Tis Wednesday, which means it's time for yet another installment of Comic Gazing... You know, I need a snazzy opening line like JT has... Hmm, I'll have to think on that... Normally I'd just steal his idea, but saying welcome to X's Red Hood doesn't exactly have the same impact(or make a lick of sense for that matter...). Oh well, something will come to mind... Probably. Anyway, this post is supposed to be about what comics I'll be picking up this week, or something along those lines, so I'd best get to that, right?
Batman & Robin #12: I think I enjoyed the last issue... Yep, after a quick check I did indeed like the last issue! See, those reviews I put up here DO come in handy! Anyway, while I'm hoping I'll like this issue of B&R, I'm not going to hold my breath... Interest Level: 6 out of 10.
Brightest Day #1: Eh, I'm just not all that in to this storyline. Yes, I know, that's practically sacrilege, but I'm dealing with a major case of DC x-over burn out... I mean, at least give me a few months to let Blackest Night set in before we jump head long into our next major x-over... Interest Level: 8 out of 10.
JSA All-Stars #6: I've yet to read issue #5, so I don't have too much to say here. Interest Level: 7 out of 10.
Secret Six #21: I haven't read like the past 3 issues of this series, so yeah, I should probably get to that pretty soon! Interest Level: 5 out of 10.
Superman: War of the Supermen #1: Umm, remember what I said about Brightest Day following too closely on the heels of Blackest Night? The same holds true here... The last part of the Last Stand of New Krypton x-over came out literally last week, and this week we're ALREADY heading into the next major Superman x-over... Damn DC, learn to pace yourself a little!!! Interest Level: 8 out of 10.
Uncanny X-Men #524: I'm not in the least interested in this comic, and as a matter of fact, I probably won't even bother to read it. It's one of my subscription titles, so I can't not get it, but I could care LESS about this whole Second Coming storyline. Interest Level: 0 out of 10.
Umm, that's it?!? Wow, this was probably the most depressing looking pull list I've ever put together! Not only am I hardly picking up any books(usually I get more then twice this number of new books in a week!)I'm not excited for any of these comics. Man, I hope things pick up next week...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Dark Wolverine #85
Dark Wolverine #85: Writers: Daniel Way and Marjorie Liu. Pencils: Stephen Segovia.
Last Issue: 9 out of 10.
Review: This comic doesn't take place in a linear fashion, so in order to help this review along, I'm going to try to tell the story in a more chronological manner. We get started with Wolverine telling his wayward son Daken that he intends on taking down Romulus once and for all, and that in order to do so he'll need Daken's assistance. Daken is dubious that any plan Wolvie can come up with can dethrone Romulus, but seems willing to hear Wolvie out, although Daken does warns Wolvie that once Romulus is out of the picture, the two of them still have some unfinished business to tend to. From there the scene shifts to Paris where Daken is confronted by Romulus, who demands to know exactly what Wolverine is planing against him, as well as why Daken had decided to join Wolvie's cause. Daken explains that the only reason he joined up with Wolvie is because he wants to take over Romulus's spot, telling Romulus that knocking him off is Daken's destiny. Romulus scoffs at that and tells Daken that if that was truly the case, Daken would have already made his move against him. From there, Daken spills the beans about Wolvie's anti-Romulus plan. A week later, Wolvie and Daken meet up and Daken tells Wolverine that he had seen Romulus and that he had told Romulus all of Wolverine's plans. Instead of being angry though, Wolvie explains that he fully expected Daken to betray him, and as such he only told Daken the same information he told Ruby Tuesday, who was also confronted by Romulus earlier. Wolvie explains that he knew Romulus would want Ruby's information verified, and that he suspected Romulus would go to Daken to get that information. With Romulus now suitably misinformed, Wolvie tells Daken that he can begin his true anti-Romulus plan, and this issue ends with Wolverine stabbing Daken through the chest, taking him out of the picture.
