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occamsnailfile, but it was a slow week for comics for me. But, I did nab a few nifty things, and the 5 books I did get were all on my 'OMG, I wanna read this!' list. :)
Now, let us begin.
Uncanny X-Men #431: Okay. It's easy: Keep pretending the main plot isn't really there, because the two subplots running in the book are what keep me wanting more. The main plot is more about Nightcrawler's half-demon heritage, with Mystique showing up at the end and a few hints that there's something about Warren, or Angel, that lives up to his name. But, you get to see Paige whaling some ass, which made me smile so much. :)
But the subplots! Dear Lord! For one, Lorna walks Charles and Annie through her psyche. We find out one major fact (Guess who's her daddy! Come on! ;) ), and a rundown of what's been happening to her. Namely, Lorna re-lives the Sentinel Attack on Genosha. Person by person.
Now, I disagree withpaleltlspider here. It didn't drive Annie insane. I saw it this way: Annie's a normal human, who doesn't like mutants too much. And she witnessed sixteen million of them being slaughtered wholesale. She lived through Lorna's memories, and I think she's majorly majorly freaked. Also, Lorna explains that she is trying to heal herself, and she becomes a LOT more sympathetic then when she was in evil bitch mode, so kaibara would be happy about that.
On the last front is the Juggernaut/Sammy plotline. Sammy/Fish-boy is back at his home in Canada, and when attacked by the local bully kids, he fights back. See...I'm not sure what to think. Sammy has every right to fight back, but he goes a little too far. And...maybe the wrong aspects of Cain Marko have rubbed off on him. It's not cool to have a convicted supervillain as your role model. As for Cain, he has an amusing little conversation with Northstar. Just a conversation. I see no subtext.
Scion #39: I was never a big huge fan of Ron Marz. Not that I'm one of the legions of Hal Jordan shee-er, fans that dare not see anyone else other than him as a Green Lantern (Except for the Warner Bros. Cartoon execs, but that's a whole other bitchy rant on my part), but I...well, what I did read of his was okay. Not sucky, not OMG how wonderful either. Save for this. This is the first Crossgen book I picked up, and it's still my favorite (But now, it has some wicked ass competition among the Crossgen line). Now, this is Marz' and CHeung's last issue on the title before moving to other projects, and they go out...differently.
Scion is in the techno-fantasy genre. Swords and castles, with some high-level weapon tech and genetic engineering mixed in, and it's nicely done. And, to describe the issue's action, the creative team takes a different approach. They do a homage to the Prince Valiant comis strip I used to see in my Sunday papers. Large panels, no word ballons, and everything described in words in word panels, story-like. It's different, and I thought it was wonderfully done. I am not sure it would be something I want every issue, but it works for this title, and as a one-time thing. I respect the homage and the different approach to a comic book.
And the last two pages...the first one shows us something that means the story's far from over. The second is a 'here's a hint of what's to come' page, and some of the images we see are...wild, to say the least. :)
Sojourn #27: Scion still wins for 'Fave Crossgen book' but this is easily in the top 3 (I think it's Scion, and a shootout between Sojourn and El Cazador right now). On the trail of the fourth fragment of Ayden's arrow, Arwyn and company find they have to go north (Some viking/arctic land) by way of sea. The ship they take is a slaver, and they escape and will end up on a deserted island next issue. Now, Ian Edgington just took over the book as the writer, and he's starting to introduce some more elements into the series (like, mysterious manipulators behind the scenes of the world as we-the-readers know it). And I like it.
See, the book thus far has been about Arwyn, Gareth, and others finding the five fragments of Ayden's Arrow, which will take down the reborn revenant Mordath, who has conquered the five lands. What Edgington hints at is that there will be 'Life after Mordath' so to speak. Once the arrow is re-assembled and Mordath is toast, there will be more to the story. Now, the setup is prtty derivative, but it's all in the presentation to me. I /like/ the characters. I want to see them succeed, and Greg Land's stuning artwork is a help in and of itself.
