As I was born at 1:56 in the morning, this is officially my first blog post as a 48-year-old. I don't know if this is good or bad.
Brightest Day 0: I'm not sure why there are such things as "zero issues." The first issue of a series ought to be issue number 1. So this is the issue before the first issue of the biweekly series that's running with the developments in "Blackest Night." Boston Brand, a.k.a. Deadman, was one of twelve heroes and villians brought back to life, and in this book he is whisked around the globe by a white power ring and we see scenes involving the other 11 resurrected people. Why did these twelve specifically come back? Why is Boston Brand the only one with a white ring? It's interesting enough but I'm not sure I'll keep buying. I'm not particularly invested in any of these characters.
Adventure Comics 10: Two Superman-related books this week. This one picks up on New Krypton, where Brainiac has re-bottled the city of Kandor, Mon-El has been subdued and Superboy runs into Lex Luthor again. Meanwhile, in the other feature, the secret mission of Car-Vex, the Kryptonian masquerading as human to infiltrate General Lane's operation, comes to an end.
Action Comics 888: Also on Earth, Wonder Woman and the JSA join the Flamebird/Jax-Ur/Rao smackdown in the Middle East, while Nightwing meets Nightwing in the Phantom Zone.
Weekly World News 4 (of 4?): Can I just say how ridiculously fun this whole thing was? I don't know if there will be more issues but I sure hope so. More Bat Boy, that's what I say!
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
My Week In Comics 3-10-10
Ah, Wednesdays. I go into Center City to get my comics and pick up the new Philadelphia Weekly, the paper that carries "Savage Love." Sure, I could read the column online, especially since both PW and its competitor among free weeklies, the Philadelphia CityPaper, seem to be moving more of their content online as the print editions gradually get smaller. But I'm still old-fashioned that way. As amazing as the Internet is, I still prefer reading papers and magazines (and comics) I hold in my hand. Even if someone gave me a Kindle or iPad I don't know if that would change.
Weekly World News 3 (of 4?): The question mark is because the publisher would like to continue the series but only if it sells. So do me a favor and run out and buy 10 copies. At any rate, the alternate cover of this one is a takeoff on the old Coppertone ad, but with Bat Boy instead of the Coppertone girl. Partial Bat Boy nudity alert! When you get past the cover, you'll find that right-wing columnist Ed Anger finally is successful in discrediting Bat Boy, Manigator, etc., with the help of "Faux" News. Gee, I wonder which network they're lampooning?
Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton 1 (of 3): There's no comparison between this and the 12-issue series that preceded it (World of New Krypton). Instead of a dragged-out murder mystery and Kryptonian internal politics, we get Brainiac attacking New Krypton and General Zod's counter-measure leading to the end of Commander Kal-El -- and the return of Superman. Lots of action. Speaking of which...
Action Comics 887: This book has been following the saga of Nightwing and Flamebird's attempt to capture agents of Zod hiding on Earth, and it's coming to a head as one of those agents has constructed a manifestation of the Kryptonian god Rao. It's incredibly huge and stomping across the Middle East. As Nightwing and Flamebird try and stop it, Lois Lane uses her connections to get to the scene for a first-hand report -- via blog, since she had to quit the Daily Planet thanks to her father's anti-Kryptonian hysteria.
Weekly World News 3 (of 4?): The question mark is because the publisher would like to continue the series but only if it sells. So do me a favor and run out and buy 10 copies. At any rate, the alternate cover of this one is a takeoff on the old Coppertone ad, but with Bat Boy instead of the Coppertone girl. Partial Bat Boy nudity alert! When you get past the cover, you'll find that right-wing columnist Ed Anger finally is successful in discrediting Bat Boy, Manigator, etc., with the help of "Faux" News. Gee, I wonder which network they're lampooning?
Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton 1 (of 3): There's no comparison between this and the 12-issue series that preceded it (World of New Krypton). Instead of a dragged-out murder mystery and Kryptonian internal politics, we get Brainiac attacking New Krypton and General Zod's counter-measure leading to the end of Commander Kal-El -- and the return of Superman. Lots of action. Speaking of which...
