Gint's 2-8-12 Pull-List Review

A nice, quick three-book week. Lets jump right in.

Third Place:

Green Lantern #6

Geoff Johns seems to have lost a handle on who Hal Jordan is. In the last eight years Johns has created a strong, sure-in-himself character that has remained true to his Rebirth roots. But now we're getting a new Hal Jordan each week. The Hal Jordan in Justice League is pretty much a joke. He's being written as a parody of his young, brash self. In the first few issues of the New 52's Green Lantern, we get a Hal pretty much needing a Green Ring fix, willing to do anything to be a Green Lantern again. And NOW we get a Hal that's perfectly content living on Earth and NOT being a Green Lantern. What are you doing, Geoff Johns?! This used to be the tightest book on the DC shelves and now it reads like its fucking Sybil.

Lets wrap up this Sinestro stuff and make the book about Hal Jordan being a Green Lantern again. Take it back to the roots.

Also the fill-in art of Mike Choi sucked. This would have been a way more enjoyable book had Doug Mahnke done the art as usual. This book earned Third Place.

Second Place:

Superboy #6

This issue doesn't really offer a whole lot. Superboy laments over kicking the Titans' collective ass last week, realizes he can re-materialize his suit and meets Supergirl for the first time. They fight of course because heaven forbid two heroes meet for the first time and don't fight first. I don't care what two heroes you pit against each other, I'm tired of it.

So Superboy and Supergirl don't really understand each other and each flies away without any more understanding. Its at least a well written issue and R.B. Silva's art hasn't let me down yet. But overall an uneventful issue.

First Place:

Batman & Robin #6

This book has just earned the title of Most Consistently Good Book On My Pull List. I would also like to nominate Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason to be spoken with the teams of Morrison & Quitley, Millar & Hitch and Loeb & Sale. This is a damn good creative team that has really made each book they've been on sing.

Damian, who had seemed to go over to the "dark side" and join Morgan Ducard was just playing him the whole time. Unfortunately, now he's being tortured by Morgan and Bruce can't get there quick enough. Great story though. Great characters. I never thought I'd like Damian Wayne. Just the idea of him at first steamed my beans, but Tomasi has done a brilliant job writing him.

A First Place finish yet again for Batman & Robin.

Panel of the Week:

Patrick Gleason does a great job molding the subtle expression of surprise on Damian.

-Gint