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Rusty’s Comic of the Week: Fables #114
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Interesting week. Nothing really blew me away, but there were some solid reads. Disappointing art in a lot of books… including one bad enough that I may drop it.
FABLES #114 (Willinham / Buckingham / Leialoha / McManus) Vertigo
Q: How many storylines were advanced in this comic? A: A lot.
From Winter to Spratt. From Oz to an interesting talking boat. nice McManus art in the back-up. I a, looking forward to the next issue ! (And to Fairest.)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #679.1 (Yost / Slott / Clark / Palmer) Marvel
The secret is out… but Morbius leads to another classic Spidey foe (just in time for the movie…) The big strength in this issue was all about the scipting. There were some very funny bis and Uatu was a treat. Dan Slott has made a wonderful supporting cast and Chris Yost was a seamless addition to the team.
THUNDERBOLTS #170 (Parker / Walker / Pallot / Martin) Marvel
I still have some issues with the art… Troll’s costume is ridiculous and Moonstone does not look very… natural. The story, though, is very strong. Merlin is great in here. Ghost rejoining the squad… Boomerang’s ‘creative’ thinking. The best moment was Troll taming herself a dragon. Any chance it joined them in their tower? Now THAT would have been something…
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #4 (Zeb Wells / Greg Land / Jay Leister / Wil Quintana) Marvel
Land seemed a lot less… bad tracing job this issue. Keeping him away from female characters might be a good thing. The little insight into Hawkeye’s character seemed more like answering to stupid comic readers that think that power is everything rather than actually reflecting the character. but the story worked. Next is SPidey and Cap.
NEW AVENGERS #21 (Bendis / Deodato / Mounts) Marvel
New is the better of the two main Avengers books right now, despite the Deodato art. I enjoyed this book despite DESPISING the character of Ragnarok. I am enjoying ht return of Osborne story but if this gets anywhere near actually havign the governemnt consider reinstating him… well, that is just too stupid for words.
WINTER SOLDIER #2 (Brubaker / Guice / Breitweiser) Marvel
The marvel espionage book. It even had some Fury in it. I do wish they woudl change the name, though. A: He is NOT Winter Soldier, and B: this is a TEAM book. A team of Bucky and Natasha. Name it something to fit.
AVENGERS #22 (Bendis / Guedes / Magalhaes / Keith) Marvel
The story isn’t bad but the art is really sloppy. What is with the cover? This book reads almost like Under Seige but the art really distracts.
WONDER WOMAN #6 (Brian Azzarello / Tony Akins / Dan Green) DC
Speaking of art being a distraction, I am sure looking forward to Cliff Chiang returning to this book. The story is falling into place, but Akins is too ‘straight-forward’ for this quirky take on WW and the gods.
ULTIMATE X-MEN #7 (Spencer / Barberi / Wong / Gracia) Marvel
This may be the last issue I get of this. The story wasn’t interesting. The ‘twists’ did not excite me. The art was SO bad. Look at the Wanda reveal. Wow. I mean holy crap. That art is embarrassing in it s awfulness. Is it 1993 again and I didn’t notice.
Yuck.
Rusty’s Comic of the Week: The Unwritten #34
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Solid, though relatively small, week. The battle for the top spot was TIGHT!
Though there was one BIG disappointment.
THE UNWRITTEN #34 (Carey / Gross / Perker) Vertigo
A strong issue clear through. I really liked how the heroes weren’t stupid just to make the trap better. It seems the cover should be for NEXT issue rather than this one. I foudn the art wasn’t as tight as usual, but no real complaints. I REALLY wanted to see what Tom pulled out of that mouth. Guess not…
THIEF OF THIEVES #1 (Kirkman / Spencer / Martinborough / Serrano) Image
This was REALLY close to taking the #1 spot, and I hadn’t even ordered it! It was a small enough week that I took a chance on a book I had heard good things about, and I am sure glad I did! The art is really nice and the story has just enough of a hook to keep me waiting for the next issue. Not a super-power in sight…
CAPTAIN AMERICA #8 (Brubaker / Davis / Farmer / Martin) Marvel
The new Cap series, especially since Alan Davis joined, feels like a throwback to the 80′s for me, and that is a good thing. It feels like Mark Gruenwald could have been writing it. This and Avengers Academy are the books that seem like they remember what comics were like BEFORE the 90′s damn near destroyed the industry for me.
