Hey everyone. My apologies for not having full reviews this week. I got caught up reading Y: The Last Man and old comics. Not making excuses, and I'll have full reviews next week. This week, I'm just going to go over what was good about the issue and what wasn't good.
Avengers #15: Bendis is using the Avengers Oral history angle still, and it's working for the most part. I think the problem with this issue is that it's to cramped. The story is great, the dialogue is great, and the art is great. But Chris Bachalo works a lot better when he has room to breathe. The Hawkeye and Spider-Woman love angle is out of left field, but it changes things up, and I'm willing to give it a chance. While Bendis has been accused of not giving each character their own voice, he seems to have worked out of this problem.
Avengers #15 gets 4/5.
Deadpool MAX #10: And we are backed to the messed up stories again. Deadpool MAX seems to be sacrificing some of the shock value for straight espionage. And it is working. Kyle Baker's pencils are absurd as ever, even when he doesn't have as many absurd things to draw. Most of the craziness goes to David Lapham, whose script is just amazing. HYDRA finally makes it's actual appearance, and it opens up so many doors for this series. I was scared when I read the solicits for #12 that the book was ending, but thankfully it isn't.
Deadpool MAX #10 gets 5/5.
FF #6: One of Marvel's best books has just stepped off the deep end. I'll admit I didn't read War of the Kings, but it's best that you read up on that cosmic event before reading this book. FF #6 tells the story of the Inhumans and what happened to them after War of the Kings. Cosmic fans will love the story, as many of the big players from Guardians of the Galaxy and the most recent volume of Nova make appearances. But since only some are addressed by name, it makes it difficult making out who is who. Greg Tocchini does a mediocre job on art. It looks interesting on some panels and terrible on others. Safe to say I can't wait till we are back to seeing what happened with the FF.
FF #6 gets 2.5/5.
New Avengers #14: The thought of H.A.M.M.E.R. taking a HYDRA type role intrigues me. The book opens with a great Spider-Man moment. As a hardcore Spidey fan, it's great to see someone besides Dan Slott write the character this well. Fear Itself finally takes over this book, and SPOILER ALERT, Avengers Tower falls. An event like that should take place in the main book. I'm not sure where this happens as I get a few books through subscriptions (takes longer to get in the mail). Mike Deodato's art is much more expressive than he has been recently, but this also comes with a scratchier pencil style. It looks really good for the most part. Nothing to really complain about.
New Avengers 314 gets 4/5.
Secret Avengers #15: It's sad to see a great book not be able to keep a constant creative team going, since it has a great premise. Anyways, Nick Spencer writes a truly phenomenal book. It comments on the nature of death in the Marvel universe and what the normal citizens think about it. At some points the script becomes slightly aware of itself, and loses it's punch. A lesser writer would have done this right away, but Spencer barely makes it noticeable. Some have complained that these conversations seemed like a message board fight, but any comic that comments on death in comics is going too. Nick Spencer, please write more espionage books for Marvel (or an Iron Fist book). Scott Eaton does another great job on pencils, but the Black Widow is a tad cheesecake this month. Ever shot it's like HELLO CLEAVAGE HOW ARE YOU TODAY. I still look forward to his art in other books.
Secret Avengers #15 gets 5/5.
Venom #5: I'm a big Venom fan. I have a tattoo of his symbol on my back. Even if I wasn't a big Venom fan, this is an issue for anyone to become a fan. Rick Remender gives us every motive for who Flash Thompson is. Why he acts the way he does, why he loves Betty so much, how he became the person he is. It's great to read, but it's also a great jumping on point. The book features the two regular artists, Tony Moore and Tom Fowler. Moore handles the action scene in the beginning, while Fowler handles the talking heads. Flash is turning into a dark version of Peter Parker, and I will read that till I die.
Venom #5 gets 5/5.
X-Men: Schism #2: The first issue was a blast to read, and #2 just adds a ton of fun. To give you a sample of the fun, there are pre-teen billionaires who are assassins. Fucking awesome right? Jason Aaron is giving us more hints as to what will happen between Scott and Logan, but instead of them hating each other, there is still that mutual respect. I was afraid it was going to end in a fight over who is right, but the mutual respect angle is a good addition. Frank Cho's art is his usual work. The action looks great while the girls are drawn nude first then he draws clothes on them. Yeah, the girls have big knockers, but we are use to that with him by now. But what's with the new Dazzler outfit?
X-Men: Schism #2 gets 4.5/5
That's it folks. Again, I'm sorry for not having full length reviews, but those will be up for next weeks batch.
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