Wednesday 12/10/08

Final Crisis #5: A good issue, like usual...but also like usual, not completely blowing me away yet. I'm reserving judgement on this series until I can read it as whole (including the Superman: Beyond tie-ins, since they were written by Morison as well). At least the plot appears to be diverging from Rock Of Ages, which is a plus for it. Like a lot of people, I'm a little checked out now due to rumored editorial tampering, but who knows? One thing I loved about this issue is that it really does feel, thanks to Morrison's current writing technique of quick cuts between scenes without connective narrative tissue, like time is being sped up and disjointed while reading it. It drew me in to the mood, at least.

Captain Britain & MI:13 #8: Captain Midlands, not you! Noooooooooooo! Dammit, that really did upset me. I was rooting for the guy to be the one incorruptible character. This was a really great issue, full of wit, charm, characterization, and weird ideas. I love how blase everyone is about magic, like it's just another thing that sorta happens around superheroes (which it would be). Great stuff.

Young Liars #10: Ugh. I mean that in a good way. More twisted fun from Lapham, who definetly has a plan here. I have no idea what it is, but it's there. This was a really grim, sad issue, making you just want to cry for CeeCee, and as always, want to bitchslap Danny. I was cheering for Sadie when she finally did that, by the way. The little asshole deserved it. My only complaint about this series is that the timeline is getting kind of touch to follow, but then again, I might just not be paying close enough attention to the captions. Can't wait till winter break to re-read the whole thing.

Secret Six #3-4: Good issues, but I don't have much to say about them. The card is a cool idea and pretty original, but I have a feeling I'm dropping this after this arc. Good characterization, good ideas, clever and well done..I wish I knew why I'mnot feeling this comic, I really want to. It just all falls a little flat for me. Maybe it's because it seems very pleased with itself, in a Millar sort of way, that grates on me?

Unknown Soldier #2: With all the subtlety of a brick to the face, and I hope they come up with a better angle for the Soldier than "his mind was tampered with by shady government forces", but I do really want to like it. It's full of strong ideas and characterizations, and in theory I love the juxtaposition of violence and pacifism in the main character. It's a really good, modern angle on the Unknown Soldier, so I'm rooting for it to work here. Nice expressive art that manages to, ike all the best Vertigo art, put mundane horror, weird crap, and normal people all ont eh page without being jarring. Has anyone else noticed that African politics is the new Vietnam?