2003.07.03 this is how i ended up sucked in:
this week's comics:
100 Bullets #46:
The conclusion of "Chill in the Oven"…fantastic. Risso threw down one of my all time favorite comic panels, in this issue, and Azzarello kept the story running. I love how there always seems to be action running parallel to these big conversation moments between two characters. Advancing two stories at once. Smooth. I'm really looking forward to this team's run on Batman. I think I'm sweating that even more than I was Jim Lee's current run.
Arkham Asylum Living Hell #3:
Ryan Sook continues to impress and amaze. His rooftop shot of the pre-"Sprang Act" Gotham was awesome, as was every other bit of his art in this issue. Evolving from a straight Mignola clone (never bad in my book) to a solid style of his own, he's making it damn hard for me to wait until he takes over Detective Comics as the regular artistwith Ed brubaker writing. And I tell ya…Dan Slott is telling a helluva story for a guy I've never heard of.
Formerly Known As The Justice League #1:
BWA-HA-HA? Maybe…It's getting there. The concept is pretty damn funny, thus far.
Superman Birthright #1:
Superman done right. Period. If you don't already have a copy of this, go get it. Think "Ultimate Superman." Now you can stop wondering "which version of Krypton is canon?" or some other garbage and enjoy the frickin' story. Leinil Yu's art is nothing short of beautiful. McCaig's colors are pretty damn swanky, as well.
Alias #24:
I had a strong feeling that the "villain" or point of this story would be who it is. I'm looking forward to the glimpse into Jessica's past that the next issue may provide.
New X-Men #143:
I bought this book solely for Bachalo's art. Last issue's script was pretty tolerable, as far as Grant Morrison goes, but this one is right back to the "I'm incredibly inconsistent, I ignore proper characterization, and my stories make no sense ON PURPOSE! But it's okay…I'm GRANT MORRISON!" bullshit. I'm waiting for everyone to wake up to see that this particular emperor is butt naked.
Ultimate Spider-Man #43:
I'm already annoyed with Bendis' take on the "X-Women." This is probably one of the weakest issues of Ultimate Spider-Man yet. Still more enjoyable when held up against the other Spider-Man books, but it's not the kind of story I'm terribly interested in, I guess.
Last Of The Independents GN:
Great book. Simply great. I picked it up on a whim, and I'm really glad I did. It's a 70's bank heist movie on paper. In widescreen. Damn straight.
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ash said:
re: Alias. Do you have the sneaking suspicion that Jessica's pregnant? Sure seemed like it…
by the way, which panel in 100 Bullets were you talking about?
m@ said:
i'd have to say my suspicion is more than sneaking…
the question is, who's the daddy?
Luke Cage, the Sheriff, or Ant Man?
and if it's Luke or the Sheriff, wonder how Ant Man'll take it?
and, why do i feel like i'm talking about a soap opera or something?
ash said:
no joke. alias reads so much like a soap opera. the roomie and i are always talking about it, then feeling really self-conscious about the way it comes off like a soap.
my money's on scott lang as daddy, but it's really hard to mark time passage in that book for me…could be the sheriff, although in any event, i can hardly see jessica wanting to keep a baby.
the dialogue between murdock and ka-zar after she left the office still has me in stitches by the way.
brian. said:
The panel in question would be this one.
As far as Jessica being preggers…I hadn't thought about it, at all. Now that I do, it seems very probable. I really need to go back and re-read all the issues back to back. The girlfriend had the benefit of not having to wait between issues…
Anonymous said:
your mama's beaver