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LWIC: Death, Violence, Zombies, and One Fun Comic!

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.

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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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LWIC: The Ultimate Alien Death Machine!

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

Adventure Comics #2

I like Superboy and I was sad to see him die during Infinite Crisis, and I am happy that he was brought back to life before the whole Blackest Night story – a zombie Superboy would not have settled well with me. With last issue’s soul searching and wanting to live the life as Superman did at his age, it was nice to see a larger plot forming.

LWIC Superboy is still trying to make sure that the half of him that was cloned from Superman prevails over the half of his DNA that was cloned from Lex Luthor. With all of the Superman vs Lex Luthor stuff in the last issue, I should have seen that Luthor would be involved in this series, but I totally forgot that Luthor was freed from jail by General Lane to dissect and reverse engineer the captured Braniac and his technology. So it seems that Luthor was just as sad as Superman when Superboy passed away so that he decided to try to clone another “son.” I am looking forward to seeing Lex vs Conner since his conscious is already having a hard time with the internal Lex Luthor conflict.

Amazing Spider-Man #604

I usually complain about the crappy life and the complaining that Peter Parker fills his comic with, but writer Fred Van Lente pulls it all together. For some reason the Chameleon is after Mayor J. Johna Jamieson and stole the identity of the mayor’s photographer Peter Parker. While disguised as Peter the Chameleon gets Peter involved with his roommate (A female you sickos!) and gets him and MJ back on speaking terms.

LWIC Pete escapes the Chameleon’s clutches and returns to his “normal” life. Unfortunately, all the the “fixing” the Chameleon did, Pete finds himself in a Fix. I have to admit that not much happened but seeing Peter deal with his new girlfriend and her crazy demands, seeing Harry Osborn staying at May’s house, and the reminder that both he and MJ remember what happened before “One More Day” was a fun read… I’m almost sad that next week’s issue seems to be full of action again with the return of Kraven The Hunter’s wife and daughter.

Blackest Night: Batman #2

The Batman family is the perfect crew to battle super-powered zombies… think about it – the prerequisite to be in the club is that your parents have to be dead, AND their death needs to feed your need to dress up and hide in the shadows to take revenge on all who break the law.

LWIC Tim Drake, aka Red Robin, returns to the family to fight his parents who have teamed up with the resurrected Flying Graysons. As campy as this could have been, the characterization was dead on – pun intended. I mean Damian is all about violence and killing, Dick is all about thinking about a solution, and Tim is looking into the “why?” I have to say seeing Damien (Robin) lecture Dick (Batman) about using guns only to hear him remind his sidekick that they aren’t killing anyone since they are already dead.

Oh, I didn’t think the Black Lanterns could create light constructs, but it seems as if the Ventriloquist has make several light constructs of Scarface… so can Black Lanterns create light constructs, or was it a writer error?

Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps #40

While the BatFamily is reminding us how many of Earth’s dead have become Black Lanterns the Green Lantern Corps are at the center of the battle. Most of the Blackest Night books are showing the impact these Zombie Black Lanterns are having on Earth’s heroes, the real battle began and is taking place in space.

LWIC the Green Lantern Corps reassess the situation, looks into the death/capture of the Guardians of the Universe, and regrouping to fight as a unified front. I may not have much to say about this issue, but there is a lot going on… you get a feeling while reading this issue that something in the Corps started “clicking” and a retaliation/huge battle will soon come.

Red Robin #4

I have always wondered if the super-heroes of the DCU existed in the real world, why didn’t they do anything about the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Well in LWIC Red Robin answers that question:

I have said it before Tim Drake, as Robin, was acting more like Batman than even Bruce Wayne was before his death. Now Tim takes the “Detective” role and finds that Bruce didn’t necessarily die during the Final Crisis, only to die… good thing he was working with a guy who can raise the dead -Ra’s Al Gul.

Superman: New World of Krypton #7

The whole Earth vs Kryptonians thing was getting old, especially since a General on Earth had a personal vendetta against Superman and creates an intricate plot to start a war with the Kryptonians was good the first time during the “Incredible Hulk” movie.

LWIC I was just starting to get into the story again since it seems as though General Zod may be just as much of a major player as General Lane in the upcoming war. After the assassination attempt on Zod, he passes control of the Kryptonian Army to Kal-El… almost as he wants Earth’s hero to lead the Kryptonian army against his adopted home world. As soon as that happened and I was looking forward to the personal struggle that Supes would have to deal with a bunch of Thangarians show up… and now the Kryptonian Army is at war with a bunch of Hawk people. WTF?

Booster Gold #24
w/ Blue Beetle Second Feature

Booster Gold travels through time fixing errors that he originally made.

LWIC Booster fixes the problem that has been lingering for the last couple issues only to find that his solution ended up helping the main villain of the book – the Black Beetle. Speaking of the Black Beetle:

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THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK
BLUE BEETLE

This has got to be the best book ever… I have no write up for it, but when you have the ultimate alien death machine tapped into your spine and you are a good hearted teenager you are bound to have some great adventures. Yeah, I called it the “ultimate alien death machine,” because it is. The scarab that give Jaime his power is an alien artifact made for war… and it has a mind of it’s own and all it thinks about is killing.

LWIC the Black Beetle attacks Jaime and his family causing Jaime to finally give in to the alien technology and he turns from the Blue Beetle to one of the Alien Warriors that once tried to violently take over the Earth.

This is the second month that I have labeled this “back-up story” the best “comic” of last week, shouldn’t that be enough for DC to give the Blue Beetle his own book again?

