentry off...

The Best of the Rest... Part 1!

If you read my Comic Gazing post yesterday, I mentioned that I have a lot of comics to get around to reviewing before my next shipment of books arrive(which will probably be Monday). Since I have SO many comics to read/review, I'm not going to be able to dedicate a whole lot of time to each comic(there are only 24 hours in a day!). So tonight, I'm going to review not one, not two, not even four comic books, I'm going to take a quick look at SEVEN(!)comics! Since I'm planning on going through so many books in just one night, don't expect very in depth reviews. Hell, for that matter, don't expect them to be very coherent! OK, let's get this horror show on the road, beginning with:

The Phantom Stranger #42: Writer: Peter Tomasi. Pencils: Ardian Syaf.

The Phantom Stranger and Blue Devil try to take on Black Lantern Spectre, but that doesn't exactly work out very well for our heroes. BL Spectre eventually figures out where Hal Jordan is(he's in Green Lantern #50!), and leaves Stranger and Devil behind. Stranger and Devil then head to Nanda Parbat and help Deadman reclaim his dead body from the Black Lanterns because that's really important or something... Anyway, this issue ends with Deadman leaving to help the heroes battling Nekron, Devil standing guard over Deadman's dead body and Stranger acting cryptic, 'cause that's how he rolls!

Eh, I'm kind of going through Blackest Night overload right now, and this issue didn't really help with that. It was MORE zombies, MORE Deadman, MORE BL Spectre, plus the Phantom Stranger ran around speaking Cryptic-ese, which is a language I'm not fluent in at all. If you like the Phantom Stranger(why?!?)you'll probably like this issue, if not, then you'd probably want to avoid this one.

Score: 5 out of 10.See, he walks alone because he's a STRANGER!!!

Magog #5: Writer: Keith Giffen. Pencils: Howard Porter.

The Warden tries to torch Magog, but right before Magog gets fried, he gets teleported to a strange world where he eventually meets the woman in charge of the whole shebang, Alba. Oh, and Alba claims Gog wasn't really a god, and that she is Magog's mother. Plus she's also fluent in Cryptic-ese... Ugh. After saying a whole lot of nothing, she sends Magog back to Haven, where he decides he's going to take out the Warden, once and for all. Warden sends a distress signal out to the JSA, and it seems this storyline is going to continue in the JSA annual.

Can't say I really enjoyed reading this comic. I don't think Magog needs to have his origin radically altered, Geoff Johns did a good job creating the guy, but I guess Keith wants to put his own stamp on Magog. Whatever I guess. I'll probably keep reading this series until the current storyline ends, then I'll be dropping it.

Score: 3 1/2 out of 10."Unacceptable"? Yeah, that's how I felt about this comic!

The Power of Shazam #48: Writer: Eric Wallace. Pencils: Don Kramer.

This issue deals with Osiris rising from his grave as a Black Lantern, but with a twist. Thanks to Black Adam's magic, BL Osiris isn't a crazed, heart eating ghoul, he seems to have kept his regular, good guy personality. Instead of eating hearts, he walks through Kahndaq wondering where his sister and brother-in-law were. He discovers they were turned to stone, and his old friend/evil alligator who killed and ate him, BL Sobek arrives. BL Sobek gets pissed that Osiris isn't running amok and eating hearts, so he attacks him. Ultimately, Osiris gets BL Sobek close to him before saying Black Adam's name, which causes a huge lighting bolt to strike them both down, re-killing them.

I actually really enjoyed reading this issue. It wasn't the regular, "Dead hero rises from the grave as a Black Lantern, runs wild and is re-killed." story, this one was actually different, and I for one appreciated that. Then again I always liked Osiris anyway, so I have to admit that I was pleased that he didn't rise as a bland, cookie cutter, Black Lantern, but that he was a Black Lantern with a heart of gold. If you're getting tired of reading the same old, same old Blackest Night story, then you might want to give this comic a read.

Score: 8 out of 10.I love Sobek's reasoning for betraying Osiris!

Green Lantern #50: Writer: THE Geoff Johns. Pencils: Doug Mahnke.

With Black Lanterns running wild through the streets of Coast City, Hal and his strange mix of allies are trying to eliminate as many of the buggers as they can. For the most part, everything is going well, that is until BL Spectre arrives(from Phantom Stranger #42 I guess!). BL Spectre shrugs off the combined attacks of EVERYBODY, and basically beats the hell out of Hal and his allies, even going so far as to eat Ganthet and another Guardian of the Universe! After freeing Ganthet and his gal pal, Hal decides the only way to defeat BL Spectre is to become Parallax again... Uh-huh... Sinestro scoffs at that, since HE wants to become Parallax, but since this is Hal's comic book, Hal gets his way, and allows Parallax to repossess him, setting up Parallax Hal vs. BL Spectre.

