Have you been reading Kelly Sue's work in Avengers Assemble and if so how would you compare it to her writing in Captain Marvel?
She's only done one story thus far, and I was pretty underwhelmed there as well. Right now, Avengers Assemble is the weakest of the main Avengers books, without a specific line-up or individual feel to the series; it's kind of a flavorless goulash right now. Kelly Sue's writing falls in that gray band of 'not terrible' but 'not especially noteworthy'.
@Chuck_Melville - I had high hopes for the new Captain Marvel series. I really like Carol... she has always been one of favourite Avengers. I dropped the title after issue 4. One of the worst books Marvel is producing at the moment. I can't see where all the hype is coming from (other than the marvel marketing office).
@Greg - I thought the last few issues of Avengers Assemble were lacklustre, now I understand why. Anything with Kelly Sue's name on it will be getting a pass from me from now on.
Well, we seem to be on the same wavelength here, @Hex.
I will have to go with Superior Spider-Man #8. I don't want to go into details as to why to keep from spoiling it for others but I'm starting to think Dan Slott is a wizard. I dropped off Spidey for a long time and picked it back up with 697. I am really enjoying Superior Spider-Man.
I'd go with Swamp Thing 20. Soule is giving us something different to what Snyder offered us and I'm loving it. Superman had a cool cameo in the last couple issues. I'll be sticking with Swampy for the foreseeable.
I want to just shout out Mind MGMT again, but I think I have to recognize Animal Man 20 as this week's best issue for me. Best art this week, however, goes to F. Francavilla's Hawkeye pages! WOW!
The most entertaining issue for me this week was All-Star Western #19, with Booster Gold dropping in on Jonah Hex. And that just edged out My Little Pony: Micro Series #3, which I found myself laughing with more times than I expected.
I've just finished catching up on Talon. Read 0-7 in the last couple days. What a great series. DC isn't producing too many top quality books at the moment. But Talon is one. That cliffhanger at the end of issue 7 was a real 'WTF' moment. I had stopped ordering Talon, I'm going to have to put my order in for the next few and hope the next arc is as good as this first one. Great writing, great art, Snyder, Tynion IV and March have produced a stand out book here.
Josie and the Pussycats #1 This is the issue from 1993. Reprints some classic Josie stories. Plus about 4 new stories. Always been a fan of Josie and getting to read this early classic stories is great.And to make it even better it comes with a great poster of Josie and the Pussycats playing in Outer Space.
Amazing Spiderman #10 by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. I've been doing a reread of the original Lee/Ditko Spideys. I was surprised at how much I liked the earlier issues, but I think with issue #10, Ditko really makes a leap. His Spidey fighting the enforcers is really superb - gorgeous to look at. And the story by Stan has all the trademark features that launched this character into stardom. Great stuff!
Green Lantern #20. It was just an amazing read. It gave you a rundown of everything that came before from Rebirth to this issue and gives you a nice ending that if you didn't want to read anything after this, it would have been an amazing ending point. It was simply beautiful to read and look at and frankly, I'm going to miss Geoff but I'm so damn curious to see what comes next. Loved this issue. Hands down this will be the best single issue I have read this year.
Read Hickman's New Avengers #1-5, I really enjoyed it but now I want this book to be renamed and become a Hickman penned Black Panther solo series.
I've really been enjoying Hickman's New Avengers, too. And I agree - he's really nailing the Panther's characterization. And Epting has never been better on the art.
Read Hickman's New Avengers #1-5, I really enjoyed it but now I want this book to be renamed and become a Hickman penned Black Panther solo series.
I've really been enjoying Hickman's New Avengers, too. And I agree - he's really nailing the Panther's characterization. And Epting has never been better on the art.
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Agreed! Black Panther is showing so much class, sophistication and character in this series, he is making the rest of the heroes look like a bunch of drunk frat boys (with the exception of maybe Black Bolt).
My pick of the week is John Byrne's Next Men. Everything from the 90's. Can't believe I've never read it before! I passed it off as a "X-Men knock off" when it first came out back in the day and never gave it much of a look. Picked up the "complete" trades a few weeks back at Fan Expo and blasted through the whole story in 2 days (30 issues + extras). LOVED it! I couldn't put it down. Just reaffirmed why Byrne is still my favourite creator.
