The goal is to get two more weeks reviewed by Sunday….
Animal Man #6 – A very impressive issue that slows the weirdness down a bit and instead focuses on a movie staring a super hero and his family. The story is so good and really reflects well on Animal Man and his superheroing with this family. Words just can’t reflect how good this is, but it’s up there as one of the best issues of the year.
Story: 9 Art: 8.5 Overall: 9
Avengers Academy #25 – The kids battle Hybrid and there’s enough here to make me interested. But the series still feels like it’s a bit “B” level compared to the regulars Avengers “A” game. Still, entertaining in it’s own ways.
Story: 7.25 Art: 7.25 Overall: 7.25
Avengers X-Sanction #3 – Bits I’ve liked, others not so much. It’s a prelude, but a prelude that could have been done in a one shot oversized comic instead of being dragged out over four issues.
Story: 7.25 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.25
Batman: Detective Comics #6 – So there’s a lot of Batman comics it seems, and that’s getting me a bit confused as to what’s going on in which. That’s also hurting my enjoyment a bit, particularly of this series which I think is the weakest of the bunch. Overall, a mess due to too much monthly Batman.
Story: 6.75 Art: 7.75 Overall: 6.75
Batwing #6 – We get a hint as to Massacre might be, though that’s too simple really. It also looks like the story is shifting back to Gotham. It’s six issues in and it kind of feels like this story should of wrapped up already. I do like the filling in of history, but the main story has dragged on for quite a bit and not a lot of resolution.
Story: 7 Art: 8.25 Overall: 7.25
the Defenders #3 – Um, entertaining, but rather abrupt ending. With such build up a bad guy really shouldn’t be defeated so easily. Overall, I don’t expect this series to last very long.
Story: 6.75 Art: 7 Overall: 6.75
the Punisher #8 – Not the strongest issue in a while, it’s a bit jumbled and choppy for me. The series generally has been great and the art is fantastic. I’m not letting one issue get me down, and maybe as a slice of the bigger story it’s better than it stands as a solo issue.
Story: 7 Art: 8.25 Overall: 7
Rachel Rising #5 – The series is creepy, beyond creepy. A dead girl and another with a demon friend. Some great horror right here and two female leads. This is a definite recommend for the horror fans as I imagine not too many of you are picking it up and missing out on a great series.
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25
Red Lanterns #6 – So many issues with this series. The issue focuses on the new human Red Lantern and like that Corps., it’s all rage and little depth. The issue suffers from the concept, but the series is shifting to give us more, it’s just taking a while.
Story: 7.25 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.25
Stormwatch #6 – The series has a lot going for it and it’s been six issues and it’s just getting going it feels like. I really feel like a lot of this could have been settled in the first arc, instead the series has tried to be too smart and instead continues to be a jumbled mess. It’s getting better though.
Story: 7 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7
Swamp Thing #6 – Scott Snyder is one of the best writers out there right now and combined with art from Marco Rudy, this series continues to show why it’s one of the best in DC’s relaunch and best on the market. It’s creepy, gross, haunting and just fantastic. The build up has been coming, and the story is about to explode.
Story: 8.75 Art: 8.75 Overall: 8.75
The Twelve #9 – The limited series WAS fantastic, but too much time has passed and I can’t say I remember enough to care. I still want to see how it all ends, but that’s more because the delay makes me fascinated to see what might have been.
Story: 6.75 Art: 8 Overall: 7
Uncanny X-Force #21 – The art is off, story a bit jumbled and big reveal at the end had no impact on me. Wow did this issue slip in quality. Oh well, hopefully it’ll bounce back.
Story: 6.75 Art: 7 Overall: 6.75
Uncanny X-Men #6 – Great to see some issues from Uncanny X-Force dealt with, but boy is this bad. Something isn’t clicking for me.
Story: 6.75 Art: 7 Overall: 6.75
Venom #13 – The Circle of Four kicks off here with the heroes gathering to fight demons. The art isn’t as solid as it usually is and the story is meh. Not a good story to a pretty high profile story arc.
Story: 6.75 Art: 6.75 Overall: 6.75
Villains for Hire #3 – It’s Misty Knight in control, so the villains turn on her, but is there more to this all. The end I paused and said, wtf!? The limited series has been great four three issues, lets hope the fourth doesn’t disappoint.
Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 7
Winter Soldier #1 – The first issue of the series is interesting and to a point it tries to be smarter than it really needs to be. The series follows the Winter Soldier/Bucky and Black Widow as they deal with other sleeper agents. A great premise that could lead to some great spy/noir storytelling, but too much is crammed in and the series instead feels like a cheap action comic.
Story: 7 Art: 8.25 Overall: 7.25
X-Factor #231 – We find out more about the world Madrox wound up in and it’s pretty interesting. I imagine we’ll see it again the future. Madrox hops to another world. It’s all supposedly concluded next issue. Thankfully.
Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 7