What I Thought: As always this was a good comic. However, it leaves me with a pretty big question, did Wolverine stab Daken with the Muramasa Blade... If so, then that would seem to be the end of Daken, since the Muramasa blade counters healing factors, meaning that Daken would not be able to heal from the wound. Two things, I think killing Daken would be a monstrous mistake by Marvel, because he is one of their more unique/interesting characters, and killing him just seems like a bad, wasteful move. However, I don't think Daken has met his fate here... I just don't think Wolvie would be able to go through with killing Daken, especially in an unprovoked manner. If it was a life or death struggle, then yes, I could see Wolvie doing Daken in, but I can't see Wolvie just simply stabbing and killing his son for little reason. No, I tend to think that Wolverine probably did stab Daken with the dreaded Muramasa blade, but in a non-fatal manner. That way Daken is out of Wolvie's hair, and he can concentrate solely on Romulus for the time being, while dealing with an angry Daken down the road after a prolonged recovery. Here's hoping I'm right...
Score: 8 1/2 out of 10.
Heh heh, I love Daken...
Last Issue: 9 out of 10.
Review: This comic doesn't take place in a linear fashion, so in order to help this review along, I'm going to try to tell the story in a more chronological manner. We get started with Wolverine telling his wayward son Daken that he intends on taking down Romulus once and for all, and that in order to do so he'll need Daken's assistance. Daken is dubious that any plan Wolvie can come up with can dethrone Romulus, but seems willing to hear Wolvie out, although Daken does warns Wolvie that once Romulus is out of the picture, the two of them still have some unfinished business to tend to. From there the scene shifts to Paris where Daken is confronted by Romulus, who demands to know exactly what Wolverine is planing against him, as well as why Daken had decided to join Wolvie's cause. Daken explains that the only reason he joined up with Wolvie is because he wants to take over Romulus's spot, telling Romulus that knocking him off is Daken's destiny. Romulus scoffs at that and tells Daken that if that was truly the case, Daken would have already made his move against him. From there, Daken spills the beans about Wolvie's anti-Romulus plan. A week later, Wolvie and Daken meet up and Daken tells Wolverine that he had seen Romulus and that he had told Romulus all of Wolverine's plans. Instead of being angry though, Wolvie explains that he fully expected Daken to betray him, and as such he only told Daken the same information he told Ruby Tuesday, who was also confronted by Romulus earlier. Wolvie explains that he knew Romulus would want Ruby's information verified, and that he suspected Romulus would go to Daken to get that information. With Romulus now suitably misinformed, Wolvie tells Daken that he can begin his true anti-Romulus plan, and this issue ends with Wolverine stabbing Daken through the chest, taking him out of the picture.
What I Thought: As always this was a good comic. However, it leaves me with a pretty big question, did Wolverine stab Daken with the Muramasa Blade... If so, then that would seem to be the end of Daken, since the Muramasa blade counters healing factors, meaning that Daken would not be able to heal from the wound. Two things, I think killing Daken would be a monstrous mistake by Marvel, because he is one of their more unique/interesting characters, and killing him just seems like a bad, wasteful move. However, I don't think Daken has met his fate here... I just don't think Wolvie would be able to go through with killing Daken, especially in an unprovoked manner. If it was a life or death struggle, then yes, I could see Wolvie doing Daken in, but I can't see Wolvie just simply stabbing and killing his son for little reason. No, I tend to think that Wolverine probably did stab Daken with the dreaded Muramasa blade, but in a non-fatal manner. That way Daken is out of Wolvie's hair, and he can concentrate solely on Romulus for the time being, while dealing with an angry Daken down the road after a prolonged recovery. Here's hoping I'm right...
Score: 8 1/2 out of 10.
Heh heh, I love Daken...
Justice League: Rise of Arsenal #2
Justice League: Rise of Arsenal #2: Writer: JT Krul. Pencils: Geraldo Borges and Kevin Sharpe
Last Issue: 4 out of 10.
