Scans: Stormwatch, Demon Knights
Stormwatch #3: Written by PAUL CORNELL; Art by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Demon Knights #3: Written by PAUL CORNELL; Art by DIOGENES NEVES and OCLAIR ALBERT
I've been on the road this week, which means I haven't had much time to read comic books! I'm hoping to find the time on airplanes tomorrow, because this week was Batman and Justice League, both of which I've been looking forward to. In the meantime, some Clark and Bruce-free scans from two of my favorite non-Clark-and-Bruce comics, Stormwatch and Dragon Knights.
Stormwatch 3 was sadly lacking in Apollo/Midnighter interaction, but we do find out Apollo's real first name (which is very odd, he just never has struck me as a character who needs a "real" first name, his name is Apollo). Also, we get the artist's take on what Gotham and Metropolis look like when Jack Hawksmoor, whose power is to talk to cities, has a chat with them:
Huh, I obviously prefer to go for the Gotham femme fatale look instead rather than the (IMHO) more obvious demonic look. And Metropolis as a sexy meter maid makes some sense in a clean-law-and-order sort of way, but it's probably not where I would have gone.
Something really big and Cthulhian is attacking Earth, so Apollo flies into space to get more solar power, and in the process refers to himself in the third person:
Okay, Andrew, I guess. I don't really see anyone using it regularly, however.
On the ground, Jack is trying to talk to the abandoned city in Colorado, but the rest of the team is getting their butts kicked. Jack gets swallowed by the ground (everyone is chagrined by this, but I assume it's a good thing in the long run) and Midnighter attempts to explain to the seemingly-feckless Adam One that this is not going well:
I'm hoping Apollo shows up to help him out, although technically Midnighter wouldn't need help, since his superpower traditionally is the ability to defeat anything.
In Demon Knights 3, we actually get a lot of time with Exoristos and Shining Knight, which made me very happy!
Shining Knight has a pegasus as a mount, but she get set ablaze when the dragon-dinosaurs attack.
Madame Xanadu has drained her own power for a temporary protection, which leads to a scene where once again she seems to be asserting first to Etrigan and then to Jason that she loves him and not the other. Ex has no patience with this:
Somehow I just love Ystin's belly-laugh there. I'm also deeply in love with Ex's dragon-armor.
Horsewoman comes to town to tell them that the pass is blocked and there is no escape route for the besieged town. She never gets off her horse, which annoys Ystin:
The young girl has a conversation with Ex where she says she's tough and brave and so she'll slip by the horde and get help. Ex encourages her, which should set off all sorts of alarm bells in your narrative-instinct. That evening, Ex and Ystin have a bit of a talk:
Sadly, the conversation is broken up by the lead villain letting them know they caught the girl and are chopping her head off, which they do. Urgh. There's some surprisingly brutal stuff in this title, and Ex's face when she realizes what's happened suggests some angst and a very enraged Amazon in the next issue. I know I'm looking forward to it!
Seriously, if you're looking for a comic book that passes the Bechdel Test, this is one to get, it's awesome. The guys are fine and all, but I'm reading it for the women at this point.
Demon Knights #3: Written by PAUL CORNELL; Art by DIOGENES NEVES and OCLAIR ALBERT
I've been on the road this week, which means I haven't had much time to read comic books! I'm hoping to find the time on airplanes tomorrow, because this week was Batman and Justice League, both of which I've been looking forward to. In the meantime, some Clark and Bruce-free scans from two of my favorite non-Clark-and-Bruce comics, Stormwatch and Dragon Knights.
Stormwatch 3 was sadly lacking in Apollo/Midnighter interaction, but we do find out Apollo's real first name (which is very odd, he just never has struck me as a character who needs a "real" first name, his name is Apollo). Also, we get the artist's take on what Gotham and Metropolis look like when Jack Hawksmoor, whose power is to talk to cities, has a chat with them:
Huh, I obviously prefer to go for the Gotham femme fatale look instead rather than the (IMHO) more obvious demonic look. And Metropolis as a sexy meter maid makes some sense in a clean-law-and-order sort of way, but it's probably not where I would have gone.
Something really big and Cthulhian is attacking Earth, so Apollo flies into space to get more solar power, and in the process refers to himself in the third person:
Okay, Andrew, I guess. I don't really see anyone using it regularly, however.
On the ground, Jack is trying to talk to the abandoned city in Colorado, but the rest of the team is getting their butts kicked. Jack gets swallowed by the ground (everyone is chagrined by this, but I assume it's a good thing in the long run) and Midnighter attempts to explain to the seemingly-feckless Adam One that this is not going well:
I'm hoping Apollo shows up to help him out, although technically Midnighter wouldn't need help, since his superpower traditionally is the ability to defeat anything.
In Demon Knights 3, we actually get a lot of time with Exoristos and Shining Knight, which made me very happy!
Shining Knight has a pegasus as a mount, but she get set ablaze when the dragon-dinosaurs attack.
Madame Xanadu has drained her own power for a temporary protection, which leads to a scene where once again she seems to be asserting first to Etrigan and then to Jason that she loves him and not the other. Ex has no patience with this:
Somehow I just love Ystin's belly-laugh there. I'm also deeply in love with Ex's dragon-armor.
Horsewoman comes to town to tell them that the pass is blocked and there is no escape route for the besieged town. She never gets off her horse, which annoys Ystin:
The young girl has a conversation with Ex where she says she's tough and brave and so she'll slip by the horde and get help. Ex encourages her, which should set off all sorts of alarm bells in your narrative-instinct. That evening, Ex and Ystin have a bit of a talk:
Sadly, the conversation is broken up by the lead villain letting them know they caught the girl and are chopping her head off, which they do. Urgh. There's some surprisingly brutal stuff in this title, and Ex's face when she realizes what's happened suggests some angst and a very enraged Amazon in the next issue. I know I'm looking forward to it!
Seriously, if you're looking for a comic book that passes the Bechdel Test, this is one to get, it's awesome. The guys are fine and all, but I'm reading it for the women at this point.