This Week's Haul: Namor!
/Hey everyone!
I got a whole lot of comics this week. Really, too many comics. But my computer is fixed and Photoshop is reinstalled, so I am able to share my thoughts with you once again. Here we go with a small selection of what I read this week.
Uncanny X-Men Annual #2
Namor fans rejoice!
I have been buying Uncanny X-Men every month for the better part of a year now. I have really enjoyed Matt Fraction's writing on the title, and have tried to overlook the artwork in the Greg Land issues.
This issue tells the sexy history between Emma Frost and Namor. And it's frigging beautiful! Both Daniel Acuna and Mitch Breitweiser provide stunning artwork, but you don't have to take my word for it!
Oh Namor. I missed you so.
Superman/Batman Annual #3
Blowing? Tandem? It must be Superman/Batman!
Len Wein steps in to write this year's S/B Annual (typically the only issue of S/B ever worth reading). It's a re-telling of the Composite Superman/Batman story and it is really entertaining. It kind of emphasizes my point that Superman/Batman should be a series of one-shots by a different creative team every month. Even if it was just re-telling of Silver Age stories, it would still be a much better comic than it is right now.
Getting back to this issue: great art, great banter, a couple of unfortunate and somewhat confusing colouring errors, but those are easy to overlook.
Especially when Superman is looking so cute leaning on a wall!
Awwww.
And Batman asks a tough question:
Um, well...now that you mention it...
Dr Doom and the Masters of Evil #1
Hey! A new all-ages comic by Paul Tobin! Sign me up!
I love stories from the villains' point of view, especially funny ones where they are paling around. This book has plenty of that.
Mysterio asking to borrow a car so he can get his computer fixed really cracks me up.
This is going to be yet another really great Marvel all-ages title, as far as I can tell. But, like many all-ages books, it will mostly be enjoyed by aged comic nerds.
Ghost Rider #31
Yet another totally awesome issue of Ghost Rider by Jason Aaron. Much like Captain America, Daredevil, or Jonah Hex, it's so good every month that I really don't have anything interesting to say about it.
Except...HOT Ghost Rider on Ghost Rider Action!!!!
Green Lantern #37
The Red Lanterns have really been grossing me out, I'm not going to lie, so I wasn't too excited about this issue. But it was actually pretty awesome. For one thing, Ivan Reis really threw down some great art. And the Hal Jordan-Sinestro rivalry was entertaining as usual.
Mysterius: The Unfathomable #1
Jeff Parker has a new series! And it's for...Wildstorm?!
Well, I don't usually have much reason to buy Wildstorm comics, but this is a good one. A really good one, as far as I can tell.
A mystic and a plucky young journalist-turned-assistant. That's a solid combination. Parker is one of my favourite writers, so it wasn't a tough decision to pick this up. And the art, by Tom Fowler, is really beautiful.
New original series are exciting!