Review: This issue opens with Roy Harper still trying to come to terms with the death of his daughter. While wandering around his house, he catches a news report where he discovers that Green Arrow had killed Prometheus and had turned himself into the police afterwards. Roy heads down to the police station to see Ollie(who is still wearing his GA outfit for some reason), and vents at Ollie for taking away Roy's opportunity to kill Prometheus himself, seeing as that it was Prometheus's plans that led to the death of Roy's daughter and the loss of his arm. We get the obligatory, “Ollie was a bad father figure” speech before Roy storms out on his one-time mentor. From there Roy heads to STAR Labs where Cyborg and Dr. Midnite have managed to concoct a new robot arm for Roy. While being fitted for the arm(which can be conveniently taken back off whenever Roy wants)Roy has a quick drug trip where he sees his dead band mate again. Next the scene shifts to Lian's funeral, where many of Roy's super-hero brethren have gathered for him. During the funeral, Roy freaks out and rushes off to take some more painkillers, but is seen by Ravager, who gives Roy her sympathies for his loss. Roy's other friends come over to try to comfort him, but Roy does his best to try to drive them away by blaming Speedy for Lian's death and calling Donna Troy a whore. Later on, Roy heads home, attaches his robot arm and tries to practice his archery, but can't hit the bullseye, which leads to him taking out his frustrations on his bow. Roy heads back indoors and removes the robot arm and is promptly attacked by the assassin Cheshire, who was Lian's mother. This issue ends with Cheshire trouncing Roy and promising him that the worst was yet to come.
What I Thought: I'm really of two minds when it comes to this mini-series/storyline. On the one hand, I'll never understand or forgive DC for killing off Lian. That's a given. 50 years from now, when I'm old and gray, I'll be shaking my cane at my grandchildren complaining about Lian's death. With that said though, JT Krul is actually crafting a good story here... So I'm kind of torn. I want to hate this mini-series with every fiber of my being, but JT is making that really hard to do. Reading this comic made me realize that JT is definitely a fan of the DCU, because he hit on a lot of things that the casual fan might not have known/remembered. Sure, the strain in Ollie and Roy's relationship has been well known for a long time now, ever since Roy's original foray into drugs, but his referencing of Donna and Kyle's relationship as well as the excellent conversation between Ravager and Roy in the cemetery was extremely satisfying. Remember, before she fell under her father's spell, Ravager used to be Lian's babysitter for quite some time, so I was very impressed to see that referenced. Sure, I don't care for the whole drug relapse thing(although this issue made it seem more natural as opposed to last issue when it seemed to be there simply for the shock factor), and the fact that Roy ALREADY has a new arm is kind of vexing(is it really THAT easy?), but the pros definitely outweighed the cons, which more then anything tells me that JT Krul is one hell of a writer, because I opened this comic fully expecting to hate it...
Score: 8 out of 10.
Yeah, Roy should have seen this one coming...
Last Issue: 4 out of 10.
Review: This issue opens with Roy Harper still trying to come to terms with the death of his daughter. While wandering around his house, he catches a news report where he discovers that Green Arrow had killed Prometheus and had turned himself into the police afterwards. Roy heads down to the police station to see Ollie(who is still wearing his GA outfit for some reason), and vents at Ollie for taking away Roy's opportunity to kill Prometheus himself, seeing as that it was Prometheus's plans that led to the death of Roy's daughter and the loss of his arm. We get the obligatory, “Ollie was a bad father figure” speech before Roy storms out on his one-time mentor. From there Roy heads to STAR Labs where Cyborg and Dr. Midnite have managed to concoct a new robot arm for Roy. While being fitted for the arm(which can be conveniently taken back off whenever Roy wants)Roy has a quick drug trip where he sees his dead band mate again. Next the scene shifts to Lian's funeral, where many of Roy's super-hero brethren have gathered for him. During the funeral, Roy freaks out and rushes off to take some more painkillers, but is seen by Ravager, who gives Roy her sympathies for his loss. Roy's other friends come over to try to comfort him, but Roy does his best to try to drive them away by blaming Speedy for Lian's death and calling Donna Troy a whore. Later on, Roy heads home, attaches his robot arm and tries to practice his archery, but can't hit the bullseye, which leads to him taking out his frustrations on his bow. Roy heads back indoors and removes the robot arm and is promptly attacked by the assassin Cheshire, who was Lian's mother. This issue ends with Cheshire trouncing Roy and promising him that the worst was yet to come.
