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SuperMegaSpeed Reviews

Secret Warriors #3 - Was this Gorgon guy really that good? And how do we know that Contessa hasn't been in on the "Hydra really runs SHIELD" conspiracy from the beginning? Anyway, good issue. I like the art, too.

War of Kings #2 - I enjoyed this more than the prologue and the first issue. Still have some problems with the premise, but i guess it's got potential. I think the scene with Crystal providing water for the sick was a bit contrived, and i'm still confused about how the Inhumans are trusting Maximus so easily, but not bad, not bad.

Agents of Atlas #3 - I'm liking this series quite a lot. I enjoy the machinations/politics going on between Atlas and Osborn, and the scenes with Namora dealing with Namorita's death were really good. And i enjoy all of the flashback scenes quite a bit as well. The one thing i didn't love was the cover, which spoils the last page of the issue. This has been happening a lot lately with Marvel, and it's weird. They used to do this in the 70s and people complained. Now they've finally come away from their "iconic" cover phase and they go right back to their worst habits? Weird. But from a sales point of view i guess it makes sense. Regular readers are going to buy the book anyway. This way, fans of Captain America may pick up the book for one extra issue. But i don't like it.

Captain America comics 70th anniversary special #1 - Ugh. I guess it's just that i've been reading comics for so long, but i've read so many stories about why Captain America is so super that they're really getting hard to read. And this was just terrible, with this contrived idea that a pre-Super Serum Steve Rogers just happens to get into a fight (and win!) (using a garbage can lid as a shield!) with three Nazi spies who are after the Super Serum. And that's how he was really chosen to be Cap? Stupid, stupid stuff.

Pride & Prejudice #1 - Marvel really blew it with this one. I guess they were treating this like just another Classics Illustrated or something; i really don't know. But there is this huge fan base out there for Pride & Prejudice related material, and this comic, if done well, could have really tapped into that. They could have even gone beyond the original story: there's a bunch of recent (relative to the age of the original) novels out there that take place in the Pride & Prejudice 'universe', so to speak, and there's no reason Marvel couldn't have had an ongoing series just like the old Star Wars comic. But this was really terrible. First, the art was awful. Just awful. When the characters didn't look like glamor girls, they looked like zombies. And then it's condensed so much that you jump from scene to scene without hitting any of the characterization or introspection that makes the original worth anything. It's basically a plot outline with pictures. Oh well. An opportunity to reach out beyond the typical comic book audience wasted.

After Watchmen... What's Next? #1 - I kept thinking this was going to be good, but it kept jumping around and it didn't really explain how everything that was happening was related to the end of the Watchmen series. I was really surprised to see Batman and Superman show up; i didn't realize Watchmen took place in the same universe. A little wordy, and i didn't like the jamboree style art, either. Every page had a different artist, so the book never got a chance to develop a consistent look.

By fnord12 | April 7, 2009, 9:51 PM | Comics


Comments

RE: Cap

You clearly have no soul.

The walking dead deserve comics too, you know.

http://www.imagecomics.com/iconline.php?title=walking_dead_001&page=cover&resize=now

Listen, i don't need a comic *about* myself. Would you read a comic called "The Product Manager"? We just want Captain America comics that don't get all sappy.

cap: why'd they stop making garbage can lids out of bullet-proof material?

p&p: it was horrifying

after watchmen: i thought it was a free ad handout highlighting other "literary/good" comics. it was supposed to be a something? you mean we paid for this?