3-26-07

It seems like I'm constantly changing the format, at least until I get it right.

I was actually a little surprised about All Star Superman #10, as it was a kind of flat lead up to the last two issues of Morrison and Quitely's run. Fun, but it was almost like filler. On the other hand, it does resemble the "things you do before you die," which is usually whoever trying to make the most of their last bits of time, and it kind of falling flat.  In other news of relative disappointments, Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters #7 has to be my least favorite issue of this mini. Whereas I've rather enjoyed alot of it so far, this issue lacked in dialogue, once again having some issues in building up to the conclusion in the next issue. 

Blue Beetle #25 was an amazing ending to what John Rogers referred to as Blue Beetle: Year Two. I'm sad he's gonna be leaving for a bit and that the replacement is Will Pfiefer (who I really haven't had pleasant experiences with). Countdown to Final Crisis #5 gives us a world to have Kamandi stories without having to have some definite future for the DC universe, and Lord Havok & the Extremists assures us that all the big bads aren't gone yet (well of course, Brother Eyepokalips is still roaming around, which I think is infinitely cool.) Teen Titans #57 was better than usual, showing us that apparently McKeever can write one, maybe two (Blue Beetle, maybe) Titans right. Crossing Midnight is getting exciting again, and I just now noticed that Proof wears sweater vests on a regular basis. New storyline starts in Proof #6, by the way. This one is gonna focus on the mokele-mbembe, which is a personal favorite cryptid of mine.

Jack Hawskmooor mini? surprisingly good. Also, did anyone know anything about Transhuman before this issue came out? The shop I got it from had not even realized they ordered copies of it. This comic is full of win, and lord knows where it'll go next. Daredevil #106 provided us with another one of Brubaker's interim issues between big story arcs (the previous one being the Milla Donavan one shot). New Avengers and Mighty Avengers were mostly bad, with the Wasp's "You saw Luke Cage naked?" being the main highlight. I do admit though, I like Wolverine/Echo/Clint Barton being the core, so to speak, of the Flightless Avengers. Damage Control #3 landed kind of flat for me, even though the giant talking Chrysler Building was fantastically funny. 

And lastly, a few very quick notes. X-Men: Legacy? Awesome. Fallen Angel? Curious to see what's gonna end up happening here. Green Lantern? This is getting to be quite interesting. Hellblazer? I hope that Andy Diggle never leaves. He's practically forcing DC/Vertigo to release the unpublished Delano stories. Very excited about stuff in Wildstorm: Revelations and to see what happens in Number of the Beast. Lastly, I miss Darwyn Cooke on The Spirit. The new team isn't... bad, but it's just not as fun/awesome as Cooke's run was.