5 Stars: Superplex!
4 Stars: Power Bomb!
3 Stars: Drop Kick… to the balls!!!
2 Stars: Sleeper Hold…
1 Star: Dirty Low Blow… to the balls!!!
Action Comics #864 (****)
Some nagging continuity is finally explained. We get answers regarding some questions about the Legion, the Lightning Saga, the murdered Karate Kid and Duo Damsel… blah blah blah. I’m not entirely interested in any of this, but Johns writes it so well, I can’t help but be entertained. And then Starman shows up and the fun factor spikes again! Who’s the douche on that last page? Hey, it’s the Time Trapper talking about trapping time. YAY. The entire issue basically works as an advertisement for the new Legion of Three Worlds book by Johns and Perez and it does one hell of a job selling me. Touché Mr. Johns, touché.
Hulk vs Hercules #1 (*****)
This page… right here. CLICK THE LINK! Are you kidding me? I could not stop laughing for a full minute. 5 Stars, just for that!
Young Avengers Presents: Vision #4 (***1/2)
I don’t actually remember this, but were Iron Lad and Stature an item? Seriously? So Vision, whose mind is a copy of Iron Lad’s, a.k.a Kang, tries to put the movies on Cassie Young, Stature. Um, you know you’re a machine right? I know your previous self knocked the booters out of the Scarlet Witch, but this the 2000’s, man, we don’t roll like that no more. Or do we? Here’s another awkward series of panels. Gosh I miss Allan Heinberg.
Quick Hits:
• Batman #675 (*): This was the first truly awful issue of Batman in Grant Morrison’s run.
• Checkmate #25 (**): Not with a bang, but a whimper. In a time when big event comics hit every few months, this 3-parter felt bland and had more than just a whiff of “we’ve seen this before.” Lucky for us, it’s not awful enough to make us forget how great the first 22 issues were.
• New Warriors #11 (-): Could not be more done here.
• Number of the Beast #2 (**): Still no clue what’s what and losing interest fast.
• Project Superpowers: FCBD Edition (*): Not great. But shit… it was free, right?
• Spawn #177 (***): I wish the writer would make up his mind. He sets up this new status quo… no angels or demons on Earth… and then he continually violates it. Lame.
Tags: Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Hulk, Avengers, Hercules, Greg Pak, Geoff Johns, Superman