BATGIRL #6 (Gail Simone / Ardian Syaf / Vicente Cifuentes) DC
A pleasant surprise. This book has been annoying me with Gail Simone’s refusal to address the massive elephant that has been in the roof since the series was announced… and it still annoys me. The interplay between Batgirl and Batman made this issue very enjoyable, though. I especially like the way Batgirl was concerned with the villain. Sure the parallels were a little sledgehammerish, but they worked.
SECRET AVENGERS #22 (Remender / Hardman / Breitweiser) Marvel
This was mostly quite good. Another ‘throwback’ style comic, like Captain America. but a couple of things didn’t sit well. Has Captain Britain been that obnoxious for a while? I sure don’t remember him that way. Plus, while the ‘provocative clothing’ comment didn’t seem unrealistic, it also rubbed me he wrong way. I realize they were making fun of the terrorists, rather than muslims in general… but still.
BATWOMAN #6 (J.H. Williams III / W. Haden Blackman / Amy Reeder / Richard Friend / Rob Hunter) DC
This was a disappointment, in a lot of ways. Look, Batwoman has been CotW around these parts. Let’s be honest, J.H. Williams III is probably the best comic designer in the business right now. I like what some other artists do in the way of design (Marco Martin’s two-page Spidey back-ups leap to mind) but Williams is the best.
MEANWHILE, when they announced Amy Reeder (has she dropped the Hadley?) was going to alternate arcs with Williams and there was consternation and gnashing of teeth, it didn’t come from here. Her work on Madame Xanadu was exemplary. A book that alternates between these two great artists has to be great, right?
Right?
Here’s the thing… the story is not strong. The Batwoman that was brilliant had Williams drawing over Rucka’s story. Now it is Williams and Blackman doing the story and I think the amazing art has been hiding a fairly lacklustre script. On top of that… this isn’t the Madame Xanadu Amy Reeder. Her action scenes are weak and what amazed me the most… her faces were not crisp. That was one of her strengths before!
I don’t get it. The book isn’t bad, but it was disappointing enough to drop to the bottom of the list.
VERTIGO PREVIEW 2012 (Lots of people) Vertigo
It is here because it isn’t a satisfying read, but… there are four previews and here is my take and how this preview has netted them some sales.
DOMINIQUE LAVEAU: VOODOO CHILD (Selwyn Seyfu Hinds / Denys Cowan / John Floyd)
I was not impressed with the preview. I found it jerky (which is a trait I find in lost of comics these days… a trait I don’t like) Ruthanne liked it hough and we are going to give it a shot… at least for a trial run.
THE NEW DEADWARDIANS (Dan Abnett / I.N.J. Culbard)
I quite liked this one, The premise is interesting and the art flows nicely. The characters have enough to get me to want more… and the preview was timed at quite well. We are adding it.
SAUCER COUNTRY (Paul Cornell / Ryan Kelly)
Sold. Nice story. Interesting characters. I want more.
FAIREST (Bill Willingham / Phil Jimenez / Andy Lanning)
This is the only one we were already down for… and it was the best preview. I am looking forward to it.
Tags: Batgirl, Batwoman, Captain America, Secret Avengers, The Unwritten, Thief of Thieves, Vertigo Preview
Good News? Bad News?
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Travel Foreman is off Animal Man, replaced by Steve Pugh, as of issue #9.
I think it is good news. My friend Shayne probably thinks it is bad news.
It probably depends on Steve Pugh. Still got it, Steve?
Rusty’s Comic of the Week: Amazing Spider-Man #679
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So, I have been sick for days now. All the way through the weekend and just getting worse and worse. I finally stayed home today which means… early comics!
So, how were the comics that had to get me through a sick day? Pretty darned good, actually!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #679 (Slott / Ramos / Olazaba / Delgado) Marvel
I know that Kin down at Silver Snail hates time travel stories, but I don’t! This is two really good ones in short order (the Black Widow story in Secret Avengers is the other that comes to mind). I LOVED the resolution of this two parter. Strong story, strong characterization. Amazing Ramos art. This issue had it all! “To Be Continued… Last Issue!”
