Leftovers From Last Week

Part 1 of more, if I get back to the rest, busy busy. But I do hope to get to it all. Starting with these:

Blood of the Demoon #9: Thumbs Down. But only because this is the first issue of this series I've read. Byrne's art is looking like it always has, but that's what happens when he inks himself (heavily). There are some interesting ideas in this, and it might be worth borrowing someone else's copies, but I can't say I'll be actively looking for them.

Sentinel #1: Thumbs up, but just barely avoiding Meh. I'm not really familiar with the first series, but this is a solid enough first issue of a series. The tone is set, the characters and their goals are clear. An exciting enough issue, so you don't feel like you have to wait for the trade. And it has me interested in finding the collected first series.

Detective Comics #813: Thumbs way down. Lapham writes STray Bullets and kicks ass. But this whole City of Crime story has been a mess, and the art is no help. I honestly can't tell what happens from one panel to the next sometime, and it's never a good thing when you feel like the book is missing pages because some things just aren't clear.

Jonah Hex: Meh? I don't know what to think of this, may have to read it a couple more times. The art is very pretty, though. Luke Ross, another Crossgen refugee turns in some pretty pictures. And the cover jumps out at you. The story is good, too, and is refreshingly told all in one issue, so points for that. I may change this to a thumbs up. The only thing making it Meh for me is that the book didn't inspire me to look for the next issue.

Marvel Team-Up: Thumbs up, yo! I like Invincible, and his meeting up with Spider-Man has so fun, smile-inducing moments. And it's good to see Cory Walker drawing again.

Spier-Man: House of M #5: Well, now that this series is over, I can give it a big thumbs down, this issue included. The storytelling in this issue jumped all around, and Peter's just a jerk for 4.9 issues. No fun, no point. More interesting than The Other, but still not good.

More to follow: Firestorm, Nightcrawler, Colossus: Bloodline, Spider-Girl. Maybe more to follow "to follow." Cause I'm neat like that. Or not, we'll find out eventually.