The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #013 Review

Writer: Ryan North

Artist: Erica Henderson

Color Artist: Rico Renzi

Letterer: Travis Lanham

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Rating: 9.5

I continue to love the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Every issue is so good and if you are ever in not the greatest mood, just read an issue of her and you will feel a lot better no matter what. #013 is a continuation of the Enigmo and his tiny offspring wrecking havoc everywhere, taking over the government, and everything else.

Squirrel Girl in the beginning of this issue was still in Canada, at her mother's cabin with her friends. Brain Drain is still in NYC and this character is so hilarious, he is as lovable as Squirrel Girl. In this issue, looking for help from other superheroes, decides that Ant-Man is the best option and kidnaps him in his sleep. Ant-Man is pissed the entire issue and upset about his security firm since he's not the best at it he realizes since he and the things he protects can be swiped so easily. I am not familiar with Ant-Man at all but wondering if he is always a dick like how he is in this issue. I can see them being peeved with the whole kidnapping thing and sticking him in Canada so it is kind of funny.

And Brain Drain has the best line ever when arguing with Ant-Man, “Borders are but imaginary lines, the dreams of wild men who once thought they could impose their will on an indifferent wilderness.” I feel the same way.

The gang starts to make their way to New York and get stopped by a bunch of Enigmos. A fight ensues and they win this small skirmish because the police cruiser that the Enigmo's had was full of explosives for some reason and they went off, stopping them. Ant-Man is into helping them which is cool and it looks like they are about to get to New York and that is where the issue ends.

I continue to just love everything about this series, the art, the hilarious, zany characters, the mixing it up with other superheroes, and in every issue you learn some peculiar facts that you would not know otherwise like that Canadian lawyers call canoes “human-powered pleasure craft” and there is no Canadian law requiring people to wear life jackets when they are in the pleasure craft although life jackets do have to be on the boat and equal to the number of passengers on said pleasure craft. And did you know that squirrel bites are one of the few animal bites that aren't treated for rabies? LIAR! YOU DID NOT ALREADY KNOW THAT! But now thanks to Squirrel Girl, you do. It's also hilarious knowing the difference between how Squirrel Girl communicates and talks to squirrels and how Ant-Man does not have as great of a consensual relationship with ants. Seriously, this series is nothing but hilarious.

Faith #4 Review

Writer: Jody Houser

Artist: Pere Perez

Color Art: Andrew Dalhouse

Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Publisher: Valiant

Rating: 8.5

Issue #4 of Faith is the second part of Faith and her boyfriend Archer going to a Comic Con. A villain sees the con as the perfect opportunity to steal things worth a lot of money and to rob people. At the very end of the last issue Faith came face to face with another Faith and at first it looked like this was who she was going to have to fight but the awesome part is that the other faith is a duplicate of some sorts but is also a good person and they both realize that they just want to do good and fight evil.

I am really loving this series. I hate that some people are writing this series off just because the superhero is “overweight” or whatever or think that is all that she is about because there is so much more to this character and series. For one, it is such a fun comic! I love the humor, the foibles of being a super hero, there is a lot of humor about comic culture, and having fun with the super hero genre as a whole. Also with this issue there are some helpful tips with going to a comic con like in the last issue which is helpful to people who have never been to a con before.

The villain in this story is capable of creating copies of things. Villains with creepy teddy bear heads who are wreaking havoc at the convention and that is how there is a copy of Faith. I love that there is a copy of her and that there are two of them. By the end of the issue the Faith copy had to go for reasons that I would rather not say so I don't spoil it for you but I really wish that she could have stayed. It would have been awesome if there were two Faith's and that they were best friends maybe and an awesome super hero team.

The artwork by Pere Perez and Andrew Dalmouse is so spot on. I love the detail and even more so how there is a freshness to it which is hard to describe. I like that there are not a lot of dark tones and it compliments this comic. I also like the views from above with some of the frames. There is a lot of creativity put into all the different angles with the frames and the detail with the characters is just nice.

The next issue coming out November 2^nd is going to be a new arc with the title Dark Star and one of the covers has Hillary Clinton on it with Faith which I do not like at all. No, it's not because I'm a Trump supporter. I am also really disliking how Trump is popping up in comics lately but I don't think that Clinton is a factor in the next issue. I think it's just happening because of the election and nothing more, hopefully. I will definitely have to get an issue that has a different cover on it for sure.

Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #1

Writers: Jon Rivera & Gerard Way

Art: Michael Avon Oeming

Colors: Nick Filardi

Letters: Clem Robins

Rating: 8.5

The first issue of Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I had been looking forward to it for a while and I wasn't let down at all. Cave Carson recently lost his wife, has a daughter, a weird cybernetic eye that is like the Doctor Manhattan of eyeballs, and is a little glum in the first issue.

