Rapid Reviews - 4 September 2003 - Part I

I'm a bit slow with reviews this week, and I'll slow down even more when this week's books arrive, as there is a record eighteen items on our shipping list for Wednesday. Needless to say, I'll be happy as long as Aquaman arrives. However, I hope I'm not disappointing anyone by not being prompt with my rapid reviews.

JLA/Avengers #1: Well, it's here. A bit late, I suppose, but better late than never. I was never overly excited about this series in the first place, but I was certainly happy to see it finally happen... unfortunately, that doesn't explain my apathy toward this issue. The art is... nice. It's George Perez, who is consistently good. The story is cosmic, and has nice touches. But I'm just not really thrilled with it. It's good, yes, but it doesn't seem great.

A couple more thoughts: This story is definitely outside continuity. I'm sure Marvel fans might find their own problems, but the big DC Universe flaw is that Aquaman never served on the Justice League with Kyle Lantern wearing that uniform. Some folks have commented on Aquaman having two hands, but the golden morphing hand is in continuity. Their comments just make it more clear how few people read the Jurgens run of Aquaman.

More later today, I hope. Still to review: Silken Ghost, Detective, Superman: Birthright, Formerly Know as the Justice League, and Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon.