tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44682300035191719992024-03-05T04:21:11.819-08:00Penguin ComicsDouglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-32204794450991290532019-03-14T11:03:00.001-07:002019-03-14T11:03:01.156-07:00Comic(s) of The Week Last week literally had three books and Girl In The Bay #2 continues to amaze. Green Arrow #50 was the last book of the series so that was sad. So, I didn't pick a book. I'm sure you all understand. This week there are two books. I couldn't choose for very different reasons.<br />
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MURDER FALCON #6<br />
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This is the issue that will break you. The issue where you see that being soft doesn't make you weak and doesn't exclude you from the world of metal. A single panel will make your heart break. No, I'm not putting it up here. Go buy one of the best damned books out there right now. I'm not sure how I feel knowing there are only two issues left to go.<br />
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THE FLASH #66<br />
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Think you know The Trickster? This will prove you wrong. I haven't seen such an in depth issue of a villain that most people probably consider to be a joke. The Flash continues to be my favorite book every other week and this issue proves why.Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-46924565549577836182019-02-27T16:56:00.003-08:002019-02-27T16:56:27.802-08:00Comic of the Week 2/27/2019PUNKS NOT DEAD:LONDON CALLING #1<br />
Written by David Barnett<br />
Art by Martin Simmonds<br />
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Last year Shelly Bond's Black Crown Imprint through IDW released what may have been my favorite book. PUNKS NOT DEAD: TEENAGE KICKS. At first I was annoyed that it was over, then I realized that they were chopping it into separate books.<br />
This is the second book.<br />
Let's do recap;Fergie is fifteen year old lad with the normal problems in life. Then the ghost of a punk rocker named Sid shows up and Fergie is te only one who can see him. Pretty soon a secret government agency headed by a woman named Dorothy Culpepper who is more than she seems is on the trail of Fergie and Sid.<br />
Now, Fergie needs to find out where his dad Billy, sometimes called Beleth is and find out what makes him different.<br />
This new series hits the ground running. Fergie and Sid are hot on the trail of what they thing is a pretty normal situation. Young man looking for his missing dad.<br />
But, Billy is more than he appears and Fergie and Sid may be in way over their heads.<br />
This book more than anything else gives me Vertigo flashbacks. I mean Vertigo when Sandman was still around and the Vertigo imprint was fearless and would try anything at least twice.<br />
That's what this book is in a nutshell. It's smart, well written and the art is gorgeous, trippy and so beautiful to stare at.<br />
I'm glad the second series is back and I hope it sticks around for a little while.<br />
I missed this book.<br />
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Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-54015838569103609332019-02-21T05:05:00.003-08:002019-02-21T05:05:31.189-08:00Comic of the Week 2/20/2019<img alt="Image result for rainbow brite dynamite number four" 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Rainbow Brite started life as a merchandising division of Hallmark. They decided they wanted to get into the lucrative market of kids toys. What followed was a 35 year long obsession with Wink, her little Sprite friend Twink and her excellent rainbow maned horse Starlite. They are sent to a grey kingdom to rescue the color kids and bring color back to the world.<br />
When I heard that they were bringing it back as a comic book to coincide with the 35th anniversary I figured I would try an issue and see what was what.<br />
Now, it's issue four and I am legitimately hooked.<br />
Wisp has just been rescued by the Red Flare and now they realize that the other colors are being held prisoner and they need to rescue them all to save the day. We also discover that each color has a super power attached.<br />
Red is super speed. That kind of figures.<br />
And now, for the first time Rainbow Brite and Starlite meet. Rainbow Brite is ecstatic to meet a beautiful talking horse. Starlite is kind of a tool that makes the initial encounter hilarious.<br />
Dynamite has managed to create an all ages book that is truly that. Fans of the original will love it. People who have never read or seen the show will love it if they love magic and talking horses and super powers and monsters trying to steal all the color in the world.<br />
This is a great book.<br />
I leave you with this;<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pp74T9b4Z40" width="459"></iframe>Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-91596734222393627652019-02-16T16:48:00.003-08:002019-02-16T16:48:46.655-08:00Comic of the Week 2/13/2019This time around it is Bettie Page Vol. 2 Issue 2. I have been following this series since the first one came out. David Avallone knows a Bettie Page story when he sees one and this time around Bettie is doing some undercover work in Merry Olde England. She has to help fight aliens and locate Queen Elizabeth the 2nd who insists that Bettie addresses her as Bettie as well.Julius Ohta's artwork gives it that old school Marvel feel from the 70s so it fits real well. <br />
If you have been thinking about getting into this series I give it my highest recommendation and that is why I give it the glorious title of Comic of the week!<br />
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<img alt="Image result for Bettie Page #2 dynamite comics" height="640" src="https://www.previewsworld.com/SiteImage/CatalogImage/STL103224?type=1" width="426" />Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-51005774659173179892019-02-07T07:22:00.001-08:002019-02-07T07:22:12.329-08:00COMIC OF THE WEEK! 2/6/2019I tried doing the column thing. I really did, but some weeks I buy a lot of comic books and with my other writing this gets put on the back burner and then becomes old news pretty damned quick. I decided to pick a book that I liked that week and write about it instead.<br />
Sounds pretty good, right? I mean it's better than nothing, right? Yeah, that's what I thought as well. So, here we go...<br />
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THE GIRL IN THE BAY #1<br />
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<dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.darkhorse.com/Search/J.M.%20DeMatteis" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">J.M. DeMatteis</a></dd>
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<dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.darkhorse.com/Search/Corin%20Howell" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Corin Howell</a></dd>
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<dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.darkhorse.com/Search/Karen%20Berger" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Karen Berger</a></dd>
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<dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.darkhorse.com/Search/Corin%20Howell" style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Corin Howell</a></dd><dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></dd><dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If I had to choose a single person who affects the way that I view life in all aspects I would have to put J.M. DeMatteis as the top spot. I grew up in comic books, reading them voraciously. J.M. DeMatteis was always there for me. Whether it was Captain America or Spider-Man, Justice League, Dr. Fate or, my single favorite comic book Moonshadow. Things you read as a youngster tend to stick better for the long run. </dd><dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Now, with the new Berger Books imprint from we get a four issue series from that great mind and the trip has already gotten weird. Weird in a good way, but still, weird.</dd><dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Here's the promotional blurb;</dd><dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"In 1969, seventeen-year-old Kathy Sartori was brutally attacked, her body hurled into Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay. Miraculously, she survives and fights her way back to the surface, only to discover that fifty years have passed and an eerie doppelganger has lived out an entire life in her place. Kathy soon confronts not just this strange double, but the madman who ''murdered'' her five decades earlier. Will he, and the dark entity that lives inside him, hold the key to Kathy's missing years? Or will Kathy become a ghost of herself, forced to live out what remains of her life on the edge of the world that she desperately wants to be a part of?"</dd><dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Now, I was sad when I saw we were only getting four issues, but the story is so good I am curious to see how this can wrap up in such a short period of time. I was also wondering why the book was pre-bagged by the comic book store when I bought it. </dd><dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Was it nudity? That's usually the reason my comic book store does that.</dd><dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nope, just some seriously violent murder that is well executed by artist Corin Howell who I have never seen work by before. Howell's artwork blends perfectly with the story that DeMatteis is telling us. I like that we get no more information than the main character. It makes us curious to see how it will all play out in the end.</dd><dd style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Neue Helvetica W01", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Girl In The Bay #1 is a perfect kick off to what appears to be a horror story wrapped in a mystery that will go much deeper than what we are given at the start. If you are looking for something truly different and unique I do recommend picking up this book.</dd>Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-69269163113828344302018-05-24T11:16:00.003-07:002018-05-24T11:16:23.297-07:00WELCOME TO PENGUIN COMICS 2.0SO, I have tried many things with this blog over the years. I have a few faithful readers, but with a full time job and many side projects this blog seems to fall by the wayside. Then I figured it out. I was trying to report on all comics all the time.<br />
Why bother?<br />
There are so many of those already. So, I had a brainstorm.<br />
I read quite a few independent comics.<br />
Do you know how many of them I see on websites?<br />
Not very damn many.<br />
That's a shame because these are some great books.<br />
They deserve the attention.<br />
So, here's the new game plan;<br />
One blog post a week.<br />
One book covered.<br />
It will never be Marvel. It won't be DC, Hell, it might not even be Image. I know it won't be Valiant because I don't buy any of those. These will always be books that I think are important enough to tell people about so they will read them.<br />
I've already got one.<br />
Ready?<br />
Here we go with Penguin Comics 2.0<br />
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<b> JAZZ LEGEND</b><br />
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WRITER/CREATOR - JC LACEK<br />
ILLUSTRATOR - VASCO DUARTE<br />
COLORS - PATRICK GAMA<br />
INKS/LETTERING - CRISTIAN DOCOLOMANSKY<br />
COVER ART - ADRIAN SIBAR<br />
EDITOR - STEPHEN JACKSON<br />
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Martin Comity is a genius when it comes to blowing the horn. He lives it, breathes it and The War Room is the only Jazz club to have him. Sweety, the owner of The War Room knows this. She also understands that he drinks like a fish, screws anything with boobs and, sometimes, when that's not enough he takes other things.<br />
But when he gets on that stage and starts to wail that all falls by the wayside. People come to The War Room to see Martin play.<br />
Including Benjamin Way. A writer that writes about life. Now his life is Martin Comity and he sees something that everyone else misses. A darkness like no other.<br />
Martin partakes of a drug called The New Blue and it sends him headfirst into a hallucinatory landscape that shows him the truth. The twisted, messed up, what the Hell is that truth.<br />
When he comes down he has changed. See, Martin isn't a regular guy with stuff going in one ear and out the other. Evrything he takes in makes its way through his body. It becomes a part of him. <br />
I read the description of this comic somewhere and it stuck in the back of my head. I had never heard of Scout Comics before and this made a huge impression on me.<br />
The blending of music and something lurking underneath is a fascinating concept. I love the artwork and the layout of every page emulates Jazz in its most improvisational form. I can't wait to see where we go from here.<br />
I know it will be cool as a cucumber daddy-o.<br />
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Go get it and I will see you next week.<br />
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Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-53389377160164825992018-02-17T06:10:00.000-08:002018-02-19T04:01:38.964-08:00Comic Book Observations Of The Week 2/17/18I tried doing reviews of every book I bought for a week and it was just drudgery after a while. Then I hit on this idea. Just the beats from books of the week that I truly enjoyed. No pictures just me rambling about what I liked in the comic book landscape this week.<br />
Scooby Apocalypse #22 continues to be great and the back up story of Secret Squirrel makes it even better.<br />
I do enjoy the new villain in Wonder Woman. I wonder how she'll figure in later issues because we know a cure doesn't fix anything in comic book land.<br />
Marvel Two In One #3 gives the best explanation of the Fantastic Four's powers and how they work. A new twist that makes it very interesting.<br />
Flash #40 gives us a new take on Grodd and Barry Allen passing the torch. This issue seemed to have a lot of splash pages, but it made the story move quicker which is what a Flash story is supposed to do.<br />
Finally, Invader Zim #28 felt like an actual demented episode of the show. Very good.<br />
My only complaint this week would be the death in Batgirl and the Birds of Prey. Not a fan of that particular decision.<br />
There you go! Short and sweet and me just yapping about what I liked.<br />
For those keeping score it was sixteen books this week that breaks down like this;<br />
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DC - 8<br />
Marvel - 3<br />
Independents - 5<br />
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A lot of books. Be sure to check out DC?Young Animal's Milk Wars. Definitely different kind of comic book.Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-50610694388833595652017-06-19T08:33:00.001-07:002017-06-19T08:33:49.419-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 19FIFTEEN BOOKS!!!<br />
After two weeks of pretty light stuff, we get fifteen books! Sheesh! Okay, some of these are going to be pretty brief. I'm not writing War And Peace here.<br />
Again many thanks to Fanfare for the great service we always get there.<br />
Ready?<br />
I'm not.<br />
Let's go.<br />
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INVADER ZIM #20<br />
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An issue of Zim and Gir binge watching a stupid cartoon? How can that be funny? Trust me, it's laugh out loud hilarious.<br />
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UNCANNY AVENGERS #24<br />
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Since I am not partaking in the newest event at Marvel all I know is a black dome full of monsters has enveloped New York with our team inside. Minus Quicksilver who can't breach the dome. The artwork is awesome and the story works. It's The Avengers doing what they do best...saving mankind.<br />
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THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #21<br />
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It's boys night out with Koi Boy, Chipmunk Hunk and Brain Drain. They have to keep New York safe while Squirrel Girl is away. I love Brain Drain, he is so funny. A great issue.<br />
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HULK #<br />
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After last issue I decided this book needed a chance and I'm glad I took it. Jen is coming to terms with her new incarnation of her gamma personality and Hellcat is always a welcome presence. Probably the most original Hulk book to ever come out of Marvel.<br />
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GENERATION X #3<br />
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Face is attacked and the team has to reluctantly use their powers to find out what is attacking mutants in Central Park. This is a good foundation issue of the book and I love that I have no idea who most of these people are.<br />
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BLACK PANTHER AND THE CREW #3<br />
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A little chatty and Hydra manages to make an appearance, but an interesting component in what has become a six issue mini series.<br />
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PREDATOR VS JUDGE DREDD VS ALIENS #4<br />
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This book took forever, right. Yeah, but it's Dredd being Dredd and he does what he always does...save the day. Even if he's not happy having to work with Predators.<br />
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WONDER WOMAN #24<br />
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They have all returned from Themyscria and it isn't all that happy. Dr. Cale has lost her daughter forever. Diana has lost her mother and her people for all time and Cheetah knows that if she wants to remain in her feral form forever she must kill Dr. Cale. It's a great ending, in a downer kind of way, but it works. The last words that Wonder Woman speaks to Dr. Cale are simply brutal.<br />
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SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #14<br />
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Scrappy Doo catches up to the gang and demands Velma to fix him before he loses his intelligence forever. The monster horde all seem to be heading somewhere and when they get there...we will have to wait until next issue. This was a good issue with a really awesome cliff hanger.<br />
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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #8<br />
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The team goes to a Savage Land kind of place and rescue a man raised by monsters. Comes across as a Tarzan kind of thing and they bring him to civilization which is exactly what he wanted all along. Good book, a set up for the next issue, which is fine. We get a little character development slipped into the pages, but not a lot.<br />
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THE FLASH #24<br />