The story goes that he and his wife after ten years being underground getting into all kinds of situations decided to live a quasi-legit life above ground since they were about to have a daughter. Now that is wife is dead for reasons unknown, he is getting the itch to go back underground and this first issue is setting things up very nicely with that. There is a lot of little bits and pieces about Cave's life with his wife, his job that he seems to still be working at, some situation in which he got involved with some situation with Superman, how his family were kind of celebrities to some degree, kind of like Jacques Cousteau but instead of being underwater they were underground. And his cybernetic eye is hilarious. I love the way it's mentioned in his bio, “It is important to note that Cave has a cybernetic eye. Its origin, abilities, and circumstances surrounding its implantation are a complete mystery and should not be addressed in polite conversation.”

This comic has an old school Johnny Quest feel to it. More the adults of that cartoon with how the characters are and how this is an adventure, sci-fi kind of thing with it although it has been a long time since I've seen that cartoon but it's the first thing that came to mind. I also like the mix of humor in this, definitely adds another side to things and more realistic with the people involved with their situations.

With the art, I like it although the characters are drawn in a way that is a bit too cartoonish and not much detail but it's not bad. I do love the detail with the environments and things happening in it. There is also a really cool frame that has people really blurry looking like you are in a fun house of mirrors because of Cave's eye that is really interesting. There is also a pulp noir feel to the artwork that I like.

I am excited for the next issue and excited about Cave going underground and seeing what kinds of adventures he gets involved with and hopefully there is more with the back stories of the characters.

He-Man Thundercats #1 Review

He-Man Thundercats #1

Publisher: DC

Writers: Rob David & Lloyd Goldfine

Art: Freddie Williams

Colors: Jeremy Colwell

Rating: 8

This is a fun comic. I found out about this happening the day before it came out and I was skeptical but I had to at least check it out. Also, if my eight year old self ever knew that this would happen at some point in the future and that my 21^st century self didn't get it, that kid would be so pissed. If this comic had come out when I was eight years old, it probably would have gotten me into comics a lot sooner. And googling the cover I found that He-Man did team up with the Thundercats once before along with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and G.I. Joe which is a bit overkill but maybe it turned out pretty good as well.

I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable this comic was. It's only going to be a series of six issues and the story looks fun. Mumm-Ra because he's kind of a dolt is never able to get the sword of omens but the higher ups in his creepy pyramid thing want him to instead get a weapon that is supposedly even more powerful, He-Man's sword of power. That's what it's called? Kind of bland but whatever. Somehow dimensions get kind of screwy and Third Earth ends up landing on He-Man's planet and Mumm-Ra tries to get the sword. I don't want to get too into the story but it's cool that the Thundercats and He-Man and his friends are going to join forces. And going by the cover that I chose, the one with the villains (there were at least a few, the good people, the villains, and a coloring book version) it looks like all the villains from both worlds are going to get together too.

Another couple of things that I like about this book is that they don't treat women like sex objects. I really cannot stand how difficult it is to find a comic series that doesn't do that. There is Teela, Cheetara, and Evylin and they are not depicted in a lame way. It's kind of surprising too because when I was little, the little He-Man comics that came with the toys would show women in such an objectifying way and considering they were marketed to little kids, it was really freaking disturbing. I'm glad they cut that out for this series or at least with this first issue.

The other thing that I like about this comic is that the artwork is insanely phenomenal. Williams and Colwell did such a great job with all the characters and environments. I haven't seen any other comic yet with this attention to detail and it really is just amazing. The nuances with almost everything is just great.

It's also fun to see so many of the characters again from both worlds. Especially so with the characters from He-Man that were kind of minor or that I forgot about. Fisto is there, Man-E-Faces, freaking Ram Man is there! And the characters from both worlds are drawn in their 80's incarnations which is the best thing of all. The characters are also true to the original cartoons which is good.

The only thing that is a bit difficult to believe with the story, more so than that both worlds would collide somehow is that Skeletor looks to be stronger than Mumm-Ra. Skeletor is such an idiot, the suspension of disbelief is pushing it a bit too much for that. It's like saying Gargamel could beat Mumm-Ra or something.

I am happy that this comic has come out though. It's definitely a nice trip down memory lane and interesting that it's coming out within the few months of me just getting into comics.