ANIMAL MAN #6 (Lemire / Leon / Foreman / Huet) DC
In soem ways this was a ‘break’ issue… but not really. This interlude told us a LOT about Buddy… and Cliff. And the ART! If John Paul Leon were to take over on Animal Man I would be thrilled! I am not a Travel Foreman hater, but the transition back to Foreman on the last few pages was jarring, because the Leon stuff was so good. The parallels between Buddy and Red Thunder were obvious but I would like to see more of the ‘movie’.
iZOMBIE #22 (Chris Roberson / Michael Allred) Vertigo
After a nice interlude, we are back to some great Mike Allred art! The story is moving along with all of its disparate pieces. There are so many characters that it would be heard to keep them straight, except they are all so well-delineated. (Dixie is a retired monster hunter? Did we know that already?)
WINTER SOLDIER #1 (Ed Brubaker / Butch Guice / Bettie Breitweiser) Marvel
For a while Bucky was Captain America… kind of. It was always a terrible fit. This was not Captain America in any way, shape or form. He always seemed like a completely different character that just seemed silly using someone else’s name. Kind of like the Young Avengers Hawkeye. Good character but hurting due to the inappropriate name choice.
BUT, as blatantly obvious that he was NOT Captain America, the Brubaker BuckyCap books were really good! So now, with the launch of Winter Soldier, we get more of those books without the extra baggage, while the Cap book has gone back to being a good CAP book. EVERYONE WINS!
And this book IS good. The title seems to only be there because calling a comic ‘Bucky’ would be lame (though I wish it was WS & Black Widow, as she is clearly a co-lead).
Question: what is the connection between Mitch and Bettie Breitweiser?
AVENGERS ACADEMY #25 (Gage / Grummett / Hamscher / Sotomayor) Marvel
Is that kid’s Sentinel destroyed? I hope not. Another good AA book. I am not a big fan of ‘Hey, let’s just whip together this gadget to fix everything’, but hey. The time travel thing was good. The Jocasta bit was telegraphed, but Veil wasn’t. Looking forward to next issue and… THE RUNAWAYS! Woo-hoo!
SWAMP THING #6 (Scott Snyder / Marco Rudy) DC
Why so low for a book I have said is one of my favourite of the new DC books? No Yanick Paquette for one, but mostly it is a style of book that I don’t like. The whole issue is a sort of willpower struggle where lots is on the line but nothing actually happens. It is kind of like the equivalent to the old wrestling submission moves like the abdominal stretch. They act like everybody is straining hard but it is just dragging things out until the inevitable hip toss.
THE DEFENDERS #3 (Fraction / Dodson / Dodson / Oback) Marvel
Well, the book LOOKS pretty! Is that it for Nul? Not exactly the big threat he seemed… A little deus ex machina there, but I guess that was the point.
THE TWELVE #9 (J.Michael Straczynski / Chris Weston) Marvel
When did issue #8 come out? 2010?
Not actually a bad comic, but how can you hold any interest with that kind of schedule. I do believe that there is a real story here and I look forward to reading it all when it is finished. By then I may be reading it on my private holo-viewer, though.
AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #3 (Jeph Loeb / Ed McGuiness / Dexter Vines / Morry Hollowell) Marvel
#1 had about as much story as I expect from that wretched AVX: Vs series. (none.) #2 had hints of story. This issue had ACTUAL story. It wasn’t enough to make the book more than passable… but that is a big step up.
Before Watchmen
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So, there are going to be a bunch of Watchmen prequels.
I am absolutely opposed in principle.
There is no way I would want to support this.
But…
Did you see those creative teams?
MAN these look good!
Rusty’s Comic of the Week: The Unwritten #33.5
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After a week were just about every book was fighting for the top spots, this week was a lot more… sedate. Not bad comics, just not shining stars.
THE UNWRITTEN #33.5 (Carey / Gross / Locke) Vertigo
You want to hear effusive praise? It felt like I was reading an issue of Sandman.
What was most amazing about it is that everything was telegraphed but rather than that ruining the reveals it just me anticipate them more. I’ll admit that I don’t know how this issue ties in with the rest of the main story, but at the moment I don’t care. I am just enjoying the storytelling.
