A lighter week here, but some doozies to be had none-the-less:<\/p>\n
DC<\/b> Final Crisis Aftermath Run #2<\/span> – So it seems the flaming nipples will continue to be a regular feature of the Human Flame’s<\/span> costume, heh. Lots of fun little bits of humor here as he fights for even an ounce of respect, but like Rodney Dangerfield<\/span>, there’s none to be had. Then the second half of the issue hits and we’re introduced to the DCU Villains version of the Island for Misfit Toys<\/span>, where all the goofy and unworkable villains (including Condiment King<\/span>, Sportsmaster<\/span>, and Polka Dot Man<\/span>) have gone, and my interest skyrockets. Really<\/i> curious to see where this goes.<\/p>\n Secret Six Vol 3 #10<\/span> – Getting hired to work for a (particularly nasty) slaver? Seems an appropriately horrid job for the best group of villains in the DCU. Was a bit disappointed at the overall lack of Ragdoll<\/span> in this issue, but we got some nice growth with Bane<\/span> and Scandal<\/span>, and Deadshot<\/span> had a whole mess of great lines, so all is forgiven. Another great read as usual, continues to be towards the top of my pile.<\/p>\n Marvel<\/b> Universal War One: Revelations #3<\/span> – God damn. That was a great end to some truly fantastic science fiction, and more importantly, some really well done time travel. A tricky thing to pull off, but this one does it quite nicely and as such, joins a pretty select group of quality time travel tales. This also marks the first ‘complete’ title in Marvel’s line of Soleil<\/span> imports, and something I’d heartily reccommend to anyone without any hesitation. Unfortunately that’s about all I can say about this issue without ruining things. Just go buy it all, quite worth it. Now let’s get Loisel’s<\/span> Peter Pan<\/span> published, Marvel.<\/p>\n Other Publishers<\/b>: A lighter week here, but some doozies to be had none-the-less: DC Batman And Robin #1 – The one everyone’s been waiting for, the new Batman and Robin hit the streets runningflying in a refitted Batmobile with a chase that feels like it could be something out of Batman: The Animated Series, which is most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1014],"tags":[1036,1157,1120,1194,1154,1195,1159,1150,1193,1119,1155,1152,1158,1188],"class_list":["post-476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-comics","tag-batman","tag-boom","tag-dc","tag-denis-bajram","tag-exiles","tag-frank-quitely","tag-gail-simone","tag-grant-morrison","tag-machine-man","tag-marvel","tag-muppet-show","tag-secret-six","tag-soleil","tag-universal-war-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":546,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions\/546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorballer.org\/beyond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBatman And Robin #1<\/span> – The one everyone’s been waiting for, the new Batman<\/span> and Robin<\/span> hit the streets running<\/strike>flying in a refitted Batmobile<\/span> with a chase that feels like it could be something out of Batman: The Animated Series<\/span>, which is most certainly a good thing. While Dick<\/span> is still sorting things out in taking on the mantle, we get a nice look at how Damian<\/span> will be as the new Robin<\/span>, which is just as arrogant as ever, should be entertaining. Quitely’s<\/span> art deserves a mention as well, while I’ve not read anything drawn by him before, I can see why he gets such praise, absolutely loaded with detail, character, and expression, this is a very gorgeous book, and definitely something that I’ll be looking forward to as it continues.<\/p>\n
\nExiles Vol 4 #3<\/span> – Really digging the art in here as well, the lines pop out a fair bit, sort of like Jamie McKelvie’s<\/span> art in Phonogram<\/span>, but styled(and colored) in such a way that it looks like it could carry over to animation nicely. The character design’s also growing on me, particularly the cute, elfin look for Blink<\/span> (who confirms for us, but not the team, that she’s the same one we’re used to) This issue possibly wraps up the new team’s first mission, but in a way that makes it look like they’ll quite likely go back to finish cleaning things up. But who cares about that? Next issue they’re facing off against Machine Man<\/span>! (and Vision<\/span>, Ultron<\/span>, and Jocasta<\/span>, but who cares about them?)<\/p>\n
\nMuppet Show #3<\/span> – Feeding childhood whimsy, this series really, really, really<\/i> continues to capture everything great about The Muppets<\/span>. Loads of sketches, bad jokes, winks to the audience, and the eternal quest to figure out what Gonzo<\/span> is- this time for the sake of insuring the theater. Great fun, and a feast for the eyes, absoutely loaded with things to love, and really, I’d buy it just for the Statler<\/span> and Waldorf<\/span> moments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"