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Wednesday Wrap-Up

Absolution #1
Avatar

I’m not really a super hero kind of guy but I love what Avatar does with the quintessential comic book trope. Instead of the torch bearers of morality that is the traditional portrayal of these characters, we get flawed and imperfect humans in a struggle to rectify their ideals with reality. John Dusk is a super hero who’s sick of seeing the same scum regurgitated by the system to continue their violent ways. When Dusk kills a perp his whole outlook changes. There’s nothing really outstanding about this title, I just love the dystopic super hero story.

The Boys #33
Dynamite

The Boys never gets boring, it just keeps getting better. If things keep going the way they are, there won’t be any supes left for The Boys to take care of. Not much story development in this issue but the action that does occur more than makes up for it. If you’re not reading The Boys, you’re missing out

Chew #3
Image

Most of you probably missed this title when it first came out due to the limited printing and high demand. By this point however, you should be well caught up considering they’re already on their second printing of the first issue. I love the top-heavy character designs by Rob Guillory and John Layman’s quirky premise is handled with expert comedic timing. This five issue mini-series should definitely be on your pull list. Continue reading “Wednesday Wrap-Up”

Daniel Allen
Amish Otaku, Avatar, Comics, I.D.W., Image, Marvel, Oni, Shadowline, Top Cow, Vertigo

Wednesday Wrap-Up

Anna Mercury 2 #1
Avatar

Hooray! Anna Mercury is back! In this new series one of the constellation worlds has sent something into our world and it’s Anna Mercury’s job to recon this previously unexplored world that inhabits a dimension next to ours. The hottest red head in comics since Mary Jane Watson is in it up to her neck almost as soon as she hits the ground. I’ve got nothing but wonderful things to say about this comic. Buy this comic. Subscribe to it. You’ll thank me.

Berserker #0
Top Cow

Okay Milo Ventimiglia, thanks for the new comic series and all but weren’t you supposed to be working on Rest. Did that series ever finish? I don’t think so. Essentially Berserker is exactly what I thought it would be: a dude going crazy from blood lust killing anyone he meets. The surprise is that I enjoy the setup to what I know is coming. If Top Cow can keep that up, I’ll stick with the series.

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Daniel Allen
Amish Otaku, Avatar, Comics

Black Summer #0

Warren Ellis is no stranger to taking a concept as simple as superheroes and turning it on its ear. He reinterpreted the superhero team concept with his acclaimed run on The Authority years ago for DC/Wildstorm. He seems to be set to do it again with Black Summer.

The Seven Guns were a group of adventurers who used science and technology to enable themselves to fight evil and corruption. When one of their members was killed and another injured, the team drifted apart.

John Horus was one of the most idealistic and powerful of these heroes. When he decided the President of the United States must be made to pay for betraying his country and leading the nation into a war under false pretenses, Horus executed the President, Vice President and most of his Cabinet. Continue reading “Black Summer #0”

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