Action Comics 887: This book has been following the saga of Nightwing and Flamebird's attempt to capture agents of Zod hiding on Earth, and it's coming to a head as one of those agents has constructed a manifestation of the Kryptonian god Rao. It's incredibly huge and stomping across the Middle East. As Nightwing and Flamebird try and stop it, Lois Lane uses her connections to get to the scene for a first-hand report -- via blog, since she had to quit the Daily Planet thanks to her father's anti-Kryptonian hysteria.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
My Week In Comics 2-24-10
Another end-of-the-month cornucopia -- I picked up 8 books, and I thought there would be a 9th but it apparently got pushed back a week. So...
Blackest Night 7 (of 8): I mentioned a week ago in my comment on Green Lantern 51 that there was some stuff I enjoyed involving Orange Lantern Lex Luthor and his lust for power. Here, he's not only content for the power he gets from his orange ring -- he now wants them all. But there's one moment, when Wonder Woman has her magic lasso around Lex, and he reveals what he really wants, that was sublime. Oh, and while that's happening, every living thing in the universe is dying...
Batman and Robin 9: The conclusion of a fine three-part story arc. "Batman" lives, then dies. Batwoman dies, then lives. And Dick Grayson owes Tim Drake a huge apology.
Superman 697: We're at a stage where they're setting up the next round of crossovers among the Super-books, so there's a bit of a mish-mash here. Mon-El, with the help of Superboy, is about to discover who certain people in his life really are, and where they're from.
Teen Titans 80: The second part of Static's return to Dakota, (with Teen Titans trying to locate him). One of those stories where the bad guy is trying to convince a hero that he's gone legit. Yeah, right.
Flash: Rebirth 6 (of 6): I've mentioned before that this miniseries explaining Barry Allen's return has been oft-delayed. The conclusion finally arrived in the stores, and it kind of arrives with a whimper. Maybe it'll work better if and when I re-read the entire series.
Gotham City Sirens 9: A woman is murdered and it appears that our heroes...well, anti-heroes...are being set up to take the blame, so the girls enlist the aid of the Riddler, who's still doing detective work instead of crime. But something strange seems to be going on in his mind...
Victorian Undead 4 (of 6): London is overrun by zombies! And the whole thing was caused by Professor Moriarty! Sherlock Holmes learns that his nemesis is alive...well, in a manner of speaking.
Weekly World News 2: Part two of "The Irredemption of Ed Anger." Poor Ed. Ultra-conservative in a world that adores Bat Boy and other "freaks" that Ed hates so much. Except for the half-man, half-gator, because the Manigator seems to be a God-fearing, beer-drinking, gun-carrying "real" Amurrican. And here's the alternate cover that I got again, instead of the tabloid-homage...look familiar, comic book readers?
Blackest Night 7 (of 8): I mentioned a week ago in my comment on Green Lantern 51 that there was some stuff I enjoyed involving Orange Lantern Lex Luthor and his lust for power. Here, he's not only content for the power he gets from his orange ring -- he now wants them all. But there's one moment, when Wonder Woman has her magic lasso around Lex, and he reveals what he really wants, that was sublime. Oh, and while that's happening, every living thing in the universe is dying...
Batman and Robin 9: The conclusion of a fine three-part story arc. "Batman" lives, then dies. Batwoman dies, then lives. And Dick Grayson owes Tim Drake a huge apology.
Superman 697: We're at a stage where they're setting up the next round of crossovers among the Super-books, so there's a bit of a mish-mash here. Mon-El, with the help of Superboy, is about to discover who certain people in his life really are, and where they're from.
Teen Titans 80: The second part of Static's return to Dakota, (with Teen Titans trying to locate him). One of those stories where the bad guy is trying to convince a hero that he's gone legit. Yeah, right.
Flash: Rebirth 6 (of 6): I've mentioned before that this miniseries explaining Barry Allen's return has been oft-delayed. The conclusion finally arrived in the stores, and it kind of arrives with a whimper. Maybe it'll work better if and when I re-read the entire series.
Gotham City Sirens 9: A woman is murdered and it appears that our heroes...well, anti-heroes...are being set up to take the blame, so the girls enlist the aid of the Riddler, who's still doing detective work instead of crime. But something strange seems to be going on in his mind...
