Superboy #0
Tom DeFalco's first step into the world of Superboy was incredibly wordy. Too much talky that resulted in a really long issue.
We learn about the I, Robot scenario that took place on Krypton involving clones rising up to turn on their makers, the Kryptonians. The whole story is told via narration by villain, Harvest. It pretty much sets up that Superboy has some serious psychoses that DeFalco will be exploring on his run.
Despite a slow story, R.B. Silva's artwork is top notch as usual. Everything is sharp and clean and he puts a lot of design thought into what he's drawing.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #2
Issue #2 finally rolls around with Keith Giffen picking up James Robinson's story. Philip Tan and Howard Porter share the art duties. In my experience, there are two Howard Porters: the one that can draw and the one that can't. Gratefully the one that can draw showed up for this issue.
Adam encounters Trapjaw and Teela on his quest to regain his and the other heroes memories. In theory, this is a really cool idea for this arc, but the execution is missing something. Both issues 1 and 2 were fine. But I wanted better than fine. Its early. There are still four more issues to go so I won't pass too harsh a judgement.
The Eternia that has been created thus far has some cool shit happening for it. Lets hope that spills over to the story to help it reach its potential.
Batman and Robin #0
Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason treat us to the life of Damian Wayne up to the moment Grant Morrison wrote him meeting his father years ago.
Of all the Batman mythology, the Ra's al Ghul stuff has always been my least favorite. Batman in the desert never did it for me. Despite this, Talia is still the sexiest chick in comics. It doesn't seem to matter who draws her, she's always super fine. She's integral in this issue and Gleason hooks her up in every panel and Tomasi is very subtle in writing her complexity.
Much like Scott Snyder brought me back to Batman, Tomasi and Gleason have made me give a shit about Damian where Grant Morrison couldn't.
Green Lantern Corps #0
Its the secret origin of Guy Gardner. And unlike the other books in this week's Pull-List, this really is more of a straight up re-writing of Guy Gardner's origin.
Instead of getting the nod to replace Hal when Hal quits or whatever he did in the 80s, Guy is tapped to be Hal's Sector Partner. He's spent his whole life trying to live up to the legacy of his dad and older brother, which is the main reason Guy can't stand to be second place. Its a cool little story. I'd love to see John Stewart get the same treatment.
Fernando Pasarin is at his absolute best. This is a great looking book. Normally Pasarin is tasked with drawing exotic aliens and alien locales, but this book mostly takes place on Earth with normal Earth things. I've seen a lot of Pasarin's work and this is seriously some of his best.
Batman #0
Brilliant. This was one of the best Batman comics I've ever read. Scott Snyder's Bat-characters are just the way I like them. Very similar to the way they're characterized in The Animated Series.
Snyder and artist Greg Capullo tell the story of Bruce starting his journey as a vigilante, before becoming Batman. Snyder knows how to write dialog. Not a word is wasted. We're introduced to the Red Hood Gang and they're a perfect fit for Gotham City. Some other writers should take a class from Snyder on how to write new villains.
Snyder and Capullo have restored the faith I had in Batman that Grant Morrison made me lose. This was just a really, really good comic book.
Panel of the Week:
Isn't this just the cutest? Patrick Gleason hooks up Damian as a child in his dad's duds.
-Gint
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