Batman Superman #3
Allow me to say I really like Jae Lee's art. I do. Under the right circumstances. After the first issue, I thought, "this could really work." After three issues, I disagree. I like the art, but the lack of backgrounds is disturbing. This just isn't my kind of art/writing combo. Yildiray Cinar draws some flashback scenes in the middle of the book that feel a lot more at home with Greg Pak's writing.
The story of the Supermen and Batmen of two Earth's having to thwart the specter of Darkseid is interesting enough, but more classic comic art would to wonders for this story.
Something about this story isn't clicking. Maybe its the art, maybe its the story. I'm just not sold.
Justice League #23
On the last podcast we were talking about the way Marvel runs one crossover into the next. One is just a setup for another that turns into one big continuous story. Well, that's what Trinity War is. It may as well be called Forever Evil: Prologue.
Overall it was a good enough story. Entertaining with some twists and turns to keep it interesting. But the fact that you don't get an ending is a serious bummer. Its enough to to end the whole story on an "huh" instead of a "WOW!"
So it looks like I'll be getting Forever Evil. Not that I wasn't going to, but Trinity War will really roll right into it pretty smoothly.
The Flash #23
Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato really take you for a ride. Much like Saga, this is a hard book to find anything bad to say about.
The identity of the Reverse-Flash is revealed. And its kind of surprising if only because there's been no clear story of WHY this guy would be the Reverse Flash. But that's for next month's Villain's Month tie it. This issue also touches on the softer side of this book with some love-triangly stuff between Iris and Patty.
Good from front to back, two years later The Flash is still a tough book to beat.
Aquaman #23
Now that was a good book. High under-the-seas action! This was a fast-paced book. But all the beats were in the right places. If you want to tell an issue that's just fighting, this is the way to do it.
Aquaman and Mera escape Xebel only to find Atlantis under attack. They seem to thwart Scavenger just as the Dead Sea King shows up. The entire issue is expertly drawn by Paul Pelletier and he really bleeds all kinds of emotion out of each characters performance.
The issue ends of just as good a cliffhanger as Justice League #23, but unlike that book, Aquaman won't sucker you into buying something else.
Spread of the Week:
Paul Pelletier really throws down on the majesty of the ocean and what exactly Aquaman is capable of summoning.
-Gint
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