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While The Flash and Green Lantern finish off Multiplex, Reverse Flash destroys Kid Flash and takes Iris to the future. I like how the art work reminds me of Carmine Infantino. And one of the artists first name is Carmine. Small world.<br />
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BUG! THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER #2<br />
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Bug is back in WWII and has heroic company in the form of the original Sandman with his sidekick Sandy and the original Blue Beetle as they fight a madman bent on world domination. No, not Hitler. The Losers come along for the ride in what is really the most fun I've had in a DC book in a while.<br />
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BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #11<br />
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The girls think that their new Oracle has sold them out, but he is working with The Calculator who desperately needs their help to save his family. Plays like Oracle's origin story and it's pretty good.<br />
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GODSHAPER #3<br />
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We get some insight on how each person gets their own God and we get to the point where the mystery of Bud may just be revealed. Because a God without a worshipper should be gone from this mortal coil and he isn't. <br />
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JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS #26<br />
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I had to give this one to this book. It's over and it's sad, but they ended well. Now, after the last issue of Coady and The Creepies comes out this week all we have is Josie and the Pussycats. This has been a great book and it ends on a high note like last weeks Misfits did.<br />
I'll still miss it.<br />
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Seeya!Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-13393791674065440892017-06-11T06:59:00.002-07:002017-06-11T06:59:50.397-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 18So, another tiny week. I bought a new book that shall not be mentioned here (GWAR) that I thought would be good. It wasn't. Remember Fanfare is the place if you live in Kalamazoo or surrounding areas to get all your comics.<br />
This was kind of a thin week.<br />
Here we go.<br />
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ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #3<br />
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This felt like a fill in issue. Also, it came out pretty fast. The artwork is cool, but it feels off from the last two issues. If you love Gamora there is some cool stuff in here. The idea that the Soul Gem never really lets you go is super creepy.<br />
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BLACK BOLT #2<br />
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This is such a great book! Black Bolt is figuring out his new environment and his capacity to speak without destroying. He is sent to the arena to fight and shows them all why he is the king. I just know they're going to cancel this book on me. Come on people! Buy this damned book already! We need the numbers to get this up there so I can have it for a long time.<br />
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IRON FIST #4<br />
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The battle continues and after an honorable battle with The Rabbit, two others decide to attack at once. Yeah, this is Iron Fist remember? It ain't your comic book. This continues to read like a crazy Kung Fu flick and I love it. Not a fan of the cover though.<br />
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AQUAMAN #24<br />
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Apparently, next issue we go monthly and get a price hike. Yeah, I don;t care. This is one of the best Rebirth comics out there. The people of Atlantis are done with the surface world and with Aquaman being their king, but he's ready to fight to keep his throne. Even if Mera doesn't want to be there anymore and is ready to start a new life with him. The ending is a bit of a shocker, but I'm sure he'll be fine. Right?<br />
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GREEN ARROW #24<br />
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The Arrow Team are fighting the Horsemen while Oliver takes out there leader. He also realizes that to save the city he defends he needs to surrender to the law to make it all right. This book is my other favorite from the Rebirth and the artwork is just gorgeous. It looks like a painting. Also, I now know what happens if Black Canary screams point blank into the face of a giant. It is not pretty, but it made me laugh.<br />
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THE MISFITS #5<br />
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We say goodbye to the girls whose songs are better with this issue. They have reformed and have a new label to get their music out there and, in the process, have become a better group of friends as well. This is done, JEM is almost finished. There is mention of a crossover mini series this summer, but I heard something about it having a sci fi bent to it and I'm not sure how I feel about this. Last year I had four books that were of fictional girl bands. Soon, it will just be Josie and the Pussycats. Figures that the ones that did it the best and the longest would still be here when the smoke clears. Good bye Misfits.<br />
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Okay, six books for the week. Kind of small when you figure it's usually in the 13-14 range. But, there are a lot of books that are just done and nothing has replaced them as of yet. I will be buying an Image book in the near future.<br />
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You know you want it. See you next week.Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-15810551477547363902017-06-01T05:29:00.004-07:002017-06-01T05:29:36.231-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 17SO, yeah...missed a week. Oh well, that makes for a double column this week, right? And to make sure it goes well, there were only six books this week. That might be a record low. One of the guys at Fanfare mentioned that it was because there are five Wednesday in May. I had no idea.<br />
Anyway, here are the reviews and stayed tuned at the bottom for the book of the week...times two!<br />
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P.S. Some of these might be brief. There are a lot of them.<br />
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MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #19<br />
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Yeah, Girl-Moon, daughter of Ego, The Living Planet has arrived! It seems to me that this has been promised for a while. Add Devil Dinosaur in space with his own cool space suit and this is a winner. Also, Doom Bot must stay in the book forever now.<br />
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SECRET WARRIORS #2<br />
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A double dose of Devil Dinosaur? Yes, please. Throw in the monster version of Howling Commandos complete with Man-Thing and we have a great issue...again. And Daisy's dad shows up and he's a pain in the, well, you know.<br />
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\BLUE BEETLE #9<br />
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Jaimie Reyes in the old school Beetle suit for the win. Add in the craziness of OMAC and the return of Dr. Fate and this is one of those DC books that works in its own little corner of the universe and Giffen lets his freak flag fly. So good.<br />
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WONDER WOMAN #23<br />
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THE TRUTH conclusion. We get it all wrapped up and it all makes perfect sense. This is the greatest Wonder Woman story ever. It's a little sad, but it works really well.<br />
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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7<br />
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Does anyone except for me remember Terrorsmith? Or the Bloodlines Annuals that DC put out forever ago? Well, I do and seeing one of those monsters and it's spawn back in DC made me smile. This is a pretty deep cut for a new book and I always rejoice when they neverv forget their long, layered history. If this is the plan for this book then I look forward to every issue.<br />
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I AM GROOT #1<br />
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Sure, this is one of Martha's books, but I read it too. I thought it was an interesting way to separate Groot from the rest of the team and put him in a really bizarre situation. It's mostly a set up issue and that is okay. It will be interesting to see how it develops.<br />
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ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #2<br />
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The gang is charged with breaking into the vaults of The Collector and retrieving a priceless artifact for The Grandmaster. Yeah, good luck with that. It's a heist of epic proportions and if it can go wrong, you know it will. Also, who is growing a forest of Groot. A nice book that keeps the logistics of the film team and gives us more.<br />
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I had no idea the book was bi monthly? Hurray! I don;t have to wait. Our new team is being attacked by The Purifiers and they are armed to the teeth. Also the new school is located in Central Park so there are civilians to protect while the mutants try not to get fried in the process. Jubilee explains that they are there to learn to fit in. Not with the X-Men, but just the world at large. The whole concept is to be acceptable to the human race. Might work, probably won't.<br />
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HULK #6<br />
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This was going to be my last issue of this book. It just seemed like a slow burn that would never ignite.<br />
Then it did.<br />
Jennifer is a new beast that can take care of itself and she's pretty happy with the outcome. Now my curiosity is piqued so, I will be around for a while. Good job comic book. You win the money.<br />
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JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS #7<br />
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The girls are playing a awards show, but in their heart of hearts they want to go to a local band show and play in a field with a bunch of passionate musicians. They decide what is right and leave after they play their song and before they win an award. A good book.<br />
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DOCTOR WHO #13<br />
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The Captain Jack mystery of his missing memories continues and whne he starts piecing things together with the help of Rose and The Doctor he may not like what he finds. This would be such a great show. I wish they could do a missing years style of show with Eccelston back as The Doctor. Oh well, we still have the comic.<br />
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THE FLASH #23<br />
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It's Barry's birthday and Hal Jordan shows up for the party just as Multiplex attacks because he is in love with Iris. Such a classic plot for this book and it is so much fun to read. They just need to stop killing Eobard Thawne. You know that's never going to stick, right?<br />
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INFAMOUS IRON MAN #8<br />
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This book has always been weird. Now Ironheart comes to tell Doom to stop being Iron Man and you know he's not going to listen to that. The evil Reed Richards tries to convince Ben Grimm he is the real deal and that Ben needs to kill Doom. Oh, yeah, Doom manages to be swept away to somewhere that Tony Stark looks like Dr. Strange.<br />
It consistently delivers a great story of a rocky road to redemption and along the way we might even get the Fantastic Four back in the pages of a Marvel comic book and that would be such a wonderful thing.<br />
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WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL #1<br />
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Before I started back in the DC Universe there was a book called Sensation Comics starring Wonder Woman. They were one and dones and they were magnificent and I have them all. I was sad when they cancelled the book, but then Rebirth happened and I was back on the Wonder Woman bandwagon.<br />
This annual gives us four stories that show us the most important part of Wonder Woman. She is there to save us all. Not fight, but she will if she needs to. She is there to make sure that we are safe. The story with the kaiju is sweet and the one with King Shark will bring a tear to your eye. This is all that is great in Wonder Woman in a neat little package. The best annual I have read all year.<br />
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There ya go folks. Sorry for missing a week, but you do get an extra long column this way. I expect that next week will also be a beast of a week, but that's just because so many extraordinary books are coming out.<br />
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Seeya then and be sure to go to a comic book shop and get something to read. There is so much to choose from.<br />
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<br />Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-70973166707991267442017-05-18T08:43:00.006-07:002017-05-18T08:43:59.277-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 16Hiya folks! You know a comic nerd is only as good as his local comic book shop. Without them it would all be mail order and that would suck. I like rifling through the quarter bins and getting my comics every week and talking with people about comic books.<br />
So, in Kalamazoo we have <a href="http://fanfareland.com/">FANFARE</a> I have been going to this place since it was the size of a closet next to Walter Johns T Shirt Factory across from Southland Mall when Southland Mall was an actual mall. Yes, we all know how damned old I am. Anyway, I tell you every week to go read a comic book. If you are in the area, this is the place to go.<br />
Now, on with the reviews!<br />
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U.S.AVENGERS #6<br />
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It ties into the whole Secret Empire thing I'm not reading, but it does give us the friendship of Robert DeCosta and Sam Guthrie a.k.a. Cannonball, one of my favorite mutants along with plans to disassemble one of my favorite new teams in the Marvel Universe. Yeah, good luck with that. Squirrel Girl is a member and the word Unbeatable means everything to her. I'll be glad when Secret Empire is over and I hope this book survives the transition.<br />
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NICK FURY #2<br />
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Another new, favorite book. I like that they send Fury on this way out missions to retrieve the irretrievable and he surprises the bad guys at every turn. They could have made this book in the 70s and it would have fit right in. Great book.<br />
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LUKE CAGE #1<br />
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In the wake of the end of the Power Man Iron Fist booke being cancelled we get seperate books. Iron Fist has been doing great. Now Cage comes along and tries to capture more of the vibe of his Netflix show, which is fine. I liked that show. Dr. Noah Burstein is dead of an apparent suicde and Luke goes to pay his respects. Yeah, then he finds out good old Noah had continued his experiments and there are people out there that make Luke Cage look frail. It's a good set up book and they sneak the origin in nicely for people who may not be familiar with Luke's history. Good book.<br />
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COADY AND THE CREEPIES #3<br />
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The band is on their way to the last place to win Pinmageddon. Once they can deal with a venue that is not wheelchair accessible and filled with bed bug infested couches. But, something sinister has something, well sinister in mind for the band and we get the cliff hanger to end all cliffhangers in this penultimate issue.<br />
I hope they decide to continue these adventures. It's a good book and while I'll be okay with four issues, it would be nice to see the band return some day.<br />
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THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #20<br />
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Squirrel Girl vs Melissa Morbeck, THE FINAL BATTLE! Melissa has taken great pains to make sure that Squirrel Girl will take the fall for the animal infestation of New York City and blame Doctor Doom for the whole mess.<br />
This has been a fun story arc and I love that the last page has been the continuing adventures of Chef Bear and Alfredo the Chicken. They so need their own series. Seriously! Wouldn't you buy a comic book called The Continuing Adventures of Chef Bear and Alfredo the Chicken. I sure would.<br />
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THE FLASH #22<br />
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So, there was this four issue arc called The Button. It was two issues of Batman and two issues of this comic. I didn't bother with the Batman issues. I also ignored the lenticular cover gimmick. Until this issue. It is so sweet looking with an old school Flash comic and a new image of Jay Garrick.<br />
This was good and I like seeing team ups, but I realize this is to forward the whole Rebirth thing which is fine, but the end felt like an add for another mini series. Other than that seeing Jay Garrick again was awesome and I hope he gets to return. Good issue.<br />
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KONG OF SKULL ISLAND # 11<br />
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I have always had a soft spot for the giant gorilla named Kong. The new movie was great and this series with it's amazing artwork and rich history of where we get Kong from has been nothing short of epic. Now the two warrign tribes come to the final battle as the Kongs are infected with a rage potion that will ensure the slaughter of everyone, unless someone can stop it.<br />
I saw that thjis is the penultimate issue of the series. Next issue and it's over. That made me a little sad, but I remember when it was only going to be six issues and they managed to double it for me. I think if they collected this in a trade paperback I would buy it. It is such a great story.<br />
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THE GREATEST ADVENTURE #2<br />
