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MotW 5/11/2011 - A Boy-God and His Hel Wolf
Crimsondude
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Journey Into Mystery #623 was awesome. God, I love Kieron Gillen (So much I even wrote a tumblr post about it). Perhaps then that is why my MotW for the first time in a long damn time is from his book. So my moment is when he breaks the will of the Hel Wolf to serve as his ally/sidekick/steed in his forthcoming adventures.
Anyway, after Volstagg has a nice moment of brawling, bad puns, and good stories Loki figures out what he has to do. Since he can't enlist the help of anyone good, but does consult his brother for advice, he starts to round up some villains. The whole point of Volstagg's story about Thor breaking in his goats is to establish how Loki breaks the Hel Wolf after he "swears" an oath to Loki on a soul that he hasn't had in a long time.
Fun was had by all. Scans may be forthcoming. The device has been wonky of late.
Although my real MotW was non-comic related, even though it happened at my LCS. But I'll bore you with that some other time.
Anyway, after Volstagg has a nice moment of brawling, bad puns, and good stories Loki figures out what he has to do. Since he can't enlist the help of anyone good, but does consult his brother for advice, he starts to round up some villains. The whole point of Volstagg's story about Thor breaking in his goats is to establish how Loki breaks the Hel Wolf after he "swears" an oath to Loki on a soul that he hasn't had in a long time.
Fun was had by all. Scans may be forthcoming. The device has been wonky of late.
Although my real MotW was non-comic related, even though it happened at my LCS. But I'll bore you with that some other time.
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Flash - Well that sure was an extended prologue to Flashpoint. Kollins' art looked great, but the story was super boring compared to the great opening arc with the Renegades.
Batman Inc. - Best issue of Inc. yet. This is what I signed on for, Morrison. Seeing the various Batmen of the world in action was a blast and the Leviathan mystery is being presented in an intriguing, but not overtly complicated, way. Red Robin and the Outsiders is a brilliant idea and I am curious as to who the new Wingman is.
Amazing Spider-Man - I've loved the FF arc, it is zany fun comics. The dialogue got a little too hammy at times, but I can get over it. The arc having three different artists was a bit jarring, but I can understand with the shipping schedule. Oh and the Carlie tattoo fakeout was an excellent move by Slott, well played.
Journey into Mystery - Goddamn, Gillen. This was a great book. It seems like he is drawing inspiration from Fraction's Ages of Thunder, which is a very good thing. I really can't say anything other than this was a fantastic book as a whole, I'm excited to see where it goes from here. The end blurb for next month's issue was hilarious.
Incredible Hulks - Pak is trying to have some fun before his epic Heart of the Monster arc, but he just isn't having enough. I've seen him write crazy comic book-y stuff before, and this comes close but not quite there.
New Avengers - Oh god please let this awful WWII story be over. It still has ZERO connections to the main plot and Chaykin's art makes me cry. The modern story isn't bad, but is just chopped off at the knee by the co-feature. The attempt at a twist at the end is such a blatant red herring it is awful.
FF - I feel sorry for anyone who didn't read Hickman's run, as this is firmly entrenched within it. The Reeds are a bit dull, but Doom's symposium was glorious.
Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt - This was good! The idea of Prodigy leading a new, voluntary, Initiative is a great one and the huge cast is full of a bunch of my favorites. I think this'll be one of the best Fear Itself books, with The Deep seeming like another contender.
In spite of that, there's some interesting/funny stuff with Vril Dox's son Lyrl, Vril's relationship with Blackfire, Starfire's relationship with Captain Comet, and Adam Strange gets a nice little moment with his family. Nothing worth scanning, but it was okay.
Chew #27 was really good, as it always is. With this issue, Layman did something interesting, skipping from issue #18 to #27, giving readers a glimpse of the future, teasing some future plot points, while also telling a compelling story, focused wholly on Tony Chu's sister, Antonelle/Toni. Unfortunately, I always drop this book off at a friend's house after I leave the comic shop, so I can't scan anything. Instead, go look at this page from #18.
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I was going to ask if Arkham City was any good, since it's supposed to bridge the gap between the Batman games.
Thank you, Roberson, even JMS if he wrote that page, it's a lot less ham-fisted. Sappy, yes, but that's the best Superman!
What is the joke with FUD? What does that stand for?
I'm drawing a blank.
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I just thought it was funny that Wayne was trolling the Internet adding nonsense to the conversation. I guess a more polite term would be disinformation.
And X-Men Legacy #248, nice reveal about Revenant:
Rachel was trying to contact Scott from space but at the moment she established contact Age of X happened, and she was quasi stuck, so essentially a psychic entity based on Rachel.
Fear Itself is acutally shaping up into a much better event than I originally gave it credit for.
Unless of course Scott starts dressing like Corsair.
Oh, and Batman INC was the best
Batman Inc even has its own Leviathan.