6-8-11 brings us each a DC and Marvel entrant into the Pull-List. Let the showdown begin.
In second place, which is technically last this week:
Annihilators #4
And so the first story of the Annihilators comes to a close. Though the series didn't have enough time (only 4 issues) to really stretch its legs and dig into some of these characters like the previous Guardians of the Galaxy did, it was still a solid space-faring story from beginning to end.
The lone negative of the entire series was the art of Tan Eng Huat. To be concise, it wasn't good. It was utilitarian in the sense that it got the job done, but each panel seemed to have a "yikes" moment. And at no time during this run was any of it considered for Panel of the Week.
The story wraps with Quasar, Silver Surfer and Ronan combining two suns to save two planets. You know, like your basic Sunday afternoon chores. This all leads up to an add for Annihilators: Earthfall to start in September. THIS I'm looking forward to. One of the reasons I've loved all of the cosmic stories Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have been telling is because of their separation from the Marvel U. Earth. But this change up feel like its coming at the right time in the series to take a couple heroes home and mix it up. Annihilators: Earthfall has lots of potential.
As for the Rocket Raccoon & Groot backup story, it ends kind of fast. I don't know if DNA had more lined up and ran out of time, but this last story had the feeling of, "oh shit, we need to wrap this up this issue!" They do it with a lot of exposition and somewhat of a deux ex machina to set everything right.
The lesson we learn is that Rocket and Groot aren't meant for menial office jobs, and regardless of their stature, are made for adventures in space in the legacy of Star-Lord.
Annihilators didn't have the heart or excitement of DNA's previous work, but it was a solid chapter none the less.
Our winner:
Red Robin #24
Sigh... I suppose we're going to have a lot of these moments from now until September, when DC decides to reboot all of their books.
Red Robin is a good book. For as much as I wanted to fight Tim Drake losing the Robin mantle and becoming Red Robin, I couldn't deny this being one of my favorite ongoing comics. And now this story will be wrapped up and he'll be folded into what looks like an X-treme 90s version of the Teen Titans sponsored by Shaun White and Mountain Dew. For as much as DC looks to be doing right with this reboot... they're also doing a few things wrong.
Back to the present, Fabian Nicieza continues to write a really tight, interweaving story about Tim's time as Red Robin. Marcus To continues to consistently hook up each panel with not one moment of questioning his artwork. Nicieza has planted clues throughout his arc that will be revealed as his time on the book wraps up. Some of those surprises were revealed in #24 in grand fashion (see Panel of the Week).
What Nicieza does well with Tim Drake is that he's cognizant of his age. He doesn't write Tim as an 18-year-old going on 35. He knows Tim is young and molds the story around him to accent his age. I hope this nuance isn't lost on the new writer when Tim takes over the Teen Titans in September.
Panel of the Week:
Question: You're captured by a super hot assassin who can melt you with her touch who wants you to bone her before she kills you. WHAT DO YOU DO?! You hit that shit, Timmy! Tear it up! I'm sure that's not how next issue is going to go. But if I was in that situation, I'd totally have sex with her.
-Gint
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