Wednesday! Wednesday! Wednesday! It's comic book reviews for 09/19/2007!

[conorkilpatrick]

Tell us what you thought of the books of the week!

If you want to see what's on the iFanboys pull list, check it out here.

This week's Pick of the Week:

http://www.ifanboy.com/images/POW_092007-thumb.jpg

Watch out for SPOILERS because from here on out people are talking about the books of the week.

[jo11ypenguin]

I had a light week only 3 books, but I think that Green Arrow & Black Cannary Wedding Special was by far the best, and what an ending!

[paper]

I got Countdown, Robin, Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special, and last week's JLA Wedding special (based on Conor's glowing recommendation on the audio show). I also picked up the Phonogram trade.

Impressions forthcoming.

[labor_days]

Are you waiting to pick up the Cap omnibus or are you anti-Captain American, Paper?

[paper]

I thought about it, but I'd already spent way too much money today.

(he types on his brand new ultra-thin Apple keyboard)

I'm going to get it eventually. The Daredevil Omnibusssessesss are a higher priority though.

[labor_days]

So you'll probably be caught up on Cap by issue #50, right then? ;-)

[fred]

my shop got shorted a few Omnibi so I don't get mine until next week. those diamond mother****ers! ;)

[paper]

I think I like Cap better in the team setting. I've read a couple issues of Cap since the death issue. It's just not something that appeals to me. Maybe because it's so serious. I do want to give it a chance, because I figure knowing the backstory would make me feel that it's important shit that's going down instead of just being told I should think so.

[paper]

I'm late to the game on this, but the JLA Wedding Special was phenomenal. Definitely my kind of book. I am very excited about this new chapter in JLA.

Leading contender for POW is the GA/BC Wedding special. But it's only the first book I've read from this week.

[labor_days]

I'm late to the game on this, but the JLA Wedding Special was phenomenal. Definitely my kind of book. I am very excited about this new chapter in JLA.Could I have selected a second POW, the JLA Wedding Special would have shared that ivory tower alongside Daredevil #100.

[paper]

Sort of a "meh" week. I bought three books released this week, and only the Wedding special exceeded expectations. Robin felt rushed. Countdown was pretty weak.

[six-gun]

I think I like Cap better in the team setting. I've read a couple issues of Cap since the death issue. It's just not something that appeals to me. Maybe because it's so serious. I do want to give it a chance, because I figure knowing the backstory would make me feel that it's important shit that's going down instead of just being told I should think so.

Reading it from the start makes all the difference, there's only one comic book I like more and it's Criminal.

[paper]

Which comes out next week (in time for episode 100!). I ****ing love Criminal.

[six-gun]

Which comes out next week (in time for episode 100!). I ****ing love Criminal.

Speaking of that, how's the Sleeper reading coming? Has it blown your mind and made every other comic book pale in comparison yet? If not, give it time.

[paper]

I actually haven't cracked it open yet. It's on the stack though.

[six-gun]

Next week for me is Homecoming, Criminal, Green Arrow: Year One and Halo 3.

The hallelujah chorus just started playing.

[six-gun]

I actually haven't cracked it open yet. It's on the stack though.

You know how they used a basket to catch heads after a guillotining? Prepare a similar device for your first read through :)

[paper]

Don't forget the next JLA, USM, Spirit, Teen Titans, and two, count 'em two Iron Fist books.

[labor_days]

Feels like an age since the last Green Arrow: Y1 issue. In our hearts, we knew bi-weekly was never going to work out. We knew.

[paper]

Feels like an age since the last Green Arrow: Y1 issue. In our hearts, we knew bi-weekly was never going to work out. We knew.

I'm saving them until the last one comes out. I read the first one though.

[fred]

I went with Cap #30 for my BOW and Cyblade #1 for my SBOW.

http://thisweekincomics.com/09192007.php

[jimski]

I went with Cap #30 for my BOW and Cyblade #1 for my SBOW.

http://thisweekincomics.com/09192007.php

You know when I guessed what the s*** book of the week would be? Monday, when I read the word 'Cyblade.'

