I’m still trying to catch up on quite a few series, but I have been getting back into reading comics more lately because the semester is over. I’m going back and reading some awesome storylines from the past (currently looking at X-Men Necrosha and Second Coming). Even so, I am working on getting into the now with comics.
Hopefully I will soon be up to date on the following runs: Batman/Superman, Superman/Wonder Woman, All New X-Men, Alex + Ada, Batman Eternal, Batman, Ms. Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy, She-Hulk, and Black Widow. Some of these I’ll be caught up really quickly, others I’m going to have to rush through. (Note: most of these are just the runs that had books come out these week that I am reading).
I was able to read Magneto #3, Original Sin #1, Cyclops #1, Moon Knight #3 and Nailbiter #1.
Magneto #3 (Cullen Bunn, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Jordi Bellaire) was incredible. The story continued on and, though it remains unclear what is coming next, we got to see some killer sequences in this issue. The art was great, also. Overall, I would have to say this is my favorite of Marvel’s new titles. One this for sure, Magneto has some clever uses for paperclips. :-)
I give this book 4.5/5.
Original Sin #1 also hit the shelves this week and this was another book that I really enjoyed. After the incredible 0-issue by Mark Waid, this first installment in the main story-arch by Jason Aaron with art by Mike Deodato and coloring by Frank Martin is exactly what I was hoping for. It’s a little confusing right now with the plethora of names and characters that we see in the story, but I’m sure that will be cleared up in no time. The old school murder mystery style of this book is really exciting and intriguing (any guesses as to who has the Watcher’s eyes…or why?). Though I really enjoyed this issue, it did feel like it was simply a smattering of characters rather than much of a story. I understand this is exposition for the event, so hopefully issue 2 will move beyond this. Overall, super enjoyable book.
I’d give this book a 4/5.
Being an X-Men junkie, I was really excited for Cyclopes to have his own series, but this first-issue was a bit of a let down for me. The art and coloring (Russell Dauterman and Chris Sotomayor) were well done fore the most part, though there were some moments when I felt like the height differentiation between Cyke and Corsair fluctuated. However, the story (Greg Rucka) was pretty lack-luster for me. I know this is about Cyke getting to know his dad and about Corsair learning to be a father, but the issue overall seemed to drag a bit. There really wasn’t much of anything happening. Also, the only character development we get from Corsair is that he doesn’t think he knows how to be a father, but shouldn’t there have been a little more. I know it’s only 20 pages. but it still seemed pretty lacking to me. I’m going to stick with this book for a while because I am such a huge X-Men fan, but I hope it takes a turn in issue #2.
I’d give this issue a 3/5.
Moon Knight is definitely in my top 3 of favorite new Marvel titles. This is a really amazing approach to the character and I love that we are getting to see multiple sides of Spector’s personality. The creative team is really making this book a blast to read. Ellis’s stories are amazing, and when you pair that with the art of Declan Shalvey and the coloring of Jordie Bellaire, what more can one say? I know there have been a few complaints about the self-contained nature of these first three issues, but I think that’s what makes them so endearing to me. It’s just such a fun read overall, and I don’t have to get caught up in remembering a plot from issue to issue, which is nice. Furthermore, I think the brilliance of the stories themselves really help one to feel like the issues are full stories and don’t need more development. Basically, Ellis is awesome. Also, Moon Knight punches a ghost. What more can you ask for?
I give this issue a 4.5/5.
Finally, I did get to read Nailbiter #1 (Joshua Williamson, Mike Henderson, Adam Guzowski) this week, and I’m really excited for what’s coming up in this book. There were some moments when I was confused as to how the characters came to certain conclusions, and neither the art nor the story clarified those logical movements. However, I do like the setup of this first issue and I think the idea is really ingenious. In this issue it was the little things that really drew me in: focusing on a bee falling in the water, seeing a bell ding over an opening door, seeing a heart on a table with (you guessed it) a bee flying nearby. It’s this attention to the little things that could easily be overlooked that I loved so much in this first issue. And who knows, maybe those little things will turn out to be not so little in the future (I’m sure they will).
I’m giving this first issue a 4/5, with the hope of reading more issues in the near future.
This week’s post was long and ran as one because I am just now getting back into posting about these comics and because I am cutting it close to new comic book day. However, starting this week, with comics released on 5/14, I’ll try to start throwing out some individual posts devoted to reviews of specific books. We’ll see how things go.
That’s all for this week.
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