Posted by Fred on September 14, 2009 @ 10:26 PM Under: Friday Night Fights
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LWIC: There Is Always A Plan “B”

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

Action Comics #880

The “Codename Patriot” story arc continues… but I’m not exactly sure what has happened that is being continued. Here is what I know: There is now a planet of Kryptonians in orbit with Earth. Earth hates/fears the Kryptonians so the military, led by Lois Lane’s supposedly dead father, is planning on taking them out. The military’s reach extends to New Krypton where there was an assassination attempt on General Zod. The assassin fled to Earth so Superman and Supergirl go to follow.

LWIC (Last Week In Comics) Superman and Supergirl talk to the Guardian about what is going on and a real nice scene between Superman and Lois takes place, while we find out that the US military planned the assassination of Zod. Oh, you know the two characters that have been carrying this title since Superman left… well they sign autographs and get captured…

This storyline is either dragging on, or not holding my interest… lets see how I feel when the whole thing is over.

Amazing Spider-Man #601

Peter Parker is no longer married to Marry Jane because of a deal with the devil, yet both of them remember (maybe) the past. As confusing as that sounds and as bad of a storyline that was, the Spider-Man comics have never been better… that was until MJ showed back up forcing us readers to think about “One More Day” again.

LWIC we see that the Chameleon is Creepy… more so than and any zombies that you may have read about last week. I have always liked the Chameleon as a character, there is something pleasing about a character who goes all “Scooby-Doo” with disguises. In the past I always figured that he just made a rubber mask to look like someone else and then proceeded to commit crimes in disguise, but LWIC the Chameleon goes all “serial killer” like and dissolves his victims in acid after taking a mold of their face… creepy!

That creepiness by itself made this comic worth reading and has got me really looking forward to the next issue!

Batman #689

Dick Grayson has finally taken up the mantle of the Bat, and he is doing it his way. In past issues, Dick stated that he did not want to be Batman because he is not Bruce, and Alfred told him to not think of Batman as Bruce, but as an act. Taking his trusty butler’s advise he, like the many actors who have played James Bond, puts his own spin on the character, playing up to his own strengths. This Nightwing like behavior of the Batman has caught many people’s attention including the last villain Dick pissed off as Nightwing – Two Face!

LWIC Two Face continues to watch Batman and feed him tips so that he can truly see if it is Nightwing under the cowl. Dick continues to do what Batman does, in his own way, and picks up on the fact that he is being fed these “anonymous” tips. Dick plays along gaining confidence about being Batman, until the trap he expects is unexpectedly sprung.

I’m am really enjoying seeing Dick grow into the character of Batman. I know many have said that this story has been done before, but it hasn’t. In the past Dick was pretending to be Bruce, now he is no longer pretending he is becoming Batman.

And is it me or is the new Batmobile just like the Blue Beetles’ (Ted Kord)  Bug?

Booster Gold #23

I would love to attempt on recapping everything that has happened in past issues, but it’s not that memorable. The best I can do is give you a quick run down of Booster Gold From Wikipedia:

“The character is initially depicted as a glory-seeking showboat from the future, using knowledge of historical events and futuristic technology to stage high-publicity heroics. Booster develops over the course of his publication history and through personal tragedies to become a hero weighed down by the reputation he has created for himself.”

LWIC Booster and company takes the Back to the Future thing and makes it interesting and deep again. For a while the series was nothing more that “Booster you screwed up the time line… now we have to go back in time to fix it!” LWIC a real threat to the time stream is present that ties back to earlier issues in the series. This enemy also has ties to the best back-up feature ever found at the end of every Booster Gold issue – THE BLUE BEETLE!

Could this be a revival for Booster Gold… maybe I won’t just be buying this for the Blue Beetle back-up story anymore.

Red Robin #3

I like Tim Drake as Robin because I have been collecting comics before he became Batman’s sidekick and have watched him grow into his own. Right before Batman died (or went missing) Robin was acting exactly like a “Dark Knight Detective.” After Bruce’s death and Dick’s choosing Batman’s son to be Robin, Tim took up the identity of Red Robin.

LWIC Tim continues his search for answers and we the readers get some answers as to why Tim and his new persona are so cold and emotionless. Tim feels betrayed… plain and simple. Then he became Robin because Batman needed help, Tim figured out the secret identity and saved Batman’s life. He was unlike the rest of the “Bat Family” he had both of his parents living when he first donned the costume of the Boy Wonder. As Tim got deeper into the becoming Robin, the rest of his life  followed suit and his parents both violently passed away.  Like the other Robins before him, Tim was adopted into Bruce’s family… and now Bruce is gone.

It’s interesting to read about a character who was more like Batman (carefully planning and thinking everything through) yet different than the Caped Crusader(the fact that he choose to step into the darkness), become emotionally lost and try to find his way.

So the Blackest Night is DC Comics big summer blockbuster, and it features Zombies equipped with power rings.

I have always liked the Green Lantern series because they are cops who patrol space guided by the self-proclaimed “Guardians of the Galaxy.” This immortal race took it upon themselves to create laws and law enforcement for the whole universe… that in itself is a set-up for disaster. Not only is it a set-up for disaster on many occasions it has been very disastrous. With all of these disasters fixed by the Green Lantern Corps and the other DCU (DC Universe) Heroes, you would think that the Guardians would have learned their lesson…

Before the Blackest Night even begins, we the readers find out that there were pages from the great “Book of OA” (the bible of the Guardians of the Galaxy) that were left out or forbidden. These pages foretold the prophecy of the Blackest Night, or the destruction of the Green Lantern Corps.

To understand the Blackest Night you need to understand that there are different types of Lanterns in the universe other than the Green Lantern Corps. Each corps gains its power from an emotion – the Green Lantern’s is Will Power. The Blackest Night is a prophecy that foretells the coming of the Black Lanterns and the destruction of the Green Lanterns. The Black Lanterns are made of once deceased characters in the DCU, and like all other zombies, they want the living to join their ranks!

