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sdelmonteThis was a pretty average week. A couple of good (but not stellar) comics balance out a trio of bland ones. Spoilers to follow.
52, Week Seven - Booster Gold gets his comeupance, and we meet Kate Kane, heiress, ex-girlfriend of Renee Montoya, and the future Batwoman. Some noteworthy plot developments, but the energy is flagging after seven weeks. Never mind that Rucka seems to have forgotten that Renee made a little peace with her father in a comic he wrote! And what is with that beard, Ralph? Still, I'm hooked and I think the writers do know where they are going with all of it.
Flash: The Fastest Man Alive 1 - Bilson & Demeo, the men who brought Barry Allen to TV, catch up with Bart Allen one year later. There is some interesting stuff here, but the story is a muddle. It's not a bad idea to put these guys on a Flash comic. But it might be a mistake to let them handle such a high-profile comic as their first assignment in the industry. Decent art by Ken Lashley, but he's no Porter or Kolins. This gets another month, and they we see...
Shadowpact 2 - At some moments, the wit that informs Willingham's work on Fables is about to burst free. But then it goes away, and leaves a very straightforward story. This also gets another month to resolve itself, but I'm probably better off waiting for Jack of the Fables for an additional Willingham fix.
All-Star Superman 4 - Jimmy Olsen vs. Superman! Loads of fun, even if Morrison once again lets his ideas outpace his storytelling and character work. I like his take on Jimmy a lot, mixing the goofball aspects of the Silver Age with the "Mr. Action" version of the character Karl Kesel developed some years back. My one concern about this comic is that it will be like this every month, with the wackiness ovewhelming any hope of real character development or a sustained narrative. Then again, we get that every month in the regular Superman books. It might not be a bad thing to let Grant just have fun.
Star Wars: Legacy 1 - I want to like this. It's written by an all-time great in John Ostrander, it's got great art by Jan Duuresma, and it has an interesting idea behind it. But the end result is a rather dull if pretty Star Wars comic that expects the reader to know not just the films but all the books, and then some. Never mind that everything is done in overly broad strokes. Which is pretty much like every other Star Wars comic I've ever read. I doubt I will be back for the second issue.
52, Week Seven - Booster Gold gets his comeupance, and we meet Kate Kane, heiress, ex-girlfriend of Renee Montoya, and the future Batwoman. Some noteworthy plot developments, but the energy is flagging after seven weeks. Never mind that Rucka seems to have forgotten that Renee made a little peace with her father in a comic he wrote! And what is with that beard, Ralph? Still, I'm hooked and I think the writers do know where they are going with all of it.
Flash: The Fastest Man Alive 1 - Bilson & Demeo, the men who brought Barry Allen to TV, catch up with Bart Allen one year later. There is some interesting stuff here, but the story is a muddle. It's not a bad idea to put these guys on a Flash comic. But it might be a mistake to let them handle such a high-profile comic as their first assignment in the industry. Decent art by Ken Lashley, but he's no Porter or Kolins. This gets another month, and they we see...
Shadowpact 2 - At some moments, the wit that informs Willingham's work on Fables is about to burst free. But then it goes away, and leaves a very straightforward story. This also gets another month to resolve itself, but I'm probably better off waiting for Jack of the Fables for an additional Willingham fix.
All-Star Superman 4 - Jimmy Olsen vs. Superman! Loads of fun, even if Morrison once again lets his ideas outpace his storytelling and character work. I like his take on Jimmy a lot, mixing the goofball aspects of the Silver Age with the "Mr. Action" version of the character Karl Kesel developed some years back. My one concern about this comic is that it will be like this every month, with the wackiness ovewhelming any hope of real character development or a sustained narrative. Then again, we get that every month in the regular Superman books. It might not be a bad thing to let Grant just have fun.
Star Wars: Legacy 1 - I want to like this. It's written by an all-time great in John Ostrander, it's got great art by Jan Duuresma, and it has an interesting idea behind it. But the end result is a rather dull if pretty Star Wars comic that expects the reader to know not just the films but all the books, and then some. Never mind that everything is done in overly broad strokes. Which is pretty much like every other Star Wars comic I've ever read. I doubt I will be back for the second issue.
