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Action Comics #885
The ongoing adventures of the mythical Kryptonians Nightwing and Flamebird (a.k.a. Chris Kent, Superman’s adopted son and Thara Ak-Var, Supergirl’s best friend) continue as they hunt down General Zod’s hidden spies on Earth. Last Week In Comics (LWIC):
- After being healed for his “Phantom Zone” the Guardian and the Science Police show up to arrest the Kryptonians.
- The illegal aliens plead their case and even pulls the “we work with Superman” card, but the Guardian still arrests them.
- General Lane shows up to take the Kryptonians from the Science Police.
- Mon El convinces the Guardian that Lane is evil and they let the Kryptonians go.
- One of Zod’s sleeper agents is hiding as a SP officer, but saves General Lane when she tries to blow up the SP building to take out Nightwing and Flamebird.
This story is dragging, but finding out that a rouge Kryptonian working for Zod is also working with General Lane is just interesting enough to keep me coming back each month.
Adventure Comic #6
I have always found it interesting that Lex Luthor had proclaimed himself the savior of all humankind… or at least he would be if not for Superman. I love the Superman vs Lex stories. I love the fact that Lex is evil only because he believes that Superman is holding humans back. With Superman there to always save the world and solve Earth’s problems, Lex thinks that the human race will never evolve further and this is why he has focused on destroying Superman. Lex truly believes that if he destroys Superman he will be better serving his people than focusing on something like curing cancer. Since Geoff Johns started writing the Teen Titans, he made it perfectly clear that Superboy is not a clone of Superman, instead he is a clone of both Superman and Lex Luthor. Lex created Superboy as a way to destroy Superman… and ever since Superboy found out that he is part Lex he has been trying to be more like Kal-El than Lex, including living in Smallvile. LWIC:
- In Smallvile, Superboy’s first friend just happens to be Lex Luthor’s niece.
- While visiting her, Lex shows up with Kryptonite in hand.
- Lex was searching for Superboy, but before he gets to the reason he was looking for Conner he gets distracted.
- Superboy distracts Lex from his original goal by challenging Lex’s scientific ability and intelligence to heal his sister.
- Lex who loves to put salt in the wounds of his victims decides to gather the “salt” before fully capturing his victim and sends Superboy off to find ingredients to heal his sister.
- Superboy gathers the ingredients and Lex does exactly what he promised and heals his sister, but…
- He also takes away his cure, promising Superboy only to help others once Superman is destroyed.
This is classic Lex vs Superman… too bad Superman is off world playing “General” on New Krypton. With the Legion of Super-Heroes again absent from this title and Johns leaving, I don’t know what to expect next month, especially since this issue has now set the bar for the series.
Amazing Spider-Man #617
As the wife and daughter of Kraven, the Hunter gathers villains from Spidey’s rouge gallery, Spider-Man keeps meeting up with each one-on-one not realizing that something bigger may be brewing. LWIC:
- Peter Parker is at a casino shooting photos for work when he runs into his old enemy the Rhino.
- Unlike past meetings the Rhino is not wearing his costume and robbing the place, instead he is protecting the place out of costume hired as a legitimate security guard.
- Peter not believing that the criminal has changed his way is quickly convinced after a new Robo-Rhino attacks the original.
- Fully understanding his responsibility to his new job, the former criminal protects the people in the casino before declining a duel with the new Robo-Rhino.
- Pete changes into his costume and convinces the new villain to leave.
- Spidey talks with the Rhino and asks him to continue to live his new life because that would be a “win” for both of them.
- The new Rhino is shown talking to Kraven’s family demanding that he can not truly be the Rhino until he takes down the original…
Most of the time I hate when one of Spidey’s villains gets replace by a new “hip and modern” version… but this time I can dig it. I like the fact that the former villain still has substance and a story, meaning that he is not pushed out of the spotlight and us readers are expected to forget about him. I hope his story (the Rhino) continues and is not tarnished as this storyline continues, because this was one of the most heartfelt comics I read in a while and I don’t want it ruined.
Batman#695
This was the most intriguing comic of last week. Since Dick Grayson took over for the deceased Bruce Wayne, he has been fighting new criminals and not doing too much other than busting heads. Upon the first read I thought that this and the last issue of Batman was just that – busting of heads. But after reading this issue again, I began to think that Tony Daniel is trying to pull his best “Jeph Loeb” and create a mystery where every possible Bat-Villain could be impersonating the Black Mask. LWIC:
- Yeah… lots of stuff happened and if I tried to list it all I would probably miss something important…
This is probably a comic that would be better read in one sitting once the trade comes out.
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THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK:
Batgirl #6
Last month I praised Batgirl for being a return “to traditional take on super-hero comics.” This month’s issue continues this now “new” trend of traditional super-hero storytelling and then 1-ups the last issue by returning to the “buddy” style comic that Batman made famous back in the day. Batgirl has been taken under the wing of Oracle, similar to the relationship between Batman and Robin with a little “Birds of Prey” twist, and they have been butting heads with the dynamic duo. Robin and Batgirl’s interaction last issue was classic and the beginning of an awesome relationship that continues in this issue. Hot on the trail of the kidnappers of a Mob Boss’ son, the two Bat-families have to work together. LWIC:
- Steph (Batgirl) wakes up after being grazed by a stray bullet before she arrives at the hospital her mother works at.
- After returning to her costume, she meets up with Batman and Robin to share what she knows about the kidnapping… Robin gives her grief.
- Steph and Damian exchange words and fists in a humorous fashion, until Batman steps in.
- Dick and Barbra reminisce on how they used act similar to these two new sidekicks back in the day.
- Batgirl and Robin meet with the kidnapped kid’s girlfriend while Batman searches for clues.
- The girlfriend reveals that the kid’s dad had gambling problems and that they may have to do with the kidnapping.
- While searching for clues, Batman is ambushed by three villains.
- The girlfriend continues to reveal that the gambling problems may have been settled by the kidnapping since it set up betting on which villain will kill Batman.
The return to the “seemingly inescapable deathtrap” is a perfect example of how this comic continues to remind us what a fun super-hero comic used to be and still should be. If you haven’t read Step’s adventures as Batgirl, you need to.
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