Well, good ol' RHD had to go ahead and fix some beefy mixings for LeftD, yours truly, the respective Sirens and assorted other demonic entities. Consequently, it behooved me to fill in on this occasion. Not that y'all mind an excess of cenTraley goodness; we all know it's what you crave. So feast like my fellow heads and I did during the siege of Troy, that "real war" as Ares recently described it in the pages of Mighty Avengers. Hades, everything has seemed so paltry since...
Fantastic Four #547
Writer: Dwayne McDuffie
Artist: Paul Pelletier
I can't help but think, every single time I reflect back on Hank Pym's comment about why everyone hates Reed Richards, that maybe LeftD is right and Pym is the Skrull in the “Infiltration's” cap. Yeah, so Richards is disgustingly smart, Panther gets shit done, Torch acts like a frat boy and Storm is not to be messed with under any circumstances, particularly those that deal with her features. Funny how this actually feels like a family, eh?
Ranking: Snake-eyes 'cause something is up someone's sleeve and I'm sure better is to come.
Nova #4
Writer: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Artist: Sean Chen & Scott Hanna
It really is rather fascinating the difference between Richard Ryder all-powered up and Ryder otherwise: in the latter, his design is kinda straightforward and, in the former, he's got this really weird neck. This is not to say that I dislike either design, it's just that I do find the neck a touch distracting. On the other hand, this whole series and its Galactic ('cause they do deserve the capitalization) counterparts do a phenomenal job of placing the various quandaries facing the post-Civil War Earth in a fascinating context.
Ranking: Snake-eyes as it's good, but I feel like a couple of pieces to the puzzle were lost deliberately.
Runaways #27
Writer: Joss Whedon
Artist: Michael Ryan
Joss knows teenage rebellion via some seriously weird transformations. Joss also knows how to take material he himself did not originate and take it to a different place (i.e., Astonishing X-Men). Somehow, this lil' trip to the past with the Runaways crew has yet to completely convince me that Joss knows the Runaways.
Ranking: Gimli given that Whedon rarely disappoints, even more so when it comes to teenage superheroics.
Sub-Mariner #2
Writer: Matt Cherniss & Peter Johnson
Artist: Phil Briones
Why oh why do people continue to mess with Namor? Seriously, we know he's an Atlantean and, by default, is baseline stronger than we are, not to mention he's an Atlantean mutant, so who the hell knows what he can and cannot do? Oh, and he's an arrogant prick that would not hesitate to rip out the tongue alongside of the offending eye; so why fuck with this man?
Ranking: Gimli as it's only just starting to rev up but has a bit to go before it kicks out of el idle.
X-Factor #21
Writer: Peter David
Artist: Pablo Raimondi
You should be reading this comic. Really. Sooner or later everything important in Marvel will be traceable, in the best sense possible, back to this book.
Ranking: Snake-eyes because I'm really not kidding and this is only going to get better and not in that Aquaman sort of getting better 'cause Peter David ain't leaving anytime soon and if he does we might have a hostage situation on our hands.
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