Don't get me wrong, this was a real good comic, but I HATED Hal resorting to becoming Parallax again to defeat BL Spectre... I literally JUST finished reading the Emerald Twilight story, which details crazy, Parallax possessed Hal marauding through the cosmos, killing friend and foe alike, so Hal voluntarily deciding to become Parallax again was quite vexing... I know the Spectre is supposed to be uber-powerful and all, but still, Hal becoming Parallax to defeat the Spectre is kind of like smacking yourself in the head with a hammer to kill a fly. Sure it'll get the job done, but it's probably not the best way to go about it! Had I not just read about all of the atrocities Hal committed while under Parallax's thrall, maybe I would have enjoyed this issue more, but as it is, I can't forget the terrible things Parallax Hal had done before, so I have to say, Hal's actions in this comic were a bit of a letdown.

Score: 8 1/2 out of 10.Well, that's one way to deal with bothersome Guardians of the Universe I guess...

Nova #33: Writers: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning. Pencils: Andrea Divito.

While trying to figure out where they are and why the Sphinx transported them to a replica of ancient Egypt, Mr. Fantastic, Nova, Namorita, Black Bolt and Darkhawk are attacked by a younger version of the Sphinx. Unable to defeat the younger Sphinx's forces, the heroes retreat into a pyramid and are transported to the older Sphinx, who explains that his younger counterpart is trying to steal his all-powerful Ka Stone, which would give the younger Sphinx two Ka Stone's and WAY too much power. The young Sphinx arrives and attack his older self, but the two stalemate each other. The heroes decide to attack the younger Sphinx, so he responds by summoning villains from various points in the timestream to deal with the time-lost heroes.

I've got to say, I've never been a big fan of the Sphinx. Whether it was in the Fantastic Four, Nova or the New Warriors, he's always been a really annoying(and confusing!)foe. This issue didn't change my opinion of him at all! He's still annoying AND confusing! Somehow this is all tied into the Realm of Kings storyline, but I'll be damned if I can figure out how! Even with all that said, this was still an above average comic book, just not as good as a few of the previous issues of this series have been.

Score: 7 1/2 out of 10.Umm, nice dress there, Sphinx...

Superman #696: Writer: James Robinson. Artist: Bernard Chang.

Following the explosion at Science Police Headquarters in Action Comics #885, Mon-El and Guardian are sifting through the rubble trying to find survivors. Nightwing wants to help with the rescue effort, but Mon-El, Lois Lane and Flamebird convince him to leave, since General Lane was prowling around the devastated building. Gen. Lane orders his soldiers to attack the fleeing Kryptonians, but Mon makes the save before confronting Lane. Lane tells Mon that by saving the Kryptonians he had committed a treasonous act, but Mon scoffs at that, stating that since he's not an American, he can't be charged with treason. The two bicker for a while and Mon for some reason has a flashback to when he was in Gen. Lane's custody and was being tortured by a damn talking monkey. Guardian snaps Mon out of his flashback sequence by requesting his help at the control center of the SP Building. It appears that the woman who was running the SP was actually Chameleon from the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Eh, this was another comic that didn't really move me one way or the other. I'm actually not sure what exactly this comic accomplished to be honest. I guess we now know that Chameleon was running the SP for some reason, but I really could care less... Chameleon isn't exactly one of the more interesting members of the Legion. When somebody major like Saturn Girl or Cosmic Boy show up, I'll take notice, but Chameleon and Bouncing Boy aren't exactly what I would call Legion a-listers.

Score: 5 1/2 out of 10.What's worse then a talking monkey? A CREEPY talking monkey!

Blackest Night Flash #2: Writer: THE Geoff Johns. Artist: Scott Kolins.

The story in this one follows Flash's Rouges, as well as Saint Barry Allen, God of the Speed Force, and Savior to all things Flash. I'll hit the Saint's part of this comic first. Saint Barry, now sporting a snazzy Blue Lantern ring tries to separate the current Firestorm from BL Firestorm, but winds up getting interrupted by BL Kid Flash. Saint Barry is almost able to stop BL Kid Flash's rampage, but BL Professor Zoom arrives on the scene to attack the Sainted One. Luckily, Wally(the OTHER Flash)West shows up and makes the save. However, one of those damned talking apes, in this case, BL Solovar, arrives on the scene, laying the Saint(and the other, WAY less important Flash)out. As for the Rouges, they enter Blackgate Prison, looking to destroy the resurrected BL Rouges, but the BL Rogues prove to be a tougher challenge then the Rogues originally thought. After a give and take battle, the son of the original Captain Boomerang(also named Captain Boomerang... Very creative...)arrives on the scene and tells the Rogues to leave his BL Daddy alone! With that, he spirits BL Capt. Boomerang away, promising that he knows a way to bring him back to life.

As expected, I liked the parts of this comic that featured the Rogues, while I was apathetic towards the parts with Saint Barry. Well, that's not fully true, I did enjoy seeing BL Bart attack the Saint. For a Blackest Night x-over, this issue was pretty good.

Score: 8 out of 10.Yeah, yeah, yeah, as long as YOU'RE around, all will be well, Saint Barry...

Whew, that's it for me tonight. I'll either post a whole mess more reviews tomorrow, or I might do another one of those "Let's Talk About..." posts to change things up a bit. I guess it'll all depend on what kind of a mood I'm in tomorrow. Anyway, if you've managed to read through this entire post, give your self a pat on the back, you've earned it! Long Live The Legion!