Doom Patrol #2 Review

Doom Patrol #2

Publisher: Young Animal/DC

Writer: Gerard Way

Artist: Nick Derington 

Rating: 10 

I am really enjoying the way Doom Patrol is rolling along. This second issue is better than the first. I like how the first issue was a bunch of fragments about some of the characters involved with this new group and this second issue continues with that and includes a few others. Larry Trainor gets into some weird situation with some street toughs. I also like the Niles Caulder scene, another random, quirky scene kind of out of nowhere. He is in another situation by himself, kind of and it's just funny how kooky his situation seems to be. Casey seems to be the one that is very involved with getting everyone together. Being an ambulance driver and coming across a few of the characters in their own messed up ways and in this issue we find out that Danny is communicating with her through the dispatch system. Some villainous robot-looking things come for Cliff. Cliff and Trainor meet again. There is a scene that shows Trainor turning into Negative Man. Casey and her coworker get in trouble for having the ambulance on their day off in which Danny has them going around the city. Flex Mentallo, Man of Muscle Mystery shows up. And it ends with Casey going to what appears to be a very happy place. I love how this comic is just all over the place. It's such a jumbled mess of goodness.

I am only a little familiar with some of the characters in previous series' so I am not sure which characters are recurring like Cliff, Trainor, Danny, and Niles but the others might be new?

The artwork with this is also really good. All kinds of colors kind of popping out all over the pages and I really like how the characters are drawn. Kind of an 80's, early 90's cartoonish feel to them. Nick Derington is a really good artist. I should really check out more of their other work if there is any.

I can't wait for the third issue, with how some of the group met one another in this issue, the next one should finally, hopefully get them all together and from there we will see what kind of crazy things they get into.

Wonder Woman #8 Review

Wonder Woman #8
Publisher: DC
Writer: Greg Rucka
Artist: Bilquis Evely

Rating: 9.5

The newest issue of Wonder Woman and it's all about the beginnings of Cheetah whose name is Barbara Ann Cavendish. Wonder Woman doesn't appear in this issue at all, that I am aware of. Who knows, with her powers, maybe she is lurking somewhere in the background. This story veers off to a degree by what has been going on with Wonder Woman teaming up with Cheetah but it's a good story and I like that Cheetah gets a whole issue. The beginning shows her as a child and her interest in Greek myths. Her dad was lame of course and tried to pressure her away from it but it didn't stick. Later it shows her trying to find out more about Amazons, where they might have lived.

Barbara Ann is an awesome character, she is a mix of both Indiana Jones and Marion even more so from Raiders of the Lost Ark movie. She drinks a lot, argues with assholes, is mostly on her own doing her thing. She goes on expeditions with people who are more than skeptical about her work and they try to ruin her findings. She goes from one place to another, trying to find out more. She eventually finds evidence of a twelfth queen, Lysippe which means there might possibly be eleven other queens with shrines of their own somewhere. Going from one place to another trying to figure out the key to what she is trying to find. Eventually she finds an uncharted island and believes it to be the island of Amazons but doesn't find anyone there so she is not sure if she actually found it or not.

I really liked this issue. I kind of hope there could be a spin off series or some one offs of Cheetah/Barbara Ann at some point because I can see there being so much that can be done with this character and all the stories of things she could get into, even before she became Cheetah. It is cool that a whole issue is devoted to her.

And with every issue of Wonder Woman, the artwork is one of the things that I always look forward to. More than any other comic, Sharp, Scott, and now Bilquis Evely who is new to this series, the artwork is always amazing. This newest series of Wonder Woman has been a total treat when it comes to great writing and great visual art.

Black #1 Review

The first issue of Black and I like it a lot. There is supposedly a lot of faux-controversy about this comic which is pretty funny. Too many people complaining about how racist this is and supposedly how there is bad symbolism, or people cashing in which is absurd. To clear things up, the only part of this comic that is racist in any way is in the very beginning where three racist cops shoot black kids. That's it! There is no other racism in this comic. I read somewhere one person's claim that every single white person in the comic is depicted in only an evil way which is definitely not true. That kind of bias and dishonesty is ridiculous. The degree to which so many people do not like this comic shows just how backwards and racist this country is. If a comic writer has a problem with racism, that doesn't make them a racist. If a comic book writer wants to bring up racist issues, that does not make them racist. Weird to explain just basic things but when it comes to racists, people who want to turn a blind eye to racism, or even more absurdly claim that people who bring up racist issues are being racist. I've already heard too many bad strawman arguments about this comic that are really just empty and nothing but people who want to continue turning a blind eye to racism. I am amazed at the amount of ignorance about this comic. People who are giving it very low ratings but to feel like they are not racist, complain about how it's because of the writing not being that good or that they don't like the artwork but it seems pretty weak. You can say that about any comic really with how little dialogue there is or about any style of art but when people rate it at like a 2 or 4 out of 10 it makes you wonder why they actually have a problem with the comic.

