So last week, I was on a retreat with about 130 students so no posts nor did I get my comics till Friday- mostly which I read on Saturday. So here are my reviews:
Batman #12 - Great issue. I love Becky Cloonan's art (and of course Scott Snyder's writing is amazing & Cloonan did a great con sketch for me at SDCC) I love that Snyder introduced a new character that seems so real, gritty and very 21st century. I love the sub-plot with her family. The only problem with this is the switching between Cloonan and Clarke's art. And I love Clarke's art but it was jarring. So great one-off issue that is a good break between the Court of Owl's 11 issue story line and what is promised with the return of the Joker. A.
Demon Knights #12 - Another great issue. If you like a non-conventional comic that zany awesomeness but also fits all your sword and sorcery wants - this is it. And a great cliffhanger where the #0 issue next month won't be too distracting. A+
Batgirl #12 - I love Gail Simone and I love Barbara Gordon. Unlike many fans, while I was disappointed to see Oracle go away, I felt that with Simone that she would handle Babs as Batgirl again very well. And she has. However, my problems with Batgirl are twofold - art that is ok but not great and villains who don't seem to have a lot of weight to them. I hope that with the Joker and the Talon Babs' fought in the Court of Owls coming back things will help. I do enjoy Simone setting a certain character to be Babs' Moriarty type character which makes total sense and has that weight I hope for more of. B.
Fantastic Four #609 - Good issue with a lot of creative ideas- however unless you read Millar & Hitch's run on the book or Hickman's earlier issues about the Defenders of Tomorrow, you could very easily get lost, even with the intro section. B-
New Avengers #29 - As far as A vs.X tie-in issues goes, this is one of the best. However, it obviously takes place at least before the last two issues of the main title. Not a ton of action but some great character moments and explanation of where the Fantastic Four have been in this situation (though part of me still thinks someone like Johnny would have showed up to help Ben and Peter). B+
Captain America #16 - This sucks. Huge departure to the level which fans of this title have come to expect. Really disappointing that this is Brubaker's ending on the title. D.
New Mutants #46 - Another great issue. Love what Abnett and Lanning are doing with this title. I hate that it is going to end and either not be revived or be revived with a new team. I hope Marvel is smart enough to put them on a MarvelNow! book. A.
My last two books are books that I actually dropped but sometime those request do not process as fast as they should:
Batman & Robin #12 - I really enjoyed the first arc with Morgan Ducard. I enjoy the idea of Damian competing with Dick, Jason and Tim. I had not real reason to think anything bad would happen to the main cast nor had any idea why Terminus was a threat or why he was doing it. Great art, great script, totally forgettable villain. C+
Avengers Assemble #6 - Right - it was ok, but again the Guardians don't sound like the Guardians but like Bendis' writing them. I enjoyed the bait and switch but this really doesn't stack up to other Bendis Avengers comics and really I hope he's not writing the Guardians in MarvelNow! Better than last issue but not by much.
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