War Journal Entry number 669 - Weekly Haul 7/29/08
Ready for another edition of Weekly Haul Quick-Shots?
Tough.
MARVEL
Dark Reign: The Hood #3 of 5 - Parker Robbins finally begins to realize that letting an evil ruler of another dimension use your body is not a great idea. Good writing by Jeff parker and art by Kyle Hotz. Thankfully very little of Norman Osborn.
Dark Reign: Young Avengers #3 of 5 - Only barely decent. Paul Cornell should be allowed to concentrate on things that allow him to display his Britishness. Something like Captain Britain and MI:13. Oh, right, that was fucking canceled.
Dark X-Men: The Beginning #2 of 3 - Cloak & Dagger are still only OK. Weapon Omega shows promise. And Dark Wolverine is as lame as usual. (Is it just me, or are more and more artists making Norman Osborn look more and more like Richard Nixon?)
Fantastic Four #569 - The finale of Millar & Hitch's run isn't completed by them. Ahearne and Immonen do as well with it as they can considering the crappy plot Millar left them with. I mean, shouldn't a twist work at least slightly logically and not be, you know, completely fucking stupid?
Marvel Zombies 4 #4 - The ending is more than a little bit overly complicated, but still a decent trip. Continued in Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #1.
New Avengers #55 - Stress bears a toll on hero and villain alike.
Son of Hulk #13 - (formerly Skaar: Son of Hulk, but now Skaar's going to be in Incredible Hulk so...) Paul Jenkins takes over, and introduces a second son. Really? Wow, the Hulk has some freakin' potent seed. And guess what? This son is also a total jerk. I'm not sure if I'll stick around very long.
Ultimatum #5 of 5 - OMG, that, like, totally sucked balls, for sure. So, who exactly scooped out Jeph Loeb's brain and replaced it with Jell-O?
War of Kings: Ascension #4 of 4 - Just as awesome as everything else written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning has been.
Wolverine: Noir #4 of 4 - All around excellently executed.
BOOM!
Muppet Show: The Treasure of Peg Leg Wilson #1 of 4 - There's treasure in that there theatre! Meanwhile, Animal is acting... civilized?
BROADSWORD COMICS
Tarot #57 - Slim on plot, heavy on boobs. Look, there are issues that I think are good. This just isn't one of them.
DC
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #3 of 3 - More tales, and a creators' commentary on the Blackest Night #0 issue from Free Comic Book Day.
Wednesday Comics #4 - Still working it.
Back-Issue Buys
MARVEL
Power Pack volume 2 #1-3 of 4 - Art by Colleen Doran? Sold!
Punisher MAX vol. 10: Valley Forge, Valley Forge - Garth Ennis' final story line was also beautifully tied to his origin story, Punisher: Born.
Thor: Blood Oath tpb - Thor and the Warriors Three go on a quest through different mythologies. Warriors Three equal glee! More great mythological writing from Michael Avon Oeming.
Tough.
MARVEL
Dark Reign: The Hood #3 of 5 - Parker Robbins finally begins to realize that letting an evil ruler of another dimension use your body is not a great idea. Good writing by Jeff parker and art by Kyle Hotz. Thankfully very little of Norman Osborn.
Dark Reign: Young Avengers #3 of 5 - Only barely decent. Paul Cornell should be allowed to concentrate on things that allow him to display his Britishness. Something like Captain Britain and MI:13. Oh, right, that was fucking canceled.
Dark X-Men: The Beginning #2 of 3 - Cloak & Dagger are still only OK. Weapon Omega shows promise. And Dark Wolverine is as lame as usual. (Is it just me, or are more and more artists making Norman Osborn look more and more like Richard Nixon?)
Fantastic Four #569 - The finale of Millar & Hitch's run isn't completed by them. Ahearne and Immonen do as well with it as they can considering the crappy plot Millar left them with. I mean, shouldn't a twist work at least slightly logically and not be, you know, completely fucking stupid?
Marvel Zombies 4 #4 - The ending is more than a little bit overly complicated, but still a decent trip. Continued in Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #1.
New Avengers #55 - Stress bears a toll on hero and villain alike.
Son of Hulk #13 - (formerly Skaar: Son of Hulk, but now Skaar's going to be in Incredible Hulk so...) Paul Jenkins takes over, and introduces a second son. Really? Wow, the Hulk has some freakin' potent seed. And guess what? This son is also a total jerk. I'm not sure if I'll stick around very long.
Ultimatum #5 of 5 - OMG, that, like, totally sucked balls, for sure. So, who exactly scooped out Jeph Loeb's brain and replaced it with Jell-O?
War of Kings: Ascension #4 of 4 - Just as awesome as everything else written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning has been.
Wolverine: Noir #4 of 4 - All around excellently executed.
BOOM!
Muppet Show: The Treasure of Peg Leg Wilson #1 of 4 - There's treasure in that there theatre! Meanwhile, Animal is acting... civilized?
BROADSWORD COMICS
Tarot #57 - Slim on plot, heavy on boobs. Look, there are issues that I think are good. This just isn't one of them.
DC
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #3 of 3 - More tales, and a creators' commentary on the Blackest Night #0 issue from Free Comic Book Day.
Wednesday Comics #4 - Still working it.
Back-Issue Buys
MARVEL
Power Pack volume 2 #1-3 of 4 - Art by Colleen Doran? Sold!
Punisher MAX vol. 10: Valley Forge, Valley Forge - Garth Ennis' final story line was also beautifully tied to his origin story, Punisher: Born.
Thor: Blood Oath tpb - Thor and the Warriors Three go on a quest through different mythologies. Warriors Three equal glee! More great mythological writing from Michael Avon Oeming.