Now to the actual comic. I really like how it blends realistic issues like racist cops along with fantastical elements of the super hero genre. It does this very well and the fantastical elements are pretty funny. The person who shows up out of nowhere to help the main character who just got shot, he is sitting in a chair that just popped up along with him. I found that very amusing for some reason and it kind of sets the tone for the super hero element of it in a way really well. Another thing that is interesting with bringing up realistic racist issues up in a comic book is that with the sequential art form.  With how racist people can be and completely out of nowhere someone can find themselves in a whole lot of trouble in just the tiniest of moments, just driving their car, walking down the street, etc. and with how happens all the freaking time, in just a few frames this can be executed very well, which the artists have done with this comic. It's interesting how a lot of other realistic scenes can't be summed up in such a small amount of space but racist situations are literally that ridiculous and in just the shortest amount of time. 

Another thing that I like about the comic is that there is an actual reason for why there is so much aggression and murdering that is always going on with how racists treat black people. Only black people somehow are able to gain super powers and no one is completely sure why. Reminds me a little of the movie Unbreakable in which a character has tragic accidents happening to find people who are incapable of getting injured in any way. And this makes a whole lot more sense than the reality of the situation in which racists mistreat and kill blacks because they are so afraid of them or want to treat them like they are beneath them. I really like how there is this kind of reason in the comic for why there are these kinds of tensions. And how some people are treated like they are beneath others, it creates an interesting dynamic and idea that is interesting to explore.

In just one issue so many things going on with the comic and the cast of characters is set up so well. And I really like the artwork with this issue. Jamal Igle did a great job. And it's interesting that it's done with only black, white, and grey colors.  

The only thing I didn't like about the comic was a comment by the main character Kareem Jenkins describing a woman as fine or whatever. Seemed completely unnecessary and weird to have him objectifying someone in that kind of way. Hopefully the character doesn't keep that kind of shitty attitude.

Black Hammer #3 Review

The third issue of Black Hammer and it's another good issue. There is so much that I love about this series and this is what got me into checking out more of Jeff Lemire's work. With this issue we find out more about Barbalien. Their back story and how they came from Mars and their current situation of feeling like they don't fit in anywhere.

I really like how with this being a comic about golden age super heroes that it is also incorporating elements of martians. We now know that there are not martians but in the past during the golden age, there was more excitement and things going on with the sci-fi genre that people liked to believe that there were martians. Maybe they knew back then that there weren't either but people liked to think about it a lot it seems and I like that it's a part of this series. It has some of the fun elements that I like about stories with martians and the unknown about that planet. I also like the variety with this group of characters, there are earthlings, a robot of some sort, and a martian.

Barbalien was known as Mark Markz on Mars, his father had united the Red Tribes on Mars but he is looked at as a coward there. A spaceship from NASA lands on Mars which worries some there so Mark is sent there to check it out and is how he came to inhabit Earth. His first day on earth he stops a couple criminals and takes on the appearance of a police officer, he seems to be able to change his appearance and it looks like he has kept the cop who actually happened to get shot and killed by one of the criminal's.

Also in this issue Abe and Tammy's relationship is escalating even though it's kind of a complicated thing because of his “family” back at his place. Also in the present time Barbalien goes to church for the first time, has a little run in with Tammy's ex Trueheart, the sheriff. Gail and Barbalien chat for a bit about how they don't really fit in. And at the very end, it looks like a satellite or ship of some sorts has landed on earth and a new character named Dr. Trigg might know where it came from.

I really like how the beginning of this series is giving us bits of information about people's back stories, some of what was in the past back in Spiral City, what is happening now with this group in this small town, and other things going on in the present time and I am super excited about where this is going and how it's going to play out. It feels like there is going to be a big collision of sorts with all these stories happening.

At the end of this issue, Dean Ormston who continues to do such a great job with the artwork goes into part of the process with designing the cover, putting in elements of Mars and Barbalien. I do hope there is more about Mars and seeing Ormston's depiction of Mars with the architecture and environment.

There is also big news recently about how there is going to be an annual for this series coming January 18^th in a few months. Seems like Dark Horse is investing in this comic a good amount and they are bringing a lot of people on board for the annual. I am happy that Nate Powell (March, Any Empire) will be doing some of the artwork. I know him more as the tall lanky dude with the awesome band Soophie Nun Squad that isn't around anymore. Dustin Nguyen (The Authority), Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, Dept. H), and Ray Fawkes (The People Inside) are also involved.

