ITS AN AVENGER WORLD!!
Shit I dig! Comics I read this week 10/8/2013
It’s like they let loose a Virus. Like a strain of that virus that first ran
through the X-men around the mid-nineties, spreading the concept beyond the
limitations of one or two monthly titles.
The Avengers have really caught on!
I blame Brian Bendis, or maybe the editor, Tom Brevoort is the
culprit. Since Bendis’ departure from
the Avengers, the brand has exploded.
So I ended
up with almost all Marvel books and an Image title and a final issue of a DC title...
for me (that’s been happening a lot lately).
7. Mighty Avengers
#1 Infinity tie-(yawn)in.
And I always find
something wrong…
In the name
of my brethren at the I love comics Face book page I picked up this book R E L
U C T A N T L Y. Where shall I start…
First of all the title logo for this book is smaller and
less obtrusive (lower right hand corner?) than the tie-in banner, with three
different font types in the design. Second,
with all due respect to the artist’s comicography, I am not a fan of Greg
Land. And finally, a Luke Cage book and
we don’t even get a cameo of the most important things in his life: his family?
This book
seems real loose and not a marketing priority or even structured focus. I have never been much of a Spiderman fan so
his presence (especially in his current manifestation) isn’t a draw. Powerman’s (the younger) angst seems phoned
in and absurd next to Powerman (the elder) who defined the model. Proxima Midnight dives in to give the team a
catalyst
Greg
Land. I enjoyed his CrossGen stuff his
work seems so much stiffer in superhero books.
And why can’t he draw Capt Marvel--- ( what? oh) Photon---(hunh? oh)
Monica Ramb—(aw shit) SPECTRUM’s legs?!
And why does he draw her like I remember him drawing the Wasp? I hate her hairdo.
Okay so I
picked this book up to be ”open.” I’ll
be checking it out at BAM but I bet it becomes a different title in five to six
issues…probably on the tail of some other big Event.
6. Earth
2 #16
DC, I ain’t missing
you at all!
Final issue
for James Robinson. Final issue for me.
The New 52 was a shock that became more difficult with time. My decades of DC lore was being upended and
twisted(again) in the search for a strong market. A younger wider market. I was blaise about the whole experience. The series of events that led up to the
Flashpoint story, completely confused
and lost me. The titles I collected
(Batman Inc., Green Lantern, and Batwoman) seemed to be losing their steam. I
picked up this book hoping to see some of my favorite heroes of the JSA
recreated by a writer who so beautifully interpreted them in the Golden Age
Elseworld miniseries from maybe too long ago. His JLA run didn’t grab me but,
you know, I’m “open.”
At its best I found Earth 2 entertaining but very
surface. It seemed to try very hard to
make this Earth 2 diverse and different from any expectations. I even enjoyed the World’s Finest book that
was a distant cousin to Earth 2 since it starred two refugees from Earth
2. I was interested to see the story
play out. Then I heard Robinson was
leaving. I found a comic podcast where
they often interviewed Robinson and his plans for the world were interesting and
he seemed to have a lot of room to create.
Then I heard he was leaving.
This issue
seemed to be a big fight scene stretched out and the reveal of who one of
Steppenwolf’s Hungerdogs was did surprise me but… Like the abrupt departure of the creative
team from Batwoman, I cannot think the direction of the narrative will hold its
course. So since I was mildly into this
book I’m letting it go. Damn DC.
On a DC
sidenote I did read a couple of the villain books at BAM this weekend. I’ll admit I really enjoyed Darkseid and
Relic. The art in both were nice and I
liked both of their origins. Good
stories.
5. Avengers #20
Infinity tie-in.
Another one?!?
Feels like I get this title every week. I feel like a trick. And I don’t really like it. I didn’t pick up Infinity #3 so I’m missing a
bit but… I’m just not into it. I feel like I’m missing some jumps in logic
in the story. I haven’t connected to the
bad guys. I think Yu’s work is really
beautiful here though I still have issues with his storytelling.
4. Uncanny Avengers #
12
What? Not a tie-in?!
I jump on
and off of this title. Mostly I’ll pick
up an issue according to who’s drawing it.
I enjoyed
this issue. I’m really out of the loop
when it comes to all things Apocalypse.
I left the X-men during the Age of Apocalypse and had been disheartened
to look back at them until Grant Morrison’s run on New X-men then Mark Millar’s
launching of the Ultimate X-men and Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-men and
currently Bendis. So I’m just catching
up on Rick Remender’s run on X-Force that seems to inform a lot on this
title.
Kang is a
bastard! The Marvel world is getting as
dark as when Osborne was in charge and I’m enjoying it. I enjoyed the visuals. Salvador Larocca has a nice take on the
characters in this story. Not too
invested in the story but liked this issue.
3. Guardians of the
Galaxy #6
Okay, so this space
book is not a tie-in?
I picked
this book up to see if it would fill in some gaps, look at the art, and get a
since of what may be the tone for the movie coming later.
Thanos (as
drawn by Olivier Coipel) has an illuminating conversation with Peter
Quill. Whose voice reassured me my boy
from Parks & Recs. is perfectly cast.
And he tightened up for the role.
I also really enjoyed Sara Pichelli’s pages. The fight scenes were sharp with nice camera
work.
Angela
means little to me but I love how Pichelli draws the watcher. There is a desperate and nervous sadness to
her Uatuu. I may not collect this
monthly but I will pick up the Kevin Maguire issue coming up. His art is perfect for the tone of this book.
2. All New X-men #17.
Battle of the Atom tie-in.
I’m just a mitch for
this creative team.
I missed
the Wolverine and the X-men issue before I read this issue but I still enjoyed
it. The fanboy in me was mad they didn’t
give all of this future group of X-men’s names but was more satisfied by
Immonen’s rendition of the X-future.
Really this event’s power is in its simplicity and pace. The only reason this isn’t number one on my
list is because it doesn’t have a lot of layers. We are just finishing up introducing all the
players in the drama. And everybody
looks COOL!
1. Jupiter’s Legacy
#3
whoa…
I was
disappointed with the second issue. I found the art wonky (a phrase coined by
on of my art teachers) and the storytelling was off for Frank Quitely. This issue was much better and brutal. Mark Millar writes for shock and awe and
Quitely delivers visually. I’m
interested where this is going again. Millar normally holds my attention for
four or five issues so I’m hoping he can deliver. And its derivative in that
very creative Millar way. They should also call him the M Knight of the comic
game because he’s always working a twist.
Waiting to see what he adds the generational hero narrative. Next issue jumps forward nine years in the
story. Hmmmm…
Neat Trades-
I picked up
the second volume of Saga by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples. I could not get this book monthly. The issues read beautifully at one sitting. Love the art and love the unfolding
story. Takes me back to Heavy Metal in
the seventies and eighties!
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