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Everyone of the awesome heroes from the mind of Edgar Rice Burroughs together in one series. Pure genius and now they encounter their first trial by fire when attacked by winged monstrosities. I have read all of these characters and it is so good to see someone understand them and give them their own little moment in the sun. With a group this large it can get a little unwieldy, but not in this case. An epic tale that no one even knew what they wanted.<br />
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BATWOMAN #3<br />
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I am new to the whole Batwoman thing, but I like this story., It mixes honor and duty with espionage and gives us a great character who is so sure of her place in things that she is in full control when chaos abounds. It's a great story that would work if you removed the Batwoman connotation. Good stuff.<br />
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AQUAMAN # 23<br />
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Aquaman returns to Atlantis and finds that no one wants him there. They feel their nation is more important than a king who is also a super hero. They want him out, but he has the right to be there and refuses to bow down. The first chapter in a new story line. To be honest, I'm a little sick of the whiny Atlanteans. It would be nice to see Aquaman just be a super hero for a while. We shall see what awaits us in future issues.<br />
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GREEN ARROW #23<br />
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The bad guys are trying to convert Seattle into Star City and Ollie and his crew must stop them. Ollie thinks that Henry is dead and no longer cares about doing this right. He is ready to destroy the Four Horsemen and eliminate their threat once and for all. I like what they are doing here and trying to bring the real world in line with the DC history. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. And don't worry too much about Henry. Trust me.<br />
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CAVE CARSON AS A CYBERNETIC EYE #8<br />
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After the events of issue 7 Cave and the group find themselves in Fawcett City, not in our universe and discovering that his eye is on the loose and they need to fix everything in every universe at the same time. Sounds easy, right? Everyone should always have one crazy book to read a month. This is mine. So trippy and the colors just pop off the page.<br />
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COMIC BOOK OF THE WEEK<br />
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GENERATION X #1<br />
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X-MEN GOLD, X-MEN BLUE, WEAPON X, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, JEAN GREY, CABLE, ICEMAN, OLD MAN LOGAN, ASTONISHING X-MEN<br />
These are the new X Books being released by Marvel. Some of them have already debuted, some are coming your way soon. I have zero interest in all of them. Then there came this book. After my lengthy time with PATSY WALKER A.K.A. HELLCAT! I was ready to see more Jubilee. I was never a huge fan of hers and had read minimal stories with her in them, but I liked her in HELLCAT! So, I looked at the team roster;<br />
Bling!,Kid Omega, Nature Girl, Morph, Hindsight, Eye-Boy. I have no idea who any of these characters are. What a great way to jump into a book. Zero expectations and a whole new group of people to see them as they make their way in a world that still can not stand mutants. We get some of the learning center in Central Park and a lot of quick hits on each character. A pretty solid introductory issue that is going to hit the ground running next issue. I'm glad I decided to give this book a chance. It can fill the Extraordinary X-Men hole in my heart. Maybe.<br />
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So, there you go folks. Another decent run of books from my favorite comic book store. See you next week and remember to go buy a comic book. Not sure, what might be the comic book for you? Leave a comment and I'll make some suggestions. I've read so many of them I'm sure we can find something you like.<br />
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<br />Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-17356992536654988092017-05-11T09:10:00.002-07:002017-05-11T09:10:47.337-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 15So, yeah, a pretty big week. Two new books. Helps fill the hole of the old books being gone...sort of. So, with this many, some will be brief, some will be long and the Book of the Week goes to a new comer.<br />
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THE UNCANNY AVENGERS #23<br />
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Wonder Man is back! Synapse saves Cable! Deadpool leaves with Captain America! Yeah, a team like The Avengers has always been one of change. The Unity Squad is no different. This is Gerry Duggan's last issue so, I need to see how the new guys do with the next part of this series. The huge Marvel event is going to get in the way for a little while, but it might be alright. This was a nice issue and Rogue seems to have found a place where she truly belongs. Good issue.<br />
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BLACK PANTHER AND THE CREW #2<br />
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This is Misty and Storm wandering through Harlem. They get in a little trouble, but they don;t get into a lot of fights. When street thugs take on Storm it feels a little stupid, but I get it. You're protecting your turf and damn the odds. A good issue. A little too talky and that killed the new Black Panther series for me. We shall give it a chance and see what happens.<br />
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ROCKET #1<br />
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New Rocket Raccoon series. It's gonna be a bunch of heist capers. I liked that his otter girlfriend came back. It was kind of wordy for a Rocket Raccoon comic. None of these things tend to last more than five issue or so. We shall see.<br />
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BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #10<br />
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We finish up the Blackbird story line and the team wins the day, but now there's something going on with Oracle. What it it? Not sure, but there are pills involved.<br />
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HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #20<br />
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Sarko has dug up the gauntlet that Hal Jordan used to create his ring out of pure willpower. Sarko wants the Sinestro Corps back to their former glory and will do anything to make that happen. Hal Jordan is coming for him and will stop at nothing to stop Sarko. Sarko does have something up his sleeve. This is a consistently good book that reminds me of the glory days of the original Green Lantern book.<br />
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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6<br />
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The battle for Penn City continues as the JLA must defeat the weapons master, Aegeus and help a city that has been forgotten by the world at large. Can they defeat an enemy that gives people what they want and help them when the battle is over? I like this incarnation of the JLA. They have that street level cred and a need to fix problems beyond punching the villain in the face. I hope we get to keep this book around for a while.<br />
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WONDER WOMAN #22<br />
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Godwatch continues. It was fun seeing Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor bid for a date with Wonder Woman at a charity auction. Veronica Cale swoops in and saves the day and tries to get one step closer to finding Themscyria. I am a little sad knowing that this huge storyline will be over soon, but it will be nice to see what other people bring to Wonder Woman in the future.<br />
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BUG! THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER #1<br />
From DCs New Gods comes the adventures of Bug. I remember Bug. Those were great comics and he was an interesting character. Not a lot of origin to get in the way. Now he's back in a Young Animal book and it is awesome. Has that Kirby feel to it and Sandman is in it! Not the Neil Gaiman Sandman, the one that saves people from their nightmares. Nice introduction to a quirky character. Good book.<br />
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FUTURE QUEST #12<br />
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The story is over. The bad guy has been defeated. And the series ends. This has been one of the greatest comic books of the last year. I love that all my childhood cartoon favorites have been represented so well. I'm sad to see it go.<br />
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SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #13<br />
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The only Hanna Barbera re imagining to get back number 12! The crew has to fight Velma's evil brother that looks a lot like Donald Trump. The ending makes me laugh because I'm sure a lot of people in the real world would like to see that happen. Also a bonus Scrappy Doo tale that brings him closer to Scooby and The Gang.<br />
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INVADER ZIM #19<br />
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It's bring your parents to school day! Zim brings his robot parents and the declare themselves as zoo keepers. Time to go to the weirdest zoo ever. I love that this book continues to give us the bizarre world of Invader Zim. It flows like the cartoon and makes me laugh out loud.<br />
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GODSHAPER #2<br />
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Ennay runs into another shaper and he has a small child in tow. Seems Ennay's friend is a little irresponsible and soon Ennay finds himself in more trouble than he could ever want. This book is so good and weird. I'm glad Martha said we should get it.<br />
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SECRET WARRIORS #1<br />
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In the new abomination known as Secret Empire a team arises that stands against Hydra. The weirdest team in a very long time and they think they can do the job of setting things right. I believe that they can. We get Quake, Ms. Marvel, Karnak, Inferno and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. A world where there are two books with Devil Dinosaur in it is a world I want to live in, crossovers be damned. Don't know the writer or the artist, but that's not usually a bad thing. Looks good and the characters stay true to form.<br />
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So, yeah big week of books. Two new series and the ones that have been around for the long haul are doing just fine in my mind. Go read a comic book. They have them at Fanfare in Kalamazoo for 50 cents. Where else can you get entertainment that cheap? <br />
Seeya next week.Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-51772467440453005632017-05-04T03:54:00.002-07:002017-05-04T03:54:25.750-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter #14A short week. You'd think with Free Comic Book Day right around the corner that there would be more, but what do I know? Maybe they did that on purpose. This week was a nice change from last weeks four cancelled books. Instead I got two new books that are simply fantastic<br />
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1<br />
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I know there a lot of GOTG books out there. I've read a few from the Black Vortex crossover a while back. But this has Gerry Duggan writing it and after his spectacular run on Uncanny Avengers he deserves my money to try this out. And I'm glad I did. There are laughs and fun and suspense and the end. Wow! That's all I can say. I'll be getting this book for a while, Hope to see you there as well.<br />
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IRON FIST #3<br />
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The fight continues as he finishes off the plague master and gores against a former inhabitant of K'un Lun that paid the ultimate price for attempting to receive the Iron Fist. Such a great book and the artwork is fantastic as well.<br />
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AQUAMAN #22<br />
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The Hard Water saga has ended. Aquaman takes a desperate situation a responds in a way that endears him to the surface dwellers while angering Mera in the process. This was a great story. We got Aquaman and Mera swooping in to help with a sea based problem that quickly escalated beyond control and then a satisfactory ending. It felt so old school and while that might bother some folks it made me happy that comics books are just comic books again. Good stuff.<br />
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BLACK BOLT #1<br />
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I have been curious about this book for some time now and man was the wait worth it. Black Bolt awakens in a prison he was never meant to go to. The mystery of how he got there is kind of explained, but it might not be the actual explanation. I did not keep up with any recent Inhumans book so, coming in cold I still love this book. The magnificent artwork by Christian Ward and Saladin Ahmed's writing go hand in hand like a well crafted piece of art. Kind of a creepy horror book and that's cool.<br />
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GREEN ARROW #22<br />
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Ollie goes face to face with The Four Horsemen that are trying to destroy Seattle and forge it into something else. When he realizes he's over matched he runs. It's more important to save lives than fight a bunch of super villains. Right? This story is churning along and just keeps getting better with each chapter. One of the best of the Rebirth series.<br />
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COMIC BOOK OF THE WEEK<br />
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Yup, we are here already. I told you, short week. Anyway, I was perusing the aisles of Fanfare Comics and saw this book. A little girl riding a T Rex? Sure, let's take a look. Waitaminit! Is that price tag right? A buck fifty? And is that newsprint I feel? How can I go wrong with all of these things aligning the cosmos and whatnot like that.<br />
What could happen?<br />
I tell you what could happen, I could find a new book that is awesome.<br />
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LILITH DARK #1<br />
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Lilith is a little girl in a normal world that is bored out of her skull. Sometimes her imagination gets away from her, until something fantastic enters the picture and the life of amazing adventure is dropped at her doorstep. This book is so good. The way she talks makes me laugh out loud. I have little grand daughters and while they aren't quite as eloquent as Lilith, yet, you can see the fire of imagination burn brightly in their eyes. Lilith Dark put that on the page and makes for an excellent comic the likes of which I really haven't had the chance to enjoy in decades.<br />
I hope it goes beyond the four issues.<br />
Way beyond.<br />
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Okay, there you go folks. I'm always badgering you to go read a comic book. This week end you can go get some books for free. Don;t miss out. Free, no strings attached, just free magnificent comic books. Maybe I'll write up the books I get this weekend.<br />
Maybe. Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-74622833542959973562017-04-30T09:35:00.005-07:002017-04-30T09:35:51.603-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 13There are a ton of books this week. Couple that with a busy week with little time to read and this column is a couple of days later than I would like. That being said, the reviews will be brief. One thing; I lost a lot of books this week. Three, maybe four depending on Gerard Way and his ability to meet some deadlines. That's a lot of books to miss.<br />
Let's get on with this, shall we?<br />
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BLACK PANTHER #13<br />
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The book has been absent from this column because I haven't been reading it. Now, a new story arc has come along and T'Challa is trying to find where the gods of Wakanda have gone to. It's an interesting concept and I am excited to see how it plays out. A very exciting issue.<br />
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HULK #5<br />
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This has been a long burn to Jennifer turning into the monster inside. It looks like that will happen next issue. I can't wait to see. This was a super creepy issue and it worked really well.<br />
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BATWOMAN #2<br />
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See, this is my first foray into Batwoman territory. There are things playing out here that I don't understand, but it is an interesting comic book. I like that she has her own Pennyworth.<br />
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HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #19<br />
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Rip Hunter has come to warn of a future with no Yellow Lanterns and that's a bad thing. Also, Space Ape lives! Yesssssssssss! <br />
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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA # 5<br />
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We find out why Batman chose Lobo and an arms dealer that deals in some serious hardware. Exciting to the end and a cliffhanger that makes me want to read the next issue now. Always a sign of a great book.<br />
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WONDER WOMAN #21<br />
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News of Rucka leaving the book means that his long story is wrapping up. I'm glad Izzy gets her face back after all these years.<br />
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DOCTOR WHO #12<br />
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Sin Eaters part 2 concludes a story that proves that you never want to separate a Time Lord from his emotions. Reminded me of a classic Who adventure. Probably the best Who book out there now.<br />
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THE MISFITS # 4<br />
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The penultimate issue! We get Roxy's story and it's heartbreaking and wonderful. I have no idea how they are going to wrap this up in one more issue. I hope they decide to keep going.<br />
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THE BLUE BEETLE #8<br />
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J.M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen are back together. And Jaime Reyes has lost the scarab to Arion. Add in an appearance by OMAC and this nerd boy is very very happy about this issue.<br />