ALL-STAR WESTERN #5 (Justin Gray / Jimmy Palmiotti / Moritat / Phil Winslade) DC
Quite a disappointing issue for ASW, but the book is so good that it isn’t damning. The main story opened strong but there was very little suspense as the issue continued. The back up wasn’t stellar, but it made me want to read the next part, so that is saying something.
FANTASTIC FOUR #602 (Hickman / Kitson / Mounts) Marvel
This was a better read than I expected, but maybe it only seemed so good because I had just read FF. The story is continuing in a clearer fashion than usual. One question… why does Galactus have a big bowtie on his stomach?
I am not a big fan of the jerky / jump cut style of storytelling, but it didn’t bother me as much this time out.
SECRET AVENGERS #21.1 (Remender / Zircher / Troy) Marvel
This issue sets up Hawkeye as the new team lead and sets up the new Masters of Evil as the villains. I am looking forward to the new book, but this issue had some problems. Mostly, it gets the relationship between Captain America and Hawkeye a little backwards. This is what they were like towards each other a very long time ago, but they had moved well past it. They had become actual friends instead of this shadow-boxing semi-advesarial thing they have going on here. It didn’t read well.
I am REALLY looking forward to the new run… partially because Ellis is off the book and Rogers will be out of the book. (He was ALWAYS a bad fit here.)
CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY #626 (Asmus / Brubaker / Francavilla) Marvel
This book has taken a slide since it left WW2 (and left Chris Samnee behind). The problem is I think that the Bill/Fred versions of Cap and Bucky were never that interesting. I am looking forward to the reworking of the book and Captain America & Hawkeye taking over.
THE ULTIMATES #6 (Hickman / Peterson / Ribic / Rauch / Delgado) Marvel
Some good character work here but this is more of that jerky style of writing that doesn’t suit my tastes. A perfect example is the scene at the very end of the book that is labelled as Black Widow (which is good because there is no other way to recognize her) with a little character piece that has no apparent relevance to the rest of the story. It feels tacked on.
THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #5 (Van Siver / Simone / Cinar / Rapmund) DC
I am almost surprised that I am still buying this book. There is just enough here to keep me interested… but I am getting kind of tired of there being so many Firestorms. The rapport between Jason and Ronnie is interesting and the terrorist Firestorm was disturbing. They get yet another issue out of me…
ALPHA FLIGHT #8 (Van Lente / Pak / Eaglesham / Aburtov) Marvel
And it ends again. Why can’t they make a really good AF comic? Check the line-up at the end. Notice anything?
FF #14 (Hickman / Bobillo / Sosa / Sotomayor) Marvel
What is Marvel thinking? Who thought they should keep having THIS calibre of art on the book? On ANY book? It is really awful and is making this book hard to read.
AVENGERS SOLO #4 (Van Meter / RObinson / McCann / Henry) Marvel
This book remind sme of the old Spotlight issues. They weren’t very good either.
The back-up is decent. That is the best I can say about this comic.
Rusty’s Comic of the Week: Moon Knight #9
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This was a REALLY good week. A lot of top comics and even some strong showings from weaker books. Only one clunker (though I may have some smaller complaints about bits along the way.)
Starting at my favourite comic of the week and working back.
MOON KNIGHT #9 (Bendis / Maleev / Hollingsworth) Marvel
This has been a solid book from issue 1 but it really hits its stride here. It is a fight issue, but it is interspersed with flashbacks between MK and Buck to show where he got his new toys to outfit his delusional mind state. It also shows that Buck is on to him. The fight was beautiful, as was all the art. The cover deserves special recognition. Maleev is extremely talented.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #678 (Slott / Ramos / Olazaba / Delgado) Marvel
After a ‘less good’ issue, this book is right back on its game! The premise, with Peter getting a little look into the future and seeing the destruction caused by that look was really interesting (and of course the reason why that particular device will be destroyed at the end of the story, I am sure). How he is going to try and fix it is also interesting. I can’t wait for the second part and THAT is the sign of a great story!
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #6 (Bendis / Samnee / Ponsor) Marvel
Third Marvel book in a row. Second Spider-man book (though they are very different characters). Second Bendis book.
