I read a ton of comics every week; however, I don’t have a ton of time to review a lot of books in-depth. That said, here are a few quickie-style takes on comics I picked up last week:
• Chew No. 3 — Chew is still a tasty-ass comic. Buy it. Buy it. Buy it.
• Justice League: Cry For Justice No. 2 — Though it’s peppered with a few corny moments, the second issue of this limited series reads better than the first. Now, the art is (and was last issue) amazing … but the story is still moving a tad bit slow.
• Destroyer No. 4 and 5 — I hope that fans of Robert Kirkman read this five-issue series; it’s everything you could ask for from the writer: extreme violence, copious amounts of blood, profanity … and love. (Yes, love!) The art, by Cory Walker, is stunning … oh, and the comic features one of the best endings to a series I’ve read in years.
• The Hangman No. 1 — Part of DC’s Red Circle comic line, The Hangman really isn’t anything you haven’t seen in a superhero book before. I won’t be buying the ongoing series when it starts in a few months.
• Superman: World of New Krypton No. 6 — It’s an engrossing book, but it leaves me wondering: Is there anything good about living on New Krypton? Seems to suck being a Kryptonian.
• Agents of Atlas No. 9 — I’d never read this comic, so I decided to pick it up. Well, I found it incredibly unreadable. Clumsy dialogue, uninteresting situations and not a lot of needed exposition. Bleck!
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This article appears in Aug 11-18, 2009.
