Category Archives: Reviews

Oh thank the maker it’s the final week!  I didn’t even get through all of last weeks titles because this whole reboot has been a big disappointment.

HAWKMAN – From reading the solicitations it really sounded like this book was going to be a full reboot of Hawkman which is greatly needed.  Did they do that?  Of course fucking not!  He’s even more confusing than ever.  Ugh, terrible.

FIRESTORM – Here’s a book that is a full reboot and didn’t need it!  Not only that, it has bullshit forced racial issues and makes whitey look bad.  I’m sick of it.  Jason Rausch (black) use to have an abusive father.  Now in Post New 52, he’s this nice fatherly type.  Ronnie Raymond (white) asks his mother why they have no black friends because Jason bitched to Ronnie that the school didn’t have any black quarterbacks.  Huh?  Besides that, the origin was muddled and an all around terrible book.

ALL-STAR WESTERN – Ahh!  So refreshing!  This book was amazing!  It had a great narrative, buddy cop feel, action, mystery and a great setup of what’s to come.  Palmiotti and Gray knocked this out of the park. This and Animal Man are tied for my top choices of all the New 52 books.

AQUAMAN – I didn’t expect much from this but Geoff Johns always delivers a solid story.  It addresses all the memes regarding Aquaman and was pretty humorous in doing so.  I will be checking this one out.

FLASH – Wally West is, and always will be, my Flash.  This was a solid superhero book and was a fun read.  I loved te ring/costume combo but still nothing really jumped out and grabbed me.  I will be following it for a few more issues to see if it goes anywhere.

GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS – I see the direction they are going with this and  like it.  I’ve never been a big Hal Jordan fan and when Kyle was introduced I started following Green lantern.  I’m glad he’s back and not stuck as a second stringer.  My one complaint is the flashback sequence wasn’t really identified and (of course) more continuity issues.  Allegedly Emerald Twilight was written out of continuity (which is what introduced Kyle) but the way Kyle gets his ring is exactly how it happened in pre-Flashpoint continuity.

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SUPERMAN – This book should be titled ANGRY SUPERMAN.  It was also very wordy for a comic book and was the longest read of all the New 52 issues.  It’s pretty typical Superman fare and nothing really makes it jump out.

TEEN TITANS – Another full on reboot book that didn’t need it.  It was a decent read but I just absolutely hate the changes they made.  Also it fucks up continuity as some of the other books do.  I can’t see myself reading many more issues.

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I did not finish this weeks books.  It stems from losing interest in reading some of the books, trying to save some money and…  some of them just sucked so bad it ruined it for me.

Week three is upon us and I took home a bigger haul than I thought I would. So far there aren’t too many books I can see myself getting past the third issue so let’s see if Week 3 makes a difference.  Be warned, there are spoilers ahead.

BATMAN – Very good book.  Good backstory and good narrative.  I also like how this is more detective than Detective is.  In other words, this has more of a mystery feel to it than Detective Comics did.  The art styling was fantastic! Capullo did a helluva job and is a great sequential story teller.

BLUE BEETLE – A wonderful and to the point prologue.  Also a real jumping on point for new reader, something most titles in this reboot do not do well.  I like the changes to his origin (Mayan instead of Egyptian) and this book is going on the pull list.  The only thing I didn’t care much for is the ‘cultural diversity’ that seems to permeate DC’s books when they have a minority character in the lead.  It feels too forced.

CAPTAIN ATOM – Another DC book that is not a starting point for new readers… or old readers for that matter.  I’m not sure what’s going on with his background or this organization he works for but the writing style itself was easy enough to follow.  I will give it a few more issues.

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES – No way for new readers!  Almost as bad as Green Lantern when it comes to that but.. (but!) I’m a huge LSH fan and I’m happy that Levitz is writing it too.  Even if I’m confused.  On the pull list!

NIGHTWING – I don’t have experience with any of Kyle Higgins’ work before so I’m glad I can go in without any prior bias.  I liked. A lot!  He made great use of the narrative, great characterization, some good background on Dick’s time in the circus and a good intro to a new villain.  This is definitely on the pull list.

WONDER WOMAN – This is a very different take on Wonder Woman.  Very.  Different.  I did like what I read and have always thought Azzarello’s work was solid.  This book has gotten my interest and I will be following it.

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS – Ehh…  Terrible.  Just terrible.  This one and Mr. Terrific are on the top of my DC Deadpool List.  Google the reviews on this book and go from there.  What they did to Starfire was just terrible.