LWIC Blackest Night #2 shows how the dead rising will effect the Earth and it’s people. In this issue we see Aquaman (my favorite under appreciated DCU character) rise from the dead and take back his place as king of Atlantis… or Zombie King of Zombie filled Atlantis. The Martian Manhunter continues to try to get his fellow Justice League Members to join the Black Lanterns and fails, but they fail to kill him. The hero’s are on Earth seem to be having a hard time re-killing these zombies. This comic did a great job bringing a universe wide threat home and making it feel more relevant to the current DCU than any Crisis.

LWIC Blackest Night: Batman #1 did not feature Zombie Bruce Wayne… instead it featured the Bat Family realizing that their dead parents are now part of the Black Lantern Corps. It was a good Batman and Robin story… shows how the “big event” touches everyone on Earth… gives it some substance and grounds the whole series.

LWIC Green Lantern Corps #39 focuses on the universal scale of the Blackest Night. If you think about it, Earth’s heroes only have to deal with the dead rising on their own planet. The Green Lantern Corps has to deal with the rest of the universe, starting with their own dead first. Not only does the Corps have to protect the whole universe, the crypt of dead Green Lanterns were all resurrected as Black Lanterns…

…I have never read a universe threatening event like the Blackest Night ever in comics. So far this feels more like a “crisis” than most events forced upon us readers every summer.

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THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK
ADVENTURE COMICS #504

Like Tim Drake as Robin, I have read the birth, death, and resurrection of Con-El (Superboy.)

First he was a clone of Superman that wanted to be Superman not Superboy. Then he joined the Teen Titans and became a leader like Superman only to then find out that he was not only a clone of Superman, but also Lex Luthor. After finding out that Superman and Luthor’s DNA were spliced to create him, Con-El had issues… he wanted to be Superman but worried that some of “Lex” would come out.

During Infinite Crisis, Superboy showed that he was more Super than Luthor and sacrificed himself to save the universe and the honor of the Superboy name.

LWIC we see Con-El take his place as Conner Kent again, starting over and following in Superman’s footsteps. After being dead, Conner now appreciates life and is ready to really “live.”

This comic was a perfect read after all of the universe threatening events of the Blackest Night and the “I don’t want to be Batman” comics of late. This comic reminds us of what a hero really and truly is, and that is the person behind the powers not the powers itself… including the threat that a little bit of “Lex Luthor” hides within us all.

Posted by Fred on August 17, 2009 @ 10:50 PM Under: Last Week In Comics
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LWIC: Clones, Too Many Batmen, and Creepy Zombie Action!

If you are looking for the results from last week’s Friday Night Fights and wondering why they are not at the top of the page on a Tuesday night, don’t worry they were posted earlier. Last Week In Comics was delayed a day since I spent all day yesterday reloading the software back onto my main desktop PC. So if you are here for the results of Friday Night Fights, you may as well read through my opinion of six day old comics from last week as you scroll down to the results.

Last Week In Comics:
A fresh take on 5 6 day-old comics.

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #36

In the monthly books Spider-Man is trapped by Norman Osborn and about to die and then LWIC Peter is whisked away to Boston… Ok…

Giving continuity aside this was a fun book and brought back memories from the last time I consistently read Spider-Man books – the days of the Clone Saga. Don’t get me wrong this book was not totally out of continuity, aside from being almost dead at the hands of his arch enemy, everything else was fine in this book.

LWIC (Last Week In Comics) Peter accompanies his Aunt May and her future husband, J. Johna Jameson Sr. to Boston for an engagement party. After some hilarity ensues between Peter and his new “Bro” and former boss J. Johna Jameson Jr. he gets attacked in the bathroom. After many pages of action and witty spider-banter it is reveled that the attacker was not after Peter but instead he was after one Ben Reilly. You see back in the 90’s comic companies were all about making money, they cared about it so much it ruined them and some readers.  (Check out these two articles: One & Two) During the 90’s every main character was either dying (Death of Superman) or being revamped to be more “extreme”  and Spider-Man followed suit. Instead of killing Spidey off they made him more “extreme” and not by just changing his costume, they decided to change the character. It was reveled that the Spidey we all knew and loved was a clone of Peter. Supposedly when Spidey fought his clone back in the 70’s they got mixed up, seeing how they had the same memories and such – think of the briefcase scenario in movies. After the fans warmed up to the idea that there were two Spideys around and the one we knew as Peter was not Peter, Marvel switched it up again… confused?  Well, so was I and I stopped reading Spider-Man until a couple years ago.

Anyway, the Clone Saga was monumental and it seems that the current creative team saw something fun in the story and they are bringing the clone Ben Reilly back into the mix. Will this annoy me enough to quit reading again… I doubt it. I trust the new creative team… as long as they never introduce a huge new story arc before reaching the climax of the previous one again.

Green Lantern #43

I used to make fun of Marvel and it’s Marvel Zombies series, but it seems like DC has finally jumped on the bandwagon…
Ok, maybe not but I stopped reading Green Lantern after the Sinestro Corps arc and every other color of the rainbow got their own power ring and corps. Prior to and after Infinite Crisis, people were making a big deal about the outrageous numbers of people in the DCU dying, and not only dying but dying violent over the top deaths. Now it seems as if all of those deaths were not for shock value and sales alone, it seems as if Geoff Johns has been secretly planing, building, and writing the Black Lantern Corps for a while now.

