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MOTW 12/23/09: I Should Have Just Joined A.I.M.
TexiKen
Dammit!That fish really got me!Registered User regular
Dammit!That fish really got me!Registered User regular
Ares #3: pretty clever, sis:
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I really loved Harley's family scenes.
Uncanny #519 was good issue too, that's two in a row; it appears that Fraction is finally getting the hang of the book now, after the first 15 or so issues being too many characters, and too much "wow look at this aren't we so cool!" with the Greg Land shiteating grins. Dodson also provides some nice art with great layouts, and this should be Emma's new outfit:
Even if we're in a "good Magneto" phase, at least show he's going to backstab and worm his way to get Scott to do what he wants. Magneto's such a nazi.
Cyclops is so much cooler than Wolverine.
Suck on that, Spider-Lame!
And Artie and Leech move into the Baxter Building yay!
And Sirens #7, good issue, and as McCly wrote good Harley scenes:
And finally X-Men Legacy #231 is so good, because Carey is making all the old history work so well together, I would make him EiC or head Editor of Marvel in a heartbeat if given the chance:
I'm so glad he points out Kurt is fucking leader, right below Cyclops and Storm, he's not some pouty B like Fraction had him over in Uncanny who can't handle Pixie being a better teleporter than him or whatever pity party he's been in the last few years.
And this banter is reminiscent of the Claremont era, and it's just good to see.
Carey also has Rogue and Magneto talk with one another and seemlessly ties in the Savage Land stuff as well as when Rogue absorbed Magneto's power during Illyana's funeral during Fatal Attractions. And some good art too, Clay Mann high five.
This has been a strong week so far, all the books I've read have been good or better.
Blackest Night #6 - The obvious. It was entirely expected but oh-so-awesome.
Dark Avengers: Ares #3 - Unexpected but very strong ending.
It was really like a perfect week for me; all my favorite books at the top of their game.
However, there was one book that went even further above and beyond. Hickman's Fantastic Four is just out of this world (often literally), and it's the only version of the FF that I've ever really gone for. Everything was spot on. The gift Johnny suggested Franklin give to Spider-Man was pretty awesome, and although it's hard to say what he's setting up with the second half of the issue, and when we'll get to it, I'm very intrigued and excited. And I'm someone who has always nearly hated the FF, particularly for what they and Reed have become in the 616 and Ultimate universes at large in the last few years.
On the other hand, I was kind of let down by Green Lantern 49. John Stewart's story didn't really go anywhere at all (which I'm finding to be the case now with nearly every Blackest Night encounter), and I was kind of pissed to find out that he didn't even get the entire issue to himself as was promised.
Beg. Pardon?
Brotha can't get a break.
"I respectfully renounce your actions, Captain."
By Michael Cho because credit is certainly due. Click image for much larger version.
It's so creepy but DnA make this Chthulu thing work well:
Drax does have family issues.
some little robot copped a feel
"Never imagined you actually had one of these."
Also, Jean's reaction in that panel is great. Everyone else is shocked and she just has her hand over her face like "Oh, brother."
That said, I thought it was pretty awful even with such obvious fanservice . I've been pretty disappointed with What If for a while (remember one was pretty good last year, but can't remember which) but I still grab them because it's What If and I used to collect the series when it was an ongoing. Last week's Elektra vs. Daredevil was much better than this one (I especially loved her line "What's with all the ninjas? Is this the mid-eighties?") especially with the team she assembles at the end to take out Matt and the Hand. I need to sit down and write up some thoughts on the last three or four weeks of comics now that Christmas is over.
I liked this week's Detective much more than last issue (which was filler. Let's not kid ourselves) even though the more I read about Kate's history the more I still don't get why she chose to become Batwoman instead of doing anything else. Thor was awesome, just like I expected from Kieron. Madame Xanadu had a cool magic fight between her and her sister. Ares was... It was great. "Know that word" would be my moment of the week if I had to pick just one. Etc.
And Jim McCann was the writer on that Jean What If story, which explains why it's average.
Oh, wow. I just checked and the first story was 21 pages (including the recap page and the page of Uatu talking). So, never mind. It was just terrible writing. I still love the What If? Annihilation book where the end is the splash of Nova, Iron Man and Cap all leaping into the fray to fight the Annihilation Wave alone Butch and Sundance style.
the stress of vigilantism can be bra-busting.
and that issue made me like the new Batgirl even more.
That said, I just went through bleedingcool for the first time in like three months and found a picture of Grant Morrison in his underwear in a post about cosplaying comic pros. I have to say that is now my moment of the week. It's not a good moment, but it's definitely the comics-related moment of the past week that will be most indelibly seared into my brain.
Ronan smiled
edit dammit i got the second trade of Fraction's Iron man. Dammit, oh well. 40% off. I'll buy the first one some time.