Posted by Richard Pulfer on Aug 2nd, 2007
And now for something slightly different.
I’ve been unable to post on my regular schedule because I’m training for a new job. But this does lead to expected perks - I can now finally afford to go to comic store and buy comics! So, as follows, is what I bought after a long absence from the storefront. Some of them are new picks and others are old, but all of them are definitely buy-worthy.
The New Avengers: Illuminati #4 - Doubtlessly the best thing to come out of (and cause) Civil War, the Illuminati is also the best . . . recon . . . ever! Amid major developments in the M.U., the Ultimate Who’s Who share drop-dead hillarious water-cooler conversation, at one point prompting Namor to ask this question of Iron Man - “Why would you sleep with a woman who looks like Doctor Doom?”
Justice Society of America #7 and #8 - Geoff Johns is doubtlessly the best writer of this team since James Robinson, and he even includes a Starman (of sorts) in the line-up. In issue 7, he introduces Citizen Steel, a relunctant former football player adjusting to life as a 2-ton superhero, while in issue 8, he embues tear-jerking heart and soul into the life and character of Liberty Belle, formerly Jessie Quick.
New Warriors #1 is fast, funny, clever, and oddly enough, relevant, but can the series find a way to jive with the legacy left by the old (also Civil War causing) team? I guess I’ll find out when I pick up the next issues next week.
Birds of Prey #108 shows that it doesn’t matter if you’re in a wheelchair - if you’re trained by the Batman, you’re still trained by the goddamned Batman! Government goonie Spy-Masher learns this when she messes with Oracle.
The best part of Cable and Deadpool 41-43 is seeing Deadpool shoot bullets and one-liners through several major sequences in the events rocking the X-Men right now. Its great to see Deadpool an active player instead of the funny guy on the sidelines, but why Cable is still listed in the title after #42 is a mystery.
And finally, I don’t care if it means Bruce Wayne has to die - Damion Wayne is one gnarly Batman in Batman #666, a gritty alternate future of a Faustian Caped Crusader up against the Anti-Christ. Best example - Damion admitted he’s booby-trapped every single prominent building Gotham, including the very spot the Anti-Christ is standing!
Next week I’ll have new picks and a traditional comic book rundown . . . hopefully. But either way, I’ll have something!
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Shawn M.
August 3, 2007 at 10:15 pm
I’ve just recently gotten back into comics, and have been checking out a lot of your picks. New Avengers: Illuminati has been great so far — it’s a rarity to see a self-contained story per issue nowadays, especially with the heavy hitters in this squad. And I’ve never been fond of DC Comics, but I checked out the new Black Canary series (based on one of your earlier picks) and have enjoyed it as well.
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