What I Thought: I'm really of two minds when it comes to this mini-series/storyline. On the one hand, I'll never understand or forgive DC for killing off Lian. That's a given. 50 years from now, when I'm old and gray, I'll be shaking my cane at my grandchildren complaining about Lian's death. With that said though, JT Krul is actually crafting a good story here... So I'm kind of torn. I want to hate this mini-series with every fiber of my being, but JT is making that really hard to do. Reading this comic made me realize that JT is definitely a fan of the DCU, because he hit on a lot of things that the casual fan might not have known/remembered. Sure, the strain in Ollie and Roy's relationship has been well known for a long time now, ever since Roy's original foray into drugs, but his referencing of Donna and Kyle's relationship as well as the excellent conversation between Ravager and Roy in the cemetery was extremely satisfying. Remember, before she fell under her father's spell, Ravager used to be Lian's babysitter for quite some time, so I was very impressed to see that referenced. Sure, I don't care for the whole drug relapse thing(although this issue made it seem more natural as opposed to last issue when it seemed to be there simply for the shock factor), and the fact that Roy ALREADY has a new arm is kind of vexing(is it really THAT easy?), but the pros definitely outweighed the cons, which more then anything tells me that JT Krul is one hell of a writer, because I opened this comic fully expecting to hate it...
Score: 8 out of 10.
Yeah, Roy should have seen this one coming...
Siege: Captain America #1
Three new reviews tonight! See, I told you that I'd start getting back in the swing of things soon! One DC and two Marvels, but expect to see a lot more Marvels then DCs over the course of the next couple of nights, since I have way more Marvel comics to read then DC books. Alright, enough talking for now, I should probably get to work here.
Siege: Captain America #1: Writer: Christos Gage Artist: Federico Dallocchio.
Review: I'm going to breeze through this review, because nothing of any real note happened here. After the fall of Asgard, Steve Rogers(or Cap 1 if you prefer)digs out of the rubble thanks to being shielded by... well, by his shield. That's what it's for, right? After coming to, he immediately begins to worry about Bucky, who he hopes survived the crash, since Bucky didn't have the shield. Cap 1 manages to come across Bucky, who is laying motionless with a c-list villain named Crossfire holding a gun on the prone Bucky. Crossfire spots Cap 1 and Bucky reveals that he was playing possum and the two Caps take the hapless villain down with ease. Later on, the two Caps come across a family who wound up getting caught too close to the fall of Asgard. The two parents beg the Caps to find their two daughters, and the Caps wind up discovering the girls, who are being held hostage by yet another c-list villain, Razorfist. Since Razorfist is holding his knife-arms to the girl's throats, the Caps can't make a move, however, one of the girls elbows Razorfist, allowing her sister to get away, while Razorfist slashes the girl across the neck. Cap 1 rushes to the injured girl, while Bucky goes after Razorfist in an attempt to draw his attention away from Cap 1 and the girl. The two fight for a while(probably longer then they should have since Razorfist is a loser and Bucky is a fighting dynamo), and after Cap 1 manages to stabilize the girl, the two Caps take down Razorfist. This issue ends with the Caps heading back towards the wreckage of Asgard to take part in the final battle.
What I Thought: This was the very definition of good, clean, harmless comic book fun. Nothing of any major importance happened(unless you're a Crossfire fan, and if so I pity you...), the story was solid, as was the dialogue and the art. Granted, Bucky's drawn out battle with Razorfist left me a bit disturbed(it's frigging Razorfist for god's sake, the guy's the very definition of cannon-fodder!!!), but everything else fit nicely. Christos seemed to have the dynamic between Cap 1 and Bucky down well enough, so there were no complaints there. With the exception of the Bucky/Razorfist fight, I had no complaints whatsoever.
Score: 8 1/2 out of 10.
Jeez, when you have a tough time taking down Razorfist, it's probably time to call it quits...
Siege: Captain America #1: Writer: Christos Gage Artist: Federico Dallocchio.