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INFAMOUS IRON MAN #7<br />
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Doom decides the most efficient way to fight crime is to take out all the villains at once. He gets quite a few of them and not a single fatality. He tries to apologize to Ben Grimm, knowing that there past will negate anythign he has to say. But it doesn't stop him from trying. Doom is showing the signs of a man wanting to make goodn regardless of what he was before. And, who is this Reed Richards that keeps popping up?<br />
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THE FLASH #21<br />
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We get the second part of a four part Batman crossover that tells us more of the Rebirth puzzle. The Time Treadmill is back and we see things that Flash and Batman never knew existed. This is pretty good, but I'm still not buying the Batman books.<br />
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MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #18<br />
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We learn the secret to what makes this team work. Two heads are better than one. Lunella is supposed to be the smartest there is, but it took a dinosaur to show her what is truth in the universe. This is such a great series.<br />
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DOOM PATROL #6<br />
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The Doom Patrol is back together. I hope we get more of them. IT's nice to have a trippy Vertigo book once a month and this one definitely qualifies.<br />
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HOOKJAW #5<br />
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This is the last issue. Hookjaw got what she wanted and the one person who survived deserved it. I'm sad to see it go. It was always creepy when Hookjaw talked. It's creepier when a person understands it. I will miss this book.<br />
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PATSY WALKER A.K.A. HELLCAT! #17<br />
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Another book gone with the wind. It was a great run and Hellcat gets the best happy ending of all. Still a shame that Marvel keeps cancelling my favorite books.<br />
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THE GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #7<br />
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If they had to go it was nice to see how they went out. It stayed funny and had such great artwork. I'm pretty sure I would buy another book by either the writer or artist of this run.It's The Great Lakes Avengers. You can cancel the book, you know they're still out there, fighting the oddest villains in the Marvel universe.<br />
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There ya go folks. Some excellent books once again. Nice to have Black Panther back. NO way he'll fill the hole vacated by the GLA and Hellcat, but we shall see. Patsy is a cat maybe she can get a gig in the Black Panther and his Crew book. That would be alright. Or she could turn up in the new HULK book since she and Jennifer are just great friends. <br />
Go read a comic book.<br />
Seeya!Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-46549052542304962492017-04-19T15:53:00.000-07:002017-04-19T15:53:51.267-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Twelve columns! Woot! Not too shabby if I say so myself. Big week with some amazing books. A couple of new ones that are, well they are awesome. One suggested by the lovely Martha Waltz. I am the luckiest man alive!<br />
Ahem<br />
Anyway, let's get down to it.<br />
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GREEN ARROW #21<br />
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First Green Arrow has been defeated and now the team of villains that did it are after Seattle. They want to make it Star City. Juan Ferreya's artwork for this is breathtaking. It looks painted. Oliver is going to have a rough time of it and this new story arc starts off with a magnificent bang. I hope Green is ready for an uphill battle. One of them took down a skyscraper with his bare hands!!!<br />
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AQUAMAN #21<br />
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We finally learn the secret of Deep Water. It's...yeah, buy the book. It is really a cool concept and might have a positive aspect for Atlantis in the long run. And while Aquaman is trying to save the damn world, people in Atlantis are being petty. Same old same old, but this new revelation of Deep Water is a game changer. Okay, I'll tell you...it's...Nah, you really need to read this one.<br />
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KONG OF SKULL ISLAND #10<br />
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When last we left the rebel tribesmen, they were about to make a fatal mistake with the queen's daughter. Now they have an angry mother along with more than one Kong to deal with. This book is such a delight every month.. The artwork is magnificent and the storyline pulls you in over and over again. People who loved the film would love this.<br />
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COADY AND THE CREEPIES #2<br />
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The band is on the road to get the last pin in the Pinmageddon tour. Something evil wants to stop them, but luckily friends you make on the road tend to turn up when it will do the most good. I would love it if they made actual pins like they show in the book. I'd buy them.<br />
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SKULL ISLAND THE BIRTH OF KONG #1<br />
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I know what you're thinking. Didn't you just review the Kong book up a ways? Yup, that was BOOM!'s licensed historical book of Kong. This is released by Legendary under their Monsterverse Imprint. I am excited that there is a book imprint called Monsterverse. Maybe some Godzilla next? Anyway, this fills in some blanks after the film and is set in the future with a new team headed to Skull Island. Not a good plan. Maybe they didn;t watch the movie and realize the place is filled with monsters? Anyway, if you had told me when I was a kid and huge Kong geek that there would be two Kong comic books I would have laughed in disbelief. A really good looking book.<br />
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JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS #6<br />
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When last we left he Pussycats they were being arrested for plagiarism. Yeah, about that. It seems that Alexander Cabot thought his sister was still mad at Josie so he drags them to his Antarctic palace to judge them. This was a one and done that is funny and shows how much money the Cabot family actually has. Great book.<br />
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CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #7<br />
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Cave saves Superman after he is weakened by Kryptonite and attacked by a crystal monster. But that wa the past and when he wakes up his cybernetic eye is still missing and there is a huge monster in the sky. Um, what? I love this book because half the time I have no idea what is going on. Can't have it all laid out for us, can we?<br />
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THE GREATEST ADVENTURE #1<br />
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I have been waiting for this book for a long time. Tarzan is visited by Jason Gridley about an interstellar fleet that captured him and forced him to make a weapon. He escaped and now feels they need to find the rest of his research that could aid the invaders. Tarzan assembles a team that boggles the mind. Here's a few; Korak, son of Tarzan, Billy Byrne, The Mucker, Townsend Harper from Monster Men and Barney Custer, sometime King of Lutha. That's right it's a mash of all of Edgar Rice Burroughs' characters and they have some pretty deep cuts here. It's a set up issue, but they waste no time to leap into battle. This is a dream come true and I love what they are doing with the cast. There are so many I hope it doesn't become too unwieldy. We shall see because I am not missing an issue.<br />
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GODSHAPER #1<br />
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This is the one Martha picked and it is amazing. In 1958 something happened that took all the modern conveniences of life away from us. An alternative came along in that every person on the planet got their own god that could learn to do things. People would trade services depending on what their god could do. And, the people with no god could shape the gods and make modification to them for a fee. This is the story of Ennay a master shaper, but he might be more than that. This is such a fun concept and the artwork is really well done. A new book to add to the list and I think it can only continue to get great. <br />
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U.S.AVENGERS #5<br />
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I promised no negative reviews here. This is a tie in to a event called Secret Empire. I am not buying that book and have forsaken all recent books with Captain America in the title. Not interested and all that. So, with that being said, the book has this really cool part with Squirrel Girl and Red Hulk vs Arthur Nagan King of the Gorilla Men! That part was excellent.<br />
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NICK FURY #1<br />
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So, yeah, this is the Nick Fury that more recognizable from the films. Nick Fury Jr. in the Marvel Universe since Nick Fury Sr. is The Watcher now. (It's complicated) Anyway, this book reminds me of the old spy comics of Nick Fury with that amazing Steranko art. It captures that feel and also the art. James Robinson writes this excellent tale and ACO does the penciling while Hugo Petrus does the inking. I do want to mention Rachelle Rosenberg as the colorist because the wild color motif is what makes this book. And, it does something I haven't seen in a very long time. The book is a page turner. It makes you turn the pages as fast as possible. It's like a printed car chase in a kick ass action film. You can't stop. You need to find out what happens next. I read it twice so fast I forced myself to slow down and appreciate the artwork. It still went fast. This book is super fast. So, very good and it made me smile and nostalgic all at the same time. Great book.<br />
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So another week and three new books. Sure, I still miss Jonesy. I asked both of the creators why, but neither of them have bothered to deem me worthy for a response. That Nick Fury book makes me extremely happy.<br />
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Seeya next week.Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-83243826511655778582017-04-13T12:26:00.000-07:002017-04-13T12:26:35.888-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 11Okay, they cancelled two of my books this week. One I knew about, the other came out of left field. This has made me sad and I'm keeping this brief.<br />
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BLACK PANTHER AND THE CREW #1<br />
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I admit to not reading the Black Panther book for a few months, but a team of Black Panther, Misty Knight, Storm, Luke Cage and someone I don;t know named Manifold sounded pretty cool. Someone got murdered while in jail and Harlem is up in arms. There are robot police and a curfew waiting to be broken. Someone wants a riot. The Crew needs to make sure no one gets hurt. It's a pretty busy book for a first issue, but it does have a lot more action than Black Panther has. I like the way it starts and will keep with it unless it gets chatty.<br />
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THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL # 19<br />
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Always a fun read. I need a book that is nothing but Alfredo The Chicken and Chef Bear. I would read that every month.<br />
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BATGIRL BIRDS OF PREY # 9<br />
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Practically a Black Canary issue and not in a bad way. She uncovers what is going on in the underground fight club and it ain't pretty. Time to rally the troops and put down the bad guy. Great book.<br />
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THE FLASH #20<br />
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The Black Hole is stealing the bodies of all the speedsters killed by Godspeed. Why? Well, you will have to wait until next issue. This one shows us Iris is a formidable opponent in her own right and the last page is a gut churner for anyone who has read the book from the beginning.<br />
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HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #18<br />
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So, the Green and Yellow are learning to work together. It's an uphill battle after so many years of mutual hatred, but they will pull it together. And something bizarre is trying to wipe them out before they even get started. Another classic hero in the DC canon given the book he deserves with the largest supporting cast in any book.<br />
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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #4<br />
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The JLA is here to stop Lord Havok from destroying our planet. This shows the team as Batman designed them. To help others complete whatever task is laid before them. Not to do it for them. This is a team of street level heavy hitters, not the God like beings of the original JLA. BAtman knows what works and proves it here in the downfall of a tyrant.<br />
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WONDER WOMAN #20<br />
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In the continuing GODWATCH story, Veronica is done with logic to cure her daughter. It's time to invoke some magic and Circe seems like the obvious choice. Right? Yeah, this issue gets out of hand, in a good way, and it shows that nothing is as it seems. And the answer to the problem may be more than what it's worth. This is a good storyline that accentuates the one taking place in the odd numbered books. It will be interesting to see them finally come together in the end.<br />
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SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #12<br />
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Velma believes that the only answer to the problem at hand is to find her maniacal brother and force him to help her find a cure. Only problem? He ain't interested. But, this long on the road is starting to bring our team together like the old cartoons and that will help more than anything else.<br />
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POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #15<br />
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Yeah, I knew this book was going the way of the Dodo, but I still didn't want to have it happen. It ends on an up note which is nice and the bad guys are defeated and our heroes save the day. But, I'm going to miss this book. A lot. Sure, the Iron Fist book is pretty good and the upcoming Luke Cage book looks good, but I want them back the way they used to be. I hope someone else uses Senor Magico somewhere else. Hopefully, he won't share the same fate as Doombot from Avengers A.I.. The last panel choked me up.<br />
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JONESY #12<br />
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WAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! THEY CANCELLED MY BOOOOOOKKKKKK!!!!!! WAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!. This odd little book that started out as a four issue mini series managed to make it four times longer than that, but I had no idea the book was done. I have always been a fan of Sam Humphries and that quirky art by Caitlin Rose Boyle made this a unique book that I thought was going to go on forever.<br />
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I make JONESY The Book of the Week.<br />
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This sucks.<br />
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BAH!Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-67547040329432647562017-04-06T16:52:00.005-07:002017-04-06T16:52:44.794-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 10Probably the shortest column to date. There were not a lot of books out this week, but there was a lot of great stuff regardless. Ready? Good I need to get this done so I can finish getting ready for Cinema Wasteland, the best convention in the world!<br />
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JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS #25<br />
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As the series nears it's end Jem has revealed her secret to an angry Rio who has left the island. The Stingers have decided to break everyone up and hatch a plan to drive a wedge between Stormer and Kimber and it might involve lava. Not on purpose or anything, but, hey, stuff happens. It feels like next issue will be the end and I will be sad to see the book go. Now I will just have three books about fictional girl bands to buy. Oh well, If you haven't picked up the book they did just release the first six books in a trade that looks pretty sweet.<br />
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INVADER ZIM #18<br />
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Zim is jealous of another Invader so he takes over the local Burrito King, but neither he or Gir now how to make a burrito. Here's a hint; they do not contain howler monkeys. I heard they are doing a new movie and I hope it's as much fun as this series has been. I remember when it started and they were doing a limited series. Yeah, Zim doesn't look like it's going anywhere any time soon. Thank goodness.<br />
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GREEN ARROW #20<br />
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The end of The Return of Roy Harper. The crooked people get what's coming to them and justice of a sort is given to the natives. Green Arrow and Roy mend old wounds and decide that two people might be better suited to bring Green Arrow back to his former glory. This book has been fascinating to read, the art is always exceptional the writing is magnificent. They have been making this one of the best books in the new Rebirth.<br />
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AQUAMAN #20<br />
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Speaking of great Rebirth books, Aquaman manages to switch gears from huge, world shattering issues to Aquaman and Mera trying to discover what is turning normal people into monsters that can teleport through the smallest amount of water. Next issue will give us the reveal and I can't wait to see what we will get. Another great issue.<br />
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IRON FIST #2<br />
