Rapid Reviews - 23 March 2005 - Part I

Amazing Spider-Man #77/518: "Skin Deep Part Four": A mostly satisfying ending to the story. I'm not keen on metaphysical discussions with yourself while you are unconcious, but that happens a lot in this book. This time just didn't work for me, maybe because the artwork seemed off in those pages. And the cover was both nice and awful at the same time. It's a nice pin-up, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the contents of the book, and therefore is awful. Pretty much a standard superhero issue.

New Avengers #4: "Breakout!": Fun fun fun as the new crew figures out who broke the super-villains out of jail, then figures out who the breakout was for. I like Spidey in this book, he gets all the best lines. But the rest is just ok. About average for a superhero book, I guess.

Seven Soldiers: Guardian #1: "Pirates of Manhattan": Ok. It's Morrison. I knew it was going to be weird. But this is almost too weird. Still, it's way better than the Shining Knight in some ways. As a story, it actually almost holds together. And I like Jake, as a flawed character with some serious potential. Eh, I'll give it three starfish and hope the rest of the issues are even better.

JLA: Classified #5: "Yadda Yadda Yadda Yadda": More Giffen League excitement, and as usual, if you aren't interested in that type of humor, don't read this book. As for me, it makes me want to read the old stories even more. Maybe I'll get around to picking up the backissues some year.

Legion of Super-Heroes #4: I liked the main story, and I liked the back up story. I still haven't gotten a grip on the characters yet, they are mostly mysteries to me, but what I do get I like. This is rapidly becoming one of the most interesting superhero books I read. This is the kind of book that would have made me a superhero fan if someone had given it to me in high school or college.