Drax
19th July 2002, 12:20 PM
Read the comics for the past couple weeks, and have to say I'm somewhat impressed, somewhat disappointed. Uncanny X-Men seems to be going nowhere worthwhile, so I think I'll quit that. I've not read Alias 11 or 12, so I think I'll stop now while I'm out.
I was mostly happy with New X-Men. The new character (Fantamex?) is intriguing, to a point, tho' he's basically a Deadpool without knowledge of guns and with a mindshielding headmask. Nothing too original. The story, tho', is worthwhile. I like the Weapon XII as the villain. I also really liked the comment made about Logan ... "It's Weapon TEN, not X." Pretty cool li'l tidbit that's never before been mentioned, to my knowledge. :D
I'm three issues through Spiderman: Blue (6 issue limited series), which is the story of Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker, using a tape recorder as the plot device through which the story is told. Pretty cool concept. The book is a Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale work, so it should, by default, be decent at least. It's very enjoyable, but not the blockbuster, imo, that Dark Victory was. (Never read Long Halloween or Superman: something for All Seasons (Man for All Seasons? I don't know :roll:), so I cannot compare it to those.)
Last week I read through all four Just a Pilgrim: Garden of Eden books. Too bad the serious is over.... with finality, no less (ie, little chance for further sequels). Very good serious. I enjoyed the 5 issue limited series last year, and this was just as cool.
Lastly, I read through issue 1 of Infinity Abyss, and was disappointed until the last few pages. I missed issue 2 and didn't pick up issue 3 yesterday, since I was just getting around to reading #1. Oopsie. It's a Jim Starlin work, who does space stuff involving Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, and/or Thanos pretty well, in general. The art is decent to good, the writing a little less so. I read and own all three Infinity trilogies (Gauntlet, War, and Crusade, plus many of the crossovers, tho' less each successive series, and the 2-book PF prequel series). If you've never read Infinity Gauntlet, it's by far one of the coolest series Marvel has ever produced, imo.
Here's the synopsis of Infinity Gaunlet. Thanos learns of six gems in the Universe that, when used together, makes one unto a god. So he gathers all six, creates the Infinity Gauntlet, which contains all six gems, and recreated the universe in his image, all the while trying to impress his perceived true love, Mistress Death. First he eliminates half of the universe's population, and everything spirals from that. In issue 3-4 of the series, all of the Earth's superheroes try to defeat Thanos by taking the Gauntlet from him. (If you've ever wanted to see some of Marvel's greatest die in horrible ways, this is a great book for you, btw. :twisted:) In issue 5, the Universe's protectors and dieties try their luck. Order and Chaos, Eternity, In-Betweener, Avatar, Hate, Galactus, and so on... And fail. Issue 6 is the finale, and quite the finale it is.
If you're at all interested in reading this series, I suggest you first pick up a copy of Thanos Quest (the 2-issue prestige format prequel) and an issue of Silver Surfer #50 (which has a silver-embossed Silver Surfer on the cover, and serves as a direct prequel to the Gauntlet series). Then pick up the tpb of Infinity Gauntlet, and check it out yourself. Very good reading, and the art by Ron Lim is some of his best, if not his best.
Whew. Sorry for the novel. :oops:
I was mostly happy with New X-Men. The new character (Fantamex?) is intriguing, to a point, tho' he's basically a Deadpool without knowledge of guns and with a mindshielding headmask. Nothing too original. The story, tho', is worthwhile. I like the Weapon XII as the villain. I also really liked the comment made about Logan ... "It's Weapon TEN, not X." Pretty cool li'l tidbit that's never before been mentioned, to my knowledge. :D
I'm three issues through Spiderman: Blue (6 issue limited series), which is the story of Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker, using a tape recorder as the plot device through which the story is told. Pretty cool concept. The book is a Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale work, so it should, by default, be decent at least. It's very enjoyable, but not the blockbuster, imo, that Dark Victory was. (Never read Long Halloween or Superman: something for All Seasons (Man for All Seasons? I don't know :roll:), so I cannot compare it to those.)
Last week I read through all four Just a Pilgrim: Garden of Eden books. Too bad the serious is over.... with finality, no less (ie, little chance for further sequels). Very good serious. I enjoyed the 5 issue limited series last year, and this was just as cool.
Lastly, I read through issue 1 of Infinity Abyss, and was disappointed until the last few pages. I missed issue 2 and didn't pick up issue 3 yesterday, since I was just getting around to reading #1. Oopsie. It's a Jim Starlin work, who does space stuff involving Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, and/or Thanos pretty well, in general. The art is decent to good, the writing a little less so. I read and own all three Infinity trilogies (Gauntlet, War, and Crusade, plus many of the crossovers, tho' less each successive series, and the 2-book PF prequel series). If you've never read Infinity Gauntlet, it's by far one of the coolest series Marvel has ever produced, imo.
Here's the synopsis of Infinity Gaunlet. Thanos learns of six gems in the Universe that, when used together, makes one unto a god. So he gathers all six, creates the Infinity Gauntlet, which contains all six gems, and recreated the universe in his image, all the while trying to impress his perceived true love, Mistress Death. First he eliminates half of the universe's population, and everything spirals from that. In issue 3-4 of the series, all of the Earth's superheroes try to defeat Thanos by taking the Gauntlet from him. (If you've ever wanted to see some of Marvel's greatest die in horrible ways, this is a great book for you, btw. :twisted:) In issue 5, the Universe's protectors and dieties try their luck. Order and Chaos, Eternity, In-Betweener, Avatar, Hate, Galactus, and so on... And fail. Issue 6 is the finale, and quite the finale it is.
If you're at all interested in reading this series, I suggest you first pick up a copy of Thanos Quest (the 2-issue prestige format prequel) and an issue of Silver Surfer #50 (which has a silver-embossed Silver Surfer on the cover, and serves as a direct prequel to the Gauntlet series). Then pick up the tpb of Infinity Gauntlet, and check it out yourself. Very good reading, and the art by Ron Lim is some of his best, if not his best.
Whew. Sorry for the novel. :oops: