Comic Rounup
I'm going to try to start reviewing the comics I get every wednesday, at least a little bit. So here come the mini-reviews!
Flash #220: Flash is, I now realize, my soap Opera. My "stories" if you will. There hasn't been a real spectacular arc since Ignition, but each issue tells a little story and it's always going somewhere and I just really like the characters. Following that pattern, 220 was fun, but nothing to get your panties in a ruff over. The issue does serve to kick off the Rogue War, though, which will be great. Johns has had a real knack for fleshing out the Rogues, especially Captain Cold and Mirror Master (taking the Grant Morrison version from Animal Man and just running with him) , so I'm hyped.
Speaking of hype... Countdown #1: Nobody will ever call it by its full name in conversation, so screw it. My first impression was that it was kind of blah and certainly not a whole story unto itself, but just a setup for the 4 miniseries that spring out of it. The boys over at Fourth Rail certainly don't appreciate it's dark tone, but then I got to thinking about both of those criticisms together. If this is truly heading to another Crisis event and universal reboot (no telling how that affects continuity dependent titles like Birds of Prey or Teen Titans) then it is a brilliant plan. Treat the next year or two as end game. Sort of a "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" or Marvel's "the End" series for the whole universe. Betrayal, intrigue, no more fun and games. We hit a low point for all the heroes, plotwise and thematically, see where the chips fall, bring what is essentially a 20 year long story of an entire universe to a close, and then there's a crisis and we restart. If that's what is about to happen then I say "holy fucking bravo Mr. Didio." Otherwise maybe it'll justbe a year full of crappy crossovers.
Elk's Run: I picked this up because people were talking about it on the Isotope board, and was very glad I did. I've been dipping my toes in the new wave of horror comics slowly but surely. Still haven't read 30 Days of Night, but I tried Secret Skull, which was cool but not enough to keep me engaged. Elk's Run, though, has me from hello. It's mostly a creepy small town story, but told from the inside, from the perspective of the teens who aren't allowed to leave... ever. Supposedly each issue is from the perspective of a different character and I already can't wait for certain characters to get their moments. Consider me a fan.
Batman #who cares: I didn't buy it, because I don't like Winnick much, but I just had to know if the rumors were true, so I flipped through at Meltdown. Sure enough it looks like the new Red Hood is Jason Todd. Booooo. BOOOOOOO! How lazy can you get? Between this and Hush I will be more than happy for them to erase continuity next year.
Flash #220: Flash is, I now realize, my soap Opera. My "stories" if you will. There hasn't been a real spectacular arc since Ignition, but each issue tells a little story and it's always going somewhere and I just really like the characters. Following that pattern, 220 was fun, but nothing to get your panties in a ruff over. The issue does serve to kick off the Rogue War, though, which will be great. Johns has had a real knack for fleshing out the Rogues, especially Captain Cold and Mirror Master (taking the Grant Morrison version from Animal Man and just running with him) , so I'm hyped.
Speaking of hype... Countdown #1: Nobody will ever call it by its full name in conversation, so screw it. My first impression was that it was kind of blah and certainly not a whole story unto itself, but just a setup for the 4 miniseries that spring out of it. The boys over at Fourth Rail certainly don't appreciate it's dark tone, but then I got to thinking about both of those criticisms together. If this is truly heading to another Crisis event and universal reboot (no telling how that affects continuity dependent titles like Birds of Prey or Teen Titans) then it is a brilliant plan. Treat the next year or two as end game. Sort of a "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" or Marvel's "the End" series for the whole universe. Betrayal, intrigue, no more fun and games. We hit a low point for all the heroes, plotwise and thematically, see where the chips fall, bring what is essentially a 20 year long story of an entire universe to a close, and then there's a crisis and we restart. If that's what is about to happen then I say "holy fucking bravo Mr. Didio." Otherwise maybe it'll justbe a year full of crappy crossovers.
Elk's Run: I picked this up because people were talking about it on the Isotope board, and was very glad I did. I've been dipping my toes in the new wave of horror comics slowly but surely. Still haven't read 30 Days of Night, but I tried Secret Skull, which was cool but not enough to keep me engaged. Elk's Run, though, has me from hello. It's mostly a creepy small town story, but told from the inside, from the perspective of the teens who aren't allowed to leave... ever. Supposedly each issue is from the perspective of a different character and I already can't wait for certain characters to get their moments. Consider me a fan.
Batman #who cares: I didn't buy it, because I don't like Winnick much, but I just had to know if the rumors were true, so I flipped through at Meltdown. Sure enough it looks like the new Red Hood is Jason Todd. Booooo. BOOOOOOO! How lazy can you get? Between this and Hush I will be more than happy for them to erase continuity next year.
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Are you fucking kidding me? Jason Todd is back? And as the Red Hood?! What a crock. Why is the Batman book so shit upon?
Just all the more reason to pray that they're about to hit the reset button, Alex.
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