Outsiders #4: Okay, the next arc begins. The newly-formed Outsiders hunt down some minor villains, gathered from Arsenal's intelligence sources. But, they're small-time villains, and apparently there's someone In the Shadows (tm) who is giving Roy Harper his info on where the bad guys can be found. Who? Dunno Yet. Guesses? Oh, I have plenty. And this time, the villains they've been stomping all have a link. Brother Blood. Ooo, this oughta be fun. :)
But my fave part of this book is the dialogue. The stuff said by each of the characters during their 'downtime' was just hysterical, all around.
Runaways #6: This is the finale of the first story Arc, 'Pride and Joy.' You know, when I heard about this series, I remember thinking to myself that I wouldn't like it, or that it would leave a bad taste in my mouth. But oh man, I am /so/ into this book. I still think the art is off, but the characters make the book sing, as well as the little shock and surprises.
Sad thing: The character I like best in the series (Gertrude), is the one the supervillain parents thought was the most expendable. It's like that with every character I like, but it's usually a fan reaction. Hey, I'd love it if I had an 800th century genetically enginered Velociraptor pet that obeyed my every command. Gertrude named it 'Old Lace' to go with her new name, Arsenic.
And I got the joke. Wonderful, wonderful!
Molly's a mutant with powers to...I have no idea what. Chase has the Fistigons which might have more powers. Nico's a Sorceress, Karolina's an alien with light powers, and Alex...has no powers, but is the leader and brilliant.
And, there's stuff set up for the next arc. There's a traitor in the ranks, for one. And man, it's anybody's guess at this point. Also, the kida are fugitives, with the evil parents who control the police and the media setting it up so that Alex killed a girl that the parents did, and placing the blame on online role-playing games...
You know, I wish, just once, something else would get blamed. For once, I'd love to see a killer blame basketball or Playboy magazines instead of Dungeons and Dragons and the Matrix.
Remember, kids: Lousy Soccer games spark riots. Lousy Star Trek episodes don't.
Sorry,
occamsnailfile, but it was a slow week for comics for me. But, I did nab a few nifty things, and the 5 books I did get were all on my 'OMG, I wanna read this!' list. :)Now, let us begin.
Uncanny X-Men #431: Okay. It's easy: Keep pretending the main plot isn't really there, because the two subplots running in the book are what keep me wanting more. The main plot is more about Nightcrawler's half-demon heritage, with Mystique showing up at the end and a few hints that there's something about Warren, or Angel, that lives up to his name. But, you get to see Paige whaling some ass, which made me smile so much. :)
But the subplots! Dear Lord! For one, Lorna walks Charles and Annie through her psyche. We find out one major fact (Guess who's her daddy! Come on! ;) ), and a rundown of what's been happening to her. Namely, Lorna re-lives the Sentinel Attack on Genosha. Person by person.
Now, I disagree with
paleltlspider here. It didn't drive Annie insane. I saw it this way: Annie's a normal human, who doesn't like mutants too much. And she witnessed sixteen million of them being slaughtered wholesale. She lived through Lorna's memories, and I think she's majorly majorly freaked. Also, Lorna explains that she is trying to heal herself, and she becomes a LOT more sympathetic then when she was in evil bitch mode, so kaibara would be happy about that.On the last front is the Juggernaut/Sammy plotline. Sammy/Fish-boy is back at his home in Canada, and when attacked by the local bully kids, he fights back. See...I'm not sure what to think. Sammy has every right to fight back, but he goes a little too far. And...maybe the wrong aspects of Cain Marko have rubbed off on him. It's not cool to have a convicted supervillain as your role model. As for Cain, he has an amusing little conversation with Northstar. Just a conversation. I see no subtext.
