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MOTW 05/02/12 - One Superman is bad enough,
UltimateInferno
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Action Comics #9 Superman of Earth 23 fights off a Superman from another universe. Pretty great done in one tale, and with it being Morrison it'll be interesting to see where it plays into the rest of the run.
Amazing Spider-Man #685 Doc Ock finally reveals his true intentions (really like the one last grasp/begging spider-man displays on the first page).
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #10, Love the art in this issue. Marquez really brought his game to this issue, and this two page spread is pretty fantastic (also really shows off Mile's amazement at the Ultimates). Man Bendis really made Uncle Aaron just a giant creepo.
Amazing Spider-Man #685 Doc Ock finally reveals his true intentions (really like the one last grasp/begging spider-man displays on the first page).
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #10, Love the art in this issue. Marquez really brought his game to this issue, and this two page spread is pretty fantastic (also really shows off Mile's amazement at the Ultimates). Man Bendis really made Uncle Aaron just a giant creepo.
"Ride or Die?" asked Goku
"Ride or Die" confirmed Dominic Toretto, as they took off to find the Dragon Balls in hopes of reviving their friend Sonic
"Ride or Die" confirmed Dominic Toretto, as they took off to find the Dragon Balls in hopes of reviving their friend Sonic
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it was basically Immortal Iron Fist 28 guest starring the Silver Surfer
this fuckin' issue
you know how you always see people type that "squeeeee" sound but you're not really sure what it sounds like. Now I know. It sounds like pure joy.
and those pages just made the last hour of work unbearable
Guess who's baaaaack
And yes, Defenders was great, and Slott and Ramos should do Spider-Man forever
The first thing he did when losing the Anti-Venom suit was to start hunting down symbiotes, Punisher style
Foggy's accused of plagiarism by the teacher (teacher just has it in for him) but even after a mock trial Matt can't win his case! Foggy uses an objection!
the issues were still well written
the art was still gorgeous
just because it didn't have a solid resolution doesn't mean they are suddenly worthless
edit: if I were able to get the books for a buck each, that would be worthwhile. At three bucks each, didn't feel I got my money's worth.
that is different than "hey I don't think I got my money's worth but they are still good"
To me worthless means don't even read them, it's trash, ie Avengers: The Crossing, Superman Grounded, Milligan's X-Men run. Skippable means you don't need to read them to continue the overall DD story, but you wouldn't not buy the eventual Waid DD omnibus because the issues are included.
Omega Effect had great dialogue and character work, wonderful jokes, and fantastic art
all of those reasons make it totally worth reading even if it ended up spinning its' wheels, plotwise
Not so much surprised by it as... well, I appreciate it in a weird way.
it had Robinson's overwrought dialogue everywhere and character saying their emotions out loud all the time
but afterwards it wasn't bad and actually seems kinda promising
I read the crossover because I had faith in Waid to deliver something like he did for the other 11 issues prior to that issue. I really like the DD series, and because I liked the series I picked up two of the three Omega Effect issues because it's Waid, someone I like, and Rucka, someone who is hit and miss but was getting good praise for Punisher. It's rare to trust a writer these days but I trusted Waid and he let me down. Even DD #12 doesn't really acknowledge the event, it's more the Black Cat story and issues prior. Art really doesn't matter to me anymore in terms of a selling point, if it's good its an added benefit. I respect it when it works, but it doesn't sway me to make a purchase anymore, even Bagley drawing the book, unless the artist is outright stealing from other artists like Land or is just really bad like Larry Stroman. As long as the art isn't an obstacle to me understanding the issue and the publishers don't lie about who's drawing the issue (and their hidden fill-ins) it's moot.
Six bucks for two issues that go nowhere is just too much money to spend these days on comics for me. I would have rather had the six bucks. Even bad books will give some kind of resolution. This was just....filler. And that's about it for me on the Omega Effect stuff, otherwise we'll end up right back at the beginning again (!).
I just spent $30 getting AvX#3, a bunch of Iron Fist books, and X-Force. Which is a lovely motw for moi.
Man, that ending was just....I mean....
Avengers Academy #29, the two groups try to break the ice with some friendly competition (remember Loa? She's here!), and Sebastian Shaw has a catchy new way to dubstep his powers, Mark Waid would love it:
And then he punches a hole in the floor and escapes, whump whump whump whump whump
Wow, I hope that after weeks of avoiding all the blogs and stuff talking about ME3's ending, it didn't just get spoiled for me
It just... it felt like Morrison was repenting, though. Like he directly contradicted the things he said in Supergods about Shuster and Siegel. And it doubled as a snide jab at DC, too.
It's like you're different people or something, the art alone is worth the mention, and those panels . . .
And guess who's back
The three separate books involved in this little crossover even are all enjoyable and worth picking up on their own. The artwork and dialogue are both rewarding, though.
The Omega Effect is skippable in that nothing huge happens. Story-wise, we knew what was happening in DD and the same plot is still intact afterwards. The Punisher is most affected, but even then it probably won't come to any fruition for a few issues.
Spidey will be Avenging with someone completely different next.
Don't think we know the name of this new one
Venom did horribly disfigure him with a grenade to the face, though
My store was either out, or didn't order any of them. But, I got there pretty late, so I'd lean towards the former.
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The pistols for his tiny T-Rex hands is the best, but it's also worth pointing out that Dr. Dinosaur has a bunch of sporty little outfits he wears through the issue. It is, as always, fantastic.