Captain America #30
Writer: Brubs
Pencils: Epting and Perkins
I've always enjoyed the art on Cap with the following proviso--it reminds me two much of Lark, and thus Maleev. The gritty photo-realistic stuff is fine and I really shouldn't have a problem with it other than the derivativeness but there it is anyway. Having said that the pencils/inking/coloring of Natasha (Black Widow) is outstanding and if comic book crushes existed... *sigh*.
Rating: Gimli
New X-men #42
Writer: Yost and Kyle (a.k.a. the sadistic child torturers)
Pencils: Young and Perkins (yes, same dude as Cap)
This series is consistently entertaining. The kids are alright (after a trip to Hell no less). Its also nice to see them messing around with the more established characters because seriously, I'm pretty sure every possible interaction between Beast/Logan/Cyke/Colossus/etc has already been done, and the only way you are going see honest to goodness growth from the old guard is give them something new to try and deal with/take care of/fail to protect and allow to get horribly maimed.
Rating: Snake-eyes
World War Hulk #4
Writer: Pak
Pencils: Romita Jr.
Lest i forget let me lead this by saying there is nothing wrong with the art, in fact it is so good that in places it masks just how sorry and weak the plot has become. I hatehatehate reviewers who whine about how in issue 'x' "nothing happens." having said that I hated it when in WWH #4, nothing fucking happened.
Rating: Starscream
Avengers: the Initiative #6
Writer: Dan Slott
Art (yes all of it): Steve Uy
I must say I really like Marvel's younger set, from Runaways to the above referenced X-kiddies to these here grunts in the Initiative. The 'surprise' ending here kinda falls flat and can be guessed in advance by anyone paying moderate attention) kinda drags this chapter down but the artwork in its anime-esque simplicity is underwhelmingly good. Good enough to make me want to search for more work of Uy, if that is an real last name (yes, i'm an ugly american and like my last names vanilla, like, um, er... brubaker, BENDIS!, and kirkman).
Rating: Gimli
X-men #203
Writer: Whorebag McCarey
Artists: Ramos and (big fucking surprise) Perkins.
More. Of. The Same.
Rating: Lando
Countdown(s) #31-29
Writers: DC's JV team
Artists: various and sundry
Well, the writing isn't nearly as bad as most reviews would suggest. What we get doesn't seem very important, or crucial, or sometimes even interesting, but it doesn't appear to be the writers fault as I'm sure they have an outline that tells them what has to be accomplished by when and where. Its not their fault Countdown has become something, okay, everything of an afterthought but i still soldier on, relentlessly flushing money down the crapper in hopes that finally, some week, something will make all this drudgery worthwhile. *not holding breath*
Rating: Lando
52 v3 (TP)
Writers: DC's Varsity squad
Artists: too many to mention.
I flat-out love this series and am kinda bummed i missed out on reading them in real time. So odd, so well written, often funny, never dull, all good things, no? And I still get another volume in November... yeah!
Rating: Voltron
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