I was really looking forward to Chris Samnee joining this book. I have nothing against Sara Pichelli, but Samnee is a favourite of mine. This issue was an interesting mixed bag, though. The Mexico scenes were excellent… but the actual Spider-man scenes were less so. Having an artist draw Spider-man who isn’t great at drawing Spider-man may be a problem. Luckily this book does not lean on the ‘in-costume’ antics a whole lot.
THUNDERBOLTS #169 (Parker / Walker / Pallot / Martin) Marvel
If you are surprised to see T-Bolts this high on such a strong list, well so was I. This is the best issue in a while. Walker seems to really like the Camelot setting. His Merlin in particular is really well done. The story is strong and really hinges on the fact that these are not heroes.
There is a ‘but’ here. A big one. The Black Knight artfully carves off Troll’s clothes so now she is a little hottie underneath wearing a loincloth. Give me a break. That is stupid on SO many levels.
FABLES #113 (Willingham / Leonardi / Randall / Russell / Cannon / Fern / Bachs / Hughes) Vertigo
My partner in comic reading (and life) Ruthanne disagrees with my assessment of this issue (and the last). She would put Fables first, I think (and would drop T-Bolts a lot farther on the handling of Troll). Don’t get me wrong. The Fables book is really good. This is just a week of a LOT of really good books. My problem is that despite some really great artists (Adam Hughes and P.Craig Russell to name two) this still reads like a fill-in. In addition, in a book that trades heavily in fable (duh) Willingham seems to create a new one (as far as I know) and swipe heavily from native mythology (Turtle Island). If you wanted a Turtle Island story, why not make one instead of creating something that uses the story but makes it European? (If I am wrong and this is a case of parallel world stories then sorry to Bill.
WONDER WOMAN #5 (Brian Azzarello / Tony Akins) DC
WW has been at the top of this list recently. The change in artists stings, though it is the regular artist who has to take credit for the cover. Put that one under ‘poses you would never see male heroes doing’. The tentacle wrapped around the leg makes it a little icky.
It was still a good read but it lost some of that wow factor.
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN (Zeb Wells / Joe Madureira / Ferran Daniel) Marvel
Third Spidey book this week and I think that hurts this issue by comparison. The way Spidey wins is kind of silly, and the fact like the other heroes are acting like it is a big deal kind of seems dishonest to me. “Congrats, you accidentally beat the bad guy!”
AVENGERS #21 (Bendis / Guedes / Megalhaes / Keith) Marvel
A third Bendis book, but one I wouldn’t be especially proud of is I was him. (Aside: Ruthanne referred to Storm’s outfit as a ‘stripper costume’. I am not sure I agree with that – or that had ever crossed my mind – but I sure miss the punk rock / mohawk bad-ass Storm. She was way cooler then.) The art was not to my liking, in general. I have seen worse, but it didn’t make me hope to see more by the artist, that is for sure.
Overall, a very good week. Even the clunker is nowhere close to being on the chopping block for me. (And seeing how I have the entire run of Avengers back from 1963 – though not all the ancillary books any more – it is pretty unlikely I am cancelling this one anyway.)
Tags: Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Avenging Spider-Man, Fables, Moon Knight, Thunderbolts, Ultimate Spider-Man, Wonder Woman
Rusty’s Comic of the Week: Batwoman #5
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There was a lot of fighting this week… and some of it was pretty well done! Cutting another book this week… sadly. You will see.
BATWOMAN #5 (J.H. Williams III / W. Haden Blackman) DC
Williams is simply amazing. Every page is a work of art and all of it is DESIGNED rather than just drawn. He shows that some artists are not functioning to the level that they could be. It is beautiful stuff. Williams is subbing out for Amy Reeder Hadley next, I believe, but she is a great artist too! It will be interesting to see what she does while under the shadow of Williams.
The story is good too, but honestly, the art is almost TOO good to pay much attention to the story. 
I like Bones so Batwoman’s new associates are very welcome.
THE UNWRITTEN #33 (Carey / Gross / Perker) Vertigo
As I said, a lot of fighting this week. Even The Unwritten involves a full frontal assault (albeit Dragoon-aided). Things are starting to be spelled out here and the ideas that come out of the workings of the Unwritten world work towards their ultimate conclusions… almost. The question is… why don’t they ‘write him out’?
