Monday, May 31, 2004
And now for the comic reviews you've all been waiting for...
I've got quite a batch of comic books here. Apparently it had been a few weeks since I'd made my way to Wyldstar. I'll try to keep the reviews brief (as usual).
Witchblade/Wolverine #1: Number one of one, I hope. My mantra when browsing comic titles from now on will be: "Team-ups and crossovers are bad." Aside from ogling Witchblade, who's quite the hottie for a comic book character, there's really nothing to this book. While the artwork is good, the story leaves something to be desired. Next time, I vow to leave crossover titles where they belong -- on the shelf.
Wolverine/Punisher #2/#3: Ditto. I've had it with team-up books. While this one isn't truly terrible, I'm not digging the artwork in this title. And, like with most four-part Marvel team-up titles, the story is too rushed. It always takes one to two issues for the heroes to link up, and then the rest of the story is rushed to an unsatisfying conclusion. This isn't really any exception, although seeing Wolvie tackle Frank Castle was kind of cool. Castle simply should've been a dead man, though. One more issue to go on this series. Let's hope the last one has a good ending.
Superman/Batman #9/#10: And then there are times that crossovers just seem to work. The Law would argue with me that Bats and Supes are a terrible team, but I kind of like it. The battle of wills between the two heroes and their own ideas of how things should be done is interesting to watch. The story arc involving Supergirl, and now Wonder Woman, the Amazons and Darkseid, is pretty damned interesting, as well (thanks, Jeph Loeb). Throw in some purty artwork from Michael Turner, and I'm happy. How often will you ever get a chance to watch Krypto try to take apart Supergirl? Fun stuff.
Tales of the TMNT #2: I wish I'd come in at the first issue with this title. However, seeing as the second issue is a standalone story, it doesn't matter all that much. I didn't care for the story, though. It was kind of lame. Art-wise, it was okay. No big deal here. I'll give it another couple of issues before I make up my mind whether to buy it regularly or not.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #15: I've come in at a weird time in the series. It seems that Raphael has been transformed into a giant killer turtle monster. What the...? Michelangelo is truckin' around on a hog with some reptilian alien princess. Good thing to see Mikey's sense of humour hasn't changed at all over the years. Anyway, interesting stuff, but I'm slightly confused at the whole "Raph as a monster" thingie. I'll just have to wait this storyline out and hope I can get a handle on things.
A quick break and then I'll review the last three titles...
Witchblade/Wolverine #1: Number one of one, I hope. My mantra when browsing comic titles from now on will be: "Team-ups and crossovers are bad." Aside from ogling Witchblade, who's quite the hottie for a comic book character, there's really nothing to this book. While the artwork is good, the story leaves something to be desired. Next time, I vow to leave crossover titles where they belong -- on the shelf.
Wolverine/Punisher #2/#3: Ditto. I've had it with team-up books. While this one isn't truly terrible, I'm not digging the artwork in this title. And, like with most four-part Marvel team-up titles, the story is too rushed. It always takes one to two issues for the heroes to link up, and then the rest of the story is rushed to an unsatisfying conclusion. This isn't really any exception, although seeing Wolvie tackle Frank Castle was kind of cool. Castle simply should've been a dead man, though. One more issue to go on this series. Let's hope the last one has a good ending.
Superman/Batman #9/#10: And then there are times that crossovers just seem to work. The Law would argue with me that Bats and Supes are a terrible team, but I kind of like it. The battle of wills between the two heroes and their own ideas of how things should be done is interesting to watch. The story arc involving Supergirl, and now Wonder Woman, the Amazons and Darkseid, is pretty damned interesting, as well (thanks, Jeph Loeb). Throw in some purty artwork from Michael Turner, and I'm happy. How often will you ever get a chance to watch Krypto try to take apart Supergirl? Fun stuff.
Tales of the TMNT #2: I wish I'd come in at the first issue with this title. However, seeing as the second issue is a standalone story, it doesn't matter all that much. I didn't care for the story, though. It was kind of lame. Art-wise, it was okay. No big deal here. I'll give it another couple of issues before I make up my mind whether to buy it regularly or not.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #15: I've come in at a weird time in the series. It seems that Raphael has been transformed into a giant killer turtle monster. What the...? Michelangelo is truckin' around on a hog with some reptilian alien princess. Good thing to see Mikey's sense of humour hasn't changed at all over the years. Anyway, interesting stuff, but I'm slightly confused at the whole "Raph as a monster" thingie. I'll just have to wait this storyline out and hope I can get a handle on things.
A quick break and then I'll review the last three titles...
// posted by Chris @ 3:59 PM 
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