Great Lakes Avengers #7
(W) Zac Gorman (A/CA) Will Robson
Rated T+
In Shops: Apr 26, 2017
SRP: $3.99
Join us for the thrilling finale of Dr. Nod and the Bod Squad vs. The Great Lakes Avengers! Watch as Big Bertha finally picks on someone her own size! Cringe as Flatman tries to lead the team! Recoil in horror as Mr. Immortal wrestles a gallbladder bigger than himself! Plus, at least TWO FULL PANELS guest-starring Deadpool or your money back!
Great Lakes Avengers #6
(W) Zac Gorman (A/CA) Will Robson
Rated T+
In Shops: Mar 15, 2017
SRP: $3.99
It’s the Battle of the Bulge as beautiful bombshell Big Bertha brawls with the bulky baddies of Dr. Nod and the Bod Squad! Can she stop their heinous plot to sell her powers as miracle weight loss supplements? Meanwhile, Doorman goes back to work as an Angel of Death. Hijinks ensue.
Great Lakes Avengers #4
(W) Zac Gorman (A) Jacob Chabot (CA) Will Robson
Rated T+
In Shops: Jan 11, 2017
SRP: $3.99
It’s a bottle episode! Things get tense inside GLA HQ after the team holds a local politician (and super villain) hostage despite being forbidden from all super hero-related activities. Featuring special guest star Ant-Man (if you squint really hard and pretend that maybe he’s just so small that you can’t see him, and also he doesn’t talk for some reason)!
Great Lakes Avengers #3
(W) Zac Gorman (A/CA) Will Robson
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 28, 2016
SRP: $3.99
With Mister Immortal back from the grave (literally), the team finds themselves in a real pickle (figuratively) while trying to decide on a new team leader. Things go from bad to double bad when the GLA gets shut down by the city right when they’re needed the most! Also, fighting…finally! And a special look into Flatman’s secret origin!
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!
We’re bringing back something we haven’t done for a while, what the team thinks. Our contributors are choosing up to five books each week and why they’re choosing the books.
Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.
Joe
Top Pick: Seven to Eternity #3 (Image) – The first two issues told a lot of story in such a short time. More comics could learn from this. The first issue set up the legacy of the family name and the big bad, and the second introduced us to him and then a whole new band of characters. Let’s see what Remender has planned for the third issue! So far this series has been awesome.IVX #0 (Marvel) – Death of X did not fully satisfy me, but the surprise ending did. Let’s hope this series is a lot better, as it is leading us into the new Inhuman and X-Men titles coming this spring. I am hopeful that Lemire and Soule come through big here for this event and get people excited for what’s to come.
IVX #0 (Marvel) – Death of X did not fully satisfy me, but the surprise ending did. Let’s hope this series is a lot better, as it is leading us into the new Inhuman and X-Men titles coming this spring. I am hopeful that Lemire and Soule come through big here for this event and get people excited for what’s to come.
Great Lakes Avengers #2 (Marvel) – The first issue was so fun and goofy, and I loved it. The art by Robson is fantastic, and the jokes by Gorman worked well. The entire premise is ridiculous and it just makes it better. This isn’t even a b level team of Marvel heroes, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable of a premise. I highly recommend this if you’re looking for something light and fun.
Batman Annual #1 (DC Comics) – DC is bringing in all of the bat writers on the annual. I usually don’t get very excited for annuals, but I am for both this and Superman hitting the same day. This book will have Snyder, King, Dini, Orlando, and Scott Wilson writing with Riley Rossmo and Neal Adams on art. I am hyped!
Saga #40 (Image) – If you haven’t read Saga yet, please go start. This is what is arguably the best comic out today. I am eager to see where Vaughn and Staples takes us this issue, as we follow these incredible characters on their wild adventures. This book can make you laugh, cry, and smile all in one issue.
Alex
Top Pick: Savage #1 (Valiant) – I can sum up why this is awesome in three words: Tarzan meets dinosaurs. It also looks savagely brilliant.
Batman Annual #1 (DC Comics) – Paul Dini and Scott Snyder writing Batman all in one book? Sounds ideal.
Conan The Slayer #5 (Dark Horse) – A consistent story that not enough people are talking about. If you’re a fan of sword and sorcery then you owe it to yourself to check this out.
Old Man Logan #14 (Marvel) – It’s been awhile since I enjoyed a solo Wolverine series as much as I have been enjoying this. A new arc starts this issue, and I’m pretty excited to dig in.
Revolution #5 (IDW Publishing) – A left field surprise for me; I can’t wait to see how this epic crossover ends.
Brett
COPRA Round Four (Bergen Street Press) – If you haven’t been reading Michel Fiffe’s series you’re missing out on some of the best comics out there. The indie series is collected here in the fourth trade and it’s worth every penny. The series is best described as an indie Suicide Squad and it’s absolutely awesome. This is the only series I buy single issues and the trades.
Fish Eye #1 (Scout Comics) – The publisher has been putting out some fantastic comics and this new series is well worth checking out. The concept is about a cop who is on a reality show whose ratings are slipping and he has to protect his family from a group of killers. Sounds interesting!
The Skeptics #2 (Black Mask Studios) – The first issue was solid taking place during the Cold War and featuring con-men pretending to be psychics to fool the US government. It’s a crazy concept but the style and characters have me coming back and been looking forward to this one.
Inhumans vs X-Men #0 (Marvel) – I’m a sucker for Marvel’s events and this first issue is pretty solid. It catches up new readers while also setting up some new stuff as well.
The Revisionist #6 (Aftershock Comics) – Time traveling entertainment and I seriously have no idea where it’s all going. With an 80s action film flair, this is one to read from the beginning, it’s so good.