Avengers #11 -- where a cadre of Avengers working undercover try to pry information from AIM agents while vacationing at a casino -- and the only one to succeed is the one Avenger present without powers or gadgets: Shang-Chi. Good story. In fact, a good bit of it reminded me of Master Of Kung-Fu during the height of its glory days.
I'd go with Swamp Thing 20. Soule is giving us something different to what Snyder offered us and I'm loving it. Superman had a cool cameo in the last couple issues. I'll be sticking with Swampy for the foreseeable.
Yes! I was seriously surprised by Soule here as well! The art ain't bad, either! I was planning and basically hoping to be able to drop Swamp Thing now, but instead I'm happily committed to picking it up. The last two issues, with Superman and the Scarecrow, were like a great DC Comics Presents from 25 year ago. Seriously, I enjoyed these last couple issues more than the previous... 10 issues combined?
I've just finished catching up on Talon. Read 0-7 in the last couple days. What a great series. DC isn't producing too many top quality books at the moment. But Talon is one. That cliffhanger at the end of issue 7 was a real 'WTF' moment. I had stopped ordering Talon, I'm going to have to put my order in for the next few and hope the next arc is as good as this first one. Great writing, great art, Snyder, Tynion IV and March have produced a stand out book here.
Yep, I've been enjoying Talon as well. While I wouldn't say it's a four-star book, it's still damn fun to read. You can tell that Tynion (and probably Snyder as well) has taken a lot of time to plan things here and to really give Calvin Rose a nice character arc. Unfortunately, Snyder and March have apparently left the title now (I think?), and I'm not a big Bane fan, so... I'm going to take a wait-and-see approach going forward. But, the first 8-issue arc of Talon? Definitely nice stuff!
Avengers #11 -- where a cadre of Avengers working undercover try to pry information from AIM agents while vacationing at a casino -- and the only one to succeed is the one Avenger present without powers or gadgets: Shang-Chi. Good story. In fact, a good bit of it reminded me of Master Of Kung-Fu during the height of its glory days.
Love the bit with Sam & Bobby. Great to see that Hickman has been playing up on their long friendship. They kind on remind me of Booster & Beetle from the DeMatteis/Giffen Justice League.
Detective Comics #19 (900) was a pretty good collection of Batman/ManBat stories w/ a pretty a pretty good one about Mr. Zsasaz (the villain that has marks on his body for every kill he makes). The variety of pinups were ranged from decent to pretty freaking Awesome. A story I didn't care for was the one w/ Bane out of the bunch largely because it ties into a book I'll never read unless it is in the quarter bins Talon on ebay. I got my money's worth out of it excluding that one story. I give it a 5 out of 5.
I also read a Marvel Team Up from the 80s w/ Spidey & classic Nick Fury & it was decent reading. I look forward to reading more comics tomorrow.
Written by Roy Thomas ,pencils by Jerry Ordway,inks by Mike Machlan and colors by Gene D'Angelo
Just read the first 24 issues of ASS and what a fun series. This issue stood out to me cause it is the first time the Tarantula appeared in his brown and black costume. Before this he was running around in a costume that looked like the Sandman's second outfit. It sucks how much Crisis screwed over this great series.
Avengers #11 -- where a cadre of Avengers working undercover try to pry information from AIM agents while vacationing at a casino -- and the only one to succeed is the one Avenger present without powers or gadgets: Shang-Chi. Good story. In fact, a good bit of it reminded me of Master Of Kung-Fu during the height of its glory days.
I just read this issue the other day and really enjoyed it.
Aquaman #20 -- a fill-in issue by John Ostrander and Manuel Garcia, in spite of the fact that the cover gives credit to Geoff Johns and Paul Pelletier. Ostrander turns in an ace story that proves just why he's one of the best writers that DC ever had in its stable -- and why they should try to get him on one of their titles full-time again. He brings back the Others (who pretty much dominate the story; Aquaman himself only appears for a few pages) and handles them like he was returning to old friends, as well as introducing a new, interesting character who could easily fit into their ranks. Johns has done an excellent job at reviving interest in this series and in the character of Aquaman, but this one shot by Ostrander just hits the mark so much more.
