Kevin Reviews His Weekly Singles #05
Batman #675
The Batman-vs-Ten-Eyed-Warriors bit in 52 was an issue that stuck out like a sore thumb, so getting a return of the Ten (now Nine) Eyed Man wasn't exactly welcome, and my displeasure was compounded by Ryan Benjamin and Saleem Crawford's inability to leave any panel un-uglified. The big reveal concerning Jezebel Jet seems rather sudden - she's only appeared in a few pages in Morrison's run so far and has made no real impression on me other than "It's African Angelina Jolie." I did enjoy the brief interlude with Damian and his mother, however, and Morrison's dialogue, even when straddled with elements I'm not crazy about, always crackles just so.
GØDLAND #22
At this point, it's sort of impossible to relate to what's going on in GØDLAND unless you've been deep into its psychlorama since the beginning. Scioli's art continues to grow and change, using Kirby as the beginning versus the slavish imitation that others work. My only complaint is the fact that I wanted more of the supervillain hotel gathering. That shit's hilarious.
Hulk vs Hercules
I picked up this one-shot because I was only buying two singles this week and hey, Pak and Van Lente have earned my cash. The main story was fun stuff, even if I'm not super-familiar with the point in Marvel's timeline (Strange sends Hulk into Limbo or something, Hulk pops up in random places) when the story was supposed to take place, and the reprint of the first Hulk vs Hercules clash from Tales to Astonish #79 was a hoot, but boasting a 64-page count when a few of those pages are a preview for an upcoming issue of The Incredible Hercules is the sort of thing that just plain irritates me. Not enough to set the book on fire or anything, but enough to make me mutter a bit in my Dome Of Nerditude.
(This was alleviated a bit by the return of the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation. Marvel: Chris Sims and I will write that comic for you, cheap.)
The Batman-vs-Ten-Eyed-Warriors bit in 52 was an issue that stuck out like a sore thumb, so getting a return of the Ten (now Nine) Eyed Man wasn't exactly welcome, and my displeasure was compounded by Ryan Benjamin and Saleem Crawford's inability to leave any panel un-uglified. The big reveal concerning Jezebel Jet seems rather sudden - she's only appeared in a few pages in Morrison's run so far and has made no real impression on me other than "It's African Angelina Jolie." I did enjoy the brief interlude with Damian and his mother, however, and Morrison's dialogue, even when straddled with elements I'm not crazy about, always crackles just so.
GØDLAND #22
At this point, it's sort of impossible to relate to what's going on in GØDLAND unless you've been deep into its psychlorama since the beginning. Scioli's art continues to grow and change, using Kirby as the beginning versus the slavish imitation that others work. My only complaint is the fact that I wanted more of the supervillain hotel gathering. That shit's hilarious.
Hulk vs Hercules
I picked up this one-shot because I was only buying two singles this week and hey, Pak and Van Lente have earned my cash. The main story was fun stuff, even if I'm not super-familiar with the point in Marvel's timeline (Strange sends Hulk into Limbo or something, Hulk pops up in random places) when the story was supposed to take place, and the reprint of the first Hulk vs Hercules clash from Tales to Astonish #79 was a hoot, but boasting a 64-page count when a few of those pages are a preview for an upcoming issue of The Incredible Hercules is the sort of thing that just plain irritates me. Not enough to set the book on fire or anything, but enough to make me mutter a bit in my Dome Of Nerditude.
(This was alleviated a bit by the return of the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation. Marvel: Chris Sims and I will write that comic for you, cheap.)
