Artifacts #8- Artifacts #8 closes the second part of the series. At the end of this issue, our heroes are down and out, scattered to the winds with only a small chance of a fight back. Say what you want about the series but you have to hand it to writer Ron Marz for coming up with a 13 issues series that spilt the story into 3 parts. And you have to give it to Top Cow for allowing him the freedom to do it. Count me in for the whole ride!
Batman Incorporated #7- As Bruce Wayne goes around the world to recruit heroes for his Batman Inc.; the various heroes he selects had been sort of hit-and-miss with readers. Man-of-Bats and his son/sidekick, Raven, are clearly in the hit category. Man-of-Bats and Raven aren’t just superheroes who fight crime; they are their community’s heroes because they help out in the citizen’s daily life. Right from the front page, writer Grant Morrison's took a different tack with these two characters by showing off their community work and it work beautifully. Easily the best issue of Batman Inc. so far.
FF #5- The issue starts off with the first real fight we had in this series. I know, after 5 issues, and only now do we get a fight? Not only that but a fight where the heroes got their ass handed to them. That in short is what’s great about Jonathan Hickman's work in Future Foundation. Not only is it the best sci-fi series on the market, it is also highly unpredictable. The only part I do not like is The Thing’s visit with Alicia Master. I know they are boyfriend and girlfriend but this is the first time Alicia Master had showed up in FF and diving headfirst into a conversation between the two without any narration is confusing for readers who never read The Fantastic Four…readers like me! Overall however, this is another solid issue in the series.
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