Overdue Reviews

Still slowly catching up.

21 June 2006

52 Week Seven: "Going Down": The moment when Ralph realizes that Booster may have been able to prevent it all... that was a truly frightening moment. And when it all falls apart... it was unexpected, but at the same time it sure seemed like it was leading up to that moment. Should be interesting to see how Booster deals with it.

Birds of Prey #95: "A Cup of Kindness Yet": The duality of the story, how Shiva and Canary both took apprentices of a different type, made the ending to this one much more powerful. In fact, this was a genuinely satisfying finish. I'd like to see more like this.

Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1: "Flashback": So... the Speed Force still exists, but isn't safe to use? This issue gets everyone up to speed on what's been happening with the world of Flash characters. It's quite a nice little summary. I don't know if I'll read more, but it's a solid little average superhero tale.

Fallen Angel #6: Jumping into the past of the Fallen Angel, back to when she first fell, was a bit of a shock, but it's also very cool. I like the way this story is shaping up, maybe more than the regular modern story.

Conan #29: "The Toad": Conan sends rocks down on his enemies, but Nestor survives. Only... but that would be telling. This is a continuation of Conan #24, which I was beginning to think would never get continued. I enjoyed it.

Conan Book of Thoth #4: "The Serpent Strikes": An echo of a Conan tale, as Kalanthes suffers the same experiences Conan will much later, all for being loyal and honest. We also find out who the voice talking to Thoth-Amon was, and who narrated the whole story. It's a good ending, even if I found myself wishing for more of the tale.

Not half done with this past week, and now I've got two more weeks on top of my other overdue reviews.