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Last Week In Comics: Even God Can’t Help A Crappy Book

SpaceBooger’s weekly review of last weeks comics is back giving a fresh take on 5-day-old comics:

No Crisis Nessicary
No Crisis/Super-Punch Necessary!

Amazing Spider-Man #559
Its always funny to see a hero get hit with a weenie!

Amazing Spider-Man #559 started off horrible with Spidey being humiliated by a spandex wearing gymnast via the internet and streaming video. As horrible as the intro was, it did serve as a proper plot tool for Peter Parker’s new photographer job. Peter has had money issues in the past, like not having enough money to afford web-fluid, so it was nice to see him finally get a pay raise. Tempted with riches Peter becomes a member of the Paparazzi causing a moral dilemma within himself and between him and his best friend Harry Osborne.

I am not a fan of these new villains like Menace and the Freak, but I like the characterization of Peter and his pals and that keeps me reading every brand new issue.

Batman #676
Batman #676 Sports a new Batmobile that turns Dark Knights into Shiny Happy People.

Batman #676, or Batman R.I.P. #1 was pure setup… As if Morrison’s whole run has not been setup enough. I am starting to see how all of this pieces together, yet I have no clue as to what is going on. The philosophical discussion between Tim and Alfred was nice, but the secrecy around Damien was even better. The Joker bit at the end was spot on as to how I envision the character being, and yes DC Comics should care how I envision the Joker.

My only concern with this issue, and this storyline thus far, is that Jesibel Jet seems to only be a plot device similar to the forced love interest in every superhero movie… I hope Morrison proves me wrong.

Oh, kudos to Tony Daniel on his perfect pencils… I am not one of the haters.

Batman Confidential #17
Batman Confidential #17 is an issue that will turn many of boys into men…

I swear that Batman Confidential #17’s story was lifted straight off some sick perverted fan fiction. In this issue we see recently graduated Barbra Gordon (graduated from college) chase Catwoman into a club of where the dress code is “no dress.” Seriously I do find it slightly humorous that an innocent heroine would have to chase a villain into a hedonistic society, but something about reading this made me feel dirty, and not right.

Gotham Underground #8
Yeah, I would be peeing my pants if I saw that in real life.

Gotham Underground #8 was filled with full panel, bare nuke, no holds barred action similar to those seen in the Death of Superman. The action was top notch!

J. Calafiore and Jack Purcell knocked this one out of the park in the action and art department. As for the story… nothing much happened except that everyone leaves the Penguin to fry… but don’t let the lack of story distract you from watching Batman prove how much of a bad-ass he really is.

Green Arrow Black Canary #8
I love surprise endings… this time no aliens just Eel.

Green Arrow Black Canary #8 continues the search for those who put Connor into a coma in London with their new associate (see last issue). Even with the slow pace, I always enjoy this series because there is something funny about Ollie’s voice being outnumbered by two female leads.

Green Lanern Corps #24
April Showers Bring May Flowers.

Green Lantern Corps #24 gave a nice refresher origin for Mongul and his pretty Black Mercy flowers. For that alone this comic was worth the cover price… oh that and the fact that Sinestro bit off his finger tip to draw on his jail cell door was a freaky but nice bonus.

Huntress Year 1 #1
Huntress Year One #1 was better the first time as Batman/Huntress Cry for Blood.

The caption below the cover says it all “Huntress Year One #1 was better the first time as Batman/Huntress Cry for Blood.” I will continue to buy this series and will be pretty upset if Vic Sage is a no-show.

Superman #676
Superman #676 = Filler!

Titans #2
“–THAT THE ISSUE IS THAT BAD!”

Titans #2 was so bad that God wanted nothing to do with it.

Wow… this story sucks… the art sucked… the continuity sucked…

Ok, so here we have characters that are all featured in other books, stories, and teams who are now working together to fight demons… not only does this not sit well in the DCU - Raven looks like a mid twenties professional beach volleyball player… doesn’t she have her own “emo series” where she is in High School?

God this book sucked!

and…

THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK:
BOOSTER GOLD #9

Bwahaha!

A little bit of funny, and…

seriously

… A little bit of serious. Major seriousness!

Booster Gold #9 continues the trend of the bumbling hero exterior and universe saving hero interior. Since Booster and Rip saved the Multivers in 52, Booster has been working behind the scenes to fix any errors in the timestream caused by the Crisis. To do this they must travel back in time to fix errors, just errors since the true past is already written.

This comic, and the whole series, fits my take on time travel almost perfectly. I love the Back to the Future movies, but I aways thought traveling through time from “Point C” back to “Point A” in hopes of changing “Point B” would be impossible. It is impossible because to get to “Point C”, “Point A and B” must exist prior and this fact cant be changed.

I may have confused you but if you have been reading Booster Gold then it all makes sense, and we see the results of what happens when one hero (Booster Gold) travels back in time to stop a death that was already concreted in the past. As the Blue and Gold story continues Booster is still dealing with the massive changes caused by preventing Ted’s death… and it seems that if Ted’s death is the “Point B” from my analogy, then Lois Lane’s life is the new “Point B” in this comic.

Heavy stuff and a great read. This time traveling romp thorough the history of the DCU is easily the BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK!

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