Last post still applies, but I couldn’t resist typing up a quick review for this crossover. For really this was extremely disappointing! Beware spoilers
read/RANT potential future…
To be honest, I’m not fully sure what I want to do. My plan starting with the Luke Cage review was to hit up 1 review a month and slowly pick up the pace. Since then I’ve diverted that as Smallville hit Hulu and I’m currently working on a guide for the entire series – it’s taking some time being 10 seasons long. Further, it seems my Admin rights to read/RANT have been revoked due to inactivity and my attempts to contact wordpress to get them back has yet to get me a response.
So without the ability to alter the read/RANT layout or add any potential new contributors I’m uncertain if I should come back here. I could move to my own domain where I do have full admin rights, and could even make that the “new home” of read/RANT. I just don’t know. For those who still drop by, I would not mind hearing your thoughts. Until I decide, I’ll continue working on Smallville with the plans to have that up end of the year.
~xxadverbxx
Luke Cage Spoiler Free
Delving into the newest Marvel show with a lack of spoilers and character knowledge!
MODAAK TRUMP!
That’s right! Trump became a villain(?) and king recently in Marvel’s Spider-Gwen Annual #1!
Spider-Verse; happy its finally over!
Avengers Undercover
Its not too often we get a look at the other side. Sure DC recently had “Penguin Pain and Prejudice” which was (to me) one of the few bright spots in their New 52, and I know Magneto, perhaps a bit more of an anti-hero than straight out villain, gets his fair share at staring in his own comics. Even so, comics that focus on villains tend to be few and far between. More so are comics that focus on the (potential) fall into becoming one. Something that Hopeless has been doing wonderfully through these first six issues.
SPOILER WARNING!
X-Men thoughts (rant)
Finally catching up on comics. Still a bit behind, but figured I’d jump in to list off some thoughts on various things happening in the X-Men world.
WARNING! There will be spoilers if you aren’t up to date.
WARNING! This will probably not have much coherency in terms of order.
WARNING! Expect mild language.
The Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business OGN Review
At The Comical Librarian, I review Marvel’s latest OGN, The Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business, in which the stupidest part of Peter Parker’s backstory returns to send him on a globe-trotting adventure.
Review: Magneto #1
Ongoing books from a villain’s point-of-view are notoriously tricky propositions, but Cullen Bunn is off to a solid – if rougher than I’d like – start in Magneto #1. Check out the read/RANT review today!
Cover by Paolo Rivera
Review: She-Hulk #2 (2014)
She-Hulk #2 continues to put forth a strong argument this character-driven superhero/legal drama is one of the best new books on the shelves as Charles Soule and Javier Pulido follow up an excellent debut with an equally strong second issue.
A great second issue is one of the hardest things in all of comicdom to write. If the first issue is all about setting up the core themes or conflicts of your story, then the second has the much harder job of reiterating those ideas while simultaneously building upon them. The first is “What is this story going to be about?” and the second, “How?”
read the rest of my review at Comic Booked
Avengers Arena: Graduation!
After about a year, and a very strong nod to the first issue’s cover art, Avenger’s Arena comes to an end.
Review: Kings Watch #3
Some significant details about the end of this issue are going to be SPOILED like old milk below
Review: Mighty Avengers #4
Mighty Avengers proves that it can be fun even when it’s boring.
TO BE SPOILED BELOW
Review: Reality Check #4
A series that had some nice ideas and art ends poorly.
To have the details SPOILED for you read on…
#1 With A Bullet: Mark Waid’s Daredevil
Writing a great first issue is hard. With “#1 With A Bullet”, I wanted to examine some debut issues that worked – or didn’t – in an attempt to figure out just what makes a great first issue… and what common mistakes creators occasionally make. Today, I look at Mark Waid’s fantastic Daredevil #1 and the art of revitalizing a character who has been stuck in something of a rut. Continue reading
Review: Brain Boy #3
Review: Harley Quinn #0
Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner team up with, uh, basically every major artist still speaking to DC for a blessedly playful introduction to their upcoming Harley Quinn series.
Harley Quinn was more damaged than perhaps any other character in the DC Universe (give or take a Jaime Reyes) by the DC Universe ‘soft reboot’ in the New 52. While Harley’s always had a dark, seductive edge, the New 52 stripped her of all her subtlety and most of her clothes, turning her into a vaguely ridiculous facsimile of one of DC’s most iconic female characters. Bits and pieces of the old Harley have resurfaced periodically, but by and large, Harley went from the Clown Princess of Crime to another bland merry murderess in a corset and boy shorts. It was an abysmal redesign. Now, however, Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner are taking over and steering Harley Quinn back towards being her own thing, a process that starts in the cluttered-but-playful Harley Quinn #0. 
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Review: Batgirl #25 (Zero Year tie-in)
Marguerite Bennett lands on a brilliant concept for a “Zero Year” tie-in, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
Review: Unity #1
Valiant’s first superteam gets a worthy debut issue as Unity tackles a tough prospect with admirable intelligence.
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