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sdelmonteSome set of comics...three of the four are based on works from other media, but in very different ways. And the fourth was clearly inspired by the third even before Joss arrived.
Remember my "ow" post from last night? I will explain it in the following, so yes, there are spoliers.
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born 4 - The boys learn that Farson has more support than it seems, while plots against them are afoot. But you know this already. Gotta say, this issue was rather dull. Not much happens, though it's pretty, and what happens is as unengaging to me as it was in the novel. As much as I love the DT books, Wizard and Glass continues to be my least favorite, and we are at the point in the book that I began reading to get to the end and to get back to Roland and his new ka-tet. Sorry, Stephen, but sometimes you lose me. At least I liked the short story at the end.
Supernatural: Origins 1 - Wherein the recently widowed John Winchester begins his journey into the life of a hunter, with the help of a woman named Missouri. The decision to tell this tale here is a good one, since the TV show rarely looks that far back for long. And fortunately, series producer Peter Johnson seems to know how to write for comics. It's not the greatest comic ever, but it does the job, and I can here Jeffrey Dean Morgan's voice quite clearly. The art is a little clunky, but it's from the Mignola school, which works well for horror. The back-up by Geoff Johns and Phil Hester is a nice and sad little tale that I think the fandom will love.
Buffy the Vampire Slyer, Season Eight 3 - Willow returns, stops Amy, and doesn't explain where she's been. There is much reunion. Buffy, while in a coma, gets a very odd visit from Ethan Rayne, but we have no idea why. Nor do we know whose kiss of love wakes Buffy from that coma.
And then the trap is laid, and Willow confronts Amy's boyfriend, a very skinless, very angry Warren Mears! Which is what made me go ow. I didn't see that coming, and am not sure I want to know how he's alive.
The art, if anything, was weaker than last month. Jeanty is not a good choice for this book. Happily, the script, if a little rushed at points, was great, and the characters are themselves. As before, it's great to have the Scoobies back.
Runaways 26 - It's the gang vs. the Punisher, and that weird big guy with the metal wings, and the Kingpin and an army of ninjas. And over what? Something that Chase and Gert's parents invented. Which is why it shouldn't be a surprise that when the gang uses it to get awy, they travel back through time.
If you can accept the idea of the kids getting Kingpin's help last month, then you can enjoy this issue. It's a slightly lighter approach than BKV took, or than Joss usually takes in X-Men, but it works because Joss is that good a writer. Yes, he makes fun of the Punisher, but I can't complain. The clod deserves it. So we get a fun tale, some moments of angst, good fight scenes, a great cliffhanger, and more. Good stuff.
Remember my "ow" post from last night? I will explain it in the following, so yes, there are spoliers.
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born 4 - The boys learn that Farson has more support than it seems, while plots against them are afoot. But you know this already. Gotta say, this issue was rather dull. Not much happens, though it's pretty, and what happens is as unengaging to me as it was in the novel. As much as I love the DT books, Wizard and Glass continues to be my least favorite, and we are at the point in the book that I began reading to get to the end and to get back to Roland and his new ka-tet. Sorry, Stephen, but sometimes you lose me. At least I liked the short story at the end.
Supernatural: Origins 1 - Wherein the recently widowed John Winchester begins his journey into the life of a hunter, with the help of a woman named Missouri. The decision to tell this tale here is a good one, since the TV show rarely looks that far back for long. And fortunately, series producer Peter Johnson seems to know how to write for comics. It's not the greatest comic ever, but it does the job, and I can here Jeffrey Dean Morgan's voice quite clearly. The art is a little clunky, but it's from the Mignola school, which works well for horror. The back-up by Geoff Johns and Phil Hester is a nice and sad little tale that I think the fandom will love.
Buffy the Vampire Slyer, Season Eight 3 - Willow returns, stops Amy, and doesn't explain where she's been. There is much reunion. Buffy, while in a coma, gets a very odd visit from Ethan Rayne, but we have no idea why. Nor do we know whose kiss of love wakes Buffy from that coma.
And then the trap is laid, and Willow confronts Amy's boyfriend, a very skinless, very angry Warren Mears! Which is what made me go ow. I didn't see that coming, and am not sure I want to know how he's alive.
The art, if anything, was weaker than last month. Jeanty is not a good choice for this book. Happily, the script, if a little rushed at points, was great, and the characters are themselves. As before, it's great to have the Scoobies back.
Runaways 26 - It's the gang vs. the Punisher, and that weird big guy with the metal wings, and the Kingpin and an army of ninjas. And over what? Something that Chase and Gert's parents invented. Which is why it shouldn't be a surprise that when the gang uses it to get awy, they travel back through time.
If you can accept the idea of the kids getting Kingpin's help last month, then you can enjoy this issue. It's a slightly lighter approach than BKV took, or than Joss usually takes in X-Men, but it works because Joss is that good a writer. Yes, he makes fun of the Punisher, but I can't complain. The clod deserves it. So we get a fun tale, some moments of angst, good fight scenes, a great cliffhanger, and more. Good stuff.