BRILLIANT #2 (Bendis / Bagley) Icon
The quality of Scarlet got me to give Brilliant a try. It is very different but still well worth a read. The Bagley art and Bendis dialogue makes it feel like Peter Parker is going to wonder in any some point. The characters are strong and while the plot is unfolding slowly it is still keeping me hooked.
NEW AVENGERS #20 (Bendis / Deodato / Beredo) Marvel
So an issue that is just one long fight scene and drawn by Mike Deodato. Sounds like something I would slag, right? Well, I would have thought so, but this was a really entertaining comic! Deodato was nowhere near as bad as he normally is. The different characters were actually different and not cut-outs of each other! The only real thing I didn’t like came on the last page because I hate being reminded that such a stupid character exists.
ULTIMATE X-MEN #6 (Spencer / Medina / Barberi / Vlasco / Lokus) Marvel
First off, what is with that cover? When was the last time Kitty looked ANYTHING like that, it either world? Leaving that, Rogue redeemed herself as a character SOMEWHAT, but still has a ways to go. The surprise ending was something I projected before it happened, though I didn’t think they would admit it yet. I didn’t read Ultimate X-Men before the relaunch… so I don’t know how big a surprise that was.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 (Brubaker / Davis / Farmer / Martin) Marvel
The only thing I don’t like about this story is the seen-it-before syndrome. Cap losing his serum powers is a story I feel like I have read a few times already. It is working okay so far, and I quite like the Serpent Squad (though I would like to see the return of the Serpent Society). The new Cap book reads a bit like the old Mark Gruenwald issues and that is a very good thing. I think the Davis art really helps that feeling.
SECRET AVENGERS #21 (Ellis / Immonen / Von Grawbadger / Sotomayor) Marvel
Sigh. The best thing about this issue is the knowledge that it is Ellis’ last. I don’t dislike Ellis and I have liked SOME of his run (last issue was REALLY good) but his apparent dislike of Steve Rogers is really a problem for me. I tried to look at this issue two ways: once as is and once with a mental substitution of Nick Fury in for Steve Rogers. With that chane, the book was actually quite good. Fury was ruthless. Beast was his conscience. Rhodey was good. Natasha was good. Valkyrie was good.
But it wasn’t Fury. It was Rogers.
Look, I am NOT getting into a debate about torture. My problem is not about whether it is okay to torture someone or to casually discuss killing your own team without first trying to find a better way. My problem is that Steve Rogers WOULD NOT do those things. Beast was saying things that Rogers should have been saying.
Looking forward to Remender.
BATGIRL #5 (Gail SImone / Adrian Syaf / Vicente Cifuentes) DC
Neural implant surgery? In a tossed off line? You need to do better than that.
EXPLAIN WHY SHE IS WALKING. EXPLAIN WHY SHE CAN DO THINGS THAT NOBODY SHOUDL BE ABLE TO DO.
If you don’t do that, Gail, and soon, I am dumping this book. You are making those who complained about taking her out of the chair right.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #677 (Waid / Rios / J.Rod) Marvel
This is part one of a cross-over with Daredevil and it is written my Mark Waid, the DD writer, instead of Dan Slott. It feels like a fill-in. Quite disappointing. Also, I liked Rios’ art on the Osborne series but it doesn’t feel right here. The dialogue is light and playful and the art is dark and ominous. There is a disconnect.
SUICIDE SQUAD #5 (Adam Glass / Federico Dallocchio) DC
Someone tell me when this gets better. I’m not waiting anymore. (Bring back Ostrander! Or maybe Simone!)
Dropped.
AVENGERS SOLO #3 (Van Meter / Barrionuevo / McCann / Henry) Marvel
The back-up is good. The lead is not. I’ll run this out because I like the Avengers Academy story but I really wish it was McCann on the lead story.
Captain America and…
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Marvel just announced that Captain America & Bucky is going to become a Cap team-up book done in four issue arcs. The first four issues will be called Captain America & Hawkeye and will be by Bunn and Vitti. Can’t say I am familiar with the creators but I sure like the concept.
Avengers Announcement
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Brian Bendis just tweeted that as of issue #25, the new artist on the Avengers will be…
Walt Simonson
Holy crap.
Rusty is happy.
