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52, Week 10 - In Kandhaq, Black Adam makes his plans and tolerates criticism from the woman he rescued from Intergang some weeks ago. In Metropolis, Clark Kent risks it all for an exclusive interview with Supernova. And in prison, TO Morrow and Will Magnus talk.
I could complain about the amount of screen time for the most overexposed comic book hero of all, or about the lack of Ralph, Booster, et al. Or whine that we still don't know anything more about the ailing space heroes. Or I could compliment the writers on makig Black Adam a lot more interesting and tolerable, and on doing a great job with a powerless but never quite helpless Clark Kent. And I could comment on the mystery surrounding Supernova, and invite specuation about who is under that mask.
In all, a very enjoyable issue, even if I am sure that the uber-story is starting to get away form the writers.
Fables 51 - Cinderella's mission to the Kingdom of the Clouds gets complicated. Willingham and guest artist Shawn McManus have a ball with a story see through the charming eyeview of Fabletown's secret operative. Lots of fun, but likely to hae reprecussions down the line.
The Escapists 1 (of 6) - I saw the following words on the cover of this new comic from Dark Horse: Brian K. Vaughan. $1. How could I resist? But what is this comic? Well, it's inspired by The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. But unlike the previous Escpaist comics, which offered "new" adventures of the hero created in that novel, this time we are in the same universe as the novel itself. In present-day Cleveland. an aspiring artist decides to revive the long-forgetten hero's adventures, in more than one way.
This is weird stuff, told from the POV of the aritst, and using some pretty wild artistic stunts. But as to what exactly this is, I am not qutie sure. I can tell you this, though. It's not another super-hero comic in a market drowning in them. It's not linked to any Civil War or Crisis. It's got good art by Philip Bond and Eduardo Barretto. And it's got Vaughan, who is becoming the biggest thing going in comics. It''s certainly worth a buck. And I think that this might be worth staying with for six months. Which is more than I can say for a lot of the other new comics I've been reading of late.
52, Week 10 - In Kandhaq, Black Adam makes his plans and tolerates criticism from the woman he rescued from Intergang some weeks ago. In Metropolis, Clark Kent risks it all for an exclusive interview with Supernova. And in prison, TO Morrow and Will Magnus talk.
I could complain about the amount of screen time for the most overexposed comic book hero of all, or about the lack of Ralph, Booster, et al. Or whine that we still don't know anything more about the ailing space heroes. Or I could compliment the writers on makig Black Adam a lot more interesting and tolerable, and on doing a great job with a powerless but never quite helpless Clark Kent. And I could comment on the mystery surrounding Supernova, and invite specuation about who is under that mask.
In all, a very enjoyable issue, even if I am sure that the uber-story is starting to get away form the writers.
Fables 51 - Cinderella's mission to the Kingdom of the Clouds gets complicated. Willingham and guest artist Shawn McManus have a ball with a story see through the charming eyeview of Fabletown's secret operative. Lots of fun, but likely to hae reprecussions down the line.
The Escapists 1 (of 6) - I saw the following words on the cover of this new comic from Dark Horse: Brian K. Vaughan. $1. How could I resist? But what is this comic? Well, it's inspired by The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. But unlike the previous Escpaist comics, which offered "new" adventures of the hero created in that novel, this time we are in the same universe as the novel itself. In present-day Cleveland. an aspiring artist decides to revive the long-forgetten hero's adventures, in more than one way.
This is weird stuff, told from the POV of the aritst, and using some pretty wild artistic stunts. But as to what exactly this is, I am not qutie sure. I can tell you this, though. It's not another super-hero comic in a market drowning in them. It's not linked to any Civil War or Crisis. It's got good art by Philip Bond and Eduardo Barretto. And it's got Vaughan, who is becoming the biggest thing going in comics. It''s certainly worth a buck. And I think that this might be worth staying with for six months. Which is more than I can say for a lot of the other new comics I've been reading of late.
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Date: Jul. 12th, 2006 06:21 pm (UTC)(The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is my favorite book published in the last five years, hands down.)
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Date: Jul. 12th, 2006 08:13 pm (UTC)