Last week's comics!
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perpetual_motionBecause I feel like telling you all about them.
Lone Ranger & Tonto #3
If you're a fan of Old West stuff or Lone Ranger stuff or general cowboy stuff, you should be reading "Lone Ranger" from Dynamite. It's always a good book with a good story, and the art is usually beautiful.
Notice I said "usually."
My quibble with the art is specifically the art in "Lone Ranger & Tonto #3". Between LR arcs, the writers and artists do stand-alone issue kind of like Annuals. I have the first one, seem to have missed the second, and now I have the third. The art is neat in a Van Gough sort of way (heavy lines and brush strokes), but I had a hard time following who was who because the coloring was pretty dark, and the heavy lines made it hard to distinguish. Very nice story, as always, and at least the art isn't carrying into the next arc.
Invincible Iron Man #19
HOLY CRAP YOU GUYS. I don't know how any Iron Man fan isn't reading IIM right now. Matt Fraction's done AMAZING work all through this thing [he's been with it since #1], and Tony's slow descent into the ultimate in self-destruction has been heart breaking. It's so great to see Pepper, Maria, and Black Widow go full badass, and it's a useful tool to keep the book from getting mega-downer with the Tony arc. Which continues to be amazing. I think I've nearly cried at the end of every IIM in the last four months. Fraction is doing an amazing job showing Tony losing it in careful, measured steps, and it's brilliant. Seriously. READ IT.
Batman: Streets of Gotham
I like Huntress in a casual sort of way. I know who she is, I fear her finding me when I'm sleeping, and I appreciate her general badassery. It was cool to see her in SoG, and awesome to see her being the ruthless person she is. She wants to make the world safer and screw redemption. It's very nice. The ending made me o.O, but that's in a good way. The "Manhunter" tie-in continues to be interesting, and I'm disappointed to be becoming a fan at this point when there was a full-size comic for Manhunter just a while back. The important thing is, I get to like her now. Still not sure why Bats was on the cover, seeing as he wasn't in the book, but whatever.
Blackest Night: Superman #3
I'm iffy on the "Titans" tie-in, ended up really loving the "Batman" tie-in, and I'm glad to add the "Superman" tie-in to my list of happy. I'm not a regular Supes reader, and I have to give props to Robinson for catching me up on basic Supes continuity and not bogging down the story. I love how people are slowly but surely figuring out how the Black Lanterns go down, and I could not be happier that they kept Jonathan in the ground. Perhaps he's at peace. Also, do not fuck with Martha Kent. She will burn you to the ground.
Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #4
This book is RIDICULOUS. Okay, yes, it's "Deadpool", so it's supposed to be, but STILL. There's a zombie T-rex people. And Deadpool's zombified head from another dimension. And a super-sexy blonde scientist who's tied-up shirt keeps getting lower and lower cut [cute bra and undies set]. And she has, of course, no interest in humping Deadpool. Did I mention the zombie T-rex? There's a zombie T-rex. I sincerely wish for Deadpool to never, ever change. You usually have to pay so much more for this level of crack.
Dark Avengers #10
I have about half an idea of what's going on. I love it. Venom's gone 13-year-old worried on everyone, Sentry seems to have crumbled and died, Norman's suddenly naked in the underworld, and the crazy is being passed out in gallon containers. Except, unlike "Deadpool" this is serious business crazy. And damn, it's entertaining. Sure not quite sure why Evil!Captain Marvel is on the cover, given the fact he's left, but whatever.
Azarel #1
Well written, nice to look at, good start to a new series, but I find myself very much not caring. It's the religious angle; it doesn't push my buttons in any way at all. I would recommend it highly for anyone who likes to see religious iconography and such in the stuff they use for entertainment. I'll probably keep up with this one on message boards just to see how the big finish actually finishes.
And, comics or non-comics, what are you reading, flist?
Lone Ranger & Tonto #3
If you're a fan of Old West stuff or Lone Ranger stuff or general cowboy stuff, you should be reading "Lone Ranger" from Dynamite. It's always a good book with a good story, and the art is usually beautiful.
Notice I said "usually."
My quibble with the art is specifically the art in "Lone Ranger & Tonto #3". Between LR arcs, the writers and artists do stand-alone issue kind of like Annuals. I have the first one, seem to have missed the second, and now I have the third. The art is neat in a Van Gough sort of way (heavy lines and brush strokes), but I had a hard time following who was who because the coloring was pretty dark, and the heavy lines made it hard to distinguish. Very nice story, as always, and at least the art isn't carrying into the next arc.
Invincible Iron Man #19
HOLY CRAP YOU GUYS. I don't know how any Iron Man fan isn't reading IIM right now. Matt Fraction's done AMAZING work all through this thing [he's been with it since #1], and Tony's slow descent into the ultimate in self-destruction has been heart breaking. It's so great to see Pepper, Maria, and Black Widow go full badass, and it's a useful tool to keep the book from getting mega-downer with the Tony arc. Which continues to be amazing. I think I've nearly cried at the end of every IIM in the last four months. Fraction is doing an amazing job showing Tony losing it in careful, measured steps, and it's brilliant. Seriously. READ IT.
Batman: Streets of Gotham
I like Huntress in a casual sort of way. I know who she is, I fear her finding me when I'm sleeping, and I appreciate her general badassery. It was cool to see her in SoG, and awesome to see her being the ruthless person she is. She wants to make the world safer and screw redemption. It's very nice. The ending made me o.O, but that's in a good way. The "Manhunter" tie-in continues to be interesting, and I'm disappointed to be becoming a fan at this point when there was a full-size comic for Manhunter just a while back. The important thing is, I get to like her now. Still not sure why Bats was on the cover, seeing as he wasn't in the book, but whatever.
Blackest Night: Superman #3
I'm iffy on the "Titans" tie-in, ended up really loving the "Batman" tie-in, and I'm glad to add the "Superman" tie-in to my list of happy. I'm not a regular Supes reader, and I have to give props to Robinson for catching me up on basic Supes continuity and not bogging down the story. I love how people are slowly but surely figuring out how the Black Lanterns go down, and I could not be happier that they kept Jonathan in the ground. Perhaps he's at peace. Also, do not fuck with Martha Kent. She will burn you to the ground.
Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #4
This book is RIDICULOUS. Okay, yes, it's "Deadpool", so it's supposed to be, but STILL. There's a zombie T-rex people. And Deadpool's zombified head from another dimension. And a super-sexy blonde scientist who's tied-up shirt keeps getting lower and lower cut [cute bra and undies set]. And she has, of course, no interest in humping Deadpool. Did I mention the zombie T-rex? There's a zombie T-rex. I sincerely wish for Deadpool to never, ever change. You usually have to pay so much more for this level of crack.
Dark Avengers #10
I have about half an idea of what's going on. I love it. Venom's gone 13-year-old worried on everyone, Sentry seems to have crumbled and died, Norman's suddenly naked in the underworld, and the crazy is being passed out in gallon containers. Except, unlike "Deadpool" this is serious business crazy. And damn, it's entertaining. Sure not quite sure why Evil!Captain Marvel is on the cover, given the fact he's left, but whatever.
Azarel #1
Well written, nice to look at, good start to a new series, but I find myself very much not caring. It's the religious angle; it doesn't push my buttons in any way at all. I would recommend it highly for anyone who likes to see religious iconography and such in the stuff they use for entertainment. I'll probably keep up with this one on message boards just to see how the big finish actually finishes.
And, comics or non-comics, what are you reading, flist?
