Zeck’s back, but it doesn’t actually help. Shooter’s in fast forward here, not taking anywhere near enough time on the story.
Secret Wars 6
February 9th, 2009 - Respond
Secret Wars 5
February 9th, 2009 - Respond
What’s with the lame love triangle? Or Galactus’s ship having human-sized platforms? A poor issue with Layton hurting it more.
Secret Wars 4
February 9th, 2009 - Respond
Layton leaves a lot to be desired artistically. A few solid plot developments, Too bad Shooter has trouble with the dialogue.
Secret Wars 3
February 9th, 2009 - Respond
So it’s cool for the Professor X to mind-zap innocent people? That seems unheroic. Good romance between Magneto and the Wasp.
Secret Wars 2
February 9th, 2009 - Respond
The way Shooter writes expository dialogue–for the toy boxes?–is something terrible. But there are a couple honest moments.
Secret Wars 1
February 9th, 2009 - Respond
The strange thing about Zeck’s art is how well-laid out it all is–the details aren’t there, but the composition is superior.
The Order 6
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
Fraction has lost his pacing, like he didn’t outline the plots. He also loses the bookends here. Crumbling a bit, not too much.
The Order 5
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
Fraction writes it an iffy cliffhanger, but a good issue all around. Evans is mostly fine, but way wrong for the talking heads.
The Order 4
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
Fraction’s first misstep. He does not give the issue’s focus her just due–to be fair, she is a boring goody-two-shoes. Whoops.
The Order 3
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
The pacing is off–still packed, but an incomplete plot–and Fraction apparently isn’t going to resolve cliffhangers. But good.
The Order 2
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
Great issue–Fraction is just using Pepper Potts as Oracle, but whatever–an excellent mix of celebrity and superhero. Awesome.
The Order 1
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
It’s solid super-hero stuff, a mix of mainstream norm with the cynical (thanks to it being a post-Civil War book). Good pacing.
House of M: Civil War 5
January 18th, 2009 - Respond
Maybe half the issue is okay, the other half confuses the emphasis. It’s a silly series with an exploitative title.
House of M: Civil War 4
January 18th, 2009 - Respond
Is there supposed to be any conflict in House of M? I mean, humans really are complete jerks, right? Nuke them all.
House of M: Civil War 3
January 18th, 2009 - Respond
What a nasty comic book. It’s entirely downbeat and begs the question–does this origin actually make a good story?
House of M: Civil War 2
January 16th, 2009 - Respond
The pacing’s off–it’s an all-action issue for the most part–two action scenes, front and back, with filler. Okay.
House of M: Civil War 1
January 15th, 2009 - Respond
Title hijinks aside, it is a solid Elseworlds from Marvel. They do these better anyhow. The art and pacing is good.
Truth: Red, White & Black 7
January 9th, 2009 - Respond
Baker absolutely nails one of the two important pages. He only does okay on the other; the momentum carries it.
Truth: Red, White & Black 6
January 9th, 2009 - Respond
What an abject failure. Morales’s script has these wonderful moments; Baker just can’t properly translate them.
Truth: Red, White & Black 5
January 9th, 2009 - Respond
An all new narrative approach does not help and the art still fails. Again, if only the art were the right fit.
Truth: Red, White & Black 4
January 9th, 2009 - Respond
The issue’s art’s a disaster. Most of the reading’s spent trying to imagine how it’d work with appropriate art.
Truth: Red, White & Black 3
January 9th, 2009 - Respond
The pacing’s all wrong but the dialogue is excellent. The art during the experiments works fine, but only then.
Captain America 45
January 8th, 2009 - Respond
Another one of Brubaker’s fake arcs, just a lead-in to the next big one. I don’t mind; I can’t wait for whatever’s next.
Captain America 44
January 8th, 2009 - Respond
Same art problems, but Brubaker crafts a fine adventure for the new Cap. Both modern and retro, it’s great superheroing.
Captain America 43
January 8th, 2009 - Respond
Brubaker’s comfortable with Bucky in a smaller arc. The art’s iffy, mimicking the regular tone; not doing anything new.
The Age of the Sentry 1
December 31st, 2008 - Respond
Awesome retro-homage. I almost forgot it was not actually an old reprint (well, Dragotta’s a tad loose on details).
Truth: Red, White & Black 2
December 30th, 2008 - Respond
There are scenes where the art fits and scenes where it does not. It is iffy–the horrific events play shallow.
Truth: Red, White & Black 1
December 30th, 2008 - Respond
I hate to say it… I’m not wild about Baker’s art as a fit for the story. Maybe I’m overreacting. Solid stuff.
Fantastic Four: True Story 4
December 14th, 2008 - Respond
It’s like Cornell thinks if he can confuse the reader enough, the plot’ll make sense. Still, some fine scenes.
Fantastic Four: True Story 3
December 14th, 2008 - Respond
Again, too much with the supporting players. When it is focused on Johnny, for instance, it works really well.