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Last Week In Comics:
A fresh take on 5 day-old comics.

Action Comics #833

The last time we saw Flamebird and Nightwing they defeated Reactron after being framed for the murder of Mon-El. Now all of that seems to be behind them and they are free to roam the Earth. LWIC (Last Week In Comics):

I wish I knew what happened between the capture of Reactron and the revile to the world that he and General Lane framed the Kryptonian heroes, but instead I get to see the heroes back on their original mission. Even with the confusion, its nice to see the original mission continue. Like in Red Robin (reviewed later in this post) this comic is set in the main character’s world, including subplots featuring the supporting cast, yet creates its own identity by traveling the world on mission instead of protecting one major city.

Batman #693

First of all since Dick Grayson took over the mantle of the Bat he modified the costume to meet the needs of his crime fighting style. Now Tony Daniel returns and draws the new Batman exactly like the old one – forgetting all of the costume changes except the belt… seriously. All nitpicking aside there is a lot going on in Gotham with Tommy Elliot (Hush) posing as Bruce Wayne trying to destroy everything Wayne has accomplished to a possible “new” Black Mask organizing all of Gotham’s costumed crazies into his own personal army. Oh, and speaking of Hush (Tommy Elliot,) it was nice to see and question Mr. Edward Nigma’s new “Reformed Riddler” identity again. LWIC:

After reading this issue its safe to say that there was a lot happening but nothing happened. There was a lot of possible set-up but Daniel’s writing and art was slightly confusing, so I am just going to pretend that I am right and the Riddler returns to his evil ways and teams up with Hush again because that sounds fun to me.

Batman and Robin #6

Jason Todd returns again as the Red Hood with a new sidekick – Scarlett. Scarlett and the Red Hood think that they are just like Batman and Robin except they will make the “Punishment fit the Crime” – meaning they kill criminals that kill people. This extreme vigilante style has brought in criminals that can be considered “extreme” versions of the normal costume crazies in Gotham. LWIC:

I was not that impressed with this whole return of the Red Hood story, so I am ready to see what Morrison has planned for the next couple of issues.

Red Robin #6

Tim Drake was traveling the world looking for proof that Bruce Wayne never died and that he is still alive. During his travels Tim worked with Ras Al Gul and now Ras has Tim working for him to hunt down the assassins who are assassinating the League of Assassins. LWIC:

With Red Robin leading the raid of assassins against assassins and hoping that there will be no killing is funny, so funny in fact that I enjoyed the comic. The comic was simple, fast paced, fun, and full of ninja assassins – what more could you want from a comic book.

Blackest Night Comics

Ok, time to copy and paste:

Back in the day when Abin Sur passed away and his Green Lantern ring and responsibilities were passed to Hal Jordan, he did so because of his findings about the prophecy of the “Blackest Night.” In the present, many different colors of Lantern Corps have formed or have been found in the universe. Each color of Lantern Corps receives it’s power from emotion and each emotion is represented by a different color. The prophecy of the “Blackest Night” predicts the removal of all life and emotion from the universe by a corps of lifeless lanterns – the Black Lanterns. To remove the emotion and life from the universe, the Black Lantern Corps’ members are all formerly deceased creatures/heroes throughout the universe that prey on those they were close to. By raising the emotions of their prey the Black Lanerns energize, or recharge, their Power Battery in preparation for the rising of their leader and the destruction of life. The only hope for the universe is all of different lantern corps to work together using each color of the emotional spectrum to create the only thing that can destroy the Black Lanterns – pure white light. LWIC:

Booster Gold #26

Green Lantern Corps #42

It was sad to see Kyle pass away. It seems that since his conception in the 90’s no writer has been able to do anything with Kyle to solidify him as a mainstay of the DCU.

and

THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK
BATGIRL #4

This comic was FUN!

In a universe full of death, violence, and zombies sometimes a fun comic can overshadow them all.

I love the fact that Steph Brown does not want to be Batgirl to be part of the Batfamily, she does it because its fun to her and she likes doing good. Its refreshing to see a hero who is doing so not because she is an orphan or learned the hard way that “With great power comes great responsiblity.”

*note: neither my wife or I proofed this article… she was too busy dealing with a crying baby, and I was to busy crying while watching the Browns on Monday Night Football.

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Posted by Fred on November 16, 2009 @ 10:47 PM Under: Last Week In Comics
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