The Prescriptions for 10/5/16
Pick of the Week:
Batman No. 8 & Nightwing No. 6 is the perfection illustration of an excellent crossover event. It has a seamless transition from chapter to chapter. The Bat Family is a solid team and Clayface strangely fits into the dynamics.
Moonshine No. 1 has werewolves, rednecks, and bootleggers. It reminds me of the original Howling film for some reason.
Romulus No. 1 reminds me of the movie version of Wanted in that there’s a secret society that kills for the “greater good”. It has a more polished story and more likeable characters.
Worth the read:
All-New Wolverine No. 13 reminds me why Trigger Scent is the 2016’s Berserker Rage.
Amazing Spider-Man No. 19 set Peter and his family up for greater hurt & pain with the development with Jay.
Autumnlands No. 13
Aquaman No. 8 gave us the memorable phrase, “Neptune’s balls”! It just flows like “Sweet Christmas”. Fighting an aquatic reminds me of the trippy ideas found in 80’s comics.
Black No. 1
Cage No. 1 makes me wish that this was an animated short instead.
Cyborg No. 2 feels like it might be a slow burn, but hopefully not like a Hickman slow burn.
Deadpool – Back in Black No. 1 convinced me that Wade needs to be Venom’s host.
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money No. 4 showed us how the better Mercs for Money were formed.
Death of Hawkman No. 1 reminds me that Hawkman works well as Conan with Wings. Any other iteration feels off.
Death of X No. 1 gives us the potential/possible death of Madrox the Multiplying Man and presents an interesting point about M-Pox, each mutant reacts uniquely to the disease.
Doctor Strange No. 12 christens Strange’s former basement occupant, Mister Misery and reveals who is backing Mordo.
Enchanted Tiki Room No. 1 is the magical tale one expects from DC lately, part of me feels like it would have been better in an animated format.
Future Quest No. 5 presented us with the return of Mightor and the inclusion of the Impossibles!
Green Arrow No. 8 showed me what’s scarier than a regular bear… a cyborg bear! It had a nice Ollie Dinah moment as well.
Green Lanterns No. 8 is more or less the equivalent of the sitcom Halloween episode.
He-Man Thundercats No. 1 reminds me of Revolution in the sense that it feels like some kid was playing with Thundercats and He-Man toys and wrote a script based on the play session. I am surprised that Skeletor is more powerful than Mumm-ra.
Invincible Iron Man No. 14 reminds me of the Bendis talky comics of old.
Jessica Jones No. 1 threw me off with the Misty Jessica grudge/beef.
Justice League No. 6 had a very awkward first date. I am unfamiliar with Cruz and wonder if she had some trauma.
Midnighter and Apollo No. 1 gave us a slobber knocker between Apollo and a train golem. It also showed us that staunch man of science, Bendix, is willing to ally himself with magic to hurt his “son”.
Revival No. 43 looks like it is pointing us towards a grand conclusion.
Revolution No. 2 is interesting how they are weaving these various toy lines into one shared universe.
Scarlet Witch No. 11 fleshed out more of Wanda’s origins and her mother’s story. It makes me wonder what they truly are. Remender’s tenure as Uncanny Avenger writer never clarified what they are.
Shade, the Changing Girl No. 1 provides me with my first true taste of Shade. Vertigo was too weird for me as wee lad in the 90’s. I found it interesting that her original form isn’t humanoid.
Spider-Man 2099 No. 16 concludes the 2099 adventure as well as throw Skrulls into the mix.
Spidey No. 11 has an interesting slobber knocker with the A-listers facing off against Galactus while Spidey tangles with Scorpion.
Squadron Supreme No. 12 showed us how the aquatic jerk will make his grand return more or less.
Superman No. 8 has that heroic yet family vibe that the Fantastic Four books should ideally possesses. It was nice to see Clark, John & Krypto have an adventure/bonding time.
Uncanny X-Men No. 14 was odd on one level to see Magneto & Xorn chitchat due to the whole mess that surrounded them during and after Grant Morrison’s run as X-Men writer.
Nah, Just Nah:
Nothing was that horrid this week.
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