Victorian Undead 4 (of 6): London is overrun by zombies! And the whole thing was caused by Professor Moriarty! Sherlock Holmes learns that his nemesis is alive...well, in a manner of speaking.
Weekly World News 2: Part two of "The Irredemption of Ed Anger." Poor Ed. Ultra-conservative in a world that adores Bat Boy and other "freaks" that Ed hates so much. Except for the half-man, half-gator, because the Manigator seems to be a God-fearing, beer-drinking, gun-carrying "real" Amurrican. And here's the alternate cover that I got again, instead of the tabloid-homage...look familiar, comic book readers?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
My Week In Comics 1-13-10
Four books, the last being way out of my usual superhero/Simpsons realm...
Adventure Comics 6: I've enjoyed this book so much. Unfortunately, the end of the initial story arc featuring Superboy is also leading into changes in the writer and artists as well as the direction of the series itself. For a few more issues it will still be tied into events in the Superman books, though. This issue finds Superboy no longer wondering whether he's more like Superman or Lex Luthor, after Luthor proves himself to be truly brilliant -- and a heartless bastard.
Action Comics 885: Speaking of events in the Superman books, they're coming to a head. Nightwing and Flamebird surrender to the Metropolis Science Police, and then General Lane's "Squad K" wants to take custody of them, and then things get explosive.
Catwoman 83: DC Comics had this idea. Since they're "resurrecting" dead heroes and villians in the "Blackest Night" epic, why not "resurrect" dead series -- canceled series? So this month, there are a few of these canceled books returning for one issue only, with the issue number picking up from where it left off after cancellation, and ostensibly with "Blackest Night" connections. But judging from this one, the tie-in isn't important at all to "Blackest Night." It features Catwoman's "Gotham City Sirens" co-stars but without the same level of humor of that series.
So I was in the store looking over the shelves and found...
Weekly World News 1: A comic book based on the bizarre tabloid (which apparently only exists online now)? Really? Featuring Bat Boy, and that UFO alien who's always advising presidents, and so on? Yes! They both appear, among others, but the star of the book is their nutty right-wing columnist Ed Anger (although he doesn't seem so nutty these days, in the age of the birthers and teabaggers). This is supposed to run for four issues but with so much awesome lunacy to work with...like, did you know Megan Fox is a man? I didn't! Unfortunately, the only issues of the book in the store had an alternate cover instead of the one pictured here. Not that I dislike the cover I got, though, with Bat Boy changing into...well, you can see it as part of the preview at the IDW Comics website.
Adventure Comics 6: I've enjoyed this book so much. Unfortunately, the end of the initial story arc featuring Superboy is also leading into changes in the writer and artists as well as the direction of the series itself. For a few more issues it will still be tied into events in the Superman books, though. This issue finds Superboy no longer wondering whether he's more like Superman or Lex Luthor, after Luthor proves himself to be truly brilliant -- and a heartless bastard.
Action Comics 885: Speaking of events in the Superman books, they're coming to a head. Nightwing and Flamebird surrender to the Metropolis Science Police, and then General Lane's "Squad K" wants to take custody of them, and then things get explosive.
Catwoman 83: DC Comics had this idea. Since they're "resurrecting" dead heroes and villians in the "Blackest Night" epic, why not "resurrect" dead series -- canceled series? So this month, there are a few of these canceled books returning for one issue only, with the issue number picking up from where it left off after cancellation, and ostensibly with "Blackest Night" connections. But judging from this one, the tie-in isn't important at all to "Blackest Night." It features Catwoman's "Gotham City Sirens" co-stars but without the same level of humor of that series.So I was in the store looking over the shelves and found...
Weekly World News 1: A comic book based on the bizarre tabloid (which apparently only exists online now)? Really? Featuring Bat Boy, and that UFO alien who's always advising presidents, and so on? Yes! They both appear, among others, but the star of the book is their nutty right-wing columnist Ed Anger (although he doesn't seem so nutty these days, in the age of the birthers and teabaggers). This is supposed to run for four issues but with so much awesome lunacy to work with...like, did you know Megan Fox is a man? I didn't! Unfortunately, the only issues of the book in the store had an alternate cover instead of the one pictured here. Not that I dislike the cover I got, though, with Bat Boy changing into...well, you can see it as part of the preview at the IDW Comics website.
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