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Danny Rand has been presented with an offer. On the island of Liu-Shi there are seven masters of different animal styles of kung fu. If he defeats them all he will receive their chi and regain what has been lost to him. Lose and the secret of Shou Lao the Undying will become the property of Liu Shi and they will transform into the new city of Heaven. This has been a great start to a new series and I will be happy to see what becomes of it as the tournament continues. Art is also very good. The whole thing feels like a big budget kung fu movie.<br />
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THE UNCANNY AVENGERS #22<br />
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From the first issue of the first volume of this book the biggest problem has been that The Red Skull has incorporated Charles Xavier's brain with his own. Now, with Deadpool giving Rogue Magneto's helmet, effectively breaking any sort of mind control, the brain of Charles Xavier has been separated from The Red Skull once and for all.<br />
To me this book has been the most Marvel like it takes a disparate group of heroes, presents them with impossible challenges and they rise above them and win. Last issue got me so pumped for this issue that it was the first thing I read. With all the changes in Marvel that I am not a huge fan of I am glad this book is here for me. It was the best thing I read all week and it also has me jonesing for the next issue.<br />
My favorite book is the book of the week.<br />
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Okay, there you go kiddies. A short, small week, but some of the best things I have read in a while. GO visit your local comic book shop and get some books to read. You know you want to.<br />
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Seeya!Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-10377921289665788752017-03-30T07:08:00.004-07:002017-03-30T07:08:50.922-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 9I think I like this weekly column. There aren't as many books. Heck, with some of the books it will get smaller, but there are new books coming out that I am interested in. This column alone has one book that it's the last book and one that has about three issues left before it's gone. While my wallet might be happy, my reading time is taking a wicked hit.<br />
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THE AVENGERS 5.1<br />
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This was a neat little series. It fills in the time frame from when the original roster of Avengers quit to be replaced by Cap and his Kooky Quartet. It also introduces us to a villain who can absorb the life force of anyone. If the person she is absorbing has super powers then she gets those as well. In her final blow she takes out the Avengers only to be attacked by the original roster back to save their friends or avenge the dead if need be. This was a cool idea. It feels like an old school Marvel book and gives us some background into historical events within the Marvel Universe. I think this would work well on a lot of the other books that Marvel puts out. And with this issue it is done and it leads right into The Avengers #17. The actual, original Avengers book. Good stuff.<br />
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JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS #24<br />
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Here we are with the final story arc. We knew for a while that the book was going to end with #27, but this sort of sucks. I haven't missed an issue of the book. Even when the artwork was less than stellar I stuck with it. Now, in the final story arc Jerrica realizes that she must find a way to make Jem and Jerrica the same person. It is time to stop hiding behind the fabrications of Synergy and become the new and improved Jem. Of course this is taking place in Hawaii and The Stingers are already there and pretty mad that Jem has taken their drummer from them. With Stormer from the Misfits in the group can her reality show be that far behind? This is a fun book and the new artist, Gisele Lagace is fabulous.<br />
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DOCTOR WHO #11<br />
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The Doctor is captured by the Hesguard Institute in the 53rd century. He is locked up for his violent tendencies. They have a way to drain a person of their bad stuff and funnel it into these blank humanoids that contain all of the bad leaving the person as good. Rose tries to get The Doctor free, but they have already completed the process and now, because The Doctor is something they have never dealt with before, his repository for hate and anger has broken loose and is on a rampage. This would have made a great episode in the original series. I realize that Eccelston didn't want to do a second season, but he would have done great. <br />
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HOOKJAW #4<br />
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The pirates have captured the environmentalists and are feeding them to the sharks. Hookjaw knows who needs to die, but isn't above eating any other human that crosses her path. This is probably the most gruesome of the series so far, but it will be interesting to se what happens when the military nut gets to play with a bunch of explosives next issue. In the land of comic books, Hookjaw is the most intense and bizarre book out there. Who knew a shark could carry a book? Hookjaw knew.<br />
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INFAMOUS IRON MAN #6<br />
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Doom is after The Wizard while his mother and Reed Richards plot behind the scenes to destroy Doom once and for all. Throw in SHIELD with Sharon Carter now in charge and the new Ironheart getting ready to barge into the fray and next issue should be pretty explosive. There was a nice scene from Doom's college days with Reed and Ben that started the book and, as always, the art work is simply breathtaking. I think if they can get this book to last and go the distance they shoudl consider giving Doom Bot from Avengers A.I. his own book in the future. I'd buy it.<br />
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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #3<br />
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While Lord Havok presents a unified front to neighboring countries, The JLA is working with the local resistance fighters to take down The Extremists. I did find it interesting that some of the Extremists were taken down with nothing more than words when they realized that they work for a megalomaniac. Havok thinks he has won, but he, like so many people, underestimate Batman. Never do that. It will be bad.<br />
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The Hanna Barbera books were hit or miss when they came out. I liked them all except for The Flintstones. Future Quest is going to continue with smaller story arcs in the future and Scooby Apocalypse is still going. I miss Wacky Racers...a little.<br />
Now we have some annuals that team up DC with Hanna Barbera so it was a natural fit to put Adam Strange with Future Quest. His Zeta Beam has accidentally deposited him into The Lost Valley. The Quest team goes to see what is happening and they find an amnesiac Adam Strange who is being chased by FEAR they wish to leave the valley for good and he can help them with his Zeta Beam. Sometimes, you should just be happy with what you have, but tell that to Agents of FEAR. There is a back up story with Top Cat coming face to face with Batman. Seems he got caught in a time and space transporter and now all he wants to do is find his friend, Benny. The Adam Strange story was great. Being a huge fan of Future Quest it felt like that only with the added goodness of DC Comics along for the ride. The Top Cat story was a good introduction to what appears to be a series. Yeah, I'm buying that. These crossovers remind me that comic books should be, for the most part, fun. This was fun.<br />
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BANANA SPLITS/SUICIDE SQUAD<br />
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I have known about this book since they announced it a while back. I have been waiting since then and to be honest, I read it first. I have also read it twice. This is what I can the perfect comic book. It could be for my love of the super pop group The Banana Splits. They were on Saturday mornings when I was a little kid and I always watched them. The Suicide Squad? Meh, I know who they are, but I haven't regularly read a book of theirs in years. So, the Splits are arrested for being late to their gig at The Whiskey A Go Go and sent to Belle Reve because people think they are meta humans. Meanwhile, Waller's team is down for the count and she can't use any of her traditional back up people without warning the higher ups who would just order to execute. So, The Banana Splits, Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork are sent in to save the day! And they do, with a vengeance. They also reinvent themselves at the end with a new sound and it is magnificent. For the entire story I could not stop grinning it is awesome. The writing is funny and the art work is magnificent. And, if that couldn't make it any better, the back up story is Snagglepuss who gets drawn into court during the McCarthy era and is expected to answer for his crimes of being a Southern Gothic Playwright. It's just an excuse for some magnificent Snagglepuss dialogue. I read the whole thing in his voice. Peter Potomas and Augie Doggie are along for the ride and, what's that? There's going to be a series? And they are calling it Exit Stage Left; The Snagglepuss Chronicles? I guess they just want all my money. If you buy no other book this years this is the book you need to read.<br />
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Well, there you go. You have your orders to go pick up the Banana Splits/ Suicide Squad crossover and anything else you think looks good. Be sure to patronize your local comic book store. The weekly books help them pay the rent. Well, that and the metric ton of MAgic cards that probably go through there on a weekly basis.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XMl6HnhFFIA" width="560"></iframe>Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-31907682843959419462017-03-23T05:27:00.001-07:002017-03-23T05:27:38.436-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 8Another weekly column! Woooo! Kind of a light week for us here at The Waltz Compound. Also, I am not reviewing the new HULK book unless things change in Issue 5. JUst not my cup of tea I'm afraid. With that being said, let's get to the book!<br />
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FUTURE QUEST #11<br />
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The penultimate issue is here and everyone teams up to fight the Omnikron for the last time. Will they be able to save Earth from this monstrosity or is it too powerful? You'll have to read it for yourself. I can't believe it's been almost a year since this book came out. I will miss it when it's gone. If you haven't read it go pick up the trades. If you even know the name Herculoids or Jonny Quest or Space Ghost then they wrote this love letter to you and it shows.<br />
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THE FLASH # 19<br />
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Second part of the Flash and Kid Flash down under with Captain Boomerang. I like how Kid Flash's vibrating powers work differently and to a great effect in this book. We are getting set up with a crossover for the next two issues and it looks like it will blow our mind like the original Rebirth book did. I wish there was more of old school Wally West in the book. That would be cool.<br />
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BLUE BEETLE #7<br />
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Dr. Fate fights for Jamie Reyes' life against the monster that wants the scarab. The reveal is pretty cool. I know him a little, but not as much as others might. It will be interesting to see where it goes from here and J.M. DeMatteis starts next issue! I am so excited. His Dr. Fate books was one of the best out there and really needs to be collected into a volume of it's own. You hear me, DC? Yeah! I'm talking to you.<br />
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WONDER WOMAN # 19<br />
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She's done with the insane asylum and the big bull fellas name is Ferdinand. I should have guessed that. Anyway, the Godwatch has had enough of Wonder Woman and they do the unthinkable. Not to give too much of this away, but I realize she does the whole bullets and bracelets thing, but I always assumed Wonder Woman is bulletproof. Can't she take a pretty good hit? Guess we will see next issue.<br />
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HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORP # 17<br />
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Guy is recovering from his fight and we learned why he did it alone and with no ring. He needed to show the Yellow Lanterns who the boss was. A little fear for the fear guys. And Kyle is a Green Lantern again? UM, okay, that's cool. He was a great Green Lantern.<br />
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DOOM PATROL #5<br />
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If anything is going to kill this book it will be the time between books. It sure doesn't feel monthly and Gerard Way may have bit off more than he can chew. That being said, the one thing that will save this book is that it's good enough that no one will care about the delay. The team is back! Sort of. It reminded me of old school Doom PAtrol mixed with a little of Morrison's run. The melding of the things we love about Doom Patrol. And Negative Man is back! And rocking some sweet threads. This is a fun book.<br />
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THE MISFITS # 3<br />
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The Misfits are getting their sound back as the reality show continues. But Blaze has what she thinks is an awful secret. Until she tells anyone and everyone she meets says that is awesome. Her other band is coming together and she can be the lead singer like she always wanted. Being on a popular reality show won't hurt the PR for the new group. This is such a great book with that whole vibe that made Jem and the Holograms such a great book.I remember them saying that this was a mini series. I hope it continues beyond that.<br />
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MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR # 17<br />
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Luna gets assistance from The X-Men to find a Cerebro that Forge made so she can track down the Doctor Doom that has been bothering her lately. Forge is astonished that she can make Cerebro find anyone, mutant or not and a little side trip to the 80s happens as they fight a shopping mall of Dooms. I love that Luna has embraced that she is the smartest person in existence and a Devil Dinosaur/Wolverine Fastball Special makes the book. It felt like they were going to cancel this book in the next issue. They don't say it, but Marvel never says it. I hope not.<br />
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IRON FIST #1<br />
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This is the gritty, Iron Fist has lost his way tale. I realize that it's just a set up first issue, but it shows that Danny is trying to cope with the fact that with K'un Lun destroyed that he may not be Iron Fist anymore. And if he's not Iron Fist then who is he? It reads like a kung fu movie which is all Iron Fist was ever supposed to be. A good start to what can be a great book.<br />
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EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #20<br />
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With the Inhumans VS X-Men over and Earth safe for mutants again, it is time for our team to leave Limbo behind. Yeah, they are starting those new X Books next month so there is no room for what was my favorite X-Book. They are all going home. And what is the perfect capper to a great run of comics? That's right, baseball game. Kind of choked me up a little. Jeff Lemire and Victor Ibanez give us the perfect cap to this book. It's a shame nothing is coming along to replace it.<br />
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See, you sniffled a little seeing this, didn't you?<br />
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So, another successful weekly column in the bag. It helped getting out of work early yesterday and having today off. A great bunch of books. Remember, go visit your comic shop and find something to read. The 50 cent bin alone is filled with so many magnificent things.<br />
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<br />Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-30389402254850259152017-03-16T10:29:00.006-07:002017-03-16T10:29:56.672-07:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 7Yeah! Back on track! These are the books we got yesterday. I have always had the problem of plowing right through the new books pretty much the day I get them. Some of them get reread the same week, some go in their respective places and are reread from time to time. This is a pretty good batch of books.<br />
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<b>MONSTERS UNLEASHED! #5</b><br />
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This is the end of the series. They are gearing up for the regular series that will follow the adventures of Kid Kaiju. This whole thing seemed rushed. Last issue they were screwed, but now that Kid Kaiju uses his own original monsters he can save the day? Meh. And the new monsters seemed lackluster at best. I would have rather had a team with OOM and FIN FANG FOOM. Know what I mean? I really doubt that I will be getting the continuing series. Good part. Plenty of cool monster art. I really liked that. The variant cover we got (pictured above) was pretty cool as well. We even bought some of the Monsters Unleashed comic book boxes. Now, can I have action figures? I'd really like if this ended up as action figures.<br />
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<b>THE UNCANNY AVENGERS #21</b><br />
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The finale between Deadpool and Rogue and Deadpool has a pretty neat trick up his sleeve that I won't spoil here. Suffice to say it made me smile when he did it. This is the best Avenger book out there. Go read all of them. And I mean Volume 2. Don;t read Volume 1. Nuff said!<br />
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<b>AQUAMAN #19</b><br />
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The start of the H2.0 storyline begins here and Aquaman has to go to an island with the Aquamarines who tried to kill him during the war. He's facing off against an old foe, Dead Water, who can teleport from place to place with the smallest bit of water. In the new Rebirth Universe, this is one of the most consistent books out there. I love that Aquaman is one of my favorite books.<br />
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<b>COADY AND THE CREEPIES #1</b><br />
