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Captain America #2
Publisher: Marvel
Comics
Writer:
Ed Brubaker
Art: Steve Epting and Michael Lark
The end of the last volume of Captain America
gave you a sense that things were going to change with the next
incarnation of the title and if the first two issues are any indication,
change is good. Captain America is still dealing with the aftermath
of the breakup of the Avengers and now he is brought head first
in to the mysterious death of his foe, the Red Skull. It seems the
Red Skull has been killed, shot by a high powered rifle as he was
plotting the ultimate destruction of Captain America; a plan that
hinged around his reconstruction of the Cosmic Cube. Now with the
Skull dead, the cube has gone missing. Captain America is not completely
convinced his enemy is dead, while S.H.I.E.L.D is not convinced
that the Captain didn’t kill him. Both must work together
to find out what is going on. This second issue continues the strong
start that Brubaker had in his first issue, adding to the tone is
the two different artists Epting illustrating the current timeline
while Lark (late of Gotham Central), handling the flashbacks. I
think it works well in separating the tones and time periods. I
believe that this series is going to mark a new era for Captain
America, I just hope that the Avengers nonsense does not get in
the way of things. Hopefully they will both respect each other while
not stepping on each other’s toes. I recommend checking this
title out.-KEVIN-
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Wonder Woman #211
Publisher:
DC Comics
Writer:
Greg Rucka
Art: Sean
Phillips
Greg Ruka has been doing a slow burn on Wonder Woman. The pacing
of the stories has seemed a little slow at times, but their has
been a purpose. The purpose, build the foundation of the house carefully
so that when the real construction begins, it starts with a strong
foundation. That has been the course he has taken these past months.
Slowly building to an event that will impact not only Wonder Woman,
but also her standing in the DCU, Rucka has done a good job painting
his picture. After her battle with Medusa, Wonder Woman finds herself
is a precarious position. In order to defeat Medusa, she had to
blind herself and now has to deal with the ramifications of that.
Weakened and crippled, Diana is going to be facing several new challenges,
not the least of which may be the teaming up of two enemies. This
is a nice solid run that proves to get more interesting each issue.-KEVIN-
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Spider-Man / Human Torch #1
Publisher: Marvel
Comics
Writer:
Dan Slott
Pencils:
Ty Templeton
Inks: Nelson
Dan Slott, is the little engine that could. He is currently my favorite
writer at Marvel right now. Between the humor he injects in She-Hulk,
while advancing the character and respecting their histories, he
has quickly become a writer whose work I seek out. His sense of
humor is perfectly suited for this title. We haven’t seen
it much, but it used to be an event that happened fairly often,
Spider-Man and the Human Torch would team up on an adventure and
the results were often quite entertaining. Their rivalry/respect
(or lack of) for each other always made for a light hearted romp,
but they could also get serious if need be. This story comes from
the early days of their adventures. The torch is upset because Spider-Man
is getting all the press, albeit bad press, but Johnny Storm wants
to read about his own exploits each morning. So he hires a budding
photographer from the Daily Bugle to assist him in a positive PR
push; the photographer- Peter Parker. Peter takes this job only
because he knows his Aunt May needs the money to pay the bills and
keep their house (classic scenario). Let the fun begin. My favorite
part of this issue is where the Trapster got the inspiration to
change his name from Paste Pot Pete. Nice touch by Mr. Slott. The
art by Ty Tempelton fits the tone of the story perfectly as well.
It’s a shame this is only a limited series. If you want an
entertaining comic, this one would be a good place to look. This
book is also pretty kid friendly as well. -KEVIN-
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The Incredible Hulk #77
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writer: Peter
David
Pencils: Lee
Weeks
Inks: Tom
Palmer
One of the things I used to look forward to each month, mind you I’m
talking several years ago, was The Incredible Hulk. He was a character
that I had little use for up until a writer named Peter David got
a hold of him and just started to run with him. It was a monthly treat
to read the adventures and see what direction he would go next, then
something bad happened. Peter David was gone and with it my enthusiasm
for the character. I checked in on the hulk a few times after that
but never bothered to stick around. Then I heard that Marvel was bringing
him back, Peter David that is. This issue marks his return and I’m
hoping a welcome one. I’ll admit that this issue read very slow
and as if nothing happened during it, but I kind of expected David
to pick right up where he left off, erasing the Bruce Jones run, but
I know that wouldn’t be right. Plus the artist of the story
Lee Weeks, I don’t think would fit well with the tone that David
left with. So this is in essence a new beginning for the title, at
least in my eyes. Not a lot happened in this issue, which actually
as I look back on it, is a good thing. Instead of jumping right in
David is starting off, almost as if he’s new to the character.
I’m sure though in a few issues he’ll be right back to
where he was telling memorable stories using the green goliath. I
am anxiously waiting to see where this goes. -KEVIN-
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