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DC COMICS
Blue Beetle #17: 4 out of 5
Writen by John Rogers
Art by Rafael Albuquerque
It's always harder to critique bad comics than praise good ones. Just buy this book. You'll be glad you did.
Countdown 40: 4 out of 5
Written by Paul Dini and Tony Bedard
Art by Keith Giffen and Manuel Garcia
Jimmy Olsen debuts as Mr. Action! Mary Marvel catches a show with Zatana. Bob, Ryan, Jason, and Donna face off against microscopic gorila men. Holly learns that the shelter turns away an older single mother with a son. Someone (a New God?) spies on Darkseid building up an army of parademons. And the Question tracks Trickster and Piper to the Iceburg Lounge. Oh, and the backup this issue reveals new information for a change on the origin of the 52 monitors. All in all, a strong issue.
Fallen Angel #18: 4 out of 5
Written by Peter David
Art by J. K. Woodward
Man, I love Liandra. This being a comic book team-up, naturally she has to fight with Shi first, whom she beats using lesbian innuendo and poking fun at her whorish outfit. Things don't get much better off than that.
Green Arrow Year One #2: 1 out of 5
Written by Andy Diggle
Art by Jock
First of all, this issue takes less time to read than it does to tie your shoes. Not only that, most of the issue shows young Ollie fishing and making arrows. A real snoozer here.
Hawkgirl #66: 1 out of 5
Written by Wlater Simonson
Art by Renato Arlem
The last issue of Hawkgirl. That's good news as it will save me the trouble of dropping it from my pull list. The big show down against Hath-Set is fairly predictable, and lacks the gravity it should have after being built up so much. For someone who has supposedly killed the Hawks again and again over several millenia, he sure goes down easy.
Superman #665 (Countdown): 4 out of 5
Written by Kurt Busiek
Art by Rick Leonard
A flashback tale of how Superman and Jimmy Olsen became pals. A great read, but it doesn't seem to be essential to the ongoing Countdown series.
Teen Titans #49 (Amazons Attack): 3 out of 5
Written by Adam Beechen
Art by Al Barrioneuvo
Reunited with Cassie, the Teen Titans (and Supergirl) find themselves in between the U.S. Military and mounted amazons led by Artemis. Plus Superman is here for some reason, although he really isn't needed here. Anyway, in the end, the women captives get free, the Titan's and Supes prevent bloodshed, and Girls both Wonder and Super make peace with their amazon friends. Yeah.
Wonder Woman #11 (Amazons Attack): 2 out of 5
Written by J. Torres
Art by Paco Diaz
Meh. That's all I have to say here.
MARVEL COMICS
Amazing Spider-Man #542: 5 out of 5
Written by J. Michael Stracynski
Art by Ron Garney
Peter Paker gives Wilson Fisk a beatdown in front of an entire prison, completely destroying his image. An altogether great issue.
Annihilation Conquest Starlord #1: 3 out of 5
Written by Keith Giffen
Art by Timothy Green II
The Kree assemble a makeshift team of ragtag prisoners commanded by Starlord to meet the threat of the Phalanx. By Keith Giffen. So far, it pretty much an assemble-the-team book. Not really enough to evaluate the series as a whole.
Black Panther #29 (Civil War Initiative): 3 out of 5
Written by Reginal Hudlin
Art by Francis Portela
So this month in Fantastic Four...I mean, Black Panther...Marvel's latest gimmick...the Marvel zombies...take on the New FF. Oh, and not only are they zombies, but they have the power of Galactus. So things don't go well and they are forced to withdraw while the Skrull FF cover their escape. They make contact with Marvel Zombie's Black Panther, who is married to whom I think is supposed to be the Wasp, who has some catty remarks to make to Storm. I really wish this book would get back to featuring the T'Challa instead of being a second-rate Fantastic Four.
Cable Deadpool #43: 4 out of 5
Written by Fabian Nicieza
Art by Ron Lim
Well, things don't look good for Cable. It's been six weeks and he's still dead. Will this book be renamed Deadpool and Bob, Agent of Hydra? Plus, Wolverine guest stars (a Wolverine guest apperance? Shocking!) and takes on Deadpool inside of a Hydra base. Bad news for Wade as he loses his head. Literally.
Heroes for Hire #12 (World War Hulk): 3 out of 5
Written by Zeb Wells
Art by Claw Mann
Not all of the Warbound are giving the Hulk their full attention, as Brood seems to have her own agenda. But where does Humbug loyalties lie? And more importantly, will their be tentacle porn next issue?
Immortal Iron Fist #7: 4 out of 5
Written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction
Art by Travel Foreman
This issue is a stand alone tale of Wu Ao-Shi, the female Iron Fist. A great single issue story. 'Nuff said.
Incredible Hulk #108 (World War Hulk):3 out of 5
Written by Greg Pak
Art by Leonard Kirk
Rick Jones and Miek recall their relationship with the Hulk. In other words, a filler issue.
Iron Man #20 (World War Hulk): 3 out of 5
Written by Christos N. Gage
Art by Butch Guise
Not one of Chris Gage's best work, although it's still a fairly entertaining read as Dum Dum Dugan deals with the fallout of Iron Man's defeat and imprisonment by the Hulk.
Mighty Avengers #4 (Civil War Initiative): 4 out of 5
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Frank Cho
Ares is starting to grow on me as a character, as he kicks major evil robot ass in this issue. Plus, Wasp gives Hank Pym's ego a verbal bitch slap, which is always nice to see (insert cheap Hank Pym beats his wife joke here). And Ultron strikes the Sentry where it hurts, and I'm not taking about hitting him between the legs. Plus: Frank Cho's artwork is always a bonus.
Onslaught Reborn #4: 3 out of 5
Written by Jeph Loeb
Art by Rob Liefeld
Ah, 90s nostalga. I remember when Onslaught first came out. Yes, I'm old. I know, I know. I've been reading X-Men for over half my life. Anyway, if you didn't read Onslaught and Heroes Reborn, just skip this series. Otherwise, it's fairly decent for those who have fond memories of the 90s.
X-Men #201: 5 out of 5
Written by Mike Carey
Art by Humberto Ramos
It's great to see the Marauders taking it to the X-Men again! If this book has a flaw, it's that HUGE cast of characters, and a few of them get lost in the background. In addition to this books class, we have the Astonishing and New X-Men, Sunfire, the Acolytes, and, of course, the Marauders. Even the backup story picks things up as the one evil scientist Beast seemed to forget when he called everyone else: his own evil doppleganger from the Age of Apocalypse! And this issue is thus...
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