LWIC the “Blackest Night” began. Green Lantern’s enemy, the Black Hand, took his own life and unknowingly started the Black Lantern Corps. The Black Lantern Corps consists of once dead folks who rise from the dead to bear power rings and fight Green Lanterns. Sound silly, simple, and odd? Well it is, but man it works. I am not a fan of Zombies and the many movies that they have stared in, but this comic I liked. There wasn’t much to this issue but an updated origin of the Black Hand and the rational behind the creation of the Black Lantern Corps, but from the setup presented in this issue I may also jump on the zombie bandwagon.

Red Robin #2

So Bruce Wayne dies/disappears and the whole Bat-Universe goes crazy. Tim Drake, the current Robin when Bruce passes, was acting more like Batman than anyone else including the current, post Bruce, Batman – Dick Grayson. So after Bruce died, Tim didn’t believe it and decided to go find him and donning a new costume and name: Red Robin. As Red Robin, Tim follows in Bruce’s footsteps by focusing on nothing but his goal, even if it means giving everything else up.

LWIC Tim Drake almost fully becomes as Red Robin what Bruce was as Batman – a man focused on a goal. It was nice to see that the writers post Batman R.I.P. are creating new characters but staying true to the original characterization. Before Bruce died, Tim was more like Batman than Nightwing and that characterization is still true even though Nightwing is the new Batman. The same statement can be said about Dick Grayson’s (Nightwing) characterization as Batman. Watching Tim focused and driven like Bruce is nice; it gives us readers access to the gritty Batman we all became accustomed too since Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, and that is the type of character I grew up reading.

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THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK
BATMAN #688

I love characterization and continuity, these two things keep me coming back to the funny books every week. Last week Batman #688 had both and this is why it was easily the BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK!

Dick Grayson, former Robin turned superhero Nightwing has taken over as Batman for the dead/missing Bruce Wayne. Since taking over as Batman, Dick has had some problems adjusting to his new role. Last week in “Batman and Robin” #2, Alfred suggested that Dick try not to “be” the Batman (Bruce Wayne) but instead think of it as a “performance.”

LWIC Nightwing, err Dick, is adjusting to his new “role” better. Instead of trying to be Batman, he is playing the role the best he can. By putting on a performance Dick feels more comfortable changing things up a little bit to get the job done efficiently. Dick and Alfred discuss changes that need to be made to the costume so that Dick can use his acrobatic circus style of fighting. Another thing that Dick does differently as Batman is he makes himself visible. Batman in the past had always hid in the shadows and preferred to be unseen, Dick does not disable the security cameras so that the Police have visual evidence of the crime before Batman bashes heads. This style is different but effective and people are starting to notice. I say people, but I mean person, but the plural form “people” may be a better describing factor.

Nightwing’s last solo adventure, which was one of his best, was against Two Face. Two Face specifically sought out Nightwing for help, and Nightwing failed him. So Nightwing becomes Batman. Two Face, heartbroken and angrier than usual returns to Gotham, and realizes the difference in Batman’s style and the similarity to Nightwing… this looks like it will be a fun ride – and it plays into both Bruce and Dick’s continuity.

Posted by Fred on July 14, 2009 @ 11:00 PM Under: Last Week In Comics
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LWIC: “Batman Battle for the Cowl” Trade Released Last Week!

Last Week In Comics:
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Action Comics #878

In this issue:

Amazing Spider-Man #597

In this third part of American Son:

Batman #687
a.k.a. Battle for the Cowl Collected Eddition

In this issue we see what we should have already read in the “Battle for the Cowl” mini:

Red Robin #1

Red Robin #1 is:

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THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK
BOOSTER GOLD #21
BLUE BEETLE #36

Booster Gold #21 played off the whole Dick Grayson is Batman… aw hell who cares. The only thing that mattered from this comic was the return of the Blue Beetle in a book that is not the Teen Titans.

With all of the screen time he gets on “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”, it seems odd that the Blue Beetle’s book was canceled… especialy since the character is a back-up feature in another book and easily earns the title of BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK!

Posted by Fred on June 15, 2009 @ 10:17 PM Under: Last Week In Comics
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LWIC: Do I Realy Have To Start Buying Teen Titans?

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

Last Week In Comics was good financially with only two comics purchased, but sad with the end of the phenomenal Blue Beetle comic.

Superman #685

So Mon-El has been trapped in the Phantom Zone since Superman was a pre-teen right? Now when the Phantom Zone is destroyed Supes just happens to look on a shelf and find the cure for Mon-El’s lead poisoning… yeah and my student’s dog really ate his homework.

I know that there is this thing going on with the Legion of Super-Heroes, but with Final Crisis over, I lost interest in the mini. I am guessing from this issue that the Legion no longer exists currently in the DCU, but that still does not make a magic potion that can cure a decade or two long plot (in Superman’s years, not since we found out). I know that James Robinson will probably explain the potion in later issues, but I needed something to write about in this review and since I found that quite weak, I decided to go with that.

The magic potion from the future… which now that I think about it, could have showed up back when Mon originally became ill. Think about it, someone from the future must have come back to the past with the potion, don’t you think that they would have traveled back a couple more years to prevent Mon-El from being poisoned in the Phantom Zone – what jerks… and you thought that rant was over. Man, forget the fact that Superman is planning on abandoning Earth to spy on his fellow Kryptoinians, this issue was all about some jerkwad from the future with the ability to cure Mon-El not doing so until after he wasted many years in a boring empty limbo.

Oh, and one more thing… Do you ever think that people in Smallville ever wonder why so many dissent relatives of the Kents keep moving in on the farm? While we are on it, does anyone ever wonder how Clark always comes to visit without a car?

