Reviews: World War Hulk, Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, Runaways, G.I. Joe, Dork Tower, PS 238 and more

[blakemp]

It's been too long since I had a bone to throw you guys, so how about some reviews? First up -- advance reviews for comics hitting the stands this week:

Friendly Neighorhood Spider-Man #20: Running Out of Time
Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #4: The Ghost Rider brings vengeance to Reagan's gang
 G.I. Joe: America's Elite #23: Sins of the Mother Part Three

Comments

[michaelbailey]

This has absolutely nothing to do with your post but based on what you and Chase said about "Kraven's Last Hunt" in your Spider-Man episode and I have to say thank you because even though I am two issues in I already dig the living crap out of it. This has to be one of the best Spider-Man stories even published and at the risk of sounding like a fuddy duddy I really wish they would write stories of this quality on a regular basis today.

So thanks. Always good to check out great comics.

And while I share Chase's bizarre fascination with Rob Liefeld's work I also totally agree with you that just because something sells doesn't meant that it is also good or of a high quality.

[blakemp]

Thanks, man! We love hearing that people find comics to read from the show. Glad you're enjoying it!

Liefeld... I still just don't see it. :D

[michaelbailey]

There is this bizarre, ineffable quality to his work that I find interesting. His panel to panel work is terrible. The man can't tell a story worth crap and his pages all look like pin-ups, but his covers have this energy to them that is hard to describe. The man has done a lot of bad comics and like you said everything he comes up with is a rip off of a DC or Marvel character, but he's got energy and that comes through in some of his work.

And he is a product of his time. Only a man who draws like that could have become popular in the early nineties. Todd McFarlane exploded and suddenly artists were the hot thing. I didn't understand it at the time (and still don't) and remember picking up X-FORCE #1 and wondering why G.W. Bridge had such tall and lumpy legs. It was awful, but Marvel was prinitng money with every polybagged, trading carded issue.

Sometimes I am really thankful that I stayed under the radar in that era by sticking mainly to the Superman books.