Rapid Reviews - 14 July 2004 - Part II

Batman: The Order of Beasts: Well, it's an Elseworld, and that alone makes it something interesting to me. The style is very Golden Age, both in artwork and in storytelling. Everything happens quickly, with each page being more focused on action than on dialogue. This is also set early in the Batman's career, while he is still developing techniques. This is a fun one, without much "else" to it. Recommended.

Green Arrow #40: I was going to write "nothing much happened in this issue", but that's not true. There was one single major development, and a couple of sub-plots. But it didn't really feel like much to me, so I was a little disappointed. Mildly recommended.

H-E-R-O #18: Bam. Pow. Biff. Whap. This one was a big fight scene. There were some clever bits on the parts of the combatants, and one thing that may have been an artwork error on the very last page. Overall, not a bad finish, but I liked this title more when it focused on a different person every arc.

Still to review: Aquaman, Identity Crisis, JLA, and JSA.