Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Oh my gosh, two posts in the same decade and no one is reading them.
House of M #1 & 2- Well, just finished the first two issues of House of M. Initial impressions are mixed. I love the alternate worlds comics: DC's elseworld line (I missed the annuals they did in the 90's) and Marvel's What If's and Age of Apocaplyse. I was not into the Hero Reborn stuff. The heros of the X-men and Avengers are call by Professor X to decide the faith of the Scarlet Witch. She was cause of the deaths of the old Avengers and her powers are out of control. Professor X is unable to control them. While the decision is being made the world changes in a blink of an eye... With issue 2, it is our issue of things to come. We get glimpse of the world of House of M without even seeing Magneto. This is probably one of the biggest problems of today's comics: writers drags the plot along. To worsen the problem, endings always seem rushed. Feel like writers are writing during the Industrial Revolution and getting paid by the page. The issue could be summarized in 8 pages of less or extra sized first issue like the good old days. (Now, I am sounding like an old fart.) Overall the series will be intriguing. I love the work Bendis is doing on the Daredevil and slowly with the New Avengers. Plus combine my fondness with alternate reality. This should be a good series. Only if I didn't have feeling I was getting fleesed for an extra comic. A world of mutants... a brave new world. RATING 8/10 ART 6/10

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Ok, perhaps I have not been faithfully posting anything. And most of the sh$t I have been putting has been just that sh$t. So here is my first attempt to a do an actual review. I just got my monthly comic shipment in and let peruse and review some of them...
Uncanny X-men 460 - 461- I love the X-men. I grew up during the Claremont late 80's which I feel was some of the best X-men. Lately, these comics are just plain a headache. No wonder Marvel has to create the Ultimate line. 'Cuz the main series causes some much headache. To make it worst, Alan Davis is off the series. Tom Raney is good artist, but why drive Camry when you had a Lexus. At least Mr. Davis is going to be on the new Excalibur series. I can't wait. Back to the comic, the team gets back from Anarctica and catches up with the current affairs of the X-men titles. Out of the blue, Nocturne and Juggernaut returns after disappearing during the battle with Black Tom (like you care). They bring back Spiral, thus leading to some crazy MOJO-adventure (again like you care). In the end nothing happens, like the current trend in X-men titles. RATING 4/10 ART 6/10
Runaways 5- This title only seems to get better with each issue. If you are not reading this comic, you should be shot. I don't want to even to a summary, cuz it would give up way too much. The art is fanatastic and the story moves. At the end of each issue you are always craving for more. Again gets the comic, you won't regret it. RATING 9/10 ART 8/10

Well that is enough for now. More comic reviews as I finish them.

Friday, January 21, 2005

Dude, I obviously have not been posting anything. Of course, there has to be somebody reading these post. Well, maybe I'll get around to post some of my reviews of the last month. Current favorite reading list in no particular order:
1. Astonishing X-men- title rocks
2. Star Wars Republic- yes I'm a product of mass media and ROTS is coming.
3. Runaways- love the first series, can't wait for the next one.
4. Superman/ Batman-
5. Teen Titians- a great quick read and ride
6. Madrox- a must read. funny, clever- Peter David at his best
7. Noble Causes- I'm a suck for the melodrama
8. Ultra- more melodrama
9. Adam Strange- pretty darn good comic.

Peace out folks.