I am so curious about what the annual is going to be about. Maybe it will be the big moment when more information is given about Black Hammer or that they are finally reunited with this group. Hopefully with a few more issues coming out, more might be known about what to expect from the annual.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #12 Review

The newest issue of Squirrel Girl! I don't know why more people are not reading this comic. Every issue is hilarious, Squirrel Girl really actually is unbeatable, and you learn random facts as well. In this issue I learned that squirrels are color blind when it comes to red and green.

In this issue Squirrel Girl, Tippy, and Nancy visit Squirrel Girl's mother Maureen in Canada. Her mother is renting a log cabin out in the middle of nowhere, with no electricity. Squirrel Girl is worried that she will die from boredom but Maureen does have a mystery that needs to be solved and it's connected to what is going on back in NYC. The issue in New York is that Squirrel Girl's friend Brain Drain who helped them capture some bank robbers in the beginning of the issue are having problems with a villain named Enigmo who first appeared in 1994 and has been in a few other comics.

I really like the new friend Brain Drain, a silly character made up of a brain inside a robot body. He seems kind of new in dealing with humans but he seems like a fun, cool character.

The humor in this issue is hilarious like always too. Love the picture of boring "cabin-ish" magazines in Canada. Magazines about bird watching, gardening, and painting called Painting Quietly with silly headlines on the covers. I also really love the artwork with this series too. Erica Henderson and Rico Renzi do such a great job with it. I really like how there are a lot of solid colors used, a nice aesthetic that compliments this series very well.

Reading Squirrel Girl always puts me in a good mood. It's like a superhero version of Archie comics or something.

Tank Girl Gold #1 Review

The first issue of Tank Girl Gold finally came. Continuing from Two Girls One Tank and I am starting to wonder if with every story arc, this series is going to start back at #1 since this is how too many comics publishers try to sell more comics these days. I like Tank Girl and I did like this issue but there is also the thing with how in the last issue of Two Girls One Tank in which Sub Girl died.

What the fuck Tank Girl, or more specifically, Alan Martin? Sub Girl died in the last issue. It was really sad. Now in this issue Sub Girl is alive again. This is the other problem I have with comic books. Deaths mean absolutely nothing. It's like the worst aspect of the worst soap operas and hyping a death, only to bring them back again. I just started getting into Tank Girl, starting with a few issues of Two Girls One Tank and supposedly Sub Girl died a couple decades ago but came back in the last mini-series, died in the last issue, and in this first issue, is back again. And with how she came back to life, she seems to have lost her memory of the last two decades and has no recollection of being the creepy Sub Girl in which she had to be killed because she wanted to kill everyone. And there is hardly no interest from Tank Girl and the others in knowing what that is about and just accepting that she supposedly lost her memory of being the creepy Sub Girl.

Other than that which isn't the worst really, this is a good comic and I am curious to see where this goes. Maybe I am just not that familiar with the zaniness of the Tank Girl world although I do like it and the humor is great. In this issue Tank Girl and her friends deal with Booga and Barney after they realize how Tank Girl lost her tank as a result of them losing it in a bet sometime in the past and with how it was Booga's fault in some way with how Sub Girl died years ago. Booga gets sent down Furry Road which is hilarious and kind of fucked up. At the end of that road are a bunch of sex crazed people with some kind of awful std that Booga ends up getting which is beyond messed up. So bizarre and funny in a totally creepy kind of way. I use the word creepy a lot when it comes to Tank Girl I guess. Barney has to write an apology for her mistakes and it's actually quite nice what she wrote.

By the end of the issue everyone is on good terms and there is a small scene about what they are doing with all that nazi gold that they got in the last series. They are wasting it in the funniest of ways it seems.

I did actually like this issue other than a couple of complaints and I liked the artwork a lot in this issue. All the scenes were under a different kind of murky shade which is interesting. Curious to see how the artwork keeps up with each issue.

Doom Patrol #1 Review

I had been waiting for two months for the new Doom Patrol series to start and really like this first issue. The first thing is that I love the cover. There were so many other variants including one from Brian Chippendale of the band Lightning Bolt but I had to get the normal cover. 

I wasn't setting my expectations too high and when I first read it, it was kind of a letdown at first. I've read random issues of DP in the past, some of Morrison's run, and some more recent and like Morrison's craziness with it but this didn't grab me at first. Some of the dialogue seemed spotty, I still can't get over the “I just blew up your roommate, do you need a new roommate?” “Yes, I do need a roommate.” That seems like just very bad one dimensional dialogue to me. Even Squirrel Girl which I like a lot would not have such silly, hollow dialogue.

