The Prescriptions for 7/27/16
Picks of the Week:
Black Panther No. 4 reintroduced an unexpected rogue from Tony Stark’s gallery. He makes perfect sense and provides a technological foil for the Wakandan King.
East of West No. 28 presented the next obstacle for Babylon to overcome and also illustrated his growth.
Jupiter’s Legacy 2 No. 2 demonstrated Hutch’s prowess as a tactician and a strategist. It also hinted at the possible return of a hero from the Utopian’s era. It was also satisfying to see Walter’s big scheme unravel as his nephew becomes too uncontrollable.
The Mighty Thor No. 9 surprised me in the sense that Mjolnir’s capabilities are evolving and the Silver Samurai was able to hold his own against Thor. The moment with Loki showed that he still exists within a world of gray.
Uncanny Avengers No. 11 makes me wonder if there is any hope of saving Hank Pym and when did this take place in relation to All New All Different Avengers. Will Hank’s daughter make an appearance?
Wonder Woman No. 3 showed an interesting and unforeseen dynamic between Diana and Cheetah.
Worth the read:
Action Comics No. 960 reminded me why Doomsday is good in small doses and appearing once in awhile.
All-New All Different Avengers No. 12 ends the Negative Zone saga and shows a touching moment between Jan and her stepdaughter.
Autumnlands No. 12 fleshes out more of the world and says goodbye to the strange goat dude.
Batgirl No. 1 felt like the first 30 minutes of a Jason Bourne film (which isn’t a bad thing)
Captain America – Steve Rogers No. 3 potentially lays the groundwork for a Rogers led Hydra faction.
Captain Marvel No. 7 gives a heavy handed Civil War tie-in issues.
Carnage No. 10 introduces a new symbiote character, hopefully she last longer than her predecessors.
Civil War II – Choosing Sides No. 3 presented us with an interesting Nick Fury story. I hope the creative team is given another shot with Fury.
Civil War II No. 4 reveals that Shulkie is out of the woods medically.
Detective Comics No. 937 makes me wonder why a villain with intimate knowledge of Bruce wouldn’t be more precise and thorough.
Drax No. 9 is a delightfully demented adventure that feels like a Brock Sampson centric episode of Venture Bros
Future Quest No. 3 gave us Bird-Man as our focus and it made me miss the animated series.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps No. 1 shows us how the spectrums are linked and paints Hal in a fairly interesting light.
Howard the Duck No. 9 introduced He-Lix, a gender-swapped clone of Spiral.
Hyperion No. 5 reminds me of the episode of Superman the Animated Series where Maxima chose Clark as her mate but with a more mutually positive outcome.
International Iron Man No. 5 revealed who Tony’s mom is (a brand new character).
Mockingbird No. 5 continues the trippy ride.
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur No. 9 continues to be a delightful change in the Marvel Universe some place fun to avoid all the madness that is currently a good chunk of Marvel books.
Ms. Marvel No. 9 saddens me to see such a great book saddled with another dreadful Mega Event!
New Avengers No. 14 reintroduces Warlock and sets the foundation for U.S. Avengers.
Nightwing No. 1 presented us with a potential foil in the form of Raptor.
Old Man Logan No. 9 presented us with the Silent Orders… guess ninjas are the fleas to Logan’s dog.
Red Hood & the Outlaws – Rebirth No. 1 fleshed out Jason’s origins and connection to the Bat Family,
The Flash No. 3 introduces the big bad known as Godspeed.
The Haunted Mansion No. 5 provided a satisfying end of a delightful series.
The Totally Awesome Hulk No. 9 shows how Cho is dealing with the loss of Banner and gave us shades of the original Morrison & Jones’ Marvel Boy series.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl No. 10 gave us an unexpected love triangle. Had no idea the creatures had intelligences outside of those Moloids adopted by the Future Foundation.
Titans No. 1 reintroduced Abra Kadabra and made me wonder how powerful he has gotten if his claims are true.
Venom – Space Knight No. 10 reveals why the symbiote has been acting buggy lately.
X-Men ’92 No. 5 introduced the Essex Men, a wonderfully wacky bunk of Scott & Jean clones.
Nah, Just Nah:
Amazing Spider-Man No. 1.6 was meh IMO like the rest of the series.
Extraordinary X-Men No. 12 continues the trend of horrible X-themed mega events.
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