Scion #39: I was never a big huge fan of Ron Marz. Not that I'm one of the legions of Hal Jordan shee-er, fans that dare not see anyone else other than him as a Green Lantern (Except for the Warner Bros. Cartoon execs, but that's a whole other bitchy rant on my part), but I...well, what I did read of his was okay. Not sucky, not OMG how wonderful either. Save for this. This is the first Crossgen book I picked up, and it's still my favorite (But now, it has some wicked ass competition among the Crossgen line). Now, this is Marz' and CHeung's last issue on the title before moving to other projects, and they go out...differently.
Scion is in the techno-fantasy genre. Swords and castles, with some high-level weapon tech and genetic engineering mixed in, and it's nicely done. And, to describe the issue's action, the creative team takes a different approach. They do a homage to the Prince Valiant comis strip I used to see in my Sunday papers. Large panels, no word ballons, and everything described in words in word panels, story-like. It's different, and I thought it was wonderfully done. I am not sure it would be something I want every issue, but it works for this title, and as a one-time thing. I respect the homage and the different approach to a comic book.
And the last two pages...the first one shows us something that means the story's far from over. The second is a 'here's a hint of what's to come' page, and some of the images we see are...wild, to say the least. :)
Sojourn #27: Scion still wins for 'Fave Crossgen book' but this is easily in the top 3 (I think it's Scion, and a shootout between Sojourn and El Cazador right now). On the trail of the fourth fragment of Ayden's arrow, Arwyn and company find they have to go north (Some viking/arctic land) by way of sea. The ship they take is a slaver, and they escape and will end up on a deserted island next issue. Now, Ian Edgington just took over the book as the writer, and he's starting to introduce some more elements into the series (like, mysterious manipulators behind the scenes of the world as we-the-readers know it). And I like it.
See, the book thus far has been about Arwyn, Gareth, and others finding the five fragments of Ayden's Arrow, which will take down the reborn revenant Mordath, who has conquered the five lands. What Edgington hints at is that there will be 'Life after Mordath' so to speak. Once the arrow is re-assembled and Mordath is toast, there will be more to the story. Now, the setup is prtty derivative, but it's all in the presentation to me. I /like/ the characters. I want to see them succeed, and Greg Land's stuning artwork is a help in and of itself.
Outsiders #4: Okay, the next arc begins. The newly-formed Outsiders hunt down some minor villains, gathered from Arsenal's intelligence sources. But, they're small-time villains, and apparently there's someone In the Shadows (tm) who is giving Roy Harper his info on where the bad guys can be found. Who? Dunno Yet. Guesses? Oh, I have plenty. And this time, the villains they've been stomping all have a link. Brother Blood. Ooo, this oughta be fun. :)
But my fave part of this book is the dialogue. The stuff said by each of the characters during their 'downtime' was just hysterical, all around.
Runaways #6: This is the finale of the first story Arc, 'Pride and Joy.' You know, when I heard about this series, I remember thinking to myself that I wouldn't like it, or that it would leave a bad taste in my mouth. But oh man, I am /so/ into this book. I still think the art is off, but the characters make the book sing, as well as the little shock and surprises.
Sad thing: The character I like best in the series (Gertrude), is the one the supervillain parents thought was the most expendable. It's like that with every character I like, but it's usually a fan reaction. Hey, I'd love it if I had an 800th century genetically enginered Velociraptor pet that obeyed my every command. Gertrude named it 'Old Lace' to go with her new name, Arsenic.
And I got the joke. Wonderful, wonderful!
Molly's a mutant with powers to...I have no idea what. Chase has the Fistigons which might have more powers. Nico's a Sorceress, Karolina's an alien with light powers, and Alex...has no powers, but is the leader and brilliant.
And, there's stuff set up for the next arc. There's a traitor in the ranks, for one. And man, it's anybody's guess at this point. Also, the kida are fugitives, with the evil parents who control the police and the media setting it up so that Alex killed a girl that the parents did, and placing the blame on online role-playing games...
You know, I wish, just once, something else would get blamed. For once, I'd love to see a killer blame basketball or Playboy magazines instead of Dungeons and Dragons and the Matrix.
Remember, kids: Lousy Soccer games spark riots. Lousy Star Trek episodes don't.