Tuesday, August 25, 2009

19th August comic reviews

Wolverine: Weapon X #4 Aaron/Garney
Great issue, shows just why Wolverine is so popular and over-exposed. The main fight scene is brilliantly choreographed with amazing art from Ron Garney. Also liked the interplay between Maverick and the Hammer agent. Gold

X-Factor #47 David/De Landro
Cortex is great, enjoyed Madrox and Layla's conversation and the "whinging" remarks. The art was good except for Monet's strangely saggy face near the end. Not sure who Cortex is supposed to have been revealed as exactly. Silver

Batman: Streets of Gotham #3 Dini/Nguyen
Enjoyed this issue, the parts with Zsasz were very good, as was the Penguin's internal monologue, though I hope the Hush situation hasn't been fully wrapped up so quickly like the Firefly plot was. More really good art from Nguyen. Silver
Manhunter Andreyko/Jeanty
Really just an extended chase and fight scene, but Kate Spencer's internal monologue was still interesting and funny. The art was a bit mixed, some of it really good, but a few bits let it down. Bronze

Viking #3 Brandon/Klein
The series really gets interesting with this issue, the characters are easier to differentiate, and the main plot has kicked in. The art is simply sublime: atmospheric, visceral and incredibly expressive. Gold

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