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This was a bad week for grabbing comics off the rack. Most of what I picked up this week I wasn’t very happy with. Here’s a run down of the winners and losers I grabbed off the shelf…
Green Arrow #72 (DC Comics)
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Very little of any importance happens in this issue, and as a new reader coming onto the title, I was extremely underwhelmed. Green Arrow is the major of Star City, and at the end of the book ascandalous revelation comes to public light that will certainly have ramifications in future issues, but I have no reason to come back to this comic. The story was neither engaging or satisfying, and I feel like someone owes me my $2.99 back.
Transformers: Movie Prequel #1 (IDW Publishing)
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The creative team has done the best they could with the material that they’ve been given. The story in this issue shows us why Bubblebee is a mute in the film, although he is never named…in fact, there is a lot that goes unnamed in this book. The terms Autobot and Decepticon are never used, and save for one vague mention of Arcee and “Lord Megatron” we really don’t know who the other robots are either. Plus, the designs of the Transformers are such a mess, that it’s hard to tell which robot is doing what.
If this is any indication of what we can expect in the feature film, there are going to be some VERY disappointed TransFans come July 4th.
Wonder Woman #5
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The vast majority of this issue is battered women telling their stories of how Wonder Woman inspired them. Diana is sent to investigate the connection between Wonder Woman and a chain of battered women’s shelters, and through this, stops a woman from being beaten by a former “rogue”. She basically chokes him and throws him into his yard, where the cops are waiting.
The issue was another 22 pages of not a whole lot going on…much like the Green Arrow book I mentioned earlier. I was not terribly impressed with this issue, and this is strike 2 against my reading an ongoing Wonder Woman series. The next issue is the first of the new creative team of JodiPicoult and Drew Johnson. I may check it out…but it better pick up, or I’m done.
Captain America #25 (Marvel Comics)
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This is a great comic.
By now, you probably already know that Captain America “dies” in this issue. Frankly, even after reading it, it seems like this could be explained away, and Cap isn’t necessarily dead, but this is a fantastic start to a story that has me completely hooked. I didn’t care for the media saturation of Cap’s “death” last week, but I am anxious to see where this story goes.
One thing that I can commend this book on that none of the other books I read this week did, was that it let me get caught up on what was going on in the comic without getting in the way of the story. Where most of the other books that I read this week were simply filler titles that I felt like my money was wasted on, this issue of Captain America had the dramatic tension and excellent writing that iscomparable to the best dramas on television or film.
This is a great book, and you should go pick it up.
The Comic Rack – Fantastic Four #544, Green Lantern #18, Godland #17 – Reviews for March 29th, 2007
The Comic Rack – Fallen Son – Wolverine, Supergirl #16, Omega Flight #1, Avengers Initiative #1 Reviews
The Comic Rack – Amazing Spider-Man #539, Aquaman #50, Spirit #4 – Reviews for March 21st, 2007
Comic Reviews for book shipped 8/01/07
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4 Responses for "The Comic Rack – Comic Book Reviews"
March 15th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
1Im pretty sure Stephen Colbert is involved with Captain America’s death and that you will see him enter as a villain soon or as the new Captain America, who knows!
http://flogger.looble.com/2007/03/colbert-suspected-in-murder-of-captain.html
March 15th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
2It’s hard for me to beleive they would kill off such an iconic character like Captain America. Some serious symbolism there. It looks like the Punisher may take up the mantle though.
I recently did a story about Cap’s Death over at Highbrid Nation. I wanted to talk about it from the perpective of the Hip Hop community. Check it out if you get a chance.
March 17th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
3smart – coupled with a good search will be a great knowledge source。
http://www.audiocdcloner.com
March 19th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
4This is the fourth stop in YesBut’s tour of blog land. I arrived here by entering the key words “red hood” in Google Blog search.
I feel I‘ve fallen into a World I was previously unaware of. But now I must move on using the keyword chosen at random from your blog “bad week”. If you want to know where I have come from and where the key word takes me check my blog http://grumpyandfarting.blogspot.com
On Tuesday 20th March
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