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THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK
BLUE BEETLE #36

You know every time I praise an issue of Blue Beetle, whatever praise that was given is outdone in the next issue. Every time I praised Jaime for respecting the legacy, or praised the writers for creating one, they one up it – like in this final issue. Every time I commend the supporting cast, because in the end that is what defines a character more than his actions, the writers move that forward – like in this final issue. Every time I commend the writers for their funny, smart, witty, yet not too corny dialog they do it again adding something more heroic to it all – like in this final issue. you see the point I am trying to make? If you don’t here it is in plain text:

“The Blue Beetle was the best damn comic book being published on a monthly basis. It had all the storytelling elements, legacy, supporting cast, and fun that any successful hero story needs. So you all should have bought this book because now it’s canceled and to read about Jaime Reyes, possibly without his awesome supporting cast, I have to start buying the crappy Teen Titans book again!”

Ok, maybe that’s not exactly what the first paragraph said, but it is how I feel, especially that last part about the Teen Titans. Matthew Sturges does a nice job creating a villain for the Blue Beetle that is on par with the Spider-Man/Venom nemesis level. I mean think about it, another Scarab who hates and feels betrayed by Kahji-Dha (Jaime’s Scarab) bonded with Jaime’s ex-friend who feels betrayed by Jaime for not saving his sister during a battle. This is a hero/villain combination that could rival that of Spdiey/Venom, Batman/Joker, and even Superman/Lex Luthor… all for what? To be wasted in the pages of Teen Titans? Or was it all just an explanation for who the Black Beetle in the Booster Gold series was? I have no clue and am sad to not have this particular title to explore the dynamics of this rivalry.

Ok, enough complaining. I should be praising this book, and what better honor than to present the number of weeks (other this this week) that Jaime and the Blue Beetle made the title image for Last Week In Comics:

Now that’s a pretty impressive image count for a monthly comic book to be featured in something that I have only done for a little over a year.

Now go out and buy all of the Blue Beetle trades to show DC we want to read more solo Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle stories!

Posted by Fred on March 2, 2009 @ 7:44 PM Under: Last Week In Comics
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LWIC: Rino Hacky Sac = Awesome!

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

 Batman #685

There is nothing scarier than the unknown. People are afraid of the dark because of the unknown just as many are afraid of the basement because it is not as familiar as the rest of the house. Villains are no different. The less we know about them, and especially the less we see of them, the more scary they are. When Hush first arrived in the Batman continuity, he was credible and posed a legitimate threat – he knew not just the identity, but also the person under the cowl. As readers, we didn’t know who Hush was, nor did we know what his motive was and that was scary. Since his first appearance, Hush as been featured in many Batman stories that he has lost whatever scary aspects the character originally had.  This issue features a Hush and he is not the scary one.

This issue features Catwoman as the villain not Hush, hence the Faces of Evil cover with her picture. Hush plays the role of the victim to Catwoman, even though her “evil” motives are not as diabolical as one would associate with a “Faces of Evil” title. Can you really blame Catwoman for getting revenge on a person who cut out her heart and kept her alive via life support just so he could play mind games with Batman? Yeah, I totally understand and wouldn’t classify her as a face of evil for that, not to mention the only reason she ran into Hush was because she was in the area stopping animal poachers. Truly the face of evil.

I guess it could be interpreted as evil when she put Hush into a potato sack and used him as a toy for a playful rhinoceros, but I interpret that as awesome!
 

 Final Crisis #7

You either loved or hated this comic – it was a good vs. evil story.

You also have probably already expressed your opinion verbally or online – Superman finally proves that he is the big granddaddy of all super-heroes.

You probably are reading too much or too little into the open-endedness of the whole issue – there are no more monitors and the multiverse is back and Batman is back in time.

And no matter what I say, it won’t change your opinion of this comic – I like the multiverse as long as heroes do not cross over, or universe hop, too often.
 

 Superman #684

Faces of Evil Parasite, umm yeah he just walks around whining about how he wants to siphon more power from Mon-El while wandering around Metropolis – pretty evil huh.

So the real evil, Superman’s aunt Alura, has released Zod and his followers from the Phantom Zone to lead her army of kryptonians. On Earth the Guardian is rallying the Science Police to prepare for a possible kryptonian invasion. Two opposing leaders with qualified, a hero and villain, preparing armies… hmm, do I sense tension and foreshadowing?

I am slightly disappointed in this issue following the New Krypton arc, and I expected something more from the Parasite since he was featured on the cover with the title “Faces of Evil.”

and

THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK
BLUE BEETLE #35

As a proud owner of the full run of Ted Kord’s solo Blue Beetle comic, I loved the return of his corny cookie-cutter villains to annoy Jaime Reyes. This comic truly establishes Jaime as part of the Blue Beetle legacy, the legacy created in my favorite run of the series End Game. Before this connection or legacy was created, the only tie from the original Blue Beetle to Ted Kord was the name and a seemingly useless scarab. Jaime completes the legacy by connecting the “powers” that the scarab gave the two previous owners – the strength of Dan Garrett and the technology of Ted Kord.

The connection, or creation, of a Blue Beetle legacy and the respect that Jaime has for it is what makes this comic great… along with the strong characterization of the hero and all of his supporting cast. Superman, the comic, is defined not by the Man of Tomorrow alone,  his supporting cast of Lois, Jimmy, Ma & Pa, and even Krypto plays a large role in the icon’s status and comic longevity. Jaime Reyes as the Blue Beetle has the same type of supporting cast: Paco, Brenda, Hector & Nadia, Mom & Dad, Traci 13, and the Teen Titans.

In this issue, we see the legacy of the Blue Beetle continue, and maybe end, while the supporting cast shines. During End Game Jaime infiltrated the Reach, the crazy aliens who created his super powered scarab, and thwarted their plans to take over the Earth. The bond created by Jaime and the scarab caused the alien creation/being to rebel against it’s creators with Jaime. It seems as if the news of Kaji-Da’s rebellion against the reach and wish to free all people who are being oppressed by the state. This group of scarab wielding freedom fighters wants Jaime to lead them and if he refuses they will consider him an enemy. Yeah, Jaime does the hero thing and it looks as if the series will end with a bang… and I can’t wait for it, well the next issue that is, not the end of the series, that I can wait for.

