Thursday, September 19, 2013

Shotgun Reviews - 9/18/13

Here are some more gut reactions to the to the books I picked up this week. We are in the third week of Villains Month and Image threw out an incredible new #1. Check it out:

Lex Luthor #1 - This is a strong Forever Evil tie-in but it feels very one note emotionally.
H'el #1 - Dan Jurgens does a strong job on art but it is hard to see it because of the way Scott Lobdell massively overwrites this story.
Scarecrow #1 - You get loads of exposition for the upcoming Arkham Wars but not much else.
Penguin #1 - Here we get some good old-fashioned fun (If you think of murder and blackmail as old-fashioned).
Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins #1 - Like the Lex Luthor book this has a good story lack a strong emotional hook.
Clayface #1 - A clever and funny look at Forever Evil from a low-level supervillains point of view.
Dial E #1 - I have no idea what's going on here but the art is amazing.
Shadow Thief #1 - This reminds of the best issues of Stormwatch at the beginning of the New 52.
Cheetah #1 - We get the best of both worlds here. This is cool origin story and provides an intense new direction for this character to go in.
The Rogues #1 - For fun characters in bright colors, these guys do a lot of brooding and sulking.
Black Hand #1 - A really cool and different use of horror elements. This is probably my favorite use of this character since Blackest Night.
Eclipso #1 - If you ignore the idea that UPS randomly delivers rare, mystical gems to your doorstep, you will notice Billy Tan's creepy use of shadow and lighting.
Arcane #1 - This character is just as frightening as he has always been. It is also really cool to see Abigail Arcane in action as the Avatar of the Rot.
Deathstroke #1 - The story here is decent and the art is '90sriffic!
Zero #1 - Michael Walsh's style beautifully compliments this smart covert ops tale. I am definitely picking this up in trade.

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