A day or two later I read more about DP's back story, things about Danny and other characters. And it seems with each new series there are different characters for the most part but it helped with having more of an understanding of this group. Then I read Azzarello's #1 from a few years back and it wasn't as good as this series with how it was all over the place. I reread this issue again and did like it a lot more. Some people have complained about how it's all over the place and it is but this is the first issue about a group of people and one's in which we don't even know who is part of the group yet. And I like the way it was all over the place and showing snippets of where some of the characters are at.

Another thing I didn't care for was how there are entire worlds inside something like a gyro. It's been done to death. At the end of even the first Men In Black movie where at the end, it's as if we are just inside a marble inside some aliens board game or the world inside the jewelry of a pet, among other stories. It is believable and I do like how things can be connected in all kinds of ways which is the point and it's not bad but a little overdone.

Overall I do like the randomness of this issue, some of the characters are definitely interesting and I definitely want to see more of where this is going. The funny dialogue and randomness is probably fitting for Doom Patrol and hopefully this becomes something really great and isn't just another series of DP that gets axed within a couple years. I also liked the artwork by Nick Derington, there is a cleanness and colorfulness about it in a way that I like a lot.

There is also a video on youtube where someone breaks down the scenes of this issue which might be of interest to some.

Moon Knight #6 Review

I got into Moon Knight about a month ago and got the first five issues, and didn't want to read #6 until I read 4 and 5 last night as well but I really like Jeff Lemire's Moon Knight series. Lemire is my favorite writer so far. I really like Black Hammer, Trillium, Plutona, and Descender looks to be good too although I am waiting to get it in trade but I am glad Lemire is doing this most recent series of Moon Knight. It's definitely better then Bendis' work.

This issue is the first one of the Incarnations arc although it still very much continues with the first arc since Marc or whichever name he happens to be using is still completely lost and trying to figure out what he is supposed to be doing. I especially like the way he kept stepping into different places from one moment to the next. At one point, on the set of a movie for Moon Knight actually because he is the producer which was kind of funny, next to the inside of an Egyptian pyramid, to being a taxi driver,  then ends up on the moon, and back and forth between these places and others. And his friends who had to leave him or be left behind while he continues on his journey seem to pop back up every now and again which I like. There was even a point when he gets into a fight with Moon Knight. I liked this issue more than any other so far and really like where this series is going. Another thing that I liked was that there was definitely a lot more content than previous issues. The last five barely took more than five or so minutes to read, I like a comic to not go that incredibly fast and to be able to enjoy it for more than a quick moment almost.

I also like the humor with this one, making jokes about the movie, poking fun at how Moon Knight shouldn't even be made into a movie because he is a third rate superhero, lol.

Glitterbomb #1 Review

I liked this first issue of Glitterbomb, written by Jim Zub whose other current projects include Wayward, Thunderbolts, and Dungeons & Dragons. He also wrote Skullkickers. I am a bit worried Glitterbomb will become too sexualized with the characters, one or two of the variant covers seems like they might be going down that path and one or two frames but I really hope it doesn't. If they do so, it will ruin it for me for sure. I want to wait and see what the second issue is like before I really know if this is worth following or not but for the most part this first issue was good.

The story is about Farrah, an actor trying to get more acting work and dealing with the Hollywood industry. It reminds me a bit too much of the theatre industry which is a bit of a downer but it does show both in the same way in how they are filled with scumbags that mistreat others. Hopefully I am not constantly reminded of how the theatre world is and why I have been taking a break from it for a while and can just enjoy this comic, lol. I do love how Farrah takes care of people trying to screw her over even if it is a bit extreme in that moment in which she seems to have no control over once someone has passed that personal boundary of hers. This comic also kind of reminds me of Kill Or Be Killed in which the one's getting killed are horrible human beings that maybe had it coming. This is definitely more horror filled though and I love how this person takes care of assholes. I am curious to know how she got this power exactly. It's definitely intriguing and so far, has something to do with water which has me completely clueless at this point. I also like how Farrah has a kid and work to deal with while she is dealing with this crazy tongue of hers. I like the combination of realism and everyday life along with this fantastical set up. It's one of the things that makes me like Plutona a lot too even though that is slightly less realistic than Glitterbomb.

The artwork is really great too. Djibirl Morissette-Phan did the artwork and colors by K. Michael Russell. I read somewhere that Morissette-Phan was into making the environments a bit off like showing the sky in different colors and whatnot and I think it compliments the story line very well with how messed up this world is. Someone mentioned how they were hooked by the second page and I can see how. The artwork and scene on the second page is just perfect. The first two pages show you where this is going in as short a time as possible and just how fucked up and crazy this comic is going to be. 

Paper Girls #9 Review

I freaking love this comic! This issue just reaffirms how incredibly great Paper Girls is. It's really not surprising that this comic won an Eisner Award for "best new series" this year. They also won an award for "best penciller/inker or penciller/inker team" although there is a typo on one page which is odd.

