Blasphemy Reviews

quick takes 10/13/06

The Boys #3...Still deeply cynical, but Hughie gives the whole enterprise its human heart. I have a horrible feeling that the young superhero we meet at the beginning is headed for more troubles, though. Good.

Annihilation #3...Much, much better art means a much better comic. The nameless villains who showed up at the end of last issue turn out to be less than crucial to the story; the crucial element, thankfully, is the desperation and courage of Nova, Drax, and others as they fight and lose a war. Excellent.

Civil War Frontline #7...Please, Marvel, stop comparing a law enforcement problem in a comic book universe to WWII! It's not too late! Give a few more pages to the rest of the stories for the next few weeks, because most of them are pretty good. But gee whiz, do those final four pages drag it down. OK.

Uncanny X-Men #479...The X-Men are attacked by a man wielding, well, not the most convincing weapon of all time. So far, the early issues' promise of exposure of the underside of the Shi'ar Empire have yet to materialize, but we'll see. Otherwise, the story is solid, with good characterization all around and an effective cliffhanger. Another winner from Brubaker, who's a real workhorse. Good.

Battlestar Galactica #3...The art is actually getting better, and the story crackles with great dialogue and paranoia. Really every bit as good as the TV show, which is good for those who don't have cable. Excellent.

posted by Mr. Blasphemy @ 11:59 AM