Rapid Reviews - 1 October 2003 - Part I

Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #9: First story: Dan Brereton's art is totally unsuited to "The Simpsons" -- and that makes this story. Yup, it's a Lord of the Rings riff with fantastic artwork. Second story: I love seeing Poe's words in the mouths of Simpsons characters. Cha! Third story: Jack the Ripper meets "The Simpsons" in a classic Elseworlds tale. Uh-huh. As usual, this book delivers the goods. If you like the TV "Treehouse" tales, this is a must-read.

Smallville: Exile [3-01]: Whoa. I wanna see this one again. This story is about being alone in the world. In Clark's case, alone in Metropolis. In Lex's case, alone on an island. But of course, neither of them are actually alone. Not the best ever Smallville episode, but it's right up there. And the cliffhanger... whoa. I wanna see this one again.

Justice League Adventures #24: Hey, Robin Riggs inked this! Cool! Unfortunately, the story didn't do much for me. Typical alien-in-strange-place story. The ending was a bit unexpected, but we never saw enough of the kid in the story to get a feel for him, nor develop any sympathy, so it hardly seemed like anything special.

Still to review: Birthright, Formerly Known as..., Supreme Power, Astro City, Powers, Usagi Yojimbo, Ruse, and Way of the Rat.