Batman Superman #5
Leave it to Brett Booth, king of 90s artwork to pull out a horizontal gimmick issue. That's a little harsh. Greg Pak deserves just as much derision for writing a lame story.
Horizontal format aside, this creative team dropped a big turd. I guess Hiro Okamura (Toyman) is back in the DCU, and he's nothing but an overexcited gamer. Metallo is now called Metal-Zero? Dumb. Its Part One of a boring, over-the-top story that could have been pulled from a 1995 issue. Not to mention Brett Booth's Rob Liefeld-inspired artwork which is just as uninspiring as the rest of the book.
Get over the gimmicks and just tell a good story. This was the opposite of that.
Superman Unchained #4
Zzzzzzzz *snort* huh? Oh, sorry. I just woke up after this issue PUT ME TO SLEEP!
Scott Snyder is quite talented. He's written a lot of good things. This book is not one of them. Maybe collected, this story will feel a lot tighter, but after five singles, this book is a confusing mess. Lex is doing something to Jimmy Olson, Supes is teaming with a guy who keeps saying he'll kill him, and Lois is after some group called Ascension. After four issues I'd like SOME idea that these stories will eventually tie together. Bummer City.
This book is just proof that two great creators (Scott Snyder & Jim Lee) don't equal a great book.
Forever Evil #3
Somewhere between David Finch's pencils and Richard Friend's inking, the art in this book falls apart. Most panels are passable, but there are a few that are an embarrassment.
Geoff Johns story however is some of his best work. He's showing quite a lot of depth in the three factions fighting: Batman and the good guys, the Crime Syndicate and Lex and the villains. Each are written so that you can sympathize with their motivations. Even the Crime Syndicate. Almost.
Geoff Johns is carrying this book. Its certainly not the art that can't distinguish between a bulky or too skinny Lex Luthor.
Green Lantern #25
GAH! I HATE that the energies of the emotional spectrum (that lantern corps pull their power from) are now finite. Its bullshit and goes against ALL the great work that Geoff Johns built in his amazing run.
But if you try to not pay attention to that little detail, this is still a good book. Robert Venditti really knows how to write Hal and Kilowog. Its a great buddy-cop relationship that was established in The Animated Series. Billy Tan's art hasn't gotten better, but it hasn't gotten worse either. Its the technical that's a problem. His storytelling is fine, but every so often, you'll get a wonky face or something in a panel.
It looks like we're going to stay in space, and any stories about Hal patrolling his own sector will have to wait until I write them I guess.
Panel of the Week:
Weak story or not, Jim Lee can draw a badass Superman.
-Gint
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