A very good end to the first arc, Morrison and Quitely make Pyg a gloriously grotesque and disturbing villain. On the first read I wasn't sure whether this issue strayed into being too weird for the sake of being weird, but on re-reading it I was much more satisfied. I am actually really enjoying Damien as Robin and the reversal of the normal Dynamic Duo relationship. The introduction the Red Hood leaves me very interested for the next arc, even though Quitely is not on art duties. Gold
Detective Comics #856 Rucka/Williams
The art, of course, is brilliant, though I actually preferred the Kate Kane parts of the issue to the Batwoman parts. The double page dance scene is the stand-out piece of art, with the penultimate page that bleeds from the Kate Kane to Batwoman styles is also great.
While Rucka is doing a good job making me interested in the central character, and it is especially good to see her civilian life, and Alice works well as the main villain, the rest of Crime Bible storyline doesn't gel as well. I don't quite know where the werewolf, squid-man and lizard-woman fit into everything and what the point of them being brought into the story was. Silver
The Question Rucka/Hamner
I am quite enjoying this Question story, though there's not really much to it so far, but the art is nice. Bronze
Guardians of the Galaxy #17 Abnett/Lanning/Walker
As usual, GotG is packed full of awesome. Rocket Raccoon, Groot and Maximus are all incredibly funny and the last part sets up great possibilities for future stories. Walker's art has improved greatly and this issue is very impressive. The choice of colours also really stands out. Gold
New Mutants #4 Wells/Neves
I'm very glad I decided to try this series out, this issue caps an impressive debut arc. Wells has managed to get me invested in the team in a very short space of time and provides more great character moments this month. I particularly enjoyed the last page interaction between Cannonball and Cyclops. Neves' art is also very good, giving all the characters distinctive looks and depicting the action well. Silver
Nova #28 Abnett/Lanning/Di Vito
DnA produce another great, fun comic this week, keeping up the pace from last issue while still finding time for quieter character moments. A satisfying conclusion to the Strontian fight is followed by more great interaction between Nova Prime and Blastaar, before the new core of the reformed Corps is introduced. Di Vito provides his usual high quality, clean and bold art. Gold
X-Force #18 Kyle/Yost/Choi/Oback
A welcome improvement from last issue, Warpath's rescue of Boom Boom and Wolverine and Cyclops' "discussion" are both great moments. As well as wrapping up the fallout from the Leper Queen story before Messiah War, this issue also introduces both the immediate, X-23 centric next arc and the upcoming Necrosha event. The only thing that doesn't fit is Wolfsbane and Hrimhari's fight against the frost giants, which I can't really see the point of taking up three pages. The art is very good, Domino's suprise is expressed very well and there are some cool splash pages, the only problem being X-23 apparently having a right arm cut off her left shoulder. Silver
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