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dewinged-11:58 AM
Okay, kids, it's that time again.
Now, let's begin...
GI Joe/Transformers #3: I'm usually not the Retro type. I usually prefer to live in the now and appreciate what is around me. But, I've had some serious nostalgia twitches lately, mostly from the new comics based off of stuff I used to watch as a kid. The newest GI Joe series is actually good, and draws from the Marvel comics from the 80s. This is an Alternate Universe in which Cobra finds the Ark the Transformers were on, after it crashes. A lot of the first few issues were designed to say Cobra got their vehicle and weapon designs from heisted Transformer tech. But this issue pushes the story forward a little, with Bumblebee and Wheeljack making first contact with the Joes, and the last page...heh heh. Let's just say Optimus is about to open the can of whup-ass, big time.
Dr. Fate #2: Okay....I think I'm going to drop this, because I need to cut back some on my comics, I think. It's not /bad,/ just...well, the characters are interesting, the art is legible, but I'm not the big huge uber-fan of Dr. Fate. But, I was the same way with Hawkman, but that series I find to be excellent and will keep collecting. Maybe I should be more patient, but eh, I'll just catch Hector in JSA with everyone else.
JSA All-Stars #5: Definitely a JSA week for me. :) And this one focuses on Hourman, RIck Tyler. Now, I read these to fill in the blanks in my JSA knowledge, and it does help. Limited series, so I will stick with it, I think. Geoff Johns is a busy man, it seems. :)
JLA #...like I remember: Thing is, I actually like the newer JLA characters. Faith, Apache Chie-er-Manitou Raven, and Major Diaster is great. But, man, this book bores me mindless, and it shouldn't be. I will end up dropping this too, I think.
JSA #52: Now this is what comics /should/ be. :) Now, it's a semi down time issue from the events of the last six months of JSA comics, and Johns (again with Geoff Johns! My hero!) does nicely to bring elements of the DCu together, to make it seem like all the books are in one world. Jesse Chambers, non-powered for the moment after the events in Flash #200, comes to live at the JSA HQ as their business manager (totally in character for her, too). But, I have this feeling that yes, she'll get her pwoers back eventually. Dove leaves (Phew) in search of a new Hawk, Alex Montez (the new Eclipso) decided to join Black Adam's little Vigilante Society of America (That name is not used in the book, but I gotta call it /something!/) More stuff with Sentinel and Todd and Jenny, which made me happy. Oh, and the new Crimson Avenger comes after Wildcat, with Powergirl getting in the way. That new Crimson Avenger? I want to play her online someplace, once I get more info about the character. :)
Teen Titans #3: Damn! Geoff Johns is everywhere, it seems. Good. At least one company is getting it right. Now, this takes off right after issue #2 where Deathstroke kneecaps Impulse in one of the most painful things I've ever seen. The characterization is just superb, here, with each of the Titans dealing with it in their own way (The older Titans taking charge, with the ex-Young Justice members taking the matter into their own hands. Wonder Girl: You lied to STarfire? Robin: I lie to Batman.) And the last page...
Okay, the apparent reason that Deathstroke has gone even more nuts than usual is that he's possessed by or housing the spirit of his son. Jericho.
Shit. Johns might have found a way to bring Jericho back from the dead. Shit...
But if he brings him back in that /outfit,/ with that blonde afro and those muttonchop sideburns I will /scream!/ What kind of parents let their child go out in public like that, I swear...
Supreme Power #2: Okay, steady, Kyle...it's not the 'real' Squadron Supreme. It's an Alternate Universe story. This isn't the 'canon' Squadron...it'll be okay. If it is, you can hunt JMS down and force-feed him Bab5 DVDs until he actually writes Rising Stars like he /should/ be doing. Overall, this is great, but my affection for the Squadron Supreme makes me fret over this.
Green Arrow #I Forget: Ignore the plot, listen to the characters, and wonder what's really going on and what the character fallout will be after this. That's how I deal with it. Dialogue: good, characters: good (MIa especially, this time. Nothing worse than the cold shoulder.) Plot: Eh. Art: Not bad.
Gen 13 #13: Note to Ale Garza: Changing your art style entirely between issues is usually not a good sign of professionalism, because the art is more Bachalo/Mahfood-based than his earlier stuff on the book, which was a lot cleaner. But, the book's ending anyway, and this taught me not to care about reading comics anymore.
Ultimate X-Men #37: Okay, Mr. Bendis. I keep hearing your name all over from numerous rabid fanboys, and oh wow you're so kewl and all that. But this is Ultimate /X-Men/ so can we plase have more of, you know, the /X-Men/ in it, besides Wolverine? And Spider Man? And Daredevil. 7-part team-ups are a bad idea, Mr. Bendis.