Review: I'm going to breeze through this review, because nothing of any real note happened here. After the fall of Asgard, Steve Rogers(or Cap 1 if you prefer)digs out of the rubble thanks to being shielded by... well, by his shield. That's what it's for, right? After coming to, he immediately begins to worry about Bucky, who he hopes survived the crash, since Bucky didn't have the shield. Cap 1 manages to come across Bucky, who is laying motionless with a c-list villain named Crossfire holding a gun on the prone Bucky. Crossfire spots Cap 1 and Bucky reveals that he was playing possum and the two Caps take the hapless villain down with ease. Later on, the two Caps come across a family who wound up getting caught too close to the fall of Asgard. The two parents beg the Caps to find their two daughters, and the Caps wind up discovering the girls, who are being held hostage by yet another c-list villain, Razorfist. Since Razorfist is holding his knife-arms to the girl's throats, the Caps can't make a move, however, one of the girls elbows Razorfist, allowing her sister to get away, while Razorfist slashes the girl across the neck. Cap 1 rushes to the injured girl, while Bucky goes after Razorfist in an attempt to draw his attention away from Cap 1 and the girl. The two fight for a while(probably longer then they should have since Razorfist is a loser and Bucky is a fighting dynamo), and after Cap 1 manages to stabilize the girl, the two Caps take down Razorfist. This issue ends with the Caps heading back towards the wreckage of Asgard to take part in the final battle.
What I Thought: This was the very definition of good, clean, harmless comic book fun. Nothing of any major importance happened(unless you're a Crossfire fan, and if so I pity you...), the story was solid, as was the dialogue and the art. Granted, Bucky's drawn out battle with Razorfist left me a bit disturbed(it's frigging Razorfist for god's sake, the guy's the very definition of cannon-fodder!!!), but everything else fit nicely. Christos seemed to have the dynamic between Cap 1 and Bucky down well enough, so there were no complaints there. With the exception of the Bucky/Razorfist fight, I had no complaints whatsoever.
Score: 8 1/2 out of 10.
Jeez, when you have a tough time taking down Razorfist, it's probably time to call it quits...
Monday, May 3, 2010
Batman #698
Batman #698: Writer: Tony Daniel Artist: Guillem March
Last Issue: 7 out of 10.
Review: This issue starts off with Batman responding to a call from Commissioner Gordon. Bats arrives in an alleyway where Gordon and a few cops are looking over a mutilated corpse. The corpse had been carved up to look like it was Zsasz, but Bats is a bit confused since cutting his victims postmortem had never been Zsasz's MO. While Bats and the cops are checking out the body, the Riddler walks over and begins to shed some light on the case, claiming that it was obviously not the work of Zsasz, but of a copycat, while explaining how he came to this conclusion. Riddler then takes Gordon and Bats to the morgue, where he shows them the body of a man who was killed with some sort of rat poison, which would implicate the Penguin. Bats heads back to his base, where he digs into the murders and discovers another one, a guy who died and had half of his body burnt, ala Two-Face. After some more investigative work, Bats finds that all three men all were convicted of money related crimes, and that all three of them had a connection to Firefly. Bats reports this find to Gordon and the two men head to Arkham Asylum to pay Firefly a visit. Firefly is unsurprisingly not very helpful, which leaves Bats back at square on. Later on, Bats and the GCPD find yet another man killed, this time frozen to death as if Mr. Freeze was responsible. While investigating the scene, the Riddler once again shows up and hands Bats some photos showing the same man at the scene of every crime. Bats looks into the photos and learns that the man was an illusionist named Sebastian Blackspell, and tracks him down to some luxury apartment, where Bats discovers yet another dead body, as well as pictures of all of the crimes Blackspell had committed, including pictures of the dead bodies of Firefly and Riddler, even though they weren't dead yet! While Bats tries to figure out what that means, he spots Blackspell on a nearby rooftop and gives chase, eventually losing him in an apartment building. This issue ends with Bats discovering the Riddler laying outside the apartment building suffering from the effects of Joker's gas, exactly as the photo in Blackspell's apartment showed.
What I Thought: This was a pretty good story, even if the ending is really obvious... I'd be willing to bet almost any amount of money that Blackspell is actually the Riddler, who is returning to his criminal ways. I definitely hope that isn't the case, because I like the Riddler a lot more as a pseudo-good guy then a go nowhere villain, but let's just say I won't be surprised when/if Riddler turns back to the darkside. Other then that, this was definitely a good read, with a fun(if seemingly obvious)mystery, so how can I really complain?