Posted by Fred on February 2, 2009 @ 10:24 PM Under: Last Week In Comics
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LWIC: An Explosion of Fun Filled Goodness

Last Week In Comics:
A fresh take on 5 um… 3-day-old comics.


Batman #684

Issues of Batman have been coming out pretty much on weekly basis since the end of R.I.P. bridging that story into Final Crisis, until this issue.

Batman 684 is the second part of a story that started out in Detective Comics #851.  Now I have no problem reading a story that crosses over through different titles, proof of this is my love for the current Superman storyline, but with one other issue of Batman being published between this conclusion and part one is confusing. Here is a summary of the the Batman comics released in December:

Confusing isn’t it…

Now about the story – Since Didio wanted to and then decided not kill off Nightwing in Infinite Crisis, writers have been hard at work making him a real bonafied hero. Within the last year or two Nightwing has become a real hero no longer obsessing on living up to his mentors manles and worried about disappointing Batman. This strengthening of character plays well into the possibility that Nightwing may take over the mantle of the Bat after R.I.P… well not anymore.

In this issue Nightwing takes a step back as a character and returns to his insecure persona prior to Infinite Crisis. This whole issue may be a set up for him to accept the responsibilities that may be passed to him, but the whole “growth” process has already been done in his solo title and feels out of place here. I do have to admit that this is a good “feel good” story showing the growth of Nightwing, I just wish it was a good “feels in continuity” story too.

Blue Beetle #34
 

I was loving the first thirty issues of this series, heck issues 22 – 25 is my favorite storyline from2008, and was disappointed with the ones since then… until this issue.

The love I had for this series was based on the characterization and dialog between Jaime, his friends, his family, and his enemies. Recently this series has been lacking in both the characterization and dialog categories. I want to continue to complain, but this issue brought back everything the previous issues were missing.

This issue was action packed, witty, and full of the hero’s supporting cast finishing up a lackluster story with an explosion of fun filled goodness making the whole run good again.

I will let the following image prove my point on why this issue, and the whole series, is an explosion of fun:


Final Crisis Secret Files

Wait… Final Crisis is still going on?

Wait… Libra is still a major player in the Final Crisis?

Final Crisis is beginning to drag on so long that I am forgetting, or just not focusing, on aspects that were crucial at one time, like the character of Libra. Back in May 2008, Libra burst back into the DCU claiming to be a profit of a New God and gathering a new Secret Society of Supervillains. After killing Martian Manhunter, another aspect of Final Crisis that slipped my memory, Libra has not really been part of the Final Crisis. With Libra out of the picture for many months, this issue came as a nice reminder that he was a major player.

I never read the original story featuring Libra from the seventies, but did easily find the summary on the internet, but seeing a recap in detail within this Secret Files was nice. Even better than getting a detailed recap on a comic that I never read was the fact that the answer to how Libra returned from being one with the universe. It seems as if Libra’s original power, or invention, has been secretly tied into this Final Crisis since the beginning and his role as the herald of Darksied was predestined. This issue fills in all of the missing details of who and what Libra’s back story previous to Final Crisis and reminds some of us that Libra’s part in the story is far from over.

and

THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK
SUPERMAN #684

Maybe I am bias towards Superman and this whole New Krypton storyline, seeing how almost every week a related book is proclaimed by me to be the best comic of that week.

Maybe Blue Beetle #34 should have been the best comic of last week because that one issue redeemed the previously lackluster issues.

Maybe seeing the Justice League of America and the Justice Society of America hovering over New Krypton, a city full of supermen and women, demanding a declaration of war will be issued. Tell me what better demonstrates “true heroism” than a dozen super-heroes prepared to go to war with one hundred thousand Kryptonians or “supermen” all in the name of justice?

Not only is the declaration of war powerful, how about Superman’s long lost family, specificaly his aunt, stating “Humans are poorer, lesser versions of us” followed by her own daughter, Supergirl, calling her evil… talk about splitting a family.

I can’t wait to see how this all ends in two weeks, then maybe something else can take the spot of “BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK!”

Posted by Fred on January 5, 2009 @ 10:05 PM Under: Last Week In Comics
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LWIC: R.I.P. – Two Canceled Books

I have been doing Last Week In Comics (LWIC) for a while now and people ask me “Why don’t you review X book?” First, I only review the issues that I buy, and that decision is determined by my loyalty to the title, browsing at the store, and my cash flow for the week. Second, I wait five days to review these comics so that everyone has already had time to think about them… aw hell who am I kidding – I have a 4 month-old at home and I need five days to read, write, and scan… so yeah it’s because I am slow. Ok, on to this week’s haul.

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

Birds of Prey #124

With this title soon being canceled I figured that I should support it all the way to it’s final issue, even if it’s crap. Honestly I was debating on dropping this title last issue, but with there being only three other comics purchased this week I coughed up the cash.

I am still trying to figure out the whole point of this comic. I am a fan of the whole Barbra Gordon, Oracle, being the all knowing and all seeing god of cyberspace and information and, at first, I was a fan of having her at odds with a cyber-mafia. Too bad this concept was executed poorly.

This story could have been so much more, instead it feels like one of those “throw away” “cyberpunk” series of the 1980’s. I am still trying to figure out what the hell the point of this story was. I am still trying to figure out the point of this storyline.

Correct me if I am wrong, but Barbra Gordon and her posse moved to Platinum Flats to take down the Silicone Syndicate… does anyone remember why? I don’t and I don’t really care.

