Astro City: A Visitor's Guide: Argh! I was really getting into the Astro City history article, but it cut off! I know it was intentional... they can hardly give away the future plotline coming up, but I was really enjoying it. This is basically a DC Secret Files within the Astro City universe, and it's as well or better done than the best of those. I liked the lead-off city, the fake ads, the profile pages... in short, I think I enjoyed just about the entire book. Very cool for anyone who likes Astro City and wants to learn some more of the background. 
Conan #9: I don't like the cover of this one at all. The story is typical Conan as I've come to expect it, and I'm enjoying it in a "sit back and watch the mayhem" sort of way. As usual with this book, I finish it wanting the next issue NOW. There never seems to be enough book. As usual, if you like warrior fantasy, this is a book for you. 
Java! #2: As I've mentioned before, this is from local company Committed Comics. It's a funny little adventure set in a future Seattle in which coffee has become a terribly important commodity. The artwork is strong visually, but doesn't tell the story as well as it could. This might be an artefact of the story itself, which could use one or two more rounds of editing to make the action a little more clear. The production quality is certainly up to industry standards... while hubby was reading it I confused it with a DC book for a moment. While most of the book is our heroes attempting to prevent people from stealing coffee beans, it's the end that really made me laugh aloud (just ask hubby-Eric). Finally, a villain I can identify with!!! Folks with a twisted sense of humor will enjoy this one.
JSA: Strange Adventures #3: I still can't figure out if this is all happening in Johnny's imagination, or if this is a real adventure, or if this is Johnny recalling an adventure. Or maybe all three. The story bits aren't bad, but the confusing attempt at a framing sequence in Johnny Thunder is annoying.
Fantastic Four #519: Uh. Ok. Nice little change. I absolutely hate the idea of Galactus, as he's the most preposterous villain in the Marvel U (in my limited opinion), but this whole book is a nice set-up for the threat. I guess I can't complain, since I didn't actually pay for this one (another book of my friend David), but it's not really that great, nor is it terribly bad. Neutral. 
Still to review: Amelia Rules, Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, Comic Book Digest, H-E-R-O, Identity Crisis, Batman Strikes!, Neo Dawn, Noble Causes, Plastic Man, Teen Titans, and JLA.
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