The Pull List This Week:
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - TALES OF THE VAMPIRES ONE SHOT
THE BOYS # 31
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #11
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 02 LOVE STORIES FOR DEAD PEOPLE
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #596
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 ANNUAL #1
DARK AVENGERS #5 DKR
MIGHTY AVENGERS #25 DKR
SHE-HULK TP VOL 09 LADY LIBERATORS
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #133
THE BOYS # 31
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #11
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 02 LOVE STORIES FOR DEAD PEOPLE
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #596
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 ANNUAL #1
DARK AVENGERS #5 DKR
MIGHTY AVENGERS #25 DKR
SHE-HULK TP VOL 09 LADY LIBERATORS
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #133
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Batman & Robin # 1Writer : Grant Morrison
Artist : Frank Quietly
Here's one of those books that utterly confounds me. You expect Grant Morrison to go one way and he goes another. I expected something more in line with what he'd been pumping out with Final Crisis, I.E. something utterly incomprehensible that I find hard to form a solid opinion.
His work on Batman and Robin is a little more direct.
This is what his All-Star Batman & Robin would have been. At least in tone. It's got the same appreciation for the silver-age qualities of the Batman that his All-Star Superman book had for Supes' golden age stories. In short, there is a lot of love doled out to certain aspects of the mythos. In the case of the new B&R, it's the wacky yet sinister villains, the comradery between Batman and his ward, and a healthy helping of sci-fi thrown in for good measure (flying batmobile anyone?)
I don't think everyone will like this book. I think many people will reject it just because we have someone other than Bruce Wayne under the cowl. But it never feels forced and it doesn't tarnish the legacy in any way. it's just Grant Morrison telling the story that he wants to tell in the manner he wants to tell it. There's not much actualy "Story" here in the first issue, but I feel like things are going to get pretty thick pretty quick and I'm onboard as long as Morrison doesn't go all Final Crisis on us.
His work on Batman and Robin is a little more direct.
This is what his All-Star Batman & Robin would have been. At least in tone. It's got the same appreciation for the silver-age qualities of the Batman that his All-Star Superman book had for Supes' golden age stories. In short, there is a lot of love doled out to certain aspects of the mythos. In the case of the new B&R, it's the wacky yet sinister villains, the comradery between Batman and his ward, and a healthy helping of sci-fi thrown in for good measure (flying batmobile anyone?)
I don't think everyone will like this book. I think many people will reject it just because we have someone other than Bruce Wayne under the cowl. But it never feels forced and it doesn't tarnish the legacy in any way. it's just Grant Morrison telling the story that he wants to tell in the manner he wants to tell it. There's not much actualy "Story" here in the first issue, but I feel like things are going to get pretty thick pretty quick and I'm onboard as long as Morrison doesn't go all Final Crisis on us.
Amazing Spider-Man # 596
Writer : Joe Kelly
Artist : Paolo Siqueira
The arc that kicked off with last week's issue rolls along here and we get almost wall to wall story progression in this issue. There's not a whole lot of wasted space. We begin with Peter confronting Harry over his decision to take up sides with his father Norman then move along to see Peter getting to know his soon to be uncle-in-law Jonah Jameson Sr. who is shaping up to be one of the better additions to the cast. Peter sits at Gwen Stacy's gravesite pondering how he should proceed, which I thought was one of the better scenes in the issue as it's nice to see Gwen have a lasting effect on Peter in some other way than how he sees Norman Osborn as a murderer.
The bulk of the story is set up however when we find out Norah has gone undercover in the Avengers' tower to get a story on Osborn and Parker soon does the same thing albeit in a much different manner.
All in all this is shaping up to be a pretty good story-arc. We get some serious character buildup and long time readers should appreciate the tension built upon with the Norman/Harry/Peter trust triangle. Seriously, this is some good stuff.
Ultimate Spider-Man # 133
Even more so if you consider the fact that it's basically just expanding a few panels from this week's Ultimatum (which I did not buy and you shouldn't be either. If you are, shame on you. Or my condolences that you were born so stupid.)
The bottom line is, this one just isn't worth it. Unless you're a completist you can probably skip over it.
The bulk of the story is set up however when we find out Norah has gone undercover in the Avengers' tower to get a story on Osborn and Parker soon does the same thing albeit in a much different manner.
All in all this is shaping up to be a pretty good story-arc. We get some serious character buildup and long time readers should appreciate the tension built upon with the Norman/Harry/Peter trust triangle. Seriously, this is some good stuff.
Ultimate Spider-Man # 133Writer : Brian Michael Bendis
Artist : Stuart Immonen
The final issue of Ultimate Spider-Man (or at least it's first volume) seems a bit of a let-down. I know exactly what they were going for here, but they missed the mark. I'm sorry. If you're gonna have us pay $2.99 for the issue, you can't do the whole "no dialogue" angle. It's a cheat and it makes me feel like the issue was a waste of money.Even more so if you consider the fact that it's basically just expanding a few panels from this week's Ultimatum (which I did not buy and you shouldn't be either. If you are, shame on you. Or my condolences that you were born so stupid.)
The bottom line is, this one just isn't worth it. Unless you're a completist you can probably skip over it.
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