Shanna the She Devil #6: "The Killing Season Part Six": Sheesh. Just get back to the camp already!!! Ug. More dinosaurs, more pretty drawings of Shanna. But story? What story? Anybody seen a missing story around here somewhere? 
Incredible Hulk #83: "Terra Incognita Part 1": A House of M crossover tie-in title. I'm not getting House of M, and I'm not interested in getting House of M. And this odd continuity doesn't float my boat. It's not a horrible story, but I have no interest in it.
Villains United #3: "Privileged To Spill Her Blood": Nasty nasty nasty. The er, good villains are tortured by the um, bad villains. And that's pretty much what this issue is about, for the most part. Now, while I can see the ... good... villains escaping, what're they supposed to do next with every other bad guy in the DCU hunting them? This book just doesn't make much sense.
Wildguard: Fools' Gold #1: Nice set-up. We're getting more character interaction while not stinting on the action. I'm wondering where Shonda's relationship with Snapback is going, for one thing. But then finding the heart of the mystery in this one was also fun. This is a nice solid superhero book. 
JSA #75: "Black Vengeance Conclusion": So this is the story of Al Rothstein, Atom Smasher. This may well be the only Day of Vengeance tie in that I really like, because it ties up the issue of who and what Al is. Maybe. Hard to tell. Eh, it wasn't bad. 
DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #2: "Stark Contrast": I really have no idea what is going on in this issue. Some other Titans sitting around getting alarmed while the DCU Titans go hunting for Donna. Ug. Pretty artwork, but the story is just a bit on the weak and confusing side.
Usagi Yojimbo #85: "The Treasure of the Mother of Mountains" Chapter Three: Wow. This adventure is starting to heat up quite a bit. The cliff-hanger of this one is truly a shocker. And the development that pulls another character we met in the past into the story is very well done. I'm liking this story much more now, and I'm finding myself a little impatient to see the next issue. 
Superman #219: "Touch": So it's another "Superman is being controlled" storyline, is it? Bor-ing. How many issues will it take before we find out who he beat up, anyway? 
Justice League Unlimited #11: "Postcard From The Edge": It's kind of sad when I'm enjoying the animated version of Aquaman a bit more than the regular version from his own title, but this is a case of the animated Aquaman being more interesting and being part of a better story. While this is very much Stargirl's tale, Aquaman plays a major and an interesting part of it. In short, I really like this story. 
Aquaman #32: "The Shade of Things To Come": Why? Why has this book become so unreadable in just a few short months?
Ok, looking at this as objectively as I can... the colorist needs to be told that when a character is making a point about his skin being darker than everyone else's, then he really should have skin that is visibly darker than everyone else's, not skin that is almost the same shade. The artwork is still fantastic, but the story needs another edit. I don't buy the whole Progene garbage. It's silly. And shoehorning Manta into the tale (with an earring??!??) also seems a bit much. I have to admit that the backstory as to why he's getting involved is better than we've seen in the past, though. And Koryak... *sigh*. I want to like this, but I've seen precious little to enjoy.
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