[labor_days]

With a title like "Cyblade", it's like they wanted to fail.

[fred]

I'm done with Pilot Season. I bought Cyblade and Ripclaw because I felt bad. I initially thought it was a cool idea and got my cbg to actually order the books so I felt like I had to buy them. I can't do it anymore though. So. ****ing. bad.

[humphrey-lee]

I really don't know why I bother with WWH anymore (besides the fact that I pre-ordered them and don't want to screw over my LCS) but eh, at least stuff still gets blowed up.

Wedding Special was, uh, both great and horrible at the same time. Still worth the buy with it's great tongue-in-cheek tone, but I don't think I've seen a book with such a bad case of A.D.D. in a long time. Thank God Amanda Conner is getting work again.

S'all I've read so far. I've got 14 more books to kill. JLA/HITMAN, Ex Machina, and Madman all look great. I've got high hopes for THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY too.

[labor_days]

Amanda Conner is great. I enjoyed the art in the Wedding Special.

[mrugly]

I'm so dissapointed. I went to my newly selected LCS, and they didn't have Dynamo 5. I may have to make the long train ride to Jim Hanley's today after work to get it and a few others.

[davegraham]

I'm done with Pilot Season. I bought Cyblade and Ripclaw because I felt bad. I initially thought it was a cool idea and got my cbg to actually order the books so I felt like I had to buy them. I can't do it anymore though. So. ****ing. bad.

I was a big Cyberforce fan when I was...like...twelve, but I have had zero interest in those characters since then. I am not sure why, but after something like thirty issues I just dropped the book midway through whatever arc was going on. It might have been around that time that I started to read X-Men, but I've never looked back to those Cyberforce comics.

[pkbear]

I picked up Dynamo 5 on Ron's podcast recommendation and have been enjoying it ever since. Image is building a good stable with this and Invincible in the ranks.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding issue. It hit all the right beats and kept me entertained and turning pages to see what would happen next. Did not see the final page coming and I'm interested to see how they will explain this.

I got the JLA-Hitman issue and.....I'm not sure. While I enjoyed the concept and plotting of it, a lot the dynamics just didn't ring true. Flash came off as an arse with Green Lantern, and Kyle should have just pushed him out the airlock. Ennis' alleged dislike of superheroes leaks thru the pages and makes me wonder why he did it (besides the paycheck).

Liked Robin a lot. The dialogue about him not becomming Batman was insightful and mirrored in the story. Robin still believes in Dodge's redemption and this optimism is key to his character, in contrast with the dark pessimism of Batman. This is fast becomming my favorite DC title. (I don't remember running across Zatara before - where/when did he come into the picture?)

[conorkilpatrick]

(I don't remember running across Zatara before - where/when did he come into the picture?)

Zachary Zatara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Zatara).

[horatio616]

I was shocked at how much I loved The Umbrella Academy. I think Dark Horse has a special book on their hands. It's like a big bowl of Cartoon Network soup with a dash of Hellboy. Both the writing and art are yummy.

That Green Arrow/Black Canary thing? Er... rather pointless and cliched. I think I've read that same story 852 times. God, I hope they don't join the Fantastic Four and the X-Men. The art was nice and pretty though. As for the 'cliffhanger', what's the point of it if it's obvious that the character isn't going to die? Is it the journey that matters and not the destination? Well, I've already been on that journey before. I want to go somewhere new.

I'm reading World War Hulk and I'm wondering who all these people are in the book. They look like characters I know and love, but they don't act like them. At all. How can there not be a reboot of the entire MU after this? Taken by itself, WWH is a solid okay book, but in the context of the history of the MU, this makes no sense at all. what's next, the Charles Xavier: Serial Rapist Saga? Reboot!

[labor_days]

JLA Hitman was kinda awful, yo.

[cschmidtund]

Captain America got a solid 2 thumbs up from me. And even though I am so sick of hearing that the Hulk is madder then he has ever been and you guys sent me away and killed my queen and blah blah blah, WWH #4 was pretty decent Wednesday. Unfortunately though i wasn't able to get Hellblazer this week cuz my story doesn't carry it. How was it????

