Scott Supplement!

My friend Scott reads the funnies, too, and gets far more books than I do. Sometimes I read em all, and when I do, I'll let you know what I thought of them right here. Punctuation and capitalization are over-rated.

Flash #227 - thumbs down. Boring! Joey Cavalieri was by all accounts a very good editor. Well, he's Peter Principled out here, as he's not a very good writer.

Wonder Woman #222 - Meh. Not much happens this issue. Cheetah attacks, is defeated. Honestly, this all could have been done in 5 pages. Not a bad story, just not much of one. An IC tie-in. I do love Richards' art, though. Pretty stuff.

Drax The Destroyer #2 of 4: thumbs down. Aliens fight, Drax seemingly dies. There are 2 more issues to the series named after him, so I doubt he stays dead. Though now that Bucky is back, someone in the Marvel U has to stay dead....

Captain America #11: thumbs up! I haven't read any of Brubaker's Cap until now, but have wanted to. This was good. Real good. Verbose, sure, but I'm tired of every $3 book taking 5 minutes to read. This was a welcome change from that trend. Pretty art by Epting, as usual, though every guy he draws has 90's long brooding hair.

Defenders #4 of 5: thumbs up. but wait for the trade. it gets a thumbs up for the humor, but not that much happens story wise. but that's fine, im entertained. would read better all at once.

Amazing Spider-Man #525: thumbs up their asses. What is this crap? 3 issues into the Other storyarc, all we know is Peter doubts himself. I thought we established that back in Amazing Fantasy #15. And I like Deodato's art, but don't think he's the right fit for Spidey. Guh-Gah, 9 more issues of this story? Kill me now and spare me the pain.

Usagi Yojimbo #88: This is such a good book, every issue. Thumbs up. Randy Lander at thefourthrail.com has sung the praises of this title for years. So do I. And you can pick up any issue and enjoy/understand it (Grasscutter excluded).

Ultimate Secret #4 of 4: Thumbs down. I just don't care about the Ultimate Galactus story. Maybe if it were done in 2-4 issues like the original Galactus story. And in those days, story's took some time to read! Get offa my lawn, ya danged kids! But this is a three series story that just didn't need to be so long. This issue Raney's art looked rushed, and I just couldn't bring myself to care about any of this.

New Avengers #12: Meh. I just don't care. The art is pretty but stiff. The characters are mysterious and of questionable moral character. Basically, the book is ten years past when it should have come out. It's competent stuff for what it is, it's just not for me. Bendis does write funny Spidey lines, though, so props for that.

Eat your young. (just checking)

Comics for the week of 10/26/05

See Spoilt! for my reviews of Daredevil and Teen Titans. I'll use my own blog space for books outside of the Mainstream Marvel and DCU. For now we'll keep the ratings simple. Thumbs up, thumbs down, or meh. I said 'meh.'

BPRD #20 (The Black Flame #3). Mignola plots, Arcudi writes, Guy Davis draws. Thumbs up.
Did you know that both the BPRD and Hellboy series have a continual numbering? Anywho, this was the first issue of the Black Flame story that I've liked. I still don't know what's going on, but that's only because I can't remember everything that's happened in Mike Mignola's world in the past 3 years. Solid read, but these should be done in TPBs.

Losers #29 by Andy Diggle and Jock. Thumbs Up. Endgame kicks off, the story the book has been building towards. Really, if you haven't been reading Losers, you're cheating yourself. Get the trades if you're just now joining the story, but each individual issue has been worth it every time. This one is no exception. Can't wait until next issue.

Loveless #1 kicks off Brian Azza rello and Marcelo Frusin's new Vertigo series. Meh. The protagonist kills some people, pisses off some people and screws his wife. I'll skip the next issue, listen to the buzz, and if it picks up, I'll come back to this series. Maybe. Or maybe I'll just read the trade at Borders some day down the line. Meh, indeed.

And because it's such utter crapulance in every way, Teen Titans gets a big ass, Monty Burns fluid filled thumbs down. Good gravy, man. We felled trees for this sludge? (which is not meant to insult the former Malibu title 'Sludge.' I liked that)

First Post!

would you believe this is the first time I've ever had "first post" anywhere? would you care? And who are you? Why are you here??? Get offa my lawn you danged kids!