My Week In Comics 11-25-09

I've got eight books to write about. This is a bit much. I'm going to try something: writing just one pertinent sentence about each one.

Superman 694: Mon-El returns to Metropolis with a new uniform, new way of talking...and a new attitude!

World's Finest 2 (of 4): The Guardian and Robin take on Parasite and Mr. Freeze, and the new Robin is just as much a snot-nosed punk in this book as he is in the Batman books.

(Hmmmm...I kinda like this one-sentence deal...)

Detective Comics 859: Continuing Batwoman's origin story, this issue features lots of girl-on-girl action and the disgrace of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell military policy -- with gay activist Lt. Dan Choi getting a credit for "his generous assistance in research for this issue." Presumably not on the parts featuring girl-on-girl action.

(Dammit, that's two sentences! Curse my snarky attitude!)

Green Lantern 48: There's a note at the start that says "This takes place before Blackest Night #6," which is odd, because it also takes place before Blackest Night #5, which came out the same day...

Blackest Night 5 (of 8):...and sees the battle get worse as Batman's skull temporarily gets a body and a Black Lantern ring, leading to Superman and a bunch of other previously-dead heroes transformed, and not in a good way.

(There, one sentence for two books! I'm back on track!)

Superman: Secret Origin 3 (0f 6): This new version of the arrival of Clark Kent in Metropolis (which is grittier and a tad meaner than it's usually depicted, with a Daily Planet that is in pretty sad shape) manages to not quite feel right and at the same time borrow from the first Christopher Reeve "Superman" movie.

Gotham City Sirens 6: The girls finally dispose of ex-Joker henchman Gagsworth A. Gagsworthy, a.k.a. Gaggy(!?!), with the help of their carpenter and, in Harley Quinn's case, knowledge gleaned from Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Futurama Comics 46: Planet Express delivers a package and wacky adventures occur...and occur...and occur...it's like it's a book-length Möbius (comic) strip.