[jaflanagan]

Hellblazer was great. The mystery has been revealed, and now Constantine will fix the problem.

Well, basically, that's every single story, but it works.

[horatio616]

Hellblazer was great. The mystery has been revealed, and now Constantine will fix the problem.

Well, basically, that's every single story, but it works.

I've never read Hellblazer. I've read so much Warren Ellis that I don't think I would appreciate it. One can only handle so much world-weary cynicism!

[conorkilpatrick]

I've never read Hellblazer. I've read so much Warren Ellis that I don't think I would appreciate it. One can only handle so much world-weary cynicism!

Warren Ellis only wrote nine out of 200+ issues.

Hellblazer writers

1 – 24: Jamie Delano
25 – 26: Grant Morrison
27: Neil Gaiman
28 – 31: Jamie Delano
32: Dick Foreman
33 – 40: Jamie Delano
41 – 50: Garth Ennis
51: John Smith
52 – 83: Garth Ennis
84: Jamie Delano
85 – 88: Eddie Campbell
89 – 128: Paul Jenkins
129 – 133: Garth Ennis
134 – 143: Warren Ellis
144 – 145: Darko Macan
146 – 174: Brian Azzarello
175 – 215: Mike Carey
216 – 228: Denise Mina
229: Mike Carey
230 - Present: Andy Diggle

[humphrey-lee]

Warren Ellis only wrote nine out of 200+ issues.

Hellblazer writers

1 – 24: Jamie Delano
25 – 26: Grant Morrison
27: Neil Gaiman
28 – 31: Jamie Delano
32: Dick Foreman
33 – 40: Jamie Delano
41 – 50: Garth Ennis
51: John Smith
52 – 83: Garth Ennis
84: Jamie Delano
85 – 88: Eddie Campbell
89 – 128: Paul Jenkins
129 – 133: Garth Ennis
134 – 143: Warren Ellis
144 – 145: Darko Macan
146 – 174: Brian Azzarello
175 – 215: Mike Carey
216 – 228: Denise Mina
229: Mike Carey
230 - Present: Andy Diggle

Take out anyone who has only done two issues or less, and only seven writers have really handled the book for twenty years now. Now that's how you keep a book fresh, IMO. That means that those guys really had to have ideas for the book, not just to show up because it was their time on the ride. Now that the last trade of it is out, I really need to reread the Carey run.

[six-gun]

My reviews:

Coutdown 32 B+
World War Hulk #4 F
Green Arrow Black Canary Wedding Special C+
Flash B-
Robin #166 B+
Captain America #30 A
Checkmate #19 A+

[itsbecca]

Did anyone feel like the bachlorette portion of Countdown was a lot more fun than the actual GA/BC book? It was a silly, but in an amusing way,not as... cheesy? At this point I have no idea what to expect from the pair, but I'm skeptical.

[six-gun]

Hellblazer was great. The mystery has been revealed, and now Constantine will fix the problem.

Well, basically, that's every single story, but it works.

Andy Diggle is becoming one of my top five favorite writers and I can't freaking wait for the trade! (I may just buy the issues b/c my OCD will be driven crazy by having vol 15 or something and not the other 14 on my bookshelf)

[horatio616]

Warren Ellis only wrote nine out of 200+ issues.

Hellblazer writers

1 – 24: Jamie Delano
25 – 26: Grant Morrison
27: Neil Gaiman
28 – 31: Jamie Delano
32: Dick Foreman
33 – 40: Jamie Delano
41 – 50: Garth Ennis
51: John Smith
52 – 83: Garth Ennis
84: Jamie Delano
85 – 88: Eddie Campbell
89 – 128: Paul Jenkins
129 – 133: Garth Ennis
134 – 143: Warren Ellis
144 – 145: Darko Macan
146 – 174: Brian Azzarello
175 – 215: Mike Carey
216 – 228: Denise Mina
229: Mike Carey
230 - Present: Andy Diggle

What I meant was Warren Ellis has ruined me on cynical, hard-assed characters. I'm kind of tired of them right now.

