Overdue Reviews

More mini-capsules. One sentence per book followed by whether or not I recommend it. Will I manage to catch up? Watch this space to find out.

9 August 2006

52 Week Fourteen: "Sand and Rust": This one was definitely weak on everything for me. Neutral.

Superman #655: "Cold Comfort": Arion, like I've never seen him (no, I haven't read much Arion) and Superman facing a new heavy hitter. Mildly Recommended.

Secret Six #3: "Six Degrees of Devastation, Part Three: The Darkest House": An odd and often disgusting book, but I like Catman, otherwise I wouldn't read it. Neutral.

JSA Classified #15: "Double of Nothing Part Two: Dealing From The Bottom": Still not much of a story. Not Recommended.

Squadron Supreme #6: "Questions of Loyalty": Stan continues to be the only character on the team I care about, and this issue focused on his concerns. Mildly Recommended.

Conan & The Songs of the Dead #2: "The Ring of Fire": Ah, more Conan goodness, with a nice contrasting character to whine at him. Mildly Recommended.

16 August 2006

52 Week Fifteen: "Outshined": Booster go Boom. Recommended.

Checkmate #5: "Selection": Checkmate's selection process revealed, along with Mr Terrific's love life. Recommended.

Green Lantern Corps #3: "Homecoming": Soranik Natu has a posse. Mildly Recommended.

Ion #5: "Torch Bearer Part 5": Those Oans on the final splash page are the ugliest Oans I've ever seen, and that's saying something. Not Recommended.

Shadowpact #4: "Blue Devil: A Night in the Life": Poor Danny. Recommended.

Ghost Rider #2: "Vicious Cycle Part Two": Ah! The Previous Issue Recap explains what happened in the first issue so it actually makes sense... maybe I should stick to just reading those from now on. Neutral.

Conan #31: "The Hall of the Dead": This is a fun one, I think I need to hunt down the story it was based on to reread. Recommended.

True Story Swear to God #17: "Home": Tom Beland shows that you can't go home again when he goes home to Napa and nothing is what he expects, despite just having had the best adventure of his life at the comicon. Recommended.

23 August 2006

52 Week Sixteen: "Uhebbuki": I hate to admit it, but the most interesting thing about this issue was the "Next in 52" box. Mildly Recommended.

Justice League of America #1: "The Tornado's Path, Chapter One: Life": Nice appearance by "Deadman", which makes me wonder just what has been done... good setup. Recommended.

Batman #656: "Batman & Son Part 2: Man-Bats of London": Nice use of the setting to create effects for the fight. Mildly Recommended.

Birds of Prey #97: "Headhunt Part Two: The Piper Must Be Paid": Black Alice is really scary, and now we have no idea if she's good or not. Recommended.

JSA Classified #16: "Double or Nothing Conclusion: Busted!": Still not much of a story, I'm glad this is the end of it. Not Recommended.

DMZ #10: "Body of a Journalist: Conclusion": Interesting way to get out of a bad situation. Recommended.

Action Philosophers: The Peoples Choice: This book is the only way to learn about philosophy. Highly Recommended.