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Fresh from the Boom! Box imprint comes the story of a set of triplets who are also a punk rock band. And, just to make it interesting, one of them is a ghost. I remember punk rock and it's nice to see a new comic that recognizes its influences and becomes an interesting thing of it's own. I remember when Boom! put out Jonesy and Giant Days and they were supposed to be limited series. Now they are not and I hope this one follows in their footsteps. Great story awesome art and a punk rock vibe that makes this one of the best all girl band comic books out there. (Currently, there are three.)<br />
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<b>GREEN ARROW #19</b><br />
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Yes, Roy Harper is back. Yes, Ollie calls him Speedy and gets punched for it. We see the life and times of Roy Harper, warts, drugs and all and now we are brought to the present where he has found something to fight for and Ollie and Black Canary are along for the ride. We also get a new, trippy version of Count Vertigo. It's in flashback so, you know he'll be showing his face soon. Such a great book.<br />
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<b>KONG OF SKULL ISLAND #9</b><br />
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We went and saw the new Kong movie. It was spectacular! This book lends itself to telling us so much about the giant ape we meet in the movie. Now, the queen of Kong Island has to deal with people who believe that what she does is wrong. They don;t think they need Kong to protect them. They are wrong and they are about to attempt a misstep that will probably result in the deaths of a lot of their tribe. But, we have to wait until next issue.<br />
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<b>CAVE CARSON AND HIS CYBERNETIC EYE #6</b><br />
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The monster is revealed and unleashed and Carson, his daughter and Wild Dog have to save the day. Sure, they need to take some psychotropic drugs to get the job done, but that's perfectly normal, right? This book is very trippy. Now with the first arc completed I might have to go back and ready them all in one sitting. I still don;t get what is going on in the back up feature. I look at it, but I've stopped trying to read it.<br />
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<b>PATSY WALKER A.K.A. HELLCAT! #16</b><br />
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THEY ARE CANCELLING THIS BOOK! This is so very sad. I have not missed an issue. There was an issue where I truly despised the art and I still bought it. This was such a great book and now we might get one more issue. Patsy does learn how to rid herself of the reality altering illness she has that is triggered whenever she sneezes and we learn a little bit more about her true nature in the process. I am so sad they are cancelling this book.<br />
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<b>THE GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #6</b><br />
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Bertha is still fighting the madman who has taken her size powers and increased them tenfold. Overdosing on the drug he has become berserk monster attacking the city. Doorman is doing his new job being a grim reaper, only he's not very good at it. Good Boy realizes she can't run from her problems and runs back to the team as the giant mad scientist begins his attack. This book is silly, serious, fun and the art work is so good. The cover is hilarious as well. I hope we get these guys around for a very long time.<br />
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<b>BATWOMAN #1</b><br />
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She is back in the Rebirth universe. I will admit that while I know who Batwoman is, I never read her previous book. Heard good thing, never read it. This is a good issue. We get a decent fight along with a hint at her past. Then it throws us in the deep end and tells us to swim.<br />
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BOOK OF THE WEEK<br />
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I thought instead of reviewing the Book of the Month twice I would just do it once.<br />
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<b>U.S.Avengers # 4</b><br />
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Give me a comic book with Squirrel Girl and I will buy it. This particular issue does not have her in it, but we do get Deadpool and Red Hulk versus American Kaiju. I think American Kaiju is hilarious. Plus it is divided into four different comic books with four different covers within the issue that does a chapter of the story. It felt like the spirit of Steve Gerber was there and it made me smile this is one of the new books that Marvel is doing right by. A truly great issue and our Book of the Week.<br />
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A pretty good week. That one complaint doesn't really ruin things. I wish I could have found a better picture of that cover. The variant with the cool Fin Fang Foom cover is pretty cool. Has a sweet underground vibe to it.<br />
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See you next week.Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-42749284064439401752017-03-09T13:49:00.001-08:002017-03-09T13:49:06.516-08:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 6Yeah, yeah, I know. I said weekly. We've been every week on Wednesday like clockwork. Just lazy I guess. Ready for the lightning round? Here we gooooooooo!<br />
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AQUAMAN #18<br />
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Time to fight Warhead. Well, maybe not. Aquaman shows why he might be the most intelligent super hero out there. He knows not to lead with his fists. Especially, when he finds out what Warhead is really up to. This continues to be one of my favorite Rebirth books out there.<br />
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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINE/ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK #6<br />
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Yup, it's over. Yes, it ended magnificently. Yes, I want another one. Yes, there could be one. This is how I remember mini series from my youth. Get in there, tell the story and get it done with. Great book. <br />
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MONSTERS UNLEASHED #4<br />
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We have monsters fighting other monsters who have teamed up with the world's heroes to save the day. But, only Kid Kaiju can save everyone and he is in over his head. One more issue before we go into the series. May it have a long and fruitful life as a continuing series.<br />
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DOCTOR WHO 9 #10<br />
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Yeah, it looks confusing, but it does deal with the ninth Doctor so the 9 makes sense. They are finishing up stuff in 17th century Brazil and Captain Jack learns a little more about his missing past. When they brought this series back to life, Eccelston was my favorite of the new Doctors. A sense of humor with a simmering anger just beneath the surface. They manage to balance that out here and with it being a comic book, the special effects are pretty easy.<br />
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GREEN ARROW #18<br />
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The Return of Roy Harper starts here. This is going to be great and we get a nice lead in to the chaos starting up in the next issue. It reminded me of the old Green Arrow/Green Lantern days. Another great Rebirth book<br />
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THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #18<br />
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Doreen finds out that her benefactor is bad news and her new suit pays the ultimate price. Now I want an issue of nothing but Alfredo the Chicken and Chef Bear. One page is not enough.<br />
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POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #14<br />
I heard it through the grapevine that this book is getting cancelled in the near future. I think this is a terrible mistake. The war in Harlem is heating up and the machinations of Street Magician, Alex, is coming to a head as his new drug grips the city in insanity. This book never fails to get me excited for what is coming next. It realizes that Danny and Luke are more brothers than partners. They have known each other for a long time and this has been a wonderful run of their adventures together.<br />
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BAT GIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #8<br />
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Nightwing is in Batgirl's turf and the person he's fighting is wicked strong with bizarre powers. The ladies come to save the day and stitch Nightwing up. There is some silly flirting and Canary goes undercover to find out what is happening to the meta humans. This is still the only Bat-Family book I buy and it is such a great book.<br />
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THE FLASH #18<br />
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Wally West, post Flashpoint discovers that his father is Reverse Zoom and when he goes to visit in Iron Heights he discovers that he has been transferred to Belle Reve under the jurisdiction of Amanda Waller. This is the Waller I remember and the speedy duo head to Australia to find Captain Boomerang. That may have been a bad idea. This book continues to behave like a new book with the soul of the classic Flash books of the 70s. DC has been my go to for super hero tales like they are meant to be.<br />
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HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #16<br />
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Guy Gardner is hunting down a rogue Yellow Lantern, Arkillo. And he isn't using his power ring. Of course, neither is Arkillo, but he's a friggin monster. We also get a little behind the scenes that explains why Guy is the way that Guy is. A great story.<br />
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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #2<br />
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Lord Havok has found this world's version of his homeland and their king has died so, he takes the land and promises them prosperity and peace. How are the new Justice League supposed to fight a sovereign nation? I'm sure they will think of something. I haven't bought a League book in a very long time and it's nice to get such a diverse, unusual team for a change. Good stuff.<br />
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WONDER WOMAN #18<br />
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The Godwatch story is fascinating to read. More Vertigo feel than DC Comic feel. It deals with the organization that is trying to find Wonder Woman's homeland and how it all got started. This is a prime example of great storytelling, epic art and a wonder on how it will all end without it being really bad.<br />
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SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #11<br />
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The gang is looking for Velma. Scooby shows that he is the best dog in the world and the team is starting to feel like the classic team from the old cartoon days. The back up feature slaps President Trump right in the face and will get away with it because we know that no one in his administration reads comic books. I hope this Hanna Barbera off shoot lasts for a very long time.<br />
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JONESY #11<br />
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Ah, Jonesy. Doesn't every 54 year old man read the awesome adventures of a young girl with super special love powers? No, then you might want to. We get an explanation of what went wrong back home in the form of a zine and it is magnificent. Being a zine guy from back in the day, this is a pretty cool zine disguised as a comic book. Now it is time for Jonesy to face the music. That'll be next issue. Pick this book up.<br />
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JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS #5<br />
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Josie and the Pussycats are playing a county fair, but they get upstaged by a little girl who is the opening act and has the voice of an angel. Josie knows she can't really be that young, but she discovers that a lot of people are as driven to succeed as she is. They come in all shapes, sizes and ages. Also, I think Melody has become aware that she's in a comic book. Audrey Mok's artwork is killing it.<br />
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BOOK OF THE COLUMN???<br />
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I know I said Weekly, but then I procrastinated. So, anyway the book would have to be...<br />
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JONESY!<br />
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I have every issue of this thing and Sam Humphries never ceases to amaze me. The zine look for this issue makes it the best of the best of ... well, the books I bought. Go read it already. You can thank me later. If it doesn't look like your cup of tea, read a different comic book. And, remember all comments are welcome.<br />
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One last thing. I have read three issues of HULK. I'm on the fence and not sure how I feel about the book. Here's the cover to issue 1;<br />
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<br />Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-85209026285392484392017-02-23T04:26:00.001-08:002017-02-23T04:26:51.827-08:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 5This is the third week that we have made the weekly jaunt down to Fanfare for our comic books. I am starting to get used to it, but there is a huge sale this weekend so we will be going on Saturday as well.. Anyway, I promised that I would keep up on these to reduce the length of the column. So, here we are.<br />
I have also decided to institute a new feature at the end of the column each week. Of the books reviewed I will tell you which one was my favorite.<br />
Ready? Here we go!<br />
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WONDER WOMAN #17<br />
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As you can tell from the cover, Cheetah is back. It's a little sad because Wonder Woman went to all that trouble to help her not be The Cheetah anymore. Diana is still in the looney bin and Steve Trevor and company are being hunted down so they need to bring Diana back to her super heroing ways and fast.<br />
This book is just so good. I can appreciate a long game story, especially with such an iconic character. And since it is only in the odd numbered books, it doesn't seem rushed at all. One of the best things DC gives us on a regular basis.<br />
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JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1<br />
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What, another first issue? Yeah, remember when DC decided to start up Rebirth you got a first issue that acts like an introduction and then the first issue of the new series starts things off. A clever way to get two first issues for the collectors and the intro issue kind of works on it's own. Well, now Batman has his team doing jobs and making themselves seen. High profile rescue stuff of the average man. He's trying to humanize the JLA for mankind and it seems like a good idea.<br />
Then Lord Havok and his cronies decide to save our Earth no matter who they have to kill to do it. I remember these guys from the Giffen/DeMatteis Justice League days. They are pretty heavy hitters so, it will be interesting to see how the new team copes. Sure, some of them are pretty street level heroes, but they have a couple of mean dudes on their team. It should be an interesting fight. There is also an epic two page splash page that should be made into a poster.<br />
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FUTURE QUEST #10<br />
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The giant creature is going toe to toe with the new and improved Frankenstein Jr. Unfortunately, no one told The Herculoids that Frankenstein Jr is on our side and they do not like robots at all. Space Ghost has recovered from his injuries, It's time to get everyone on board against a common threat. Future Quest ends in two issues and they have to wrap everything up. Right? They do have to, don't they? We shall see. In the entire Hanna Barbera reboot this one is my favorite. IT captures those old cartoons that I still watch perfectly. Herculoids are still the best.<br />
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EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #19<br />
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I do not like when Event crossovers interfere with my books. Unless, of course, I am buying into the crossover, but with the exception of the recent Monsters Unleashed, I haven't done that since The Black Vortex. Luckily, they kind of ignore the whole crossover for a more intimate story that is told between the beats of the battle. See, Magik had a protege named Sapna who was possessed by The World Eater. TO stop the monster and save Sapna she had to be absorbed into Magik's Soulsword. Now, Sapna is sick of being in there and draws Magi into the sword to keep her company. Time moves different inside the sword so it's okay, but kSapna is rather insistent that she stay. Magik has to find a resolution to the problem and save her team from being wiped out by the Inhumans.<br />
The artwork when they are inside the sword is breathtaking. Blacks, with scratches of white and deep blues and purples make for one of the most interesting pieces of artwork I have seen in a long time. Such a great book, artwise. And the resolution of the problem will be interesting to watch as it plays out.<br />
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THE AVENGERS 4.1 <br />
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Quicksilver has two busted legs. Hawkeye is framed for theft and the team is fragmented. Time to find The Frightful Four and show the world that the Avengers do what they do best. And they have to deal with the new member that is the viper in their midst. If it's not too late.<br />
This has been a good min series. I would like to see them do this along the Avengers timeline. Little stories that fall through the cracks and get told in the time period when they happened. Nice to have a Captain America story to read again.<br />
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THE GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #5<br />