[six-gun]

Did anyone feel like the bachlorette portion of Countdown was a lot more fun than the actual GA/BC book? It was a silly, but in an amusing way,not as... cheesy? At this point I have no idea what to expect from the pair, but I'm skeptical.

I loved Countdown this week, I thought the art was fantastic for the series and that the whole issue was pretty darn funny.

One thing, I thought the alcohol quest of Suer/Wonder Girl was pretty funny. But there's no freaking way that two 17 year old girls are having to go to a bacholorette party to get booze. That little bit required quite a suspension of disbelief on my part.

[kahunablair]

I loved Countdown this week, I thought the art was fantastic for the series and that the whole issue was pretty darn funny.

One thing, I thought the alcohol quest of Suer/Wonder Girl was pretty funny. But there's no freaking way that two 17 year old girls are having to go to a bacholorette party to get booze. That little bit required quite a suspension of disbelief on my part.

I'd like to think with Super hearing, superspeed and X-RAy vision, it might be hard to hide a keg from Superman. So that part I actually thought was kind of funny.

[mikegraham6]

Ennis' alleged dislike of superheroes leaks thru the pages and makes me wonder why he did it (besides the paycheck).


he did it to get the Hitman name out there again, he's said numerous times that he wants the trades to be printed again.
I didn't think it was a bad issue but it was full of Ennis clichés. Never having read Hitman before, this came off like one of Ennis' Kev/Authority issues.
it was fun, but not great, but im interested in reading more of the character

[labor_days]

Too bad Countdown's cover had Stargirl an SG on it rather than Wonder Girl.

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/vol/19000/18564/18564-114619-1-countdown_400.jpg

[six-gun]

I'd like to think with Super hearing, superspeed and X-RAy vision, it might be hard to hide a keg from Superman. So that part I actually thought was kind of funny.

I thought it was funny too. Supes can't be everywhere :)

[labor_days]

Kryptonian's only pretend to eat and drink so as not to freak everyone else out. I don't even think they can get intoxicated. Countdown had problems for me...

[mikegraham6]

goddamn was this ever a shitty weak for comics. sorry to be so negative but after last week, this week was an ENORMOUS disappointment. QUICK REVIEWS!

JLA/Hitman: C, fun but not worth the price

The Flash #232 : D+ the story was boring and i don't like the direction the book is going-- dropped

Countdown 32 : B a welcome improvement, it was a fun book this week, i liked the bacholorette stuff, the rogues storyline was horrible though, it felt like an abbott and costello routine. Jimmy Olsen was (surprise surprise) really bland. The Challengers stuff was pointless and was basically only there for cameos (Soviet Superman, Crime Syndicate). The Mary Marvel stuff was good, but we all knew it was coming. Still, it's better than it's been so i hope it keeps it up

Countdown to Mystery : D- i had no idea what was going on in the dr fate portion of the book, the eclipso stuff was okay and i like how it's tying stuff in countdown together but shouldn't this be done in the Countdown series? I guess these Countdown minis are going to be 2 stories a piece, one shitty one good. too bad the good one wasn't interesting enough to keep me on-- dropped

Robin #166: C- i really don't understand all the love for this book, i've heard it's DC equivalent to Ultimate Spider-Man but i don't understand that comparison, USM is SOOOO much better. I gave this book a shot and it's just not for me-- Dropped

Tales of the Sinestro Corps- Paralax : B This was a good story, albeit unnecessary. it helped tide me over until the next issue of GL. it had some good insight into Kyle's character that i enjoyed and i'll be checking out the rest of these one-shots

Captain America #30: A+ POW Brubaker keeps knocking it out of the park with this book. the reveals and cliffhangers come at a mile a minute and he still proves that he has Captain America's voice down (even now that he's dead) with that pitch perfect letter. Brubaker is the man!

World War Hulk #4: C This series is still on??!?! please end, im sick of you.... oh well there's only one more issue left... this was pure filler and nothing else. It probably meant a lot more to the people who read Planet Hulk, but that's not me. Im sick of this "event" and i want it over with.