Score: 8 1/2 out of 10.
Wow, Gotham's finest are really doing a great job of keeping people from interfering with a crime scene, aren't they?
Last Issue: 7 out of 10.
Review: This issue starts off with Batman responding to a call from Commissioner Gordon. Bats arrives in an alleyway where Gordon and a few cops are looking over a mutilated corpse. The corpse had been carved up to look like it was Zsasz, but Bats is a bit confused since cutting his victims postmortem had never been Zsasz's MO. While Bats and the cops are checking out the body, the Riddler walks over and begins to shed some light on the case, claiming that it was obviously not the work of Zsasz, but of a copycat, while explaining how he came to this conclusion. Riddler then takes Gordon and Bats to the morgue, where he shows them the body of a man who was killed with some sort of rat poison, which would implicate the Penguin. Bats heads back to his base, where he digs into the murders and discovers another one, a guy who died and had half of his body burnt, ala Two-Face. After some more investigative work, Bats finds that all three men all were convicted of money related crimes, and that all three of them had a connection to Firefly. Bats reports this find to Gordon and the two men head to Arkham Asylum to pay Firefly a visit. Firefly is unsurprisingly not very helpful, which leaves Bats back at square on. Later on, Bats and the GCPD find yet another man killed, this time frozen to death as if Mr. Freeze was responsible. While investigating the scene, the Riddler once again shows up and hands Bats some photos showing the same man at the scene of every crime. Bats looks into the photos and learns that the man was an illusionist named Sebastian Blackspell, and tracks him down to some luxury apartment, where Bats discovers yet another dead body, as well as pictures of all of the crimes Blackspell had committed, including pictures of the dead bodies of Firefly and Riddler, even though they weren't dead yet! While Bats tries to figure out what that means, he spots Blackspell on a nearby rooftop and gives chase, eventually losing him in an apartment building. This issue ends with Bats discovering the Riddler laying outside the apartment building suffering from the effects of Joker's gas, exactly as the photo in Blackspell's apartment showed.
What I Thought: This was a pretty good story, even if the ending is really obvious... I'd be willing to bet almost any amount of money that Blackspell is actually the Riddler, who is returning to his criminal ways. I definitely hope that isn't the case, because I like the Riddler a lot more as a pseudo-good guy then a go nowhere villain, but let's just say I won't be surprised when/if Riddler turns back to the darkside. Other then that, this was definitely a good read, with a fun(if seemingly obvious)mystery, so how can I really complain?
Score: 8 1/2 out of 10.
Wow, Gotham's finest are really doing a great job of keeping people from interfering with a crime scene, aren't they?
Booster Gold #31
A new shipment of comics arrived for me today, so that, coupled with the fact that I have less then two weeks before the end of the school year has me in a pretty good mood! The shipment of new books contained the last two weeks worth of non-subscription comics, as well as a hefty helping of back issues. After sorting through my new comics pile, I noticed that I have really been neglecting my Marvel books! So tonight I'm going to post two more DC reviews(because I had typed them up before I realized how far behind I'd gotten in my Marvel reading), followed by the Rise of Arsenal #2 comic(which I should get to by tomorrow). Then it's going to be a whole load of Marvel books, mainly Siege related comics. And that's the plan for the upcoming week. I only have one more paper to polish off, and two more finals(one on Wednesday and one next week), so I'm hoping to get quite a few reviews up and posted over the course of the next few days. OK, now that that's taken care of, on to the reviews!
Booster Gold #31: Writer & Artist: Dan Jurgens.
Last Issue: 10 out of 10.
Review: This issue kicks off with Booster blowing off some steam by beating up some goons sporting some advanced weaponry. Booster carelessly tears into the goons and during the fight, a stray beam hits a little girl's dog and kills it. Booster goes to apologize, but the girl is inconsolable and her father is furious. In the end, Booster leaves, heading to an isolated spot in Russia so he could think about the way his life was turning out. While Booster is reflecting, Rip Hunter shows up and gives Booster a pep talk, which lifts Booster's spirits a bit. Booster heads back to Rip's time lab and tries to console his sister, who is mourning the death of her boyfriend during the destruction of Coast City. Michelle tries to ignore Booster at first, but he ultimately gets through to her and the two hug it out before she leaves. This issue ends with Rip taking Booster a few minutes back in the past to save the little girl's dog before it gets hit with the stray blast, thus showing Booster that things aren't all bad.
