Saturday, October 18, 2003

Rapid Reviews - 15 October 2003 - Part II

Girl Genius #10: Surprise! Let's change the direction, ignore the normal conventions of a comic book, and kill off a bunch of people all at once! Oh yeah, and let the cat drive. This book is so good. You are really missing out on a fun ride if you haven't checked it out yet (and why not, first issue is on-line and free). 4 starfish

Batman Adventures #7: Now, who is Phantasm again? Can't remember. Anyway, this was a look at how Batgirl deals with problems. And how Matches Malone deals with being deep undercover. The back-up story is a comment on the first story, about why Matches can trust Batgirl. 3 1/2 starfish

Aquaman #11: Headed for the big climax next issue, the final Veitch-written tale. The two plotlines are still miles apart. A surprise guest appearance from Batman for the Atlantis side gives a hint of what may be coming for that side in the next issue. As for the Black Manta and Aquaman side... well, what can I say? This was a pretty good issue. 4 starfish

Justice League: Only A Dream: Dr Destiny. Ok, I admit, I didn't know. I hadn't checked out the previews (I've been avoiding spoilers) and I had no clue. That was, as usual, a good thing. The whole story was surprise after surprise. Definitely not bad. 3 1/2 starfish

That's it for this week's books. Next week's books: Birds of Prey, Avengers/JLA, Cinnamon, Outsiders, Wildguard, Amazing Spider-Man, and Archard's Agents.

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