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MotW 6/29 - Reservation Rumble
HadjiQuest
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Batman, Inc was not only incredible, it was another incredible one-and-done, which are my absolute favorites.
Plus it actually proved that comics are still a good vehicle for delivering social commentary, it's just on the backs of the writers to do it well.
And as an added bonus, the very last panel that previews next month's oracle issue was an amazing silver-agey callback. If someone can scan it for me, I will love them forever.
Now I'm going to read Emerald Warriors and Project Superman.
Plus it actually proved that comics are still a good vehicle for delivering social commentary, it's just on the backs of the writers to do it well.
And as an added bonus, the very last panel that previews next month's oracle issue was an amazing silver-agey callback. If someone can scan it for me, I will love them forever.
Now I'm going to read Emerald Warriors and Project Superman.
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Dick has to then meet up with James Gordon, they talk about the past.
direct link to the last page because it might not be safe for work
Emerald Warriors 11 was awesome, though. It's just a one-and-done by Tomasi and Bernard Chang, but it showed Guy being a space bad-ass, and just plain rocked. A ton of fun. The next two issues are also one-and-dones by guest artists, and I am looking forward to them.
Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine #1 was great, even better than the first Punisher vs. the MU issue. Here, Wolverine does a much better job explaining when it reaches a plague level as opposed to Frank being all "time to kill the donuts." Laurence Campbell is on art, who has a really nice style, I can't say I remember seeing his work before. You don't even need to pick up Punisher vs MU, though the trade did come out today as well.
I particularly loved the panel where Batman just has this sublime smile on his face, and remarks, "It doesn't have to take millions, does it? The idea works. Batman on a budget." Though I have to say, I always wanted to see that idea applied to a revival for Batman Jones.
Then there was stuff like Man of Bats' trophy room, which is available to the public for a small fee, with all the proceeds going to a local school, and features a giant wooden nickel. Or the Batsmobile, which is a battered old pick-up truck. Morrison and Burnham really good a good job of making the world feel solid and real, like these characters have been off having their own adventures for a long time, and we just haven't been privy to them.
And Man of Bats' stand-off with a dozen or so armed members of Leviathan? Awesome.
The Incredible Hulks Annual was fun, giving a nice conclusion to Layman's three-part story featuring Deadpool, Spider-Man, and the Hulk, stranded on an alternate Earth. As a whole, the thing really feels like the kind of comics I read as a kid. Ultimately inconsequential to anything else going on in the Marvel U, but still a lot of fun, with some neat concepts being bandied about, like Bruce Banner as the Sorcerer Supreme, and the Hulk as a Hell-touched demonic entity.
I also grabbed Butcher Baker: The Righteous Maker #4, despite missing #2-3. Just like the first issue, it's all gonzo bonkers comics at its best, and Mike Huddleston's art is gorgeous. The issue is basically about a despondent Butcher trying to get his groove back, first by bedding an old friend from his superhero days, and then knocking heads with three superpowered enemies, whom he failed to kill back in issue #1.
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Regarding that last page....what the fuck?
I guess awesome is one way to look at it.
It works in a creepy sense because that is really the goriest page out of the last 3 issues, so it works very effectively in how Snyder shifts you from expecting a usual detective caper to "whatthehellishthis?"
As far as storyline goes
Wow.
That was up there all day, and I never even noticed.
If you are still ghosting around this forum, thanks Rich Johnston.
Overall, it was kind of awesome.