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lurkerwithout) wrote2008-07-02 07:58 pm
lurkerwithout) wrote2008-07-02 07:58 pm
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New Comics Day 7/2
Another big haul week. Plus I got in a comics nerd fight. Something I try to avoid in the store, since I want my friend's shop to do well. And if that means idiots buy crappy books, so be it. But I just couldn't let someone slide on saying Wanted was good. The comic, not the movie. From what I hear the movie is likely dumb, but kind of fun. Not that I'll bother watching it...
Anyway on to comics. Only one book for Marvel this week, Patsy Walker: Hellcat. Sadly while Kathryn Immonen is writing, her husband is only doing the covers. Lafuente is decent enough. Though I'll have to agree withkali921 that he makes Patsy look a little too young. Anyhow, in the first issue Iron Man and the Initiative send Patsy up to investigate some psychic hoodoo going down in Alaska. Since apparently thats one of the few states not to get ANY kind of actual permanent team. She gets to fight some magic bear monsters...
Then a new Brit, with Invincible putting in a guest spot. Though the cover lies! Donald the Cyborg isn't in this book at all. Spider-demon things that posses people yes. Government cyborgs no...
Over on Dynamo5, with the team basically disbanded Tower City is getting pillaged by every two-bit bad guy in a mask. Can the new female hero Vigil pick up the slack for the missing Dynamos? Well she puts in a good effort at least...
And Larsen manages to put out another issue of Savage Dragon. Dragon's still looking for his missing wife. Of course he and the Centurions have to take down the Powerbroker and his minions first. Hopefully, now that Larsen is stepping down as head publisher dude for Image, this book will start coming out more often and the story will stop feeling so scattered...
Next on Angel: After the Fall, Angel takes much of his newly reunited forces out on patrol, searching for a new vamp power player. And Illyria lets the cat out of the bag about Angel's non-vampire status. Plus Gunn begins moving his plans for George the Giant Psychic Fish forward...
And on the sister Buffy the Vampire Slayer title, Dawn suffers a new equine themed transformation and Buffy and Willow go visit Kennedy in New York. Seems there is something hinky up with a potential temporal anomaly thingy. No surprise really given the cover with the title of The Return of Fray...
Then Fables continues its war story. With the airship Glory in a massive aerial fight, Boy Blue finding that Pinnochio has switched sides and the Adversary's capitol getting hit by the Fabletown's Sleeping Beauty "bomb". Also, I would sell my roommate to the Gypsies to get a book with all the Jean covers when this series ends. Because, holy hell is this one great...
After that we've got another new Manhunter, with Kate investigating the death's of hundreds of attempted illegals near the border with El Paso. Leading to a brief confrantation with the local hero, Blue Beetle. For some reason their costumes do NOT like one another...
And speaking of Blue Beetle, Pfiefer's second issue is out. And its ok. A decent enough super-hero book. But, despite putting forth a good effort, Pfeifer just doesn't capture the voices of the characters. There isn't anything truly BAD here. But there isn't anything that would have prompted me to start picking up the book either. I think that Sturges should be starting his run soon. I'm trying to be optimistic...
And we'll end with Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! by Mike Kunkel (best known for writing Hero Bear & the Kid). This is a sequel to last year's Shazam & the Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith. And so far its looking good. Especially with what looks to be a kid version of Theo Adam (Black Adam) as the potential bad guy...
Anyway on to comics. Only one book for Marvel this week, Patsy Walker: Hellcat. Sadly while Kathryn Immonen is writing, her husband is only doing the covers. Lafuente is decent enough. Though I'll have to agree with
kali921 that he makes Patsy look a little too young. Anyhow, in the first issue Iron Man and the Initiative send Patsy up to investigate some psychic hoodoo going down in Alaska. Since apparently thats one of the few states not to get ANY kind of actual permanent team. She gets to fight some magic bear monsters...Then a new Brit, with Invincible putting in a guest spot. Though the cover lies! Donald the Cyborg isn't in this book at all. Spider-demon things that posses people yes. Government cyborgs no...
Over on Dynamo5, with the team basically disbanded Tower City is getting pillaged by every two-bit bad guy in a mask. Can the new female hero Vigil pick up the slack for the missing Dynamos? Well she puts in a good effort at least...
And Larsen manages to put out another issue of Savage Dragon. Dragon's still looking for his missing wife. Of course he and the Centurions have to take down the Powerbroker and his minions first. Hopefully, now that Larsen is stepping down as head publisher dude for Image, this book will start coming out more often and the story will stop feeling so scattered...
Next on Angel: After the Fall, Angel takes much of his newly reunited forces out on patrol, searching for a new vamp power player. And Illyria lets the cat out of the bag about Angel's non-vampire status. Plus Gunn begins moving his plans for George the Giant Psychic Fish forward...
And on the sister Buffy the Vampire Slayer title, Dawn suffers a new equine themed transformation and Buffy and Willow go visit Kennedy in New York. Seems there is something hinky up with a potential temporal anomaly thingy. No surprise really given the cover with the title of The Return of Fray...
Then Fables continues its war story. With the airship Glory in a massive aerial fight, Boy Blue finding that Pinnochio has switched sides and the Adversary's capitol getting hit by the Fabletown's Sleeping Beauty "bomb". Also, I would sell my roommate to the Gypsies to get a book with all the Jean covers when this series ends. Because, holy hell is this one great...
After that we've got another new Manhunter, with Kate investigating the death's of hundreds of attempted illegals near the border with El Paso. Leading to a brief confrantation with the local hero, Blue Beetle. For some reason their costumes do NOT like one another...
And speaking of Blue Beetle, Pfiefer's second issue is out. And its ok. A decent enough super-hero book. But, despite putting forth a good effort, Pfeifer just doesn't capture the voices of the characters. There isn't anything truly BAD here. But there isn't anything that would have prompted me to start picking up the book either. I think that Sturges should be starting his run soon. I'm trying to be optimistic...
And we'll end with Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! by Mike Kunkel (best known for writing Hero Bear & the Kid). This is a sequel to last year's Shazam & the Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith. And so far its looking good. Especially with what looks to be a kid version of Theo Adam (Black Adam) as the potential bad guy...