I hope that when the new “Bat-Family” is created Oracle and her crew, are placed back on stealth and spy missions again.

Blue Beetle #33

Here is another book that I’m sure everyone already knows is being canned too. Like Birds of Prey, it seems as if the title’s last story is going with a “meh” instead of a “bang.”

Is management at DC Comics mandating that every title that is being canceled have a crappy last story so that they can clear their conscious for canceling the title? The Blue Beetle has been one of my favorite comics since Infinite Crisis and almost all of the elements that made me love this comic are missing. DC did the same with my other favorite Infinite Crisis spin-off – The All New Atom.

If DC had the inclination to cancel the book they should have done so after the alien Reach invasion, that was the high point and great climax of this particular title. Instead we have what looked to be an interesting conundrum for our hero by being recruited for border patrol turn out to be a distraction for a big battle with a replacement villain. I am disgusted, but I will continue to buy this book until the end because seeing Jaime and his supporting cast of Peacemaker, Brenda, and Paco makes me smile… too bad the overall story doesn’t.

Superman #682

The New Krypton story continues without stalling.

I often complain about large stories because they feel as if they are written for “the trade.” Spider-Man and the Superman books are beginning to prove me wrong.

This New Krypton story looms in every Superman family book, but each book does not skimp on it’s title character(s) and supporting cast. Supergirl focused on Supergirl’s interaction with the Kryptonians where this issue features Ma Kent, Krypto, and Atlas from the previous story arc.

As the New Krypton story moves forward, we see two different groups of Kryptonians complete a similar task of collecting Superman’s enemies. Zor El and Supergirl lead one raid on Kal’s enemies, while Zod’s followers do the same and murder innocent police officers. Upon hearing about the abducted villains and murdered innocents, Superman confronts the Kryptonians. Zor El, Alura, and Kara are convinced that Doomsday’s attack was not coincidental, but planned by the government. They believed that removing any threat to the Kryptonians was fair and an acceptable act. Zor El and Kara did not know about Zod’s followers killing anyone and were as disgusted as Superman about it. Alura, on the other hand, felt that since the police fought back that it was their own fault they died.

Alura’s knowledge and acceptance of murder put a “we’re gods among men” feel to this story in a way that I did not expect. This story is getting better with every issue, and it was nice to see Jim Harper, the Guardian, and Mon El make an appearance. And it is always nice to see Agent Liberty doubting those who determine what is best for the country and give him orders.

and

THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK
BATMAN #681

Here it is, the conclusion to Batman R.I.P. the issue that I and many others have been waiting for… and after the first and second reading it disappointed.

Upon reading it a third time with hints on what to look for from others on the web and back issues to reference, the comic made some sense, but still did not provide closure. Other than the obvious, I think there is still more to this story…

The conclusion left too many unanswered and new questions.  If you want to read a play by play annotated review check out the Geniusboy Firemelon site, but I want to share with you some of my wanderings created from this issue.

Do we still know exactly who the Black Glove is?
I know that we were lead to believe that it is a club that gathers on a yearly basis and bets on the destruction of a person’s soul. I know that we were led to believe that the club’s leader is Dr. Hurt. I know that we were lead to believe that Dr. Hurt is the Devil, or the personification of the Devil. But, could these clues be wrong? Think about it, right after Dr. Hurt reviles himself as the Devil and Batman takes down Hurt’s helicopter, Hurt says “The Black Glove Always Wins” and is immediately followed by Batman’s black gloved fist smashing the windshield.

Ok, I know that the story is supposedly over, but bear with me for a second… based on the evidence above, could it be that Bruce Wayne still could have been the Black Glove? My gut feeling tells me that Dr. Hurt still is not who we were led to believe he was. Batman calls Dr. Hurt his double and when the helicopter goes down, Dr. Hurt and the “evil” Batman are inside. Could this be a metaphor for Bruce and Batman? Could the two who died been other figments of Bruce Wayne’s imagination, with Dr. Hurt being Bruce and the evil Batman being… Batman?

Think about it. It’s not above Morrision to make us think, come on I had to reference every back issue of his run to follow this one issue. No one that is still alive saw Dr. Hurt other than Bruce. When Nightwing came to his rescue Batman yells out Dr. Hurt’s name and Nightwing does not acknowledge it, or Dr. Hurt as the bad guy.

I think that I may be on to something that stems from the flashback and 52, I think this still was Bruce going insane and the only one to get it was the Joker. For my last piece of evidence behind my theory I present to you everything the Joker said in this issue. He says that Batman is always prepared, will always win, and looks for patterns before changing them. I think this is Batman changing the pattern and the Joker understands that Zur En Arrh, Zorro in Arkham, or the Sane changes the pattern to the Insane.

This was The Best Comic Last Week, not because of the end story, but because I am still wanting more answers.

Posted by Fred on December 1, 2008 @ 6:57 PM Under: Last Week In Comics
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Last Week In Comics: R.I.P. Fashion Crisis #1

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

Legion of Super-Heroes 42


Action Comics #865 Action Comics#865

Geoff John creates a great Superman comic. If you have read this column in the past you will know that I am a huge fan of single issue stories that hint, or tie into a larger story yet to come. What I feared to be just a “filler” issue I found to be a great individual story showing us the psyche of a villain that many think is stupid and corny.

I agree the premise of the Toy Man is, or was, going after a God like hero such as Superman, but this issue almost makes you feel bad for the tortured soul instead of laugh at his gimmicks.

The Toy Maker’s inner monologue describing the differences between Batman and Superman is on point further explaining why he fights Superman and does not belong in Batman’s world (Arkham.) If you are tired of the “Big Event” comics this week I highly recommend picking this one up, even though the “Big Event” comics are quite good too.

