Pulllist 9/30/09
Here it is. My thoughts on the books I actually bought this week.
If you can’t tell – I am mostly a DC guy – but I do try to check out stuff from other publishers
My Book of the Week:
The Last Days of Animal Man #5 – Grade A
Gotham City Sirens #4
Writer – Paul Dini
Artist and Cover – Guillem March
Not sure where I stand on this book yet. Is it a Bat-Villian Title? Is it a Catwoman team book?
I certainly like the characters, and have always enjoyed Dini’s work. But after 4 issues, I’m still not completely clear on the mission statement of this book. But I’m entertained so far, so I will wait and see if it goes somewhere – but not too much longer – Grade B-
Batman: The Widening Gyre #2
Writer – Kevin Smith
Artists – Walter Flanagan and Art Thibert
Cover – Bill Sienkiewicz
I enjoyed Cacophony, so I checked this out. I think Kevin Smith needs to be limited to 4 issues or less. I love his writing, but if its not focused, it can go on and on… We are told – We have barely seen any of this new “partner” and we are a 1/3rd of the way through. – Grade B
Green Lantern #46
Writer – Geoff Johns
Art and cover – Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy
-Blackest Night tie in
Yeah, now this what I am talking about. Sinestro, Star Sapphire (Carol Ferris) and Hal and the mysterious Indigo-1 mixing it up with the dead and living and each other! Sinestro shows why he is so Badass that his corps is named after him, not the color light their wield. – Grade A
Jack of Fables #38
Writers – Matthew Sturges and Bill Willingham;
Art – Russ Braun and Andrew Pepoy
Cover by Brian Bolland
Jack is an interesting character, and this book plays around in a way with readers’ expectations in a way that I enjoy. It’s fun, and funny, but I am not sure where it’s going right now, out of the fall-out from the “Great Fables Crossover” – Get Jack on a mission of some sort. (hopefully one to return him to his normal self) – Grade C
Justice Society of America #31
Writers – Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
Art and cover – Jesus Merino
The World’s First Superhero Team has grown very unwieldy. How many characters are in this book, already and what’s the first thing Willingham does? He adds more! This book can’t split into two title’s soon enough for me. I am anxious about what this means for the team and the title tho. – Grade C+
Justice League of America 80 page Giant
Writers – Chuck Kim, Josh Williamson, Rich Fogel and others
Art – Mahmud Asrar, Adrian Syaf and others
I’m old enough to remember the old 80 page giants, but I didn’t buy them often. I loved this book, and I’m not sure why, since nothing about was particular “above average”. Maybe that’s all I need, a good story with a bunch of my favorite characters. The sum is truly great than the total of it’s parts. – Grade B+
Blackest Night: Titans #2
Writer – J.T. Krul
Art and cover – Ed Benes and Rob Hunter
I am not sure that the glory days of the “New Titans” will ever be captured again. We grew up with the Titans, more than any other characters we as readers I think really bonded with them, they were our surrogates. So when we see them being poorly handled – As they are so often – we just wish they would leave them alone.
This BN mini does little to improve the status quo. This has been the weakest link in the Blackest Night minis so far. – Grade D
Random Pick up of the week -
Batman: The Brave and The Bold #9
Writer – Landry Walker
Art and cover – Eric Jones
I have been buying books to give to my nephew (who is turning 5 next week) so I grabbed this book based on the cartoon. If you are a fan of the cartoon (or know a kid that is) this is a solid translation to comics. It’s all about bringing in the new readers. – Grade A-
