Amazing
Spider-Man #690
The
''No Turning Back'' arc continues as the lizard prepares a new serum
to turn him back into a true lizard.
The
main problem I've had with this arc is that I get the feeling that
Dan Slott really doesn't care about it. It's obvious that he's having
to do this just to tie in with the new Amazing Spider-Man film and it
really reflects in the writing of this issue. A lot of exposition is
used to move the story along and it stops the story from ever becoming
engaging. The art isn't doing any favours either, Guiseppe
Camuncoli's art is just way too angular, which causes the characters
to look incredibly stiff. However, one thing that should be noted is
that now Kingpin and Hobgoblin are now involved in the story,
possibly for the build up to #700. It a real shame that this has been
such an boring arc, 2010's Shed arc had a very similar set up but was
so much better, and actually was an actual no turning back point for
Kurt Connor's as his last shred of humanity left him. It was even
referenced in #688.
Before
Watchmen: Comedian #2
The
comedian sets off to Vietnam to aid the war effort, as well as an insight into why he wants to be there
This
series just continues to get more vague and confusing as Brian
Azzerelo proceeds to make sure that the Comedian could have been
involved in as many conspiracies as possible. While the main
objective of the Comedian is clear enough, it's the details that make
this story a mess. It's never clear what exactly is going on. What
Azzerelo does well however is making sure that the titular character
is as unlikeable as possible. From the start, he shows that the
Comedian is in Vietnam not for pride of his country or for any
greater good, but simply because he enjoys conflict and revels in the
bloodshed of war. It is odd to note however, that this series is
supposed showing us Blake before he completely lost his sense of
moral compass, depsite the orginal series telling us that he was bad
from the start, leaving us with a huge contradiction in this series.
I can only see this series getting more and more confusing as we go
on. Plus.......I still sorta.......wanna......know whether or not BA
is trying to make the Comedian gay. That particular thread seems to
of been completely left out of this issue.
Debris#1
In
a ruined world inhibited by robotic animals, a small colony of humans
struggle to survive.
It's
really hard to care about this series. It isn't bad or good, but
falls very much in the middle, leaving us with a very average book.
The post apocalyptic setting isn't very interesting or well fleshed
out yet, and neither are the characters. The art's fine and does a
decent job, but there was a small thing that really bothered me as I
read this. The colours in this really didn't suit the setting,
everything was just too bright and colourful, especially the uniforms
of the humans. Bright baby blue shouldn't exist this universe.
National
Comics presents: Kid Eternity (one shot)
As
part of the forensics division of the police force, Christopher
Freeman must use his special connection with the dead to find out who
murdered them.
This
seems like Jeff Lemire's attempt at making a tv pilot. I mean it
works as a comic, but it seems really familiar to sooooooooooo many
other shows that get pumped out for day time tv. Regardless, Jeff
Lemire does an excellent job making an interesting story from a done
to death concept. A smart move from Lemire, we power through the
origin in about 2 pages and dive straight into the meat of the story
as we see Christopher pull out his first ghost of the day. The art
does a good job of visualizing the paranormal parts of the book
without getting loose and always showing us exactly what is going on.
It has to be noted that for a one shot, Lemire has packed in so much
into this. We a hook for a possible next issue, a mysterious
character who could oppose Christopher and the entire world of hell
to properly explore. I would like to see more of this series, since
I'm such a writer with as much talent as Jeff Lemire could really
bring out the best of the ghost whisper concept.
Ultimate
Comics: Ultimates V6 #13
Captain
America makes his grand return in the aftermath of the Reed Richards
and the Children's invasion of earth.
I
am extremely worried about this series. Hickman has left. Sam
Humphries (the one responsible for THAT awful ending in #12) is now
the main writer. I really don't think that Humphries will be able to
take this series back the heights that Hickman lifted it up to. We
can only hope. Anyway, this issue establishes the current state of
the ultimate marvel America, with most of the states divided and Mad
Max styled gangs popping up everywhere. We also get to see Captain
America's new costume.......which doesn't look great at all. It's
very blocky and makes him look like a blue coloured S.W.A.T. Member.
It was nice to see Thor back in Asgard for the first time since the
invasion, still visibly dealing with the death of his entire race and
really nails home the point of how alone Thor is now that the ghosts
of Asgard stopped seeing him. I'm still have my doubts about this
series, but maybe Humphries will fare better with a story completely
written by him.
Not
a great week for comics, but next week is guaranteed to be better.
ANIMAL
MAN
SWAMP
THING
CROSSOVER
ROTWORLD
AND DAIL H FOR HERO
YYYYEEEAAAAAHHHH
BUDDY
