Pick of the week this week goes to Justice League #4. Great book worthy of the acclaim it has been getting
DC COMICS
Catwoman #4
Team
Writer - Judd Winick
Artist - Guillem March
Colorist - Tomeu Morey
YOU...STILL IN THE GAME?
Such a great read. This book is continually on the top of my stack every time it come out.
If you read last issue, you will remember that Selena's friend was murdered and she was about to get picked up by the cops. Well, let's be honest, it wouldn't have made for much of a story if she got picked up. Catwoman of course got away and was able to clear herself from the situation.
We meet her new enemy. She is described as an Amazonian Meta-Human named Reach. Um, if there is a DC's top model competition, Reach is most definitely in the running. Really interesting pacing and just pushing me deeper and deeper into this title. One of the best from all of the Bat Family of books and a top 5 title for me.
We get to deal a lot with Selena's emotions after the death of her friend and her feeling utterly alone.
There was no Batman/Bruce Wayne appearance this issue(Finally).
There was also a seed planted for a new detective that will be hot on her tail in the foreseeable future named Alvarez, who looks like a really good cop that has been put into some wrong time/wrong place scenarios.
Grade
Story - A
Art - A
Green Lantern Corps #4
Team
Writer - Peter J. Tomasi
Artist - Fernando Pasarin
Colorist - Gabe Eltaeb
PRISONERS OF WAR
Finally, this series comes together and steps up its game.
Martian Manhunter shows up and helps out the GLC to read the mind of the enemy that they captured last issue. It seems the bad guys want one thing, the Central Battery on Oa.
John and 2 other lanterns are taken as POW and will most likely be used in some sort of weapon that hasn't yet been revealed.
The art is feeling really strong right now, as do all of the DC titles lately.
Grade
Story - B-
Art - A
Justice League #4
Team
Writer - Geoff Johns
Artist - Jim Lee
Colorist - Alex Sinclair
JUSTICE LEAGUE part 4
So we finally see Darkseid, and he looks literally awe inspiring. The epitome of fear and evil and power. Incredible job by Jim Lee on that.
We also finally get to see Cyborg in action. I feel like his transformation and assimilation to his programing is way too quick. He will be an interesting character though. I have really not paid any attention to him as a character since I was a kid and watched him on a few episodes of Superfriends. So I am getting a new introduction to a character I could grow to really enjoy.
I am loving the interplay between all of the heroes. In my recollection, the Flash has always been the smart ass with all of the wisecracks, but now that role is going to Hal Jordan(Green Lantern)
They are attempting to make Aquaman a bad ass. Yes, he totally looks like one, talks like one and has the attitude of one....But his power is still that he talks to fish. He wouldn't be too much help in Vegas.
This title is still getting better with every issue
Grade
Story - A
Art - A+
Nightwing #4
Team
Writer - Kyle Higgins
Artist - Trevor McCarthy
Colorist - Guy Major
SOUTH BEACH CONNECTION
So this is the weakest art I have seen so far in the Nightwing series. I don't know what it is, but I am not loving it.
And suddenly I am not liking the direction of this book. I am not a fan of the traveling around and have meet ups and different mysteries thing with this book.
It is officially on the bubble for the next few issues. If I still don't like the direction, it will be making the cut list.
The Batgirl team up felt a bit too forced in my opinion.
Grade
Story - C-
Art - C
Red Hood And The Outlaws #4
Team
Writer - Scott Lobdell
Artist - Kenneth Rocafort
Colorist - Blond
COME FLY WITH ME--
--COME DIE, JUST DIE AWAY!
Wow, this is one of those great issues that makes you forget that I almost dropped this book more than once.
Two great stories going on right now. Starfire is facing someone that is hellbent on revenge that knows how to use alien DNA to his advantage. Then Jason and Roy are facing one of the untitled that looks like she will digest them in some horribly medieval way that I don't have the imagination to come up with.
