A nice quick four book week. A week that introduces what I've been waiting for, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Fourth Place:
Red Lanterns #11
I'm just not interested in this book. I should seriously consider dropping it. If it didn't have direct connections/ramifications to the greater Green Lantern U., I wouldn't even bother.
Um... Atrocitus finds Abysmus and gets his ass handed to him. Bleez and Fatality have a "chicks rule" moment. And Rankorr finds an asteroid belt made of dead Red Lanterns. Its not a bad story, I just don't care. Maybe its me and not Peter Milligan or Miguel Sepulveda? But I DO care about the Red Lanterns in Green Lantern: The Animated Series. So maybe it is Milligan and Co.
I thought a Red Lanterns book was unnecessary when they announced it, and eleven issues haven't changed my mind.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1
In the early 2000's, He-Man was rebooted for a new audience. It was pretty good. Not quite the Dreamwave Transformers series which is the Gold Standard for 80s revivals, but solid. Then it disappeared. So this new series by James Robinson and Philip Tan was eagerly awaited by me.
And it was pretty good to start. The story seemed a little light. Not quite the heavier, more for an adult audience story that I was hoping for out of the gate. BUT, its just one issue. And by saying that, that doesn't mean it was bad. It was a good start.
Philip Tan's artwork was kind of hit or miss. But if you compare it to the trash that's been in Voltron, it was Jim Lee-worthy. Beast Man looked outstanding.
Perhaps my anticipation hyped the book too much in my head. By all means it wasn't bad so we'll leave it at that until issue #2.
Second Place:
Animal Man #11
Buddy Baker gets a new body courtesy The Red and with it he gets limited shape-shifting abilities. This is a cool feature for me because I think in my subconscious I always thought he SHOULD have shape-shifting abilities. Animal Man purists may beg to differ.
Alberto Ponticelli steps in on art. While there's a difference between him and Steve Pugh, inker Wayne Foucher does a great job keeping everything in line. This is one of few books that have gone through three artists since the relaunch and hasn't had a jarring change between artists. Kudos to this art team.
Buddy saves Cliff and comes out on top, but now something is wrong with Cliff. Look this this is a job for Swamp Thing... next issue.
First Place:
Action Comics #11
I never really know what to expect from a Grant Morrison-penned comic book. Some (most) times I think they're dumb. Other times I think their ability to try whatever the fuck he wants and not give a shit is pretty cool.
Action Comics #11 introduces us to Johnny Clark, Superman's new secret identity after Clark Kent gets "killed." I'm sure most comic traditionalists will balk at the idea and scream and moan about Clark Kent essentially no longer existing. Normally I tend to be that traditionalist, but this was a really cool twist. Its also nice seeing Supes call in Batman for some personal help. After last month's Justice League and this issue of Action, you really get the sense that Bats and Supes are good buddies.
The art is split between Rags Morales, Rick Bryant and Brad Walker. I'm not a fan of split art duties, but Brad Walker is more than capable of drawing his own book. I'd like to see more of what he has to offer.
The issue ends with a cool little story by Sholly Fisch and Cafu about t-shirt shops in Metropolis taking advantage of tourists by claiming they're the ORIGINAL Superman t-shirt shop. Sounds corny, I know, but its actually nice story with great art by Cafu.
Panel of the Week:
A righteous Beast Man by Philip Tan.
-Gint
Animal Man #11
Buddy Baker gets a new body courtesy The Red and with it he gets limited shape-shifting abilities. This is a cool feature for me because I think in my subconscious I always thought he SHOULD have shape-shifting abilities. Animal Man purists may beg to differ.
Alberto Ponticelli steps in on art. While there's a difference between him and Steve Pugh, inker Wayne Foucher does a great job keeping everything in line. This is one of few books that have gone through three artists since the relaunch and hasn't had a jarring change between artists. Kudos to this art team.
Buddy saves Cliff and comes out on top, but now something is wrong with Cliff. Look this this is a job for Swamp Thing... next issue.
Action Comics #11
I never really know what to expect from a Grant Morrison-penned comic book. Some (most) times I think they're dumb. Other times I think their ability to try whatever the fuck he wants and not give a shit is pretty cool.
Action Comics #11 introduces us to Johnny Clark, Superman's new secret identity after Clark Kent gets "killed." I'm sure most comic traditionalists will balk at the idea and scream and moan about Clark Kent essentially no longer existing. Normally I tend to be that traditionalist, but this was a really cool twist. Its also nice seeing Supes call in Batman for some personal help. After last month's Justice League and this issue of Action, you really get the sense that Bats and Supes are good buddies.
The art is split between Rags Morales, Rick Bryant and Brad Walker. I'm not a fan of split art duties, but Brad Walker is more than capable of drawing his own book. I'd like to see more of what he has to offer.
The issue ends with a cool little story by Sholly Fisch and Cafu about t-shirt shops in Metropolis taking advantage of tourists by claiming they're the ORIGINAL Superman t-shirt shop. Sounds corny, I know, but its actually nice story with great art by Cafu.
Panel of the Week:
A righteous Beast Man by Philip Tan.
-Gint
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