Wow, what a great week of comics. If I were a more cynical man I'd say that they were just making up for last weeks suck-fest but I'm nothing but positive on this here blog. The same way I'm positive that your mom enjoyed last night...in bed, with me...I'm talking about my penis violating her.
Captain America: Who Won't Wield The Shield #1
This was pretty damn hilarious. I actually had a hard time deciding what panel/page to post, hell, even in the (awesome) Fraction/McCarthy story (pic above) there were several great moments. Jason Aaron writes an extremely funny story that bookends the comic which includes the Red Skull writing a check on pinup-style Hitler checks and playfully pokes fun at many writers and editors at Marvel. Any fan that has seen interviews with these guys or follows them on twitter will get a kick out of Aaron's portrayal of Bendis, Brubaker, Fraction, Wacker, Quesada and company. Great fun. Best part might be Jason Aaron writing a comic entitled "Wolverine kills all the kittens in the world" which just might be the greatest name for a comic ever.
Doomwar #3
This comic is issue 3 of a 5 part mini. It spends five pages recapping the first two issues. This is a waste of 5 pages and would normally earn my disdain. This comic also features a section in which Doom stares down the panther god and owns. Totally worth it.
X-Men: Legacy #235
You know it's a good week in comics when even a Greg Land issue is completely readable. I mean, the still not very good but it didn't piss me off and make me want to shout "LLAAANNNDDDD!!!" as is my nature to do when reading his tracing. Is it possible that he's actually listened to his critics and is trying harder? Possibly but it could just be that I've been suckered in by this event. Also Ariel died, I guess that answered that question, and people thought it would be someone important. Actually I doubt we've seen our last death this event and I have no idea who will die next. I do know that one fan somewhere in the world is writing an angry letter to Marvel demanding they bring back Ariel and that that person is very strange.
Sif #1
How great is Fraction's love for Thor that his wife writes kick-ass Thor stories. Maybe that's completely wrong, maybe Kelly Sue Deconnick is the one who is the air apparent to Walt Simonson and Fraction's cool Thor stories were through knowing her. Either way they're the best husband/wife writers of Thor I've seen in at least forever. Also Deconnick tweeted while giving birth to their kid so it may just be that she's so hardcore that she inherently gets a bad-ass chick like Sif. This is an almost perfect spin-off/one-shot, it plays off of the history of the character while being clear enough for new readers. It's action packed, well paced, and has great dialog and narration. Honestly I was very impressed. I know she's writing a Pepper Potts one-shot latter this year and if Sif #1 is any indication of her abilities Marvel should be sending a lot more work her way.
Her-Oes #1
I still think this is absolutely one of the worst titles of any comic ever, however, it was pretty good. Also I love that robot with the big mustache, is that from something? Anyways, I like what Marvel is doing here incorporating their characters in a type of story completely unlike your typical superhero story. Basically we have a typical high school drama with a touch of Marvel style. Janet "The Wasp" Van Dyne stars as the protagonist with Jennifer "She-Hulk" Walters as her nerdy best friend and Namora as the bitchy antagonist. Apparently other Marvel super-ladies will be joining the cast. I was surprised at first that the object of the girls' affection was not one of the main Marvel men but in retrospect it was probably a good idea to seperate the story from the largly male dominated Marvel U. For people who love high school dramas this appears to be a good time but I'm not sure that there is enough there to justify me following it regularly.
Joe the Barbarian #4
Morrison continues his cleaver, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, fantasy epic and Murphy continues to kill it on art. Another cleaver piece of scripting gleefully snickering a t typical fantasy conventions with their vow of cowardice as only a chosen few will have the courage and fortitude to face evil in times of need. It also leads to completely un-ironic moments of cool like when Zyxy forsakes the vow and bravely joins our heroes on their quest. Which then leads to cool and similtaously funny moments like this:
This is going to make one hell of a great trade.
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #9
Bendis should rightly receive a lot of credit for writing the crap out of these 9 issues but it's Lafuente who seems to have rejuvenated this series. Whether it's doing engaging action layouts, teenage drama, or charming comedy Lafuente delivers. Check out the two page spread above, that is awesome stuff and you combine that with his skill with character 'acting' and Lafuente is quickly rising through the ranks as a must read superhero artist. It seems Bendis has been reinvigorated by Lafuente's arrival writing his best stories in years. This issue sees some extremely funny stuff such as the start of a romance between Johnny Storm and (Peter's female clone) Spider-Woman and the combined forces of the women in Peter's life organizing in order to give him a haircut. Even with all the comedy and a fair amount of action it manages to end on some very serous dramatic beats as government agents come to forcibly expel Kitty from school since she's a mutant. Honestly this comic combined with Siege gives me a lot of hope in Bendis' Avengers relaunch.
That's all for now, sorry it was a bit short this week but your mom won't please herself. Comment below.
-egs
that's what we call a bookend boys and girls
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