Wildguard #1: Or, another title would be "Tood Nauck and Larry Strucker: Life after Young Justice." Premise: Producers are putting together a superteam for a Real World kind of TV show. There are auditions which are usualyl seen in Legion of Superheroes comics, and the readers can vote who they want to see in the team on www.wildguard.com. I have to give them points for the concept, and anyone who has a viking character named Lilihammer gets another bonus point. Though, I kinda see where it's going with this. One character, 'Fire Chick' (She changes her name to Ignacia later on in the issue, to give herself a decent name), seems to be the book's POV character. I think she might be the Base, where she is the one that will be on the team in addition to those voted in. But, I like Ignacia, so I'm not upset about it.
El Cazador #1: Okay, this is a Crossgen book. Though, it was said in interviews that while the book does take place on 16-th century Crossgen-Universe Earth, there will be no Sigil-bearer, no special powers, and no real huge connection to the rest of the universe, so it is a Stand Alone book.
That said, go out and buy it.
This book is just gorgeous! And it's about Pirates! Go buy it now! The whole thing was so worth the wait and really blew me away, making this my top book this week. Just awesome.
And now.....
New X-Men #146.
Let's get a few things straight: I hate Grant Morrison.
I was not the biggest fan of his 'Characterization? What's that?" take on JLA so many years ago, and I kinda saw the same thing in New. Genosha gets nuked, Xavier's Dream is further used as Morrison's wet-nap. Emma comes back, and she has new powers all of a sudden, and the whole Secondary Mutation crap. Cassandra Nova (complete with shitte Quitely Artwork! Ick!), the School becomes a Circus Sideshow and the Special Class...there's a special place in Hell for that alone. Beak and Angel especially piss me off. They're a lot of the reason I'm all over the new New Mutants series.
And of coruse, there's Xorn. He's the new 'Kewl' character on the block. No real name, powers that aren't clearly defined (Star for a brain, what bullshit!), and a little Zen mishmosh thrown in for flavor. The iron mask thing didn't help. But, we find out here that there is a reason he has that mask on.
*manicial giggle*
See...Xorn was Magneto all along. He survived Genosha, and was in plain sight all this time...
And the Special class...I think they're his new Brotherhood, and they're all going to go down.
Okay, Mr. Morrison. NOW you have my attention.
I can wear my 'I Hate Xorn' badge with pride. :) I can watch Beak and skank-Angel get the righteous crap kicked out of them.
*more manicial giggling*
And on top of that, Jiminez was the artist. Okay, okay, this I can get in to...
*cackling*
I want to find out just HOW he pulled this off. And, the eventual beat-down that the Special Class sorely needs. :)
Okay, I'm done. :)
Okay, kids, it's that time again.
Now, let's begin...
GI Joe/Transformers #3: I'm usually not the Retro type. I usually prefer to live in the now and appreciate what is around me. But, I've had some serious nostalgia twitches lately, mostly from the new comics based off of stuff I used to watch as a kid. The newest GI Joe series is actually good, and draws from the Marvel comics from the 80s. This is an Alternate Universe in which Cobra finds the Ark the Transformers were on, after it crashes. A lot of the first few issues were designed to say Cobra got their vehicle and weapon designs from heisted Transformer tech. But this issue pushes the story forward a little, with Bumblebee and Wheeljack making first contact with the Joes, and the last page...heh heh. Let's just say Optimus is about to open the can of whup-ass, big time.
Dr. Fate #2: Okay....I think I'm going to drop this, because I need to cut back some on my comics, I think. It's not /bad,/ just...well, the characters are interesting, the art is legible, but I'm not the big huge uber-fan of Dr. Fate. But, I was the same way with Hawkman, but that series I find to be excellent and will keep collecting. Maybe I should be more patient, but eh, I'll just catch Hector in JSA with everyone else.
JSA All-Stars #5: Definitely a JSA week for me. :) And this one focuses on Hourman, RIck Tyler. Now, I read these to fill in the blanks in my JSA knowledge, and it does help. Limited series, so I will stick with it, I think. Geoff Johns is a busy man, it seems. :)
JLA #...like I remember: Thing is, I actually like the newer JLA characters. Faith, Apache Chie-er-Manitou Raven, and Major Diaster is great. But, man, this book bores me mindless, and it shouldn't be. I will end up dropping this too, I think.
JSA #52: Now this is what comics /should/ be. :) Now, it's a semi down time issue from the events of the last six months of JSA comics, and Johns (again with Geoff Johns! My hero!) does nicely to bring elements of the DCu together, to make it seem like all the books are in one world. Jesse Chambers, non-powered for the moment after the events in Flash #200, comes to live at the JSA HQ as their business manager (totally in character for her, too). But, I have this feeling that yes, she'll get her pwoers back eventually. Dove leaves (Phew) in search of a new Hawk, Alex Montez (the new Eclipso) decided to join Black Adam's little Vigilante Society of America (That name is not used in the book, but I gotta call it /something!/) More stuff with Sentinel and Todd and Jenny, which made me happy. Oh, and the new Crimson Avenger comes after Wildcat, with Powergirl getting in the way. That new Crimson Avenger? I want to play her online someplace, once I get more info about the character. :)
Teen Titans #3: Damn! Geoff Johns is everywhere, it seems. Good. At least one company is getting it right. Now, this takes off right after issue #2 where Deathstroke kneecaps Impulse in one of the most painful things I've ever seen. The characterization is just superb, here, with each of the Titans dealing with it in their own way (The older Titans taking charge, with the ex-Young Justice members taking the matter into their own hands. Wonder Girl: You lied to STarfire? Robin: I lie to Batman.) And the last page...
