Its nice when you get your Pull-List for the week and there's not clear-cut loser. All of these books were pretty solid.
Fourth Place:
Superboy #11
This was a curious issue. It surrounds Superboy learning from Bunker what its like to be a hero and a normal person. It also involves Superboy stealing a crap-ton of money from a local bank because he doesn't know its wrong. Bunker's reaction is pretty much, "oh, Superboy!" I hope this gets resolved in coming issues.
R.B. Silva is back on art illustrating SB and Bunker's brief fight with Detritus, a being of junk. Our intrepid, inexperienced heroes ask some good questions about how they're supposed to be superheroes, but none of them get answered in any satisfying way.
The ideas behind this issue are great, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
Third Place:
Swamp Thing #11
Lots of exposition this week. Anton Arcane spends half the issue talking to Abigail about what she means to the Rot and the un-men. Blah blah blah. The most interesting part of the book is when Alec is talking to the newly formed Parliament of Trees.
Marco Rudy's art also felt a little light this week? New inks? This issue felt like filler just to get to the last page where the Baker clan finally makes it to the swamp to meet Swamp Thing.
So we are a go on August 1st with both issues of the Rotworld: Prologue. 'Bout time.
Second Place:
Batman and Robin #11
I think the only thing keeping this from being in First Place this week was the speed with which I read it. It was a really fast read.
The most interesting bit was the brief fight between Jason Todd and Damian in the opening. Great sequence and great dialogue between the characters. There's lots of gruesome, fast action throughout the book which I'm sure is the way Pete Tomasi and Patrick Gleason planned it, but it felt light. I was happy however to see sexy new Bat-villain, Scallop again.
Still, a very cool issue that turns the idea of what the Bat-symbol means upside down (with a little nod to some Dark Knight Rises promotional materials).
First Place:
Batman #11
Batman's first entry in to my Pull-List. I haven't bought Batman since Grant Morrison ran me off the book with that Black Glove nonsense. Reviews of Scott Snyder's work, and $oss and Dom's insistance that this is a great book brought me back.
And the whole Court of Owls business didn't disappoint. What a great story and art by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. There was a lot of exposition in this last issue and I'm glad Snyder left it ambiguous as to the real identity of Lincoln March. I was hoping earlier on in the series that he was really going to be a new good guy in Gotham. But I'm glad Snyder left it open ended. Much like I don't think there needs to be some greater mystery surrounding Peter Parker's parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne also don't need some greater story. Sometimes stuff just happens on accident. Snyder left enough holes to sate my rationalization that March isn't Thomas, Jr.
Capullo's art never seems to hit a sour note. And the way Snyder writes the relationship between Bruce and Dick is great. Its very unique compared to Bruce's and his other ward's relationships.
I got on board late, but I'm on board now. Keep it coming Bat-team.
Panel of the Week:
Good & Creepy. Coming to you soon from Pat Gleason and Hershey's Candy.
-Gint
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