This book seems like it is finally hitting its stride
Grade
Story B+
Art - A-
Young Justice #11
Team
Writer - Greg Weisman
Artist - Christopher A. Jones
Colorist - Zac Atkinson
THE PIT....
One of the best issues I have read yet from the Young Justice title. This was mostly a Batman and Robin issue with a lot going on.
For some reason that was not yet explained, Batman and Green Arrow place Artemis under arrest. I am very curious where this will end up.
Also, at the end, some kind of mud demon crawls out of the pit that Ra's Al Ghul resuscitates himself in as the cliff hanger for the next issue
Grade
Story B+
Art - B
DYNAMITE COMICS
The Bionic Man #5
Team
Writer - Kevin Smith/Phil Hester
Artist - Jonathan Lau
Colorist - Ivan Nunes
MASQUERADE BALL
So we finally see Steve Austin and the first Bionic Man named Hull start to square off. So far so good. No real big surprises in this issue but it was still a great read.
I love the evolution that Steve has made since issue one. He is now willing to go play the part that he was so fortunate/unfortunate to have placed upon him.
Saw a very cool ability that he has. He can make his face become anyone which he can get a download from. Really cool.
I would like to see this eventually at least on TV if Kevin Smith would want to shop it around.
Grade
Story - B
Art - B
Vampirella #12
Team
Writer - Eric Trautmann
Artist - Jose Malaga
Colorist - Stephani Rennee
I honestly wasn't really digging this issue until the very end. This is yet another new story arc setup this week.
The beginning has some great plot points. Vampirella and Sophia are called in to Russia to investigate a suspected terrorist act aboard a commercial plane. What they found was a whole lot of chopped up bodies in the overhead compartments (careful as contents may have shifted during flight) and a message written to her in blood in the cockpit.
After that, the whole book got really slow. However, at the end, you see that she will be fighting Lycans brought straight from hell by a demon. Yep, I am in for next issue
Grade
Story - C+
Art - A-
MARVEL COMICS
Daredevil #7
Team
Writer - Mark Waid
Artist - Paolo Rivera
Colorist - Javier Rodriguez
This was a Fantastic one off Christmas story. Honestly there is not enough good stuff I can say about this book. There have not been nearly enough Christmas books this year.
Matt takes some blind kids up to the Mountains and get into a wreck. This story is all about them surviving and turning the tables when the kids get to turn around and help Matt out when he gets hurt.
Simple story but very well executed. Bravo!
Grade
Story A+
Art - B
Wolverine #20
Team
Writer - Jason Aaron
Artist - Renato Guedes
Colorist - Matthew Wilson
AND THEN THERE WAS WAR part 1
This was a set up issue. After the great momentum of the last story arc(which I loved BTW) it is always a little bit difficult kind of switching gears to a new start. This definitely has the markings for a really good arc, but I am having a bit of trouble following who all of the people are. Several of the people are from the past and I will have to either research through back issues or just figure it out as it goes.
From what I have heard, this will be the set up for a HUGE arc that will be taking place throughout the marvel universe, but it won't be an "event".
Anyways I really like to see the Kingpin and Sabertooth in action. They are both very fun bad guys to me.The homeless, cannibal, redneck superpowered freaks that shoot teeth out of bone guns called the Buzzard Brothers are also cracking me up.
I am interested to see where this is going to go.
Grade
Story - B
Art - B-
Venom #11
Team
Writer - Rick Remender
Artist - Lan Medina
Colorist - Marte Gracia
ROAD TRIP part two
So Venom is still on the run and Red Hulk will be the next one to try to stop him.
Flash also has a new "road trip buddy" the Jack O Lantern. Now this is one seriously messed up dude. No good can come from him bonding with anyone. He is evil
I am still enjoying this title a lot and it is getting better and better to me.
One small issue that I am having is that when the book started, Flash couldn't wear the suit more than 72 hours without it taking him completely over, now it hasn't take over and he has been wearing it for weeks.
Grade
Story - A-
Art - B
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