Okay, the apparent reason that Deathstroke has gone even more nuts than usual is that he's possessed by or housing the spirit of his son. Jericho.
Shit. Johns might have found a way to bring Jericho back from the dead. Shit...
But if he brings him back in that /outfit,/ with that blonde afro and those muttonchop sideburns I will /scream!/ What kind of parents let their child go out in public like that, I swear...
Supreme Power #2: Okay, steady, Kyle...it's not the 'real' Squadron Supreme. It's an Alternate Universe story. This isn't the 'canon' Squadron...it'll be okay. If it is, you can hunt JMS down and force-feed him Bab5 DVDs until he actually writes Rising Stars like he /should/ be doing. Overall, this is great, but my affection for the Squadron Supreme makes me fret over this.
Green Arrow #I Forget: Ignore the plot, listen to the characters, and wonder what's really going on and what the character fallout will be after this. That's how I deal with it. Dialogue: good, characters: good (MIa especially, this time. Nothing worse than the cold shoulder.) Plot: Eh. Art: Not bad.
Gen 13 #13: Note to Ale Garza: Changing your art style entirely between issues is usually not a good sign of professionalism, because the art is more Bachalo/Mahfood-based than his earlier stuff on the book, which was a lot cleaner. But, the book's ending anyway, and this taught me not to care about reading comics anymore.
Ultimate X-Men #37: Okay, Mr. Bendis. I keep hearing your name all over from numerous rabid fanboys, and oh wow you're so kewl and all that. But this is Ultimate /X-Men/ so can we plase have more of, you know, the /X-Men/ in it, besides Wolverine? And Spider Man? And Daredevil. 7-part team-ups are a bad idea, Mr. Bendis.
Wildguard #1: Or, another title would be "Tood Nauck and Larry Strucker: Life after Young Justice." Premise: Producers are putting together a superteam for a Real World kind of TV show. There are auditions which are usualyl seen in Legion of Superheroes comics, and the readers can vote who they want to see in the team on www.wildguard.com. I have to give them points for the concept, and anyone who has a viking character named Lilihammer gets another bonus point. Though, I kinda see where it's going with this. One character, 'Fire Chick' (She changes her name to Ignacia later on in the issue, to give herself a decent name), seems to be the book's POV character. I think she might be the Base, where she is the one that will be on the team in addition to those voted in. But, I like Ignacia, so I'm not upset about it.
El Cazador #1: Okay, this is a Crossgen book. Though, it was said in interviews that while the book does take place on 16-th century Crossgen-Universe Earth, there will be no Sigil-bearer, no special powers, and no real huge connection to the rest of the universe, so it is a Stand Alone book.
That said, go out and buy it.
Now.
This book is just gorgeous! And it's about Pirates! Go buy it now! The whole thing was so worth the wait and really blew me away, making this my top book this week. Just awesome.
And now.....
New X-Men #146.
Let's get a few things straight: I hate Grant Morrison.
I was not the biggest fan of his 'Characterization? What's that?" take on JLA so many years ago, and I kinda saw the same thing in New. Genosha gets nuked, Xavier's Dream is further used as Morrison's wet-nap. Emma comes back, and she has new powers all of a sudden, and the whole Secondary Mutation crap. Cassandra Nova (complete with shitte Quitely Artwork! Ick!), the School becomes a Circus Sideshow and the Special Class...there's a special place in Hell for that alone. Beak and Angel especially piss me off. They're a lot of the reason I'm all over the new New Mutants series.
And of coruse, there's Xorn. He's the new 'Kewl' character on the block. No real name, powers that aren't clearly defined (Star for a brain, what bullshit!), and a little Zen mishmosh thrown in for flavor. The iron mask thing didn't help. But, we find out here that there is a reason he has that mask on.
*manicial giggle*
See...Xorn was Magneto all along. He survived Genosha, and was in plain sight all this time...
And the Special class...I think they're his new Brotherhood, and they're all going to go down.
Okay, Mr. Morrison. NOW you have my attention.
I can wear my 'I Hate Xorn' badge with pride. :) I can watch Beak and skank-Angel get the righteous crap kicked out of them.
*more manicial giggling*
And on top of that, Jiminez was the artist. Okay, okay, this I can get in to...
*cackling*
I want to find out just HOW he pulled this off. And, the eventual beat-down that the Special Class sorely needs. :)
Okay, I'm done. :)
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Re: About Rising Stars...
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Date: 2003-11-23 08:36 pm (UTC)