A solid week for comics as Green Lantern really hits a stride and Batman and Robin continues to be excellent.
Fourth Place:
Resurrection Man #3
The continuing story of Mitch Shelley, the Resurrection Man, continues. Slowly. Very slowly. Writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have managed to stretch one day in Mitch Shelley's life into three whole issues. And the day might not be over yet.
This story just isn't compelling so far. I don't know if its the character of Mitch that isn't interesting or just the slow pace of the story dragging things down. The superpower of dying, resurrecting and coming back with a new power each time, in theory, is kind of cool. And if used in the right way, a la Quantum Leap, could be a very awesome ongoing story. So far, Mitch Shelley is no Sam Beckett.
Fernando Dagnino's artwork is pretty good this time round. You can tell he really enjoys drawing the ladies. His two antagonists, the Body Doubles, are pretty sexy each time out. He even gives us a nice panty-shot. Looks like Benes isn't the only guy to showcase some T & A.
Note to DNA: I know you can write a good comic. Lets pick up the pace, find a likeable angle for Mitch and make this a book I enjoy reading.
Third Place:
Superboy #3
It surprises me how one writer, Scott Lobdell for instance, can write a good book and a bad book all at the same time. I would prefer his Teen Titans to be just as good as his Superboy, but its really not.
For all the changes that have taken place with the Boy of Steel, Lobdell is really making this story interesting. He's dropping just enough clues and advancing the story just enough from week to week to make each issue so far really entertaining.
The art from R.B. Silva certainly helps. I love me some nice clean lines and Silva is all about it. He also makes the most of out the medium he's working in and doesn't conform his pages to a certain layout. He uses different techniques and framing throughout the book to really tell a smooth story.
If I had to guess when the reboot started that I'd like this book as much as I do, I'd have said no. Superboy is a pleasant surprise.
Second Place:
Batman and Robin #3
When you read a Batman book, you expect to see him fight a member of the world's most famous rogues gallery. One of the things keeping Batman and Robin feeling like a fresh part of the DCnU is that the "rogue" in question is someone named Morgan that we know nothing about. And this isn't some wacky Black Glove Morrison thing. Peter Tomasi has made this guy a legitimate threat to Bruce and Co. Morgan is fucking scary.
And Patrick Gleason captures is all in dire shadows and art that feels right at home in Gotham City.
Between the threat of Morgan and the mental instability of Damian this has become a book that I can't wait to get each month.
First Place:
Green Lantern #3
Well that was awesome. This may have been the best of the Green Lantern reboot. Geoff Johns manages to touch on everything a Green Lantern book should touch on: Carol, Sinestro, Earth, Space... a little bit of everything for the GL fan in us all.
The bulk of the book is spent on Hal and Sinestro talking to each other about their situation which also brings up Hal and Carol's strained relationship. Its a really nice look into Hal and Sinestro and it felt incredibly natural. In light of this issue, Hal maybe didn't feel like Hal in the first two. He does in this one and the story really gets moving.
Johns and Doug Mahnke are a great duo and provide a great cliffhanger that really makes this book sing.
Panel of the Week:
A classic shot of Hal enjoying himself by Doug Mahnke.
-Gint
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