Great Lakes Avengers #2
(W) Zac Gorman (A/CA) Will Robson
Rated T+
In Shops: Nov 30, 2016
SRP: $3.99
The Great Lakes Avengers are back together – almost! With their former leader Mr. Immortal still buried alive out in the middle of nowhere, the group struggles to find their footing under the uncertain guidance of Flatman.
And after a confrontation with some noisy super villain neighbors lands the entire team in jail, it’s all he can do to keep them together!
Tomorrow is new comic book day! What are you all excited for? Sound off in the comments below. We’ll have our picks a little later this morning, but while you wait for that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.
Around the Tubes
The Comichron – September 2016 comics sales estimates: DC takes 39 of Top 50 slots – For those interested in the sales horse race.
CBR – CW Developing BOOM!/Archaia’s Hacktivist As TV Series – This could be interesting.
ICv2 – Robbery at Essen Inspires New Game – A bad and good story combined.
Around the Tubes Reviews
Talking Comics – Detective Comics #942
Talking Comics – Great Lakes Avengers #1
Comic Attack – Revolution #3
Talking Comics – Star Wars: Darth Vader #25
Talking Comics – Supergirl #2
Talking Comics – Warlords of Appalachia #1
It was new comic book day yesterday. What’d folks get? What’d you enjoy? What’d you dislike? Sound off in the comments below!
While you decide on that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.
Around the Tubes
ICv2 – Business 3×3: Bill Jemas at Double Take – An interesting read.
Around the Tubes Reviews
Newsarama – All-Star Batman #3
Newsarama – The Clone Conspiracy #1
Talking Comics – Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1
The Beat – Doom Patrol #2
The Beat – The Flash #8
Newsarama – Great Lakes Avengers #1
“All New, All Different?” No, thank you! New things are bad and different things are scary! Instead, why not join everybody’s least favorite super-hero team, the Great Lakes Avengers in their brand new – but not too brand new – ongoing series, Same Old, Same Old, Great Lakes Avengers! When the team gets reinstated as permanent members of the Avengers and uprooted to Detroit, the GLA has one more shot at super hero glory…but can they answer the call? Do they even have 4G coverage here? Find out!
I know writer Zac Gorman mostly from his Rick and Morty comics and Costume Quest so definitly had a sense of what to expect going into Great Lakes Avengers #1. The comic attempts fills the niche of D-list characters banding together for a humorous take on the genre. It’s funny and it’ll be interesting to see where the comic series goes, but the schtick has been done, and done better. Superior Foes of Spider-Man as well as the current comic series The Paybacks both packed more humor into an issue as well as kept things compelling in other ways. This comic isn’t bad. It had me laughing at points, but it also seemed to be somewhere in the middle of being humorous, like the two comics I mentioned and trying to be serious. The comic starts off with Flatman in a scene that’s pretty funny, but the rest of the comic doesn’t quite keep up that pacing of humor and tone.
It’s also not helped by the fact we still have no idea what has happened in Civil War II. That event is months from wrapping up and this series kicks up due to something that happens there. It may have helped in being delayed, but it’s definitely not helped by that being left out there. Without knowing the status of the main Avengers, it’s kind of hard to fully grasp what’s going on and if we should care about the need of another team.
I don’t remember these characters at all, so coming in fresh I was generally interested in learning more about them and they’re entertaining enough, but they’re also really depressing in some ways too. These are the “losers” of the bunch of it feels like they know that and wallow in it. At times it’s like reading a comic about Eeyore as a superhero. There’s also a lot of back history mentioned and I have no idea if this all happened in an actual comic or things happened off the page. It’s just out there like the team itself. What’s their purpose and why is the band getting back together? It’s just kind of out there.
The art by Will Robson is good reminding me a lot of recent releases by Marvel such as Ms. Marvel, Patsy Walker, and a few others that feel like they have similar aesthetics. I think the visual aspect of the series could be helped more by embracing some of the visual aspects of Superior Foes, but like the writing the art doesn’t quite commit to the humor. It’s pretty straight-laced sticking to 3 to 5 panels on a page. There’s some interesting layout of those panels, but nothing really jumps out. Again it’s not bad, it also just doesn’t really jump out to me either.
The first issue is an interesting read, but I am left with a sense it’s not totally able to commit to what it wants to be or just not sure yet. Is it a comedic comic with superheroes? Is it a superhero comic with humor? Is it about the relationships and history? I’m not quite sure, but it feels like it needs to commit and go for it one way or another and if it does, it has a chance to really stand out.
Story: Zac Gorman Art: Will Robson
Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 7 Recommendation: Read
Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Because the Midwest needs Avenging too! Marvel has released a first look inside Great Lakes Avengers #1 – a brand-new series launching as part of Marvel NOW!. Marvel newcomers Zac Gorman and Will Robson look to put their stamp on the House of Ideas this October with a new series starring the world’s least favorite super team!
But when the GLA gets reinstated as permanent members of the Avengers, it’s time for them to turn it all around and restore themselves to their former superhero glory. Their mission? Cleaning up the mean streets of Detroit! That’s right – Mr. Immortal, Flatman, Doorman, Big Bertha and newcomer Good Boy are leading the charge to make Detroit a better place. But can they answer the call? Or will the Motor City prove too much for the GLA?
GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #1 (AUG160782)
Written by ZAC GORMAN
Art & Cover by WILL ROBSON
Variant Cover by MIKE ALLRED (AUG160783)
Action Figure Variant by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER (AUG160784)
Champions Variant by DALE KEOWN (AUG160786)
Hip-Hop Variant by DAMION SCOTT (AUG160785)
Blank Variant Also Available (AUG160787)
FOC – 09/19/16, On-Sale – 10/12/16
