Friday, October 18, 2013

Shotgun Reviews - Week of 10/16/13

It's all DC books this week. Here goes:

Batman / Superman #4 - Interesting use of dueling inner monologues. The ending reflects Bruce and Clark's relationship nicely.
Supergirl #24 - We get more than our fill of explosions and exposition. Diogenes Neves kicks ass on art, giving us storng splash pages and detailed facial expressions.
Batman and Two-Face #24 - The best opening page of the week. We get a look into Two-Face's origin and Batman seems to completely move on from this title's previous arc.
Red Hood and the Outlaws #24 - The art here doesn't seem to have the same personality as previous Red Hood issues.
Batwoman #24 - This story feels too contrived. It is a shame that this is going to be J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman's last issue.
Birds of Prey #24 - I could barely get through this one. The story is way too convoluted and I just don't care about these characters anymore.
Justice League of America #8 - Oooooo... A Labyrinth... I love Labyrinths. Matt Kindt gives us an in-depth psychological look at the League.
Wonder Woman #24 - Oh, political intrigue. Giving writer Brian Azzarello free reign and creative control is the best decision DC has made in the past few years. Artist Goran Sudzuka's style is perfectly suited to fill in for Cliff Chiang.
Justice League of America's Vibe #8 - It's nice to see Amethyst again. We get some cool reveals and a nice setup for the upcoming storyline.
Green Lantern: New Guardians #24 - Lots of pretty colors. Hal Jordan is always wrong, no matter what. I did not see that ending coming.
Animal Man #24 - Rafael Albuquerque draws a gorgeous collage of monsters and animals who are all standing around talking about war. This guy was born to draw The Red.
Trinity of Sin: Pandora #4 - This starts slow with exposition dumps but gets cooking when Vandal Savage shows up.
Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #12 - Sin Eater sounds like a Hall and Oates song. Writer J.M. DeMatteis has put the Stranger through the ringer lately, but he is still searching for answers.
Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #1 (of 6) - Bad guys with consciences are always fun. Patrick Zircher's art is very different from Scott Hepburn's and things get confusing but the personalities still shine through.

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