It seems like alot of the recent stories from the Hellboy universe lately have been set in the past. Lobster Johnson, BPRD: 1946, and now this, which is set in the 80s (at a time when Hellboy ran off the first time). First let me say that the artwork is fantastic. It's done by Jason Shawn Alexander, and that the opening bits of the story that are action with a poem superimposed over it worked amazingly well. I'm real excited to see where this story will go, exactly.
Annihilation: Conquest #4
Tom Raney's artwork keeps getting better. I am really amazed at how good it looks compared to when he was working on Stormwatch and the Outsiders. I like the direction this is going in. This is the first chance I think I've had to talk about this book, so I'll go ahead and talk about it generally. The great thing about Annihilation, Conquest, Nova, and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy series, is that you get a good look at stuff that's going on in the Marvel universe outside of the occasional ventures off into space by the X-Men or the Fantastic Four. This is also fun because not only does Adam Warlock have a black Marvel Family looking outfit right now (eh? eh? Black Adam?), but now it seems his new powers are... of a magical nature? Oh man. Also, it seems he's remembered himself a bit better, as he's talking more and more like old Adam Warlock.
The Boys #15
I was wondering when we'd see the girl from the first story arc show up again. Most of the issue is her going through some revelatory thoughts in a church. A bit of Hughie mussing about and Butcher talking and making crazy rough sex with the director of the CIA. I imagine more story will come, but in the meantime, Darick Robertson is back! Hurrah!
Countdown to Final Crisis #12
Only a brief bit with the Challengers from Beyond in this one. We touch base with the rest of our characters to see where they're all headed to. Harley, Holly, and Mary unmask Granny on Paradise Island, and go after her through the Boom Tube. I'm rather curious as to where that's headed. Jimmy Olsen takes a shower. Seriously, that's it. And oh wait, another boom tube? That's right and it's here for... Piper? I get the feeling all our heroes will find themselves on Apokolips soon enough...
Detective Comics #841
In this issue, Paul Dini goes back to what made his run really cool in the first place: one-shot stories about Batman villains, revitalizing them in a way. This one tackles the Mad Hatter. I rather liked this one, and I'd rather not spoil anything for anyone reading. I think my favorite line in this was from Hatter in the spinning teacups. "My tea's gone cold."
Fables #69
So when this storyline started, I got bored with it real quickly, and kind of gave up on the title for a while. And then, a few months back, I decided to go back and read them all again. And this story is actually one of the best stories that Willingham has done in a while in the main Fables title. With what happened in this issue, it'll be interesting to see what happens from here.
Ms. Marvel #24
Very little Machine Man in this issue, so really the highlight was Ms. Marvel becoming Binary for a bit and destroying all the Brood. Take that Brood. Also, Tony Stark reveals to Agent Sum that he thinks Ms. Marvel is a Skrull infiltrator. But I think that's just a clever trick to bring Agent Sum, a secret Skrull agent, out into the open.
Omega the Unknown # 5
Lots of weird stuff happens. And it's really awesome. And it looks really awesome. And The Mink's severed hand not only glows in the dark, but it sprouts legs, chokes a guy, and runs off in the darkness. Also, fast food zombies get a beatdown.
Uncanny X-Men #495
At first I was a little wary about the artwork, but now I'm definitely not. Also, I have to say this is probably Brubaker's strongest issue on Uncanny yet. The only complaint I might be able to mention is possibly overdoing the scene with Wolverine coming out of the bar. Otherwise, the Colossus/Nightcrawler dialogue is very on point, and it's also nice to see Kurt using the old image inducer. Also: Cyclops has plans!
Wildstorm: Revelations #3
The girls take a trip to Tranquility, and the book continues to improve. And actual revelations occur in this issue! The secret history of the Wildstorm universe is revealed. Also, Nemesis shows some cleavage, and it's in context! As with any comic in the Tranquility community, this issue was alot of fun.
more later....
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