Marvel Comics: New Avengers #39

Writer Brian Michael Bendis had a shaky few months there on this title and I’m not sure why since he’s been on it since issue 1 but the last issue was good and this one is awesome.

In case you haven’t been reading any of the major Marvel titles of late, the insidious alien race of shape-shifters, the Skrulls, have seemingly infiltrated several of Earth’s superteams with plans on a full scale invasion at some point. The first instance of this was Elektra getting killed on a mission and turning out to be a Skrull and then there was Black Bolt and some dude who is overseeing the new Superhuman Initiative imposed by Tony Stark and the government. The “New” Avengers were the first to find this out due to Elektra’s death and reversion to her Skrull form and it has the team thinking that anyone of them could be a Skrull agent. Echo, the deaf ninja chick on the team who can copy anybody’s fighting style, seeks out Daredevil, the man who suggested that she join the Avengers to ask him some pertinent questions about recent goings on. Throw Wolverine, who is paranoid as hell about this whole Skrull thing, into the mix and rest assured there is going to be a brawl. There is a really cool scene with Hawkeye that added to making this issue a great read. Plus, we’ve got David Mack’s kickass art. Very enjoyable! Grade: A

DC Comics: Green Lantern #29

Green Lantern, writer Geoff Johns and artist Ivan Reis go together like ice cream, hot fudge and crushed walnuts — it just works out great. But this issue was kind of weak. The dialogue and art are well done but the story, which is a retelling of the origin of Hal Jordan with some extra details, is a been there and done that. There are cool moments in this issue but it mostly feels bland and that’s something I never feel reading a Green Lantern book. I’m assuming, and from the little bit of info you can find online, that they are going to bring some “light” to the prophecy of The Blackest Night and tie it into the origin of Hal Jordan. Geoff Johns, in my opinion, is one of the best writers working in comics today so I’m sure next issue will be better. Grade: C+

Vertigo Comics: Young Liars #1

This came out a couple of weeks ago and after reading a decent review of it I decided to pick it up. It’s not bad. Writer/artist David Lapham gives us a comic that has all the raunchy and rowdy stuff that we expect when picking up a Vertigo comic. The story is about a group of friends living and loving in New York City, but it centers mostly on Danny and Sadie. Danny is a young twentysomething from Texas who came to the city with hopes of being a guitarist in a punk band. That doesn’t work out for him and on top of that the guy is a habitual liar. Sadie is also from Texas but comes from a rich family who’ve gained there wealth from their Wal-Mart type of chain stores. There’s a mystery to how she gets shot and ends up with a bullet lodged in her brain. This accident turns her into an adrenaline junkie who almost seems superhuman. The only person she will listen to is Danny. Rock-n-Roll, sex, drugs, the club scene, money and violence are the order of the day in this book. I liked it. Grade: B+

Until next time–Peace…

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