Earth 2 #19- It just gets better and better. I admit I was a
little worried when James Robinson left but Tom Taylor has taken to this series
like a fish to water. Writer Tom Taylor covered a lot of ground in this issue
with evil Superman destroying everything in his wake; Aquawoman, Jimmy Olsen,
Red Tornado and Batman trying their best to find a way to beat evil Superman;
and even another possible survivor from Krypton. All these plot development
with action to boot! The only drawback I have in this issue is the array of
artists taking charge here. I’m not certain about the numbers but I think there
are at least 4 artists in this issue. Why would you need 4 artists for one
regular sized comic? I have no idea but if you can overlook this minor
drawback, this is a great issue.
Green Lantern #27- There’s just something wonderful when a
plan comes to fruition, especially when it’s the plan of the bad guys. As the
good guys win 9 out 10 times, it’s fun (at least to me) to see the bad guys put
together a good plan to get a win off the white hats. In this issue, Hal Jordon
and the GLC got it hook, line and stinker. The set-up, the execution, and then
the payoff by the Braidman was a thing of beauty. Writer Robert Venditti with
artist Gale Eaglesham held nothing back in showing just how screwed Hal was by
the end of the issue and I have to say both writer and artist covered
themselves in glory in this issue. Venditti even managed to squeeze in a cameo
for Simon Baz and B’dg! Superb!
Hinterland #4- After 3 issues of moving people about and
showing off the post-apocalyptic world, writer Ian Edginton decide it’s time to
turn on the tension and action. He did it well and a lot of the credit has to go
to artist Francesco Trifogli. I know his style is not for everyone but I think
it suits this series very well. I also like the fact that the throwaway joke of
mutants 2 issues ago is coming back to haunt the characters as a bunch of
maybe-immortal science mutants really did turn up. Thus far, this series has
been an enjoyable ride and there's promise of more of the same. It seem DC and
Vertigo has a sleeper here.
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