Happy Thanksgiving kids, time for me to slink away to visit the retired people in Arizona. Woo hoo! They do have internet access there, but they also have sports on TV and some male bonding expectations. Buff em up, buff em up, go CU. I'm rambling without comic reviews, aren't I? Let's fix that:
New Excalibur #1: Thumbs down, but it's not terrible. Meaning maybe you should give it a flip through at the store and see what your first impression is. Mine was that the story of the first issue was somewhat silly, but once the status quo is set up, this could be a fun series. Dazzler is killed by some original X-Men clones. A few hours later, Cap Brit brings her back with some CPR. (sigh). My medical knowledge is limited to television and the First Aid merit badge, but even I know that's past the credibility point. And the idea that Cyclops would send a full X-Team to England to see how Brian is doing? Apparantly the phones were mutants who lost their powers during M-Day. I could go on with more silliness, but you get the point. All too convenient just to get the team together.
Captain Universe/ X-23 #1: Thumbs down. "Hey, we need a mutant for our Captain Universe crossover. How about Wolverine? Nah, too overused. Hey, we need to promote X-23 more, use her! Yes sir. Oh, and throw the new Scorpion in, too. Uh... Yes Sir." Street characters with cosmic powers just don't work. This was forced and it felt like it.
Batman & The Monster Men #1: Meh. I wanted to like it, because Mage and Grendel are just two of the best things to ever happen on paper. But I didn't. There's plenty of story for your dollar, which is always good. Batman is written well, straight out of Batman: Year One. But this Hugo Strange story just didn't work for me. And it's a Batman vs. Hugo Strange story, and when one of those two just feels... disconnected from the overall story, I just don't get sucked in. Look, thumbs up for me means I get lost in the issue and don't notice earthquakes going on around me. This issue? I noticed grass growing around me.
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #197: Thumbs down. Wow, I've been pretty negative all day, haven't I? Sorry about that, I calls em like I sees em. I love Weston's art. And I like nearly every Pfeifer story I've read. But this one lost me in the first 5 pages when I had to flip back and forth trying to decide if this was an elseworld story or not. Not good. After that it was solid enough, but I kept wondering where am I?
Toodle oo, people. I'll be back with more reviews of books I like next week. I can't believe the Mets traded Darryl Strawberry. Sorry Adam Sandler.
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