That's all for me. As you can see i was very disappointed this week, i even dropped three books. Bring on next week!

[six-gun]

Kryptonian's only pretend to eat and drink so as not to freak everyone else out. I don't even think they can get intoxicated. Countdown had problems for me...

Beatleborp! ;)

[paper]

Is this the only issue of Robin you've tried, Mike? Because this arc was shit. Previous issues were the shit.

[six-gun]

Is this the only issue of Robin you've tried, Mike? Because this arc was shit. Previous issues were the shit.

I liked this issue a bunch. The ending was a bit... odd?

[paper]

Rushed. Lost all emotional impact he was going for. Started off fine, but by the final battle it was just lackluster.

[six-gun]

Rushed. Lost all emotional impact he was going for. Started off fine, but by the final battle it was just lackluster.

The Dodge character had no emotional impact on me ever anyway

[mikegraham6]

Is this the only issue of Robin you've tried, Mike? Because this arc was shit. Previous issues were the shit.

nope i've read it ever since it was pick of the week awhile back. i haven't hated it but i just don't feel it's anything special. I might look into it a bit later in trade. I've also read the Wanted trade and that was really good, it just felt like it went downhill after that though

[labor_days]

Is this the only issue of Robin you've tried, Mike? Because this arc was shit. Previous issues were the shit.
He's not wrong.

I did like Tim turning the table on thugs with Zatara and Ravager's help though. Tim is a strategist and I like that angle played up.

[conorkilpatrick]

He's not wrong.

I did like Tim turning the table on thugs with Zatara and Ravager's help though. Tim is a strategist and I like that angle played up.

I liked the ending fight too. I thought this issue was really strong.

[mikegraham6]

I liked the ending fight too. I thought this issue was really strong.
it's not so much that i think Robin is a bad book, it's more that i think it's average, and with so many good books out there, i don't want to spend the money on an average book anymore. but like i said, i might look into getting it in trades

[fred]

I thought this issue was really strong.


I did as well. I liked the entire story. I liked the ending with Dodge.

[labor_days]

You guys gotta keep in mind, despite all the stupid stuff Dodge did; he really wanted to be a hero all along. That Doge got himself in over his head shows he wasn't "ready" yet. Dodge redeems himself through sacrifice at the end.

Tim realizes that at the end and refuses to give up on Dodge. I liked that stepping up to be a hero stuff.

[mikegraham6]

isn't beechem leaving robin soon???

[jaflanagan]

This issue was worth it solely for the moment with Batman and Tim having a conversation about playing Tennis. I also loved the fact that Tim had to find something he was bad at, and having trouble with.

Mike, have you considered the fact that you might be dead inside, and can feel no joy? Those Canadian winters can break a man.

If this wasn't his last issue, the next one is.

[conorkilpatrick]

This issue was worth it solely for the moment with Batman and Tim having a conversation about playing Tennis. I also loved the fact that Tim had to find something he was bad at, and having trouble with..

I absolutely adore the Batman/Robin dynamic in this book.

[davegraham]

It has been a while since I read a decent Tim Drake story. Not since Young Justice. I don't mean to say there haven't been any good stories written since then, but just that he doesn't appear in anything I buy regularly. I've always liked the character, which has me thinking what the future holds for him. Will he be a Nightwing or a Batman? I think it was early in Young Justice where he said all he ever wanted was to be a good Robin and that he wasn't interested in an adult superhero life. Is he still written along those lines? I always thought he would grow into some sort of Oracle-like role, where he serves the cause, but doesn't necessarily put on a costume to do it.

[paper]

Isn't the next one a two-parter? Wolfman's on it next, right?

The first half of the book was decent. I like the Batman and Robin interplay too. The end just felt like it was on fast-forward. The Austin Powers "joke" frustrated me.

[mikegraham6]

If this wasn't his last issue, the next one is.
if that's true i might pick up the next issue solely because it's his last.

