Two weeks worth of comics. This'll be long. Just so you know, you one or two people who will read this besides me. I'll try to keep it short and sweet, but we all know how that's turned out in the past.
Air #8 -- Soo I think I'm getting a handle on this whole situation with Blythe and hyperpraxis, etc. It's been sort of a rush to get here, but this issue was nice enough to slow down and tie some strings together. I should really get more people to read this book. I should also probably read Cairo.
DMZ #41 -- That last sentence there reminds me. I'm always talking about what I should do, mostly involving rereading comics. Do I read them too fast? Because in the last arc of this series ("War Powers"), I could've sworn that Matty was upset that Zee killed herself? Perhaps it was something slightly more subtle, like his guilt for siding with Parco eating away at him. Anyway, I enjoyed taking a break from escalating political struggle for a good ol' fashioned morality tale with nice, big panels housing clean lines and moody colors.
Green Lantern #39 -- I sort of just want Blackest Night to be here already. I love GL, but spending four issues exploring each color of the rainbow and its Lanterns has worn a bit thin. It's interesting to think that the leader of the Orange Lantern Corps (powered by greed) may actually be the only real member, and the art is stellar as usual, but I somehow I feel overwhelmed at the same time I feel bored. Maybe it's just been the mood I've been in while reading the past few issues, because I sure don't have a problem with the "little brother" series.
Green Lantern Corps #35 -- This is where the Green Lantern action is at. The stories here are smaller in scope than in the main series, but when it comes to GL, that still means jailbreaks, genocide and entire planets at war are all fair game. It helps a lot that the Corps is populated by real characters, as opposed to the somewhat pre-molded Hal. If GLC stays this good, I'm okay with a bit of a dip in GL proper here and there.
War of Kings: Ascension #1 -- I kind of sort of read a little bit of the War of Kings: Darkhawk two-part mini that precedes this new four-part series (it really could just be one big six-parter, but we can't have a side series as long as the main one, can we?). I was a bit interested in the character, but was a bit apprehensive as to exactly how this could be that different than Nova. The end of this issue definitely takes measures to assuage those fears (I always wanted to use the word assuage in a sentence), though it takes a bunch of mindless action to get there. Ah well. I'm a hopeless DnA fanboy these days anyhow.
Young Liars #14 -- In a rare chapter, this issue actually answers more questions than it creates. Things are finally coming back together. I guess that's David Lapham's cue to blow them apart again.Read this series or else the spiders from Mars will get you, too.
Wolverine: Weapon X #1 -- This issue is mostly just a set-up, but knowing Jason Aaron, it's going to pay off big-time in the next few chapters. Because I have to mention both writing and art, Garney's work here is solid. And if that's a Death Wish reference on the subway, I owe both men a kiss on the mouth.
Incognito #3 -- Thanks a lot Brubaker, for making this series a bi-monthly. I really don't feel like waiting eight weeks between each installment awesome supervillain noir action drawn by Sean Philips. I'll never read another one of your comics again!
Captain America #48 -- Hur, get it? It was just like a great sitcom joke, what I did just there. Anyhow, this issue is kinda filler, but then again, so was tonight's Lost. Doesn't mean that episode wasn't any good, and it doesn't mean I regret reading it, but we all know both of them are stalling just a little bit in the shadow of the no-doubt huge events just around the corner.
Ignition City #1 -- The panels in this comic seemed extra wide, to me. So much so, I double-checked it with something else I got last week. Nope. Same size. Maybe it was the great world Warren Ellis has already created, fusing Buck Rogers and steampunk together like it's already been done before a dozen times. Maybe it was the instantly-iconic imagery that pulled that world together (I want a full splash page of the protagonist taking a nap in her spaceplane). I want more of this world. More than just the four issues it has left. I guess that's a sign of a great comic, no?
Fables #83 -- Like Weapon X, this issue is mostly a set-up. It does it well enough, but there's only so much you can ask of the very first part of a multiple-series spanning crossover event. I do wonder how the hell they're going to work this out in trades, though.
Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2 -- This was a nice surprise. I was just sort of going along with this mini, just to "be there" when the new Batman (Dick Grayson, no doubt) takes the cowl. But really, this issue ramped up with some great action and a typically stirring call-to-arms minispeech by Alfred. Still, whatever finale Tony Daniel has in store will probably pale in comparison to Morrison and Quitely's Batman and Robin.
The Walking Dead #60 -- I always rush through a new issue of Walking Dead. It's not my fault. This book is the one that rushes me. I've just got to get through to see what happens, who dies, how many zombies get it right in the head. I loved seeing Rick and Co. literally run right past the Night of the Living Dead scenario (unfortunately for them, the zombies shuffled by it too). Too bad it looks like they're going to stick with the "most dangerous creature of all" bit for the next little while.
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