What I Thought: This was Dan's final issue on this series and I've got to say, I'm really sad to see him go. He had some big shoes to fill when Geoff Johns pulled a Geoff Johns during the early part of this series(for those of you who don't know, “pulling a Geoff Johns” means to start a new series, stay for only a few issues, and then move on), but I thought Dan did a great job, especially during the last few issues. This comic was more or less a placeholder/fluff issue, but it was well done. Next issue brings a new creative team, so I guess we'll see what they have up their sleeves for old Booster.
Score: 7 1/2 out of 10.
Hey, check out Booster taking care of business!
Booster Gold #31: Writer & Artist: Dan Jurgens.
Last Issue: 10 out of 10.
Review: This issue kicks off with Booster blowing off some steam by beating up some goons sporting some advanced weaponry. Booster carelessly tears into the goons and during the fight, a stray beam hits a little girl's dog and kills it. Booster goes to apologize, but the girl is inconsolable and her father is furious. In the end, Booster leaves, heading to an isolated spot in Russia so he could think about the way his life was turning out. While Booster is reflecting, Rip Hunter shows up and gives Booster a pep talk, which lifts Booster's spirits a bit. Booster heads back to Rip's time lab and tries to console his sister, who is mourning the death of her boyfriend during the destruction of Coast City. Michelle tries to ignore Booster at first, but he ultimately gets through to her and the two hug it out before she leaves. This issue ends with Rip taking Booster a few minutes back in the past to save the little girl's dog before it gets hit with the stray blast, thus showing Booster that things aren't all bad.
What I Thought: This was Dan's final issue on this series and I've got to say, I'm really sad to see him go. He had some big shoes to fill when Geoff Johns pulled a Geoff Johns during the early part of this series(for those of you who don't know, “pulling a Geoff Johns” means to start a new series, stay for only a few issues, and then move on), but I thought Dan did a great job, especially during the last few issues. This comic was more or less a placeholder/fluff issue, but it was well done. Next issue brings a new creative team, so I guess we'll see what they have up their sleeves for old Booster.
Score: 7 1/2 out of 10.
Hey, check out Booster taking care of business!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The Random Scan of the Week!
Just a quick scan from an issue of Teen Titans that was laying right next to me. I have absolutely no reason for posting this, it just happened to be the first comic I grabbed, so yeah, this is the very definition of a random comic scan!
From Teen Titans #39(Nov. 2006).
From Teen Titans #39(Nov. 2006).
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Green Lantern #53
Once again it's only going to be one review tonight. Sorry, but the impending end of the school year plus the unseasonably hot temperatures have led me to read less comics then usual as of late. Once the temperatures cool back off/it starts raining all the time again, I'll be back to 2 to 3 reviews a night again, scout's honor! Hmm, I wonder exactly what scout's honor means coming from someone like me who was never a boy scout... Anyway, before I start to ramble(it's slowly beginning as I'm sure you can see!)let me get this review finished up!
Green Lantern#53: Writer: Geoff Johns. Pencils: Doug Mahnke.
Last Issue: 8 out of 10.