Also- the Batman/Robin dynamic is the only thing i really enjoyed in the book, it was something you don't find in the regular Bat books and it's a great way to see Batman's more human side

[paper]

The date issue (a POW, wasn't it) was one of the best single issues I read this year.

[labor_days]

I've always liked the character, which has me thinking what the future holds for him. Will he be a Nightwing or a Batman? I think it was early in Young Justice where he said all he ever wanted was to be a good Robin and that he wasn't interested in an adult superhero life. Is he still written along those lines?

Little bit...

http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/9/9/21/f_Image2m_5411ac9.jpg

I really like Tim from YJ too. To be fair we are reminded often enough that Tim is not Bruce or Dick.

[davegraham]

Little bit...

That is cool. I was half worried someone would try to make another Dick Grayon out of him. Nothing against Dick.

[mikegraham6]

That is cool. I was half worried someone would try to make another Dick Grayon out of him. Nothing against Dick.
this dick talk has given me a hankering for a good Nightwing book
(heh heh)

[kahunablair]

Am I the only one freaked out a bit by a Smiling Batman?
The only time I think I've ever seen that is when he's poisined by Joker. It just seems... off.

[mikegraham6]

Am I the only one freaked out a bit by a Smiling Batman?
The only time I think I've ever seen that is when he's poisined by Joker. It just seems... off.

DEFINITELY! that freaked the hell out of me when i read the book!

[davegraham]

Am I the only one freaked out a bit by a Smiling Batman?
The only time I think I've ever seen that is when he's poisined by Joker. It just seems... off.

Yeah, a smiling Bats is always a little unsettling. However this seems like a more extreme example than most other instances. I think it is because that panel before sports a particularly frumpy Batman. Look at that scowl, man. You're talking to Robin, Bats. Not some crack dealing pimp that just mugged an old lady.

[labor_days]

Am I the only one freaked out a bit by a Smiling Batman?
The only time I think I've ever seen that is when he's poisined by Joker. It just seems... off.

Batman was pretty happy and smiling when the asshole in him was cut out during 52. I remember people being similarly creeped out by a smiling Batman at the time.

Lesson learned, Batman should not smile. Ever.

[jgg0610]

I just finished reading Strangers in Paradise pocket book 6 and I'm just sitting here stunned at how amazing that book was from start to finish. One of the finest books that I've ever read, period. Not just in comics. Terry Moore had those characters dialed in from the first issue, what 13 years ago? It was truly incredible. I'm almost afraid to pick up the next trade on the stack because anything after that will definitely be a let down.

[labor_days]

I just finished reading Strangers in Paradise pocket book 6 and I'm just sitting here stunned at how amazing that book was from start to finish. One of the finest books that I've ever read, period. Not just in comics. Terry Moore had those characters dialed in from the first issue, what 13 years ago? It was truly incredible. I'm almost afraid to pick up the next trade on the stack because anything after that will definitely be a let down.
Here, here.

An impressive run despite some awkward plotting at times. Moore drew his ass off on that series.

Some day a large print of this will be framed in my study...

http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/9/9/21/f_Strangersinm_4c26906.png

[jgg0610]

That's awesome! I think that's one thing that I miss by reading the pocket book editions, no covers.:(

[labor_days]

Moore did a three part series of them. To wit...

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/vol/7000/6115/6115-100928-1-strangers-in-paradis_400.jpg

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/vol/7000/6115/6115-100929-1-strangers-in-paradis_400.jpg

The prospect of Moore drawing a Supergirl run sent my heart aflutter.

[labor_days]

What the hell is wrong with the forum today? Double posts galore....

[conorkilpatrick]

What the hell is wrong with the forum today? Double posts galore....

It's very, very buggy. Been that way for a few days.

[kwok_talk]

It's very, very buggy. Been that way for a few days.

Oh whew. Thought it was just my work computer acting screwy.

[cam-]

World War Hulk #4: C This series is still on??!?! It probably meant a lot more to the people who read Planet Hulk, but that's not me.

Nope.

I read Planet Hulk, and initially was onboard for all the