This has been the best issue I've read so far although I haven't read all of them but it's so good. There is so much going on and with this issue and it's just all over the place. I am also just constantly amazed by the artwork. The full washes of color that are used which I cannot get enough of, the huge ship flying in the sky is awesome, like something out of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The environments are done so well also. And it's funny seeing downtown Cleveland from high up in the sky. I lived in Cleveland for a couple years, in Ohio City right next to downtown Cleveland and it's just funny to think that they are totally showing my street and my landlords glass blowing place if the scenes were drawn accurately, lol. They are pretty close enough too with the skyline of downtown Cleveland although they probably make Cleveland look a lot nicer than it really is since it's such an awful place. Maybe it wasn't back in the 80's but it's never evolved past 1987 anyways so it's fitting that Paper Girls takes place there.

If you haven't gotten into Paper Girls yet, you really should and usually it's not the best idea to start off with a comic with some random issue but this one will have you trapped into loving it.

Wonder Woman #5 Review

This issue continues with the story line of Wonder Woman trying to find out the truth about her life. This issue picks it up a notch and is at a faster pace than the other two issues which is good since it's been so slow and dragging it out a bit. This is my favorite issue so far with this story and this issue is really making me enjoy this whole Wonder Woman series. The artwork is amazing. The first shot of the city at night with the lighting is just perfect. I want a print of that shot so badly.

I am also loving Steve Trevor. The line he questions the villain about how he has a messed up view about masculinity is making me swoon for Steve right now. I really hope this comic and Steve continue with questioning these kinds of things with gender because I love it. I love that comics are bringing these issues up, a lot more than in other forms of media it feels to me and in this way, comics from some creators are doing a really good job of questioning gender that I haven't been seeing much of lately in other areas. Getting off on a bit of a tangent on this but it's something that I really like to see in comics.

Wonder Woman so far is the only comic I am following with the whole Rebirth thing at D.C. I am kind of curious about other comics I could be following but there really is nothing that piques my interest. Maybe I should ask about any other D.C. titles that are as good as Wonder Woman over at reddit.

Black Hammer #2 Review

I really loved issue #2 of Black Hammer. This is now my favorite comic to read even though there have only been two issues so far. This issue was even better than the first one which I loved as well and already had me hooked but this one confirms it already.

This issue goes into Golden Gail's back story and how she got her powers. As well as her current situation with being in school and dealing with how she went back to being a small child. It is really interesting seeing Gail's past with her growing up when she first got her powers to aging through the years into old-age. Although no matter her age, when she becomes Golden Gail, she always reverts back to her nine year old self which is the age she is stuck at now. There is also a little more information about how this group of superheroes is stuck in this small town unable to leave because of some kind of force field. And there is a little snippet of information about possibly another member of this group who is maybe not with them anymore who went beyond the force field and that's how they know they can't go beyond it. It will be interesting to know what that is about in later issues. Jeff Lemire really knows how to write great characters. The pace of the story and building up of the suspense of the story is perfect. I wish this comic came out every two weeks. Having to wait a whole month is too much. I also feel a need to check out all of Lemire's work.

And the artwork continues to be too good. Dean Ormston and Dave Stewart doing the coloring compliments the story so well. The fall-ish colors I like a lot and the whole feel of this comic art-wise, especially with this issue more so than the last is even better.

Doctor Who - The Twelfth Doctor #8

I read this comic a few days ago and still on the fence about whether to check out more. I probably will but at first I wasn't sure if I liked this issue that much. The artwork is just okay and I don't really like how Capaldi is drawn. The story line fits in with what I do like about the television show and I am hoping the comic is a good replacement until the show's new season starts. In fact maybe I would like the comic even more since sometimes the show seems too long at times.

The writer does have a good feel for Capaldi's version of the Doctor though and the more I think about it, I probably will enjoy this comic more.

One thing that I hate though and it goes along with the show as well is how annoying it is that Capaldi is playing a guitar so much. It is the one thing that I absolutely loathe about this doctor and he is doing it again in this comic. It's so completely cheesy and just feels like the writers felt like because Capaldi is a bit old, that for him to connect with a younger audience, perhaps they should have him playing a guitar? One thing that I like about the Doctor, all of them is how they are a genuine, authentic person but Capaldi with a guitar is just too pathetic since it's just him posing and acting like how so many ridiculous people do when it comes to guitars. Not that you can't be old and play guitar, it's definitely not that but it just seems like a ridiculous way to be appealing to younger people it seems. It feels so old, like some really awful writers from the 80's came up with this and even when people did this back then or even now it is just completely pathetic. And yeah, the sunglasses along with the guitar is another notch added in lameness. Rant over.