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The team is still under lock down, but Big Bertha still has a job to go to. But, this new one seems wrong. They want her to pose as the before and after for a weight loss program. But, is that even what they want her for? Or is it something more nefarious? I like that Bertha has embraced her bigger girl and given up the skinny super model persona. She made a lot of money at it, but she was never happy in that size. Sure,it comes in handy for super powers, but Bertha likes her new life. The newest incarnation of the GLA feels like the dysfunctional family we all know.<br />
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INFAMOUS IRON MAN #5<br />
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Victor goes toe to toe with his mother and he is pretty unhappy that she is still alive. He had buried her for years and now this seems wrong. He also manages to save Ben Grimm from her spell that was mostly an illusion. Now she tells Victor she is proud of his new role in the world, but wants to hear none of it. The end of this one was a huge surprise and will make this continue to be one of the most interesting, original books that Marvel puts out.<br />
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UNCANNY AVENGERS #20<br />
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The Red Skull's end game that started way back in Issue one, Volume One of The Uncanny Avengers and the theft of Charles Xavier's brain. He is in complete control of The Unity Squad. But Deadpool has a plan and Red Skull can't read his mind.<br />
This book is one of those that gives us small, individual beats and then moves into the long game with such little effort that it makes your head swim. Every issue makes you wait for the next with such expectation that you have to remember not to check out any spoilers online. A fantastic book.<br />
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MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #16<br />
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When last we left Moon Girl she had switched minds with Devil Dinosaur and went to ask Dr. Strange for help. Now, he has helped Luna and shrunk Devil down to a more manageable size, temporarily. Luna has problems with the concept of magic, but when they are faced with a horde of Dr. Dooms that should not exist she embraces magic and with the help of Dr. Strange, attacks the Doom Horde. Doom Horde? That seems pretty cool. Maybe I should copyright that or something? Anyway, the book stays at it's always level of excellence in both art and writing. I am interested to see how the appearance of the X-Men will figure into this especially with the whole Inhumans VS X-Men thing going on currently in the Marvel Universe.<br />
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BLUE BEETLE #6<br />
Jaime discovers that the scarab can not be removed. Mad and looking for the man who attacked his mother Blue Beetle goes looking for a fight that he can't win. And finds one in spades with Dr. Fate finally getting into the mix.<br />
This is an interesting book. I am excited because it was announced that starting with issue #8 J.M. DeMatteis, my most favorite writer of all times, will be handed the reins. I can't wait to see what he has in store for us.<br />
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THE FLASH #17<br />
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The final battle with The Rogues and Captain Cold's new Black Ice gun. The Flash tries to tell Captain Cold that he could be so much more than a common criminal all the while, fighting the team and trying to bring them to justice. In the end Captain Cold takes The Flash's advice. Just not in the way he hoped. This is a good end of a story that worked like one long fight. I do want to see what the new Captain Cold will be like in future issues. The book did a lot of speedster stuff when it started and it was all good. Now we have The Flash doing what he does best, being a great super hero that loves saving the day for everyone.<br />
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HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #15<br />
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Hal and Kyle finish their rescue mission of Saint Walker as the Green and Yellow Corps figure out how they will divide the work patrolling the galaxy. Guy Gardner goes looking for his new team mate on his own terms. I hope next issue gives us the Corps working throughout the galaxy doing their job. There has been an epic story leading up to all of this. TO bring us what the Corps will look like in the new Rebirth universe and I think it will be glorious.<br />
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HOOKJAW #3<br />
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The team is forced to go under to look for the bad guys stuff that went down with the cargo ship. The secondary objective is to kill Hookjaw. Yeah, right, good luck with that. Hookjaw has other ideas about the matter. Especially since they captured and killed one of the other great whites. This book reminds me of the days during the movie Jaws and everything was about sharks. I was afraid to swim in the water and I didn't even live near the ocean! That's the sign of a great movie and so many have followed. The recent resurgence of killer shark films with Sharknado leading the pack, is phenomenal and this old school shark tales fits right in. And it manages to out do them all because it feel so real.<br />
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SLAM #4<br />
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Roller Derby resurfaced a few years back and is making a name for itself in sports. It feels more permanent than the first time when it was more of a flash in the pan. Especially when they are using the curved track instead of the flat surface a lot of the teams use now. I understand why they flat track it. They can do that anywhere. Makes for a more user friendly sport than if you have to put up a special structure every time you want to play. Less overhead that way which makes the sport more profitable. Anyway, this issue gives us an instructional on how the game is played and told in a simple way that makes the sport more interesting to watch. Sure, girls on skates beating the crap out of each other is cool, but if you know the rules going in then it helps with the enjoyment of the sport. And our two leads have a painful reunion that ends in more than a couple of bumps and bruises on the track. This is a sweet book and I like how they go to the time to break down the sport and how it works.<br />
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BOOK OF THE WEEK<br />
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EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #19<br />
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I have always loved this particular X-Book. Some of my favorite heroes and they are there to save the mutants of the world like they are supposed to. Now, faced with another crossover event, it does it's job by being in the center of the conflict and ignoring it the entire time. Recently there has been an issue with how to credit artwork on a book. In the old days it was the penciller and the inker. Now, with the innovations in computers the colorist brings so much more to the game. So, writer Jeff Lemire for giving us such a great story within a bigger one, artist Eric Koda for his imagination of the landscape of the inside of Magik's Soulsword and Morry Hollowell and Andrew Crossley for adding such intersting color schemes to such an alien world., I pick this book as the best of the week.<br />
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<br />Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-8314083658867371232017-02-15T12:41:00.000-08:002017-02-15T12:41:39.809-08:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 4So, yeah we have been going to the comic shop every week. It is nice to not spend a ton of money at the store. But, if you don;t do the reviews right away they pile up and you still end up with a ton of books. So, these are going to be rapid punch, lightning round reviews this time. Another ton of great books. I have also decided that Superman might be worth a grab, but I'm going to go with trades for that one. <br />
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Jonesy discovers you can fight city hall if you believe in something enough and she doesn't even need to use her love powers. It also makes her realize that she can't hide forever. She is going home to face the music next issue. I can never say enough good things about this book. If you love comic books you should get this book.</div>
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Roller Derby girls. Enough said. That and it actually breaks down the sport and shows how it's done while giving us an interesting back story into the lives of the girls. I can remember the first time this was a sport and I'm glad it's back. I do miss the curved track, however.</div>
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The first six books were a set up of where our titular beast actually came from. After that we are getting acquainted with the island he will call home and we get to see him as a little Kong. Very cute and the artwork is amazing. The movie comes out this week and I can't wait.</div>
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My children introduced me tom ZIM in cartoon form. I thought it was insane and funny. When they came up with the comic book I was worried they wouldn't be able to capture the same insanity. I was wrong. This time around Zim and Dib try to tell the best story to win their freedom from an alien race. Except there's more to it than that and it ends with a face planter. An actual face planter. Buy it and see.</div>
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The new team and their final battle against The Gold Skull! Yeah, if he were brighter this might be a fight, but he isn't and the team shows that they candle anything even if their Hulk can't Hulk for the moment. And I get another helping of Squirrel Girl at the same time so...win-win.</div>
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The Flash figures out The Rogues plan and manage to get the drop on them, but Captain Cold has a new gun up his sleeve that may spell the end for The Flash! It's a great hero comic and feels like the books I read when I was a kid. I thought this was a Kevin Nowlan variant cover. I was wrong. I bought it any way. I thought it was pretty cool.</div>
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I had stopped buying the book. The beautiful and crazy intelligent Martha Waltz talked me back in. I'm so glad she did. The gang story wraps up and we discover the identity of Huntress' mother. And we get a new Oracle and there is some bizarre house hunting as well. They make a great team and I'm glad I'm back to this book. It's the only one I buy in the Bat Family.</div>
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And we finish off with our last issue with a 17 on it and Green Arrow shows us how to make a bow and go after Malcolm Merlyn and kill him for killing his police buddy. Except, there are secrets that even Green Arrow doesn't know and this one will stop him from getting what he truly wants; Merlyn's head on a platter. Another great comic that embraces what comic book in the super hero genre have always been. Solid storytelling through a magnificent fusion of words and pictures.</div>
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Okay, sheesh that is a lot of books, but I got through them all for you so you can see if anything here sounds like something you might be interested in. Even if you aren't a single issue kind of person a lot of these have enough issues for trades. Most of the ones with 17 on the cover have a couple of trades out already. If you can't commit financially, that is always a thing. Check out your local library. The one in downtown Kalamazoo has a ton of comics on hand so, I'm sure yours does too. I'll try to be here next week so the column's aren't this long again.</div>
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DOOM PATROL #4<br />
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After a couple of months with no book we get more Doom Patrol. The issue with Negative Man comes to a head and it makes the whole character more interesting than he has ever been. Meanwhile Casey Brinke, ambulance driver discovers she is so much more and is out to find out her destiny. I have always liked Doom Patrol and the freaky issues are a lot of fun. The artwork by Nick Derington is phenomenal. I have no idea who the bad guy is at the end and am stopping myself from just checking the internet. I'll let it play out on the page.<br />
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BLUE BEETLE #5<br />
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We have finally got all the players on the page. The local super group, both Blue Beetles and Dr. Fate for a brief instance. We learn a little more about the Beetle armor and The Posse does a great job helping with the bad guy Mordecai who works for a bigger badder, unknown bad guy. If I can't have just Ted Kord in a comic book, I'm glad he's in this one. Plus we get investigators Sugar and Spike which was one of the highlights of last years Legends of Tomorrow title. They really need their own book.<br />
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This is the final issue against the vigilante team The Vice Squad and with the help of the police chief they take them down once and for all. But, there's more to this than what is on the surface and one of them pays for it. This is another issue that makes me so happy with Rebirth. It's nice to have Green Arrow and Black Canary together, fighting the bad guys. It's what a comic book should be. And twice a month makes it even better. I hope they can keep the momentum going on this one.<br />
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THE FLASH #15<br />
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Hot on the trail of the Rogues, (And yes, because Heat Wave is on the cover, I went for the joke.) and he busts a heist for a priceless statue. The only problem is that with Mirror Master on the job not everything is what it seems. The Rogues have devised the perfect plan to stay out of the speedsters grip and even The Flash is not sure where to go next. As I mentioned with Green Arrow, this is another fine example of old school comic books. It's the guy with the super powers fighting criminals that he has known for a very long time. They all continue to surprise one another and The Flash discovers that not even his speed can solve every problem A modern day classic.<br />
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HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #13<br />
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After the long drawn out battle with Larfleeze and a wrap up last issue this is what is referred to as a fill in issue. It's a story of the Green Lanterns told by one of their own in the far flung future. They used to do these a lot back in the day and they were always hit or miss. In this case it seems that it has more to do with our current presidential issues than anything else. That is also a good thing.<br />
Best quote that makes our current situation a little better? "Will isn't instinctual. It's never easy. But will chases away fear and rage and greed. It inspires illuminates, shines through the dark where evil things hide. But will needs help. You have to chose it." Not a bad quote to live by if you ask me.<br />
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INFAMOUS IRON MAN #4<br />
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Victor continues to try and convince everyone that he is trying to be a hero. Hard to believe when you're talking to Dr. Doom and no one believes him. When he hears that Ben Grimm is in Latveria he goes to find that the person he left to watch his country has done a terrible job. He also finds Grimm in bad shape and his mother. I really, at this point can not wait for the next issue. I'm pretty sure this is where it hits the fan. Such a great comic book and I like that even though he has taken up the mantle of Iron Man the ego of Doom supersedes it. One of the best comics Marvel is putting out. Please don;t cancel it.<br />
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Isn't that a great cover? The carnage continues as wave after wave of monsters land on the planet. There is a huge one that Alpha Flight has to take on because of it's size it would destroy Earth. Elsa Bloodstone is on the case and a new wave of extremely familiar monsters arrive to join the fight. That double page alone should be a poster. See, this is what comics should be. Heroes fighting to save mankind from things that have no regard for us. It shouldn't be hero against hero. I have never liked that aspect of story telling. This takes us back to the days when you could tell good from bad, wrong from right. I am still unhappy with the price tag and it will prevent me from getting any of the tie in issues, unless it's a title we are already getting. There's one of those farther down. I will have to judge the ongoing series on it's own merits when it comes out to see if I will have to add it to the regular stuff I already buy.<br />
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After The Deluge we have an issue of winding down. Aquaman is cleaning up his home town of Amnesty Bay and the rest of the Atlanteans are pitching it to help all across the Eastern Seaboard. I love the art here. Penciller Brad Walker and Inker Andrew Hennessy make this book look awesome. You need a book to wind down with and this is a perfect example of that kind of book. Yeah, sure, there's some bad guy named Warhead planning stuff, but that won;t be for a while and we can just enjoy Aquaman back in his home town helping out. Now if something would stop triggering his fish telepathy he would be fine. Right?<br />
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This is a Monsters Unleashed tie in. It is also $4.99. Are all of these books going to be over priced? I hope not, but I know that they will. Anyway, Deadpool is lured to a private girl school in the hopes of a chimichanga eating contest. But, the girls are witches and they need Deadpool to summon his satanic wife to bring their dead headmistress back from the dead. Unfortunately, they aren't the best at spell casting so they get Deadpool's BFF instead. Spider-Man. The spell kind of works and Spidey is slowly getting possessed. Also, there's a huge monster they need to fight.<br />
The issue made me laugh. It didn;t really expand on the Monsters Unleashed thing except that there was a big monster. But, it was funny. We normally buy these for my younger daughter, Dandelion, so she will probably enjoy it more than me. Just shows me that the other tie ins would be a huge waste of money. Sorry about the negativity.<br />
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MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #14 & #15<br />
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Apparently, I missed an issue so we picked them both up at the same time. Mon Girl lives on Yancy Street so The Thing comes to pay a visit. The new Hulk that I do not care for shows up because Moon Girl has proven that she is the smartest person in the world. This leads to a Thing/Hulk that ends kind of silly. Meanwhile, Dr. Doom is looking for Moon Girl. This leads to Ironheart showing up. I have had zero contact with this character and this encounter does nothing to make me want to go and read her comic. Also, Dr. Doom might be from another time period. I'm kid of hoping for a Doombot myself. But, they are going to need help so they pay Dr. Strange a visit. Fifteen issues in and not a bad issue. People used to mock me when I told them I was a fan of Kirby's Devil Dinosaur. Guess I showed them, huh?<br />
