Monday, May 10, 2004
And the rest of the comic reviews...
G.I. Joe: Reloaded #2: Good stuff. This second issue is another well-written and well-illustrated (although not as well-illustrated as the first one) addition to the new Joe "mythos." The Cobra guys are trying to swipe the U.S. Constitution and seem to have pulled it off. Now the Joe team is hot on their trails in the city streets of Washington. It's another good read, and I'm looking forward to the third issue, which will be released sometime this month.
Conan #3: Not even Conan came out on top each and every time. Conan continues his adventures with the Aesir in the northlands, and the issue ends with betrayal and the first glimpse of the Hyperboreans. Woo hoo! As with issues #0 through #2, I'm very impressed with the stories by Kurt Busiek and the artwork from Cary Nord and Thomas Yeates. As pointed out by one of the letter writers in the issue (this being the first issue with a proper letters column), the lack of inking on the characters themselves makes it look almost like paintings instead of drawings. Very cool stuff. I must highly recommend this title to anyone who loves the Cimmerian's stories.
The Punisher #5: I cannot stress enough how brutal this Marvel MAX title is. All I can hope is it's kept out of the hands of little children. At this point in the series, one CIA guy has had his nuts chopped off and handed back to him in a paper cup, several people have been shot, there's more blood and gore than you'd find in an Eighties slasher flick, and Frank Castle comes across as one of the most obsessive and brutal men in the history of comic books ... as he should. The artwork remains top quality, and the writing and story arc continues to fuel my desire for The Punisher to go bi-monthly. Kudos to Garth Ennis et al.
G.I. Joe: Reloaded #2: Good stuff. This second issue is another well-written and well-illustrated (although not as well-illustrated as the first one) addition to the new Joe "mythos." The Cobra guys are trying to swipe the U.S. Constitution and seem to have pulled it off. Now the Joe team is hot on their trails in the city streets of Washington. It's another good read, and I'm looking forward to the third issue, which will be released sometime this month.
Conan #3: Not even Conan came out on top each and every time. Conan continues his adventures with the Aesir in the northlands, and the issue ends with betrayal and the first glimpse of the Hyperboreans. Woo hoo! As with issues #0 through #2, I'm very impressed with the stories by Kurt Busiek and the artwork from Cary Nord and Thomas Yeates. As pointed out by one of the letter writers in the issue (this being the first issue with a proper letters column), the lack of inking on the characters themselves makes it look almost like paintings instead of drawings. Very cool stuff. I must highly recommend this title to anyone who loves the Cimmerian's stories.
The Punisher #5: I cannot stress enough how brutal this Marvel MAX title is. All I can hope is it's kept out of the hands of little children. At this point in the series, one CIA guy has had his nuts chopped off and handed back to him in a paper cup, several people have been shot, there's more blood and gore than you'd find in an Eighties slasher flick, and Frank Castle comes across as one of the most obsessive and brutal men in the history of comic books ... as he should. The artwork remains top quality, and the writing and story arc continues to fuel my desire for The Punisher to go bi-monthly. Kudos to Garth Ennis et al.
// posted by Chris @ 2:28 PM 
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