Other than the guitar thing which is ruining this Doctor, I do like a lot of things about this new one and would like to check out more comics. Maybe I should check out the other Doctors in their comics, maybe it would be nice to see other varieties of the Doctor in the comic medium.

Wonder Woman #4 Review

The newest issue of Wonder Woman and it continues the beginning of Steve Trevor landing on Themyscira. I liked this issue a lot and have been looking forward to reading more of this story line but it's a bit all over the place and seems a bit rushed. I wish they had broken down what was covered in this issue into two different issues because there was a lot of ground covered and it feels like it just skips past things. The queen decides that someone from Themyscira must take Steve back to where he came from and for that person to never be able to return.

There is a contest between all the Amazonians and when there are only three left, the queen decides that the winner will be the one who survives the weapon that comes from where Trevor is from. It's a bit nutty because the weapon is a gun and the Queen points it at the first person, shoots them, they get a hole in them, they obviously lost, lol. Same thing with the next person. Then it's Princess Diana's turn and they just skip when she gets shot and she is now the winner. Then she and Trevor are getting on his plane that is fixed. Another thing is that his plane is fixed by the Amazonians and it is invisible. I am only aware of Wonder Woman from the 70's tv show and I think one of the early 80's cartoons where her plane is invisible and it doesn't make sense since she can fly and the invisible plane thing is absurd. The invisible plane thing is almost salvageable here though since it's Trevor's repaired plane but it's still a bit ridiculous. But I am also not aware of all the different series of Wonder Woman and her in other mediums but supposedly in some, she doesn't fly at all and others in which she does. Maybe she doesn't fly at all in this new Rebirth series?

Continuing with the story, Princess Diana is leaving, never to return. Another part that seems rushed too. In the first issue of this story, she talks about wanting to see what is beyond Themyscira and now she is all of a sudden leaving her mother and friends and there isn't much to that since she is now already boarding the plane with Trevor. Maybe this part of the story should have been broken up into three issues actually. There should be maybe more of her and Trevor having more of a connection other than her just helping him get better from his injuries also or maybe even talking more with one another.

Maybe I had higher expectations with this story line but there is a lot happening in this issue and I can't say that it's not good but I would have liked for there to be more details about all that is covered.

The artwork with this issue was pretty good too. Not as good as the other story line's but with all the information and things going on, things had to move on quickly and the art for the scenes during the contest are the best part in this issue. I also do like Frank Cho's variant cover, one of the last few that he is doing for Wonder Woman but this one is great.  

Tank Girl - Two Girls One Tank #3

Tank Girl - Two Girls One Tank #3 was a good comic. I read #1 but not #2 yet but like this series so far. In this issue Sub Girl is back although she is really creepy and not like how she was before she died. Curious to see what happens with her.Hopefully they don't end up having to kill her again  The military and police is after them and it's nice reading a comic about a super hero in which they are not working with the military or police. There are too many super hero's that do and it's kind of lame. I also like how Tank Girl has them go to a town to shoot up a bunch of bad 80's rock dude robots. Too hilarious!

I like this comic and think I might start following it regularly. Tank Girl and her friends are the funnest group of people and I like that they like to get fucked up and have as much fun as they can. They kind of remind me of some friends I had in Cleveland except Tank Girl and her friends are more fun since they have a tank. I also really like the artwork and wish there was a cartoon with this kind of style with it. Strange that there is only the movie from like twenty years ago. There should be more Tank Girl movies and things outside of the comic book.

Battlestar Galactica #1 Review

I was curious about this comic and was hoping it would be good. I've heard from more than a few people how much they liked the most recent series so I was hoping the comic would be interesting but it wasn't. Maybe it's because I am not familiar with the characters and story line that I just couldn't connect with this, I don't know. I do like some sci-fi and fantasy but this first comic was a bit of a bummer.

The artwork was the most bothersome thing about it. The characters are drawn so badly. They kind of reminded me of the early 80's cartoon version of the Hobbit and their characters. I did like how the environments and ships were drawn and colored though. I just couldn't get past the shoddy characters and inking. It reminded me a worse and sloppy version of Satellite Falling but this comic would be so much better if the artwork was done by Stephen Thompson and Lisa Jackson.

I did like both covers of this though. Although the variant cover that I have is another cover that isn't connected to anything inside. Why are there so many covers that have nothing to do with the actual content of the comic? I'm sure because it helps sell it but it's a shady way to go about it if it doesn't even have anything to do with what is actually inside.

Not that I want to just slag off a comic but this just didn't appeal to me. Maybe I should check out the next issue but I doubt that I will.