That’s another week covered. Slowly catching up and hopefully there’ll be another week reviewed by the end of this one!
America’s Got Powers #1 – Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch’s new series might be the Hunger Games meets superheroes and holy crap is it good. I kept turning each page with glee. So solid, words don’t do it justice at all. This is an absolute buy and will be the mini-series of the Summer.
Story: 9 Art: 9 Overall: 9
Avengers Assemble #2 – The Zodiac are gathering devices of amazing power and someone is in the background guiding them. The story is interesting, but series still seems a bit second class compared to the other Avengers titles. Still, the story is entertaining enough.
Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 7
Avenging Spider-Man #6 – Spider-Man, Daredevil and the Punisher team up to protect the Omegadrive and take down five crime syndicates? Yes please! This issue combines the best of this series and Waid’s Daredevil with Rucka’s Punisher. So fantastic.
Story: 9 Art: 9 Overall: 9
Batgirl #8 – Barbara deals with one of the Joker’s henchmen that was present when she was shot. It’s a decent issue that’ll keep me interested in the series that much longer.
Story: 7.75 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.75
Batman and Robin #8 – Bruce must deal wit the after effects of his and Damian’s battle with Nobody. It’s a fantastic issue that focuses on a father and his son.
Story: 8.5 Art: 8 Overall: 8.5
Batwoman #8 – Great art and layout with a confusing and muddled story. This is a pale comparison of the greatness that this series once saw. A shame too.
Story: 5 Art: 8 Overall: 6
The Bionic Man #8 – Kevin Smith and Phil Hester’s comic is the big screen movie I want to see. So much fun. So much action. So much entertainment.
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8
Fantastic Four #605 – Reed and his father head through time to see what their recent actions have caused. The issue is fantastic I think focusing on the heart and relationship of characters.
Story: 9 Art: 8 Overall: 8.75
Fatale #4 – Brubaker’s series is interesting, but not my cup of tea compared to his other previous noir series’. Something just isn’t clicking for me.
Story: 7 Art: 8 Overall: 7
Green Lantern #8 – Sinestro and Jordan are prisoners of the Indigo Tribe and it looks like we’re going to learn more about this mysterious Corps. So far, it’s pretty interesting.
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8
Journey Into Mystery #636 – The final piece of Loki’s plan is revealed and it’s really entertaining. This series deserves a bigger audience with some fantastic writing.
Story: 8.5 Art: 8 Overall: 8.5
Mega Man #12 – The series has taken a familiar formula and made it work. Luckily that formula changes a bit in the next issue, but that doesn’t mean this isn’t a fun read for the whole family.
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8
The Mighty Thor #12.1 – We get some various tales about Thor that hint at a lot. If this is to introduce people to Thor, I definitely don’t think it’s interesting enough to hook them. Again a “point one” fails.
Story: 7 Art: 8 Overall: 7
The New Avengers #24 – Luke and Jessica have issues to deal with. We also get a behind the scenes look as Captain America rallies the troops for AVX. The issue is one giant build up, but it’s solid.
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.5
Resurrection Man #8 – Shelley’s secrets are being slowly shown and released. This series is fantastic and one of the best new ones of the DC relaunch.
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8
Saga #2 – Wow, Brian K. Vaughn’s series is amazing. It’s a sci-fi action adventure that has familiar parts, but in an all new way. Just beyond fantastic and one of the best series of the year.
Story: 8.75 Art: 8.75 Overall: 8.75
Saucer Country #2 – I love this series. The X-Files meets West Wing series is just so fresh and so new. I can’t say I’ve ever read anything like this before.
Story: 10 Art: 8.25 Overall: 9.5
Scarlet Spider #4 – I’m not a Spider-Man fan, but I’m a fan of this series. There’s something so fresh and so fun about it. I can’t recommend it enough.
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8
Secret #1 – Hickman’s latest series is one hell of a mystery. It’s more than enough for me to come back for the second issue, but I can’t say it blows me away like other series of his in the past.
Story: 7.75 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.75
Secret Avengers #25 – The story arc has been interesting, but I didn’t see that ending coming. It’s so good. So, so good.
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.5
the Secret Service #1 – Millar’s latest series in his big push, it’s just not all that solid so far, but it has enough for me to check out the second issue.
Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 7
Superboy #8 – Dropped!
Story: 6 Art: 7 Overall: 6
Suicide Squad #8 – We get a bit more of the story behind Waller and the formation of the squad. There’s also a secret hinted at that’s really entertaining and builds potential for the series.
Story: 7.75 Art: 7 Overall: 7.5
Thief of Thieves #3 – Kirkman and Spencer’s series is amazing. Redmond is a great main character and the fact the series focuses on the individuals and characters is top notch. An absolute must buy.
Story: 9 Art: 7.5 Overall: 8.5
Ultimate Comics X-Men #10 – Holy shit was that a hell of an ending.
Story: 8.75 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.75
Uncanny X-Men #10 – There’s a lot of build up and foreshadowing here, but it looks like there’s some stuff that has good potential for future plotlines.
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.5
Winter Soldier #4 – Bucky teams up with Doom and it is awesome.
Story: 8 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8
Wolverine #304 – Sabretooth throws a party and I’m irritated in the art constantly switching.
Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 7
Wednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!
When Dr. Jane Foster lifts the mystic hammer Mjolnir, she is transformed into the Goddess of Thunder, The Mighty Thor! Her enemies are many, as Asgard descends further into chaos and war threatens to spread throughout the Ten Realms. Yet her greatest battle will be against a far more personal foe: the cancer that is killing her mortal form.
