Friday, September 27, 2013

Shotgun Reviews - Week of 9/25/13

Here are my gut reactions to this week's stack of comics:

Metallo #1 - The action scenes have really nice wide shots but more close-ups would have nice so we could get a better sense of each character's emotions.
Parasite #1 - Some fun moments here but I wanted to see him stretch his bad guy legs more.
Doomsday #1 - I am a fan of this creative team but this issue makes absolutely no sense. It is supposed to be about Doomsday but WHERE IS DOOMSDAY?
Man-Bat #1 - Scot Eaton's art is gorgeous and Frank Tieri's story is so strong it makes you wish there was a second issue.
Bane #1 - Solid story but the art feels kind of weird. The backgrounds are very simple and the foreground seem too busy.
Killer Croc #1 - Tim Seeley does a great job balancing the narrative between the origin story and the Arkham War story.
Joker's Daughter #1 - This was an interesting concept but the execution here is mediocre.
Secret Society #1 - Another solid story but Szymon Kudranski's inking is a little too heavy to understand what is going on.
Black Adam #1 - There is some great world building and it is awesome to see this character (one of my favorites) step up and kick ass again.
First Born #1 - This has to be one of the strongest origin stories in Villain's Month with a fun framing device and a unique narration style.
Ocean Master #1 - I loved the non-verbal ways Ocean Master's character development is shown.
Sinestro #1 - The Art is beautiful but the story is very wordy and this is ultimately just a rehash of everything we already know about this character.
The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #19 - The first half of this short anthology was cute but the story by Len Wein and Dan Brereton was both funny and really creepy at the same time.
Rat Queens #1 - This is a blend of raunchy humor and classic fantasy but it is really refreshing that this is just about four girlfriends hanging out with each other.
Sex Criminals #1 - Strange concept... Really different idea... Brilliant execution.

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