All Star Superm #11 All Star Superman #11

I have always had a soft spot in my heart for villains… at least well written, intelligent, and cunning villains who believe that their actions are for the betterment of mankind.

Lex Luthor, when written properly, is a perfect villian opposite of Superman. I do not hide the fact that I am a Superman freak (I have a whole room in my house dedicated to the Man of Steel) but for all the love I have for Superman I have the same for Grant Morrision’s Lex Luthor.

This issue of All Star Superman has everything from an intelligent and cunning escape from death row by Lex Luthor, Superman fighting an Tyrant Sun, to Superman writing his own obituary and “dieing”… and it is a self contained story that ties into the larger arc. Two great Superman comics in one week… Wow!

Blue Beetle #27Blue Beetle #27

So a new writer and artist takes over one of my favorite monthly characters… hmm.

The Blue Beetle is the only comic that I purchase every week because I want to read it not because I feel like I have to read it to be part of the “in” crowd. This week was no different I love Will Pfeifer’s run on Catwoman so I was excited to read his issue of the Blue Beetle.

The issue was a slight dissapointment because the trademark humor and atmosphere from the first 25 issues seemed to be missing. Don’t get me wrong this was by no means a bad issue infact it was a really good issue with a premise that I can relate to being a Middle School teacher. It just seemed that the dialog and character interactions were not as well played in this teenage tale of revenge.

Green Lantern #21Green Lantern #31

I have to admit that I flew through the reading of this issue just this afternoon just so I could write this posts. On Thursday I quickly flipped through Final Crisis first then imedaitley read Blue Beetle.

After that I read All Star Superman and called it a night. The bulk of the weekend, in relation to comics, was focused on deciphering and browsing the net in regards to the possible outcomes of Batman R.I.P. and Final Crisis.

So here is a bunch of text that has nothing to do with the comic it is supposed to refer to… but I did read the comic and it was nothing special… Next!

Legion of Super-Heroes #42Legion of Super-Heroes #42

This book has one of the best team/group dynamic in comics today. That being said this issue shows the Legion confront the Alien Destroyers in battle instead of talking about them.

The Legion and their goofy antics remind me of what the Teen Titans used to be – a team of people who are close and care a great deal about one and an other… just in space.

The action in this issue and the interaction between characters, epically Saturn Girl and Ultra Boy, makes this an enjoyable read every month.

Teen Titans #59Teen Titans #59

While we are on the subject of Teeny-Bopper super-hero teams here we have title that used to be the king of that category: the Teen Titans.

Last week I made a big deal about the “Dark Side Club” and my reaction to the New Gods of Apokolips having a teenage super fight club. After reading Final Crisis (see below) I fully realized what was going on with the “Dark Side Club” and it’s good that I read that issue before reading this one.

I have been reading the Terror Titans arc because it features the Blue Beetle as part of the team, and I admit the Ravager solo issue was fun. I couldn’t quite figure out why yet another “titans” team would show up within a span of about ten issues, and even though it is explained in this issue it seems kinda forced to me.

The last scene was the best of the whole book showing a good old fashion comic book fight where the villain seems to have an unstoppable advantage and now I have to wait until next month to see how Robin makes it out of this predicament – Tune in next month! Same Bat-time! Same Bat-channel!

and…

THE BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK:
A Tie Between
Batman #677 & Final Crisis #1

Batman 677Final Crisis #1

I have so much that I could say about these two comics, yet I have three times the questions… which isn’t a bad thing. Both, Batman 677 and Final Crisis #1, are beautifully crafted starting with many unanswered questions and giving hints at possible solutions.

Batman #677 is the second part of “Batman R.I.P.” and when I first read it I hated it. My first impression is that Grant Morrison turned Batman into a self doubting, love stricken, teenage angst, stereotypical character. This is not the Batman that I know and love and it was a concept that I hated. I have not hated a bat-book in years, so I reread it again – three times.

With each read I enjoyed the issue even more. The first time I read it I thought that the Black Glove was Jezebelle Jet and she was manipulating Bruce since he fell in love and shared his identity with her in a span of like eight issues. The next time I read it I focused on the Thomas and Martha Wayne twist that Thomas was still alive after killing his wife and staging his own death. After that I read it with the Alfred being the Black Glove angle. After reading it again this afternoon and skimming through some forums, I am thinking that since the Black Glove was a club of rich gamblers and a movie was made about lovers torn apart by gambling then maybe Thomas Wayne was part of the Black Hand. His gambling tore his marriage with Martha apart. His buddy, and fellow member, John Mayhew makes a movie about it… maybe John Mayhew is Thomas Wayne’s new alibi after staging his own death?

The fact that every time I read this I try to guess what may happen makes this comic tied for the BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK.

Final Crisis #1 is the other book that I consider the BEST COMIC OF LAST WEEK because like Batman 677 it is so well written that the reader continues to think about and ponder it’s contents hours after reading the book. Since this is only the first issue of this story I do not have as many questions and guesses as I do with the Batman arc that has had many issues of setup prior to this week’s, but this comic is hinting at delivering what DC promised a “Big Event.”

I love character driven stories and taking a normal Metropolis street detective and having him witness the death and resurgence of the New Gods is a unique and interesting idea that works well. I like the fact that the enemy or even what the ensuing danger is was not reviled in this issue. We see that Darkseid and his crew are now in human bodies, or vessels, on earth creating/brainwashing children for slaves, the Monitors have a traitor among them, Metron give humans the first spark of knowledge, and Libra sacrifices the Martian Manhunter in order to gain followers… why is all this happening? I don’t know yet and I cant wait to see where this ends up.

Posted by Fred on June 2, 2008 @ 10:54 PM Under: Last Week In Comics
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