All-Star Western #20 -- the team-up between Jonah Hex and Booster Gold continues. A light-hearted romp as the partially-amnesiac Booster, who's convinced that he's a local sherriff, convinces Hex into helping him bring in a gang of killers and retrieve some stolen gold. The scene where he discovers he's bulletproof and scolds the gang for having tried to shoot him is worth the price of the book.
Green Team #1 -- the newest iteration of an old Joe Simon creation, this was a nice, easy read with interesting characters: four very wealthy teen-agers who want to have a good time while trying to buy and promote new inventions and ideas that will benefit the world. It's hard to get a good lock on where this series is going to go or if it will maintain a good quality buzz, but the first issue is a promising start.
And my biggest disappointment of the month?
Adventures Of Superman #1 -- The good thing? It's the pre-Flashpoint Superman. With the red trunks and classic outfit. The bad news? Well, I could have wished for better on the art. Chris Samnee, who does such a wonderful job on Daredevil, does a passable job here. Not terrible, but not memorable either; certainly not of the same quality as his Daredevil. The back-up story by Jeff Lemire is the one that makes me cringe. Too sketchy for my tastes, lacking the polish I would expect of a Superman story. (And his Superman apparently wears a turtleneck.) Both stories feel like a last-minute afterthought, done at the last minute in order to get the book out in time for the movie. I'm not sure I like the lack of continuity between the stories, and I'm not sure I'm going to like the idea of just having any or every creative team available contributing stories in lieu of a regular creative team. I sure hope this series picks up with further issues.
Thor: God of Thunder #9 for me. Hands down. Every time out I think, "Okay. These same three Thors vs. this same bad guy. Seen it many times before at this point." But it never gets old because Aaron keeps managing to drew new inspiration and push the story forward, every time, in ways that by last page always leave me dying for the next issue.
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I got the epilogue in Green Lantern Corps, though...
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Black Panther is showing so much class, sophistication and character in this series, he is making the rest of the heroes look like a bunch of drunk frat boys (with the exception of maybe Black Bolt).
Picked up the "complete" trades a few weeks back at Fan Expo and blasted through the whole story in 2 days (30 issues + extras). LOVED it! I couldn't put it down. Just reaffirmed why Byrne is still my favourite creator.
I also read a Marvel Team Up from the 80s w/ Spidey & classic Nick Fury & it was decent reading. I look forward to reading more comics tomorrow.
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Cover by Jerry Ordway
Written by Roy Thomas ,pencils by Jerry Ordway,inks by Mike Machlan and colors by Gene D'Angelo
Just read the first 24 issues of ASS and what a fun series. This issue stood out to me cause it is the first time the Tarantula appeared in his brown and black costume. Before this he was running around in a costume that looked like the Sandman's second outfit. It sucks how much Crisis screwed over this great series.
All-Star Western #20 -- the team-up between Jonah Hex and Booster Gold continues. A light-hearted romp as the partially-amnesiac Booster, who's convinced that he's a local sherriff, convinces Hex into helping him bring in a gang of killers and retrieve some stolen gold. The scene where he discovers he's bulletproof and scolds the gang for having tried to shoot him is worth the price of the book.
Green Team #1 -- the newest iteration of an old Joe Simon creation, this was a nice, easy read with interesting characters: four very wealthy teen-agers who want to have a good time while trying to buy and promote new inventions and ideas that will benefit the world. It's hard to get a good lock on where this series is going to go or if it will maintain a good quality buzz, but the first issue is a promising start.
And my biggest disappointment of the month?
Adventures Of Superman #1 -- The good thing? It's the pre-Flashpoint Superman. With the red trunks and classic outfit. The bad news? Well, I could have wished for better on the art. Chris Samnee, who does such a wonderful job on Daredevil, does a passable job here. Not terrible, but not memorable either; certainly not of the same quality as his Daredevil. The back-up story by Jeff Lemire is the one that makes me cringe. Too sketchy for my tastes, lacking the polish I would expect of a Superman story. (And his Superman apparently wears a turtleneck.) Both stories feel like a last-minute afterthought, done at the last minute in order to get the book out in time for the movie. I'm not sure I like the lack of continuity between the stories, and I'm not sure I'm going to like the idea of just having any or every creative team available contributing stories in lieu of a regular creative team. I sure hope this series picks up with further issues.