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WONDER WOMAN #15<br />
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So, Diana discovered that what she thought was the truth for decades was a lie. Even her godly mental abilities caved from this revelation and she is now in the booby hatch for observation. Meanwhile Steve and Candy have to contact an old ally and we will start to unravel The Truth about Wonder Woman once and for all. This is exciting for me because not only does this kick off a new story arc it is also the new arc for the even numbered books as well. I may be able to finally pick up Wonder Woman every two weeks instead of once a month. We shall soon see. I have always been a Wonder Woman fan and it's nice to see them dig into what makes her who she is. The cover reminded me of the old Brian Bolland covers we used to always get. Great issue!<br />
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FUTURE QUEST #9<br />
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As the huge monster attacks the West Coast all the heroes come together. When Frankenstein Jr enters the fray it seems that they might have the upper hand. Too bad no one told The Herculoids that he's on our side. I recently heard that issue 12 is the last of this. That's too bad. This has taken all the heroes of all the Hanna Barbera action cartoons of my youth and put them all together in a united front against an unbeatable force. They should really consider making this a cartoon. DC makes the best cartoons anyway.<br />
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THE MISFITS #2<br />
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Knowing that their songs are better, the Misfits are forced to take part in a reality show. Stormer is not happy about this and that becomes worse when they decide they want to explore her gay lifestyle and her weight. The two things that actually define Stormer. This issue shows how the band was just starting and how reality shows are anything but. The Misfits came into their own in the Jem and the Holograms title and it's great to see them branch out on their own in a story that is definitely what makes The Misfits who they are.<br />
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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK #5<br />
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The government has Blind Apple Mary's guitar and have discovered that while it plays some of the best music in the world, it is also a weapon capable of mass destruction. Since David Lo Pan has brought all the Snake Plisskens from every alternate universe to one place they decide to put the guitar to good use. Jack Burton convinces David Lo Pan that they must work together or die. Lo Pan agrees and summons the greatest monster of all time. It also happens to be another Snake Plissken. I do not believe for an instant that they will be able to wrap this up in one more issue. No way. Sigh, I'm gonna miss this book. It's so damned fun.<br />
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JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS #4<br />
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The Pussycats are off to Rome to shoot a video, have some fun and play some tunes for their fans. There is also what appears to be love in the air for Josie, but she doesn't always read people the right way. This issue grasps the jet set life of the band like it was in the cartoon and makes it a little more grown up along the way. Also, Melody might be a Sailor Moon. NO idea what that's doing in there. This is the only new Archie book I buy. I prefer my Archie and the gang to be classic style and don;t feel that the new stuff works for me. Hopefully, Josie and the Pussycats will be operating on their own and not plopped down straight in Riverdale. Now wait and see that will happen in like two issues now that I have jinxed it.<br />
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JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS OUTRAGEOUS ANNUAL 2017<br />
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This is an 'exquisite corpse' style of story telling. Lots of different artists that tell a different part of one story. In this case it's a fan fiction comic book that details the love story of Kimber and Stormer.<br />
This is a pretty nice annual. Slick, heavy paper and cover stock. Gives it some weight. I learned that the current run of Jem and the Holgrams will be ending with issue #26. While I have had some issues with the recent art work I never wanted the book to end. Hopefully, they will see the error of their ways and we will get a new and improved JEM book sometimes in the near future. In the meantime, this is like three issues worth of stuff in one beautiful package. I also realize that I have bought three books this time that are girl band books. Hmmmm, yeah, no that sounds about right.<br />
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One last thing; They put out comic book boxes with the Monsters Unleashed theme. I got one. They are super cool. The image on the other side is a Kirby picture. I may have to get more of these.<br />
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Okay, might be here next week. Might not. See you then. Go read some comic books!Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468230003519171999.post-2863779467076995692017-01-22T08:00:00.001-08:002017-01-22T08:00:22.339-08:00MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH COMIC BOOKS Chapter 2I go to the comic book store once every two weeks. If I had more money I would go every Wednesday, but I don;t so, there you are. I have a plan to change that in the near future, but there ya go. Because of that sometimes I miss an issue of a comic book. That's a good way to have me drop a series like a hot rock. In this particular case it would be SLAM! and KISS. I buy enough books so if they can't manage to stay on the shelf for a measly week and a half then I must not need them.<br />
Well, enough of the negativity, on with the show.<br />
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AQUAMAN #15<br />
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After many months of Aquaman getting set up into a war with the US the end of The Deluge has arrived. Black Manta shows us how crazy he really is and in the end Aquaman comes up with the perfect solution to end the war once and for all. It's pretty ingenious. I did like how one of the presidential cabinet called him Mr. Curry and Aquaman reprimand him and told him to refer to him as Your Majesty from that point forward. Ouch! Great stuff.<br />
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JONESY #9<br />
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I buy a lot of stuff that writer Sam Humphries is attached to. I believe that his series, Avengers A.I. is one of the best Avenger books ever written and really deserves a second chance. Jonesy tells the tale of a little girl who has the power to make anyone love someone or something else. Now, because of events in her hometown she is sent to live with her mother in the city. Now, she has to deal with rolling garbage cans, restrictive rules and the subway. The end of the issue does make it better. I love the cute trippy art by Caitlin Rose Boyle.<br />
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THE GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #4<br />
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Their nemesis Nain Rouge, has been revealed to be the councilman who prevents them from doing super heroics in Detroit. And, if that wasn't bad enough, their Avengers liaison is on her way to their place to give them Hell fro getting in trouble. What could go wrong? As long as you don;t let hot tempered new member Good Boy guard the villain it should be fine, right? Wait, you did what? Uh-oh. Jacob Chabot's art work is perfect for this wacky team and Zac Gorman gives us back the good old GLA that we have known and loved, warts and all.<br />
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THE UNCANNY AVENGERS #19<br />
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The Marvel horror book that no one knew was a horror book. The Red Skull has the team under his absolute control and now it is time to destroy every super hero on the planet. Artists Pepe Larraz and Rodrigo Zayas are seriously channel Gene Colan's art style in this book. Writter Duggan is putting the team through a horrific blender as he makes them do things that will cause the casual reader to gasp. Hell, I'm not a casual reader and I gasped. Skull's endgame to reinstate the glory of Hydra is frightening and this book has been leading up to this forever so it's nice to see the resolution on the horizon. <br />
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U.S.Avengers #2<br />
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During the FALLOUT crossover I read a couple of issues of The New Avengers and liked it. This team has the sense to add Squirrel Girl into the mix and now they have to deal with a villain from another time line. Luckily they have the Captain America that is the child of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones along for the ride so, it should be too bad, right? I was also impressed how it explained the necessity of Civil War 2. Al Ewing has just plunged right into the mix in the second issue which is awesome and Paco MEdina and Juan Vlasco give us some awesome artwork to go with what could be the best new book out of Marvel in a long time.<br />
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GROO: FRAY OF THE GODS #4<br />
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We end the four issue mini series with The Star God finally getting what comes to him. Groo gets in battle after battle while eating all the food in sight. Groo is one of those things from the old days of comics. It looks exactly and sounds exactly like it did decades ago when it was first introduced. This is a good thing. I'll go so far as to say it's a great thing. It's like that comfortable pair of shoes that you slip into and just say, ahhh. You know what you're getting into and it's awesome. I loves me some Groo.<br />
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THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #16<br />
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Doreen is turning 20 so it's time for an origin story flashback the likes of which we have never seen before. Seriously, we get to see her second mission where she saves the Hulk. We see that Doreen always was a hero she just need a squirrel to let her know it. Also there is an awesome birthday party and I'm a little sad that we don;t know what Loki brought her as a present. I've been onboard with this book since the beginning. It's always a good time even when it irritates me. I like that Marvel has kept this quirky thing around for so long.<br />
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HELLCAT! #14<br />
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Speaking of books that have been around way longer than I thought they would. I give you this. Over a year of awesome adventures. I have no idea why they haven't cancelled the book, but I'm glad it's still here. We get the finale to the huge Black Cat storyline and they settle her ability to enslave peoples minds once and for all. It's another case of perfect writing meeting perfect art. I love when that happens.<br />
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POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #12<br />
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I have every issue of the old series in bound Essentials issues. I have read them multiple times. I am so happy that there are Netflix series with these guys and this book. This awesome amazing book. Even if you don't like this book you should go grab the recent Christmas Special. It is awesome. There's a war going down in Harlem and everyone is affected. Tombstone says he has an answer, He does and it's literally the worst plan ever. Everyone gets seriously affected by the events in Harlem Burns and the Heroes for Hire decide to increase their roster to take care of business.<br />
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DOCTOR WHO #9<br />
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The adventures of the Ninth Doctor continue as they travel to 17th century Brazil to find out the secret of an old picture of Jack. They walk straight into a fight with slavers and natives and what appears to be a mermaid. I always liked when Doctor Who came back and I thought Eccelston needed more time as a Doctor. I am so glad for this book and it's continuing the adventures of the Ninth Doctor.<br />
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HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #12<br />
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Hal is back from the dead and headed to help The Corps with the assistance of Kyle Rayner, The White Lantern and the last remaining people of OA. The Yellow and Green Lanterns are battling the collective forces of Larfleeze, The Orange Lantern and are terribly outnumbered. Then Brainiac does the one thing that can bring fear to the heart of an Orange Lantern. Loss. Specifically, the loss of his stuff. Giving the lanterns the edge they need to win the day.<br />
With the spectacular art of Ethan Van Scriver we get the end of the most recent storyline and a lead in to what might be the best thing ever. Yellow and Green working together. This is the superior of the Green Lantern books being done right now. It feels like classic Green Lantern while embracing all lantern stuff that has gone before. And isn't that what Rebirth is all about?<br />
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SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #9<br />
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The team is still on the run and on the road. Velma discovers exactly what is going on and, while we don't know what it is yet, it breaks her heart. We have guest artists this issue which actually works. Ron Wagner and Bill Reinhold give us their own vibe and because the team is stuck in Suburbia, it works really well. The back up story with Scrappy Doo is nothing less than heartbreaking. Of all the Hanna Barbera reboots this one is the most original while giving us the classic vibe of what Scooby Doo has always been; taking out the monsters and revealing the actual evil within.<br />
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GREEN ARROW #15<br />
'Still recovering from the effects of recent issues, Green Arrow is forced to go toe to toe with a band of vigilantes named Vice Squad who have broken into prison to kill every prisoner to relieve the financial burden of tax payers. The art by Juan Ferreya is breathtaking and looks like a painting. The story deals with street level crime which is what Green Arrow was always supposed to be about. It's a great book.<br />
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CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #4<br />
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Of the Young Animal Imprint, this is my favorite book. We get an obscure character who is a Challengers of the Unknown knock off to begin with and then the cool art by Michael Avon Oeming that just screams Vertigo! Cave has gone back to the cave people to deliver horrible news while forces mount to destroy Cave once and for all. The final panel might be one of the most disturbing things I have seen in a long time. So, classic Vertigo at work. I couldn't be happier.<br />
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THE FLASH #14<br />
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It is time for the return of what helps to make The Flash great; his Rogues. We find out that since they have disappeared from Central City he has been looking for them, hunting every clue, finding out what their plan is. The book reminds me of the old days when it was The Flash finding the clues like a great detective and hunting down and stopping the bad guys from whatever they were up to. In this case it seems to be a heist. Another case where DC has embraced the past and manages to give us a cooler future in comics.<br />
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CAGE! #4<br />
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And the epic mini series comes to an end. Genndy Tartakovsky giving us his best blaxploitation merged with the bizarre feel of Samurai Jack. Cage is the last man standing in the gladiator pits of Dr. Soos. And the prize is the worst fight of his life. Will he make it? Will he get to go home? Read the book. I might actually get the trade of this as it reads like such a great big one shot. With this, the Netflix series and the new Powerman Iron Fist book it is a good time to be a fan of Luke Cage. A shame it's just these four books.<br />
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KONG OF SKULL ISLAND #7<br />
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The natives have settled on Skull Island and have brought Kong with them. Kong is getting used to the idea of being among dinosaurs and predators that can give her a run for her money. Yeah, see Kong is the name of the species and this lucky lady is from the Kong you have come to know and loves, past. This is obviously setting up the new film out this year, but I heard that was supposed to be over in six issues. This is issue seven so they must have decided to keep going which is great. We get so much background to a legendary film monster. This is the back story that any true fan of King Kong really wanted.<br />
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MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1<br />
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I saved this one for last. I have something negative to get out of the way first and then we will continue. 4.99 for a book is too much. Marvel, you know this thing has built in fans. There are the crossover junkies that have to have everything so, it's a done deal. Seems a little pricey.<br />
Now, the book is classic Marvel. There are huge monsters attacking every major city on the planet and all the teams in Marvel have gone to take on the threat. Everyone who complains about the heroes fighting each other thing that has been so prevalent lately is out the window. Earth has a monster problem and luckily we have plenty of heroes to save the day. I also like that Elsa Bloodstone is back. I don;t know who the kid is who summoned Fin Fang Foom, but I'm sure all will be explained. I am happy to see a crossover in Marvel that seems made for me. I think the last one I jumped on board for was The Black Vortex.<br />
Just unhappy about that price.<br />
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Okay, that's it for this time. Man, I buy a lot of comic books! But, that it two weeks worth so not too bad. See you all in two weeks. Leave a comment or something. Douglas A. Waltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02312801885609153510noreply@blogger.com0