Posted by Richard Pulfer on Dec 15th, 2009
Sandman takes center stage – or maybe all of the stage – in Amazing Spider-Man #615, as the next in the line of reinvented Spider-Man foes in “The Gauntlet.” Of all his rogue’s gallery, Sandman has been the most dynamic. Even if a Christmas tale I read way back in the 70′s, Sandman is depicted a surprisingly caring criminal, visiting his mother in hospice after battling Spider-Man and Human Torch. He’s been a hero, a villain and now he’s drifted back to somewhere in-between. I hope this latest story keeps the character in the gray area, as its been a while since the character has really been utilized.
Warren Ellis’ run on Astonishing X-Men is getting pretty weird in Issue #33. The cover depicts Wolverine, Cyclops and Emma Frost Borg Queen style, and the story inside is even stranger, as the X-Men confront genetically-reprogrammed Broods, the theft of Beast’s data and Abby Brand’s own alien investigation. It’s all Ellis, which makes me really want to start reading the weirdness immediately.
Captain America: Reborn #5 finally brings Steve Rogers back. Okay, technically, Dark Avengers Annual showed Rogers back in the very end, but whose counting? Regardless, this story will either go down in history as the definitive Captain America myth-arc . . . or the greatest cop-out the hero has ever known. Don’t screw it up, Brubaker – but if what he’s given us so far is any indication, that doesn’t seem likely.
In Reign of Kings: Inhumans #2, the Inhumans may have won the War of Kings, but they are one step away from losing control. The ex-slave class of the Alpha Primitives is in revolt, along the old enemy Devos the Destroyer. And spinning from the events of Mighty Avengers, Quicksilver shows up, lies to his ex-wife’s face and says all the crimes he committed against the Inhumans in “Son of M” were the work of a Skrull, breaking his daughter’s heart (who knows the truth) and reaffirming Petro’s place as grade A douche.
In X-Factor #200, the team returns to New York and finds themselves with a a high profile client – Franklin Richards. She thinks his mother – Susan Storm – has vanished. Well, really vanished – not just turned invisible. On the case, the team faces resistance from Reed Richards, who doesn’t seem all that anxious for his wife to be found. This kind of story is risky, because it seems all too likely there’s a perfectly logical reason Sue Storm is off-the-grid. But the crossover potential is too heavy to ignore – especially with Peter David at the helm.
That’s it for Marvel this week. To see what’s happening in DC, check out page 2.
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