Review: We start things up with Hector Hammond, who is still locked up in Belle Reve Prison, communicating with some mystery character in a far off galaxy. The mystery character appears to have been one of the Guardians of the Universe's chosen protectors several millennia ago, but was cast out for some reason. The mystery character goes on to claim that he/she will once again protect the universe... Uh-oh, is this yet ANOTHER Geoff Johns retcon?!? From there we head to Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris sharing a drink. The two talk and flirt a bit and wind up racing jets. While racing, they are targeted by an unidentified flying object and they are both shot down. Luckily, both characters had their respective Corps rings with them, and as such were able to survive the explosion. Upon emerging from the smoke, they find Sinestro, who claims that he is only there to talk. After a slight skirmish, Sinestro manages to convince Hal and Carol that he really wasn't looking for a fight, and that he was only there because the White Lantern Power Battery he had found in Brightest Day #0 was asking for Hal. Next up we head to Metropolis, where we find Lex Luthor(Umm, shouldn't he be with Brainiac?), who is trying to locate a Black Lantern Ring in order to attempt to harness its powers. Unfortunately, Lex is accosted by(aw hell...)Larfleeze... *sigh Larfleeze demands to know what the most valuable thing on Earth is, and Lex responds power. Larfleeze complains that he already has power and demands to know what else is considered of value on Earth. Lex thinks for a moment before telling Larfleeze that land is also a highly valuable commodity, which greatly interests Larfleeze. In Coast City, Saint Barry Allen and Saint Walker go about reburying the dead who rose during Blackest Night. This issue ends on the planet Ysmault where Ganthet and Guy Gardner attempt to come to an arrangement with the leader of the Red Lanterns, Atrocitus.
What I Thought: Umm, there was some good and some bad here... Obviously the bad was Larfleeze. I HATE Larfleeze. In the beginning I found him kind of funny, but now I just find him terribly, terribly annoying! I also don't get why Lex was in Metropolis, seeing as that he is currently a major part of the Last Stand of New Krypton storyline. With Geoff being DC's Mr. Everything, you'd think that he would have known to have not used Lex in this issue. I liked the Sinestro/Hal/Carol parts and was intrigued by the Ganthet/Atrocitus/Guy Gardner parts, so I guess I'd say there was more good then bad in this one, although I can see that things are going to be a big mess until Brightest Day is over...
Score: 8 out of 10.
I have no reason for posting this scene except that I thought it looked pretty awesome.
Green Lantern#53: Writer: Geoff Johns. Pencils: Doug Mahnke.
Last Issue: 8 out of 10.
Review: We start things up with Hector Hammond, who is still locked up in Belle Reve Prison, communicating with some mystery character in a far off galaxy. The mystery character appears to have been one of the Guardians of the Universe's chosen protectors several millennia ago, but was cast out for some reason. The mystery character goes on to claim that he/she will once again protect the universe... Uh-oh, is this yet ANOTHER Geoff Johns retcon?!? From there we head to Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris sharing a drink. The two talk and flirt a bit and wind up racing jets. While racing, they are targeted by an unidentified flying object and they are both shot down. Luckily, both characters had their respective Corps rings with them, and as such were able to survive the explosion. Upon emerging from the smoke, they find Sinestro, who claims that he is only there to talk. After a slight skirmish, Sinestro manages to convince Hal and Carol that he really wasn't looking for a fight, and that he was only there because the White Lantern Power Battery he had found in Brightest Day #0 was asking for Hal. Next up we head to Metropolis, where we find Lex Luthor(Umm, shouldn't he be with Brainiac?), who is trying to locate a Black Lantern Ring in order to attempt to harness its powers. Unfortunately, Lex is accosted by(aw hell...)Larfleeze... *sigh Larfleeze demands to know what the most valuable thing on Earth is, and Lex responds power. Larfleeze complains that he already has power and demands to know what else is considered of value on Earth. Lex thinks for a moment before telling Larfleeze that land is also a highly valuable commodity, which greatly interests Larfleeze. In Coast City, Saint Barry Allen and Saint Walker go about reburying the dead who rose during Blackest Night. This issue ends on the planet Ysmault where Ganthet and Guy Gardner attempt to come to an arrangement with the leader of the Red Lanterns, Atrocitus.
What I Thought: Umm, there was some good and some bad here... Obviously the bad was Larfleeze. I HATE Larfleeze. In the beginning I found him kind of funny, but now I just find him terribly, terribly annoying! I also don't get why Lex was in Metropolis, seeing as that he is currently a major part of the Last Stand of New Krypton storyline. With Geoff being DC's Mr. Everything, you'd think that he would have known to have not used Lex in this issue. I liked the Sinestro/Hal/Carol parts and was intrigued by the Ganthet/Atrocitus/Guy Gardner parts, so I guess I'd say there was more good then bad in this one, although I can see that things are going to be a big mess until Brightest Day is over...
Score: 8 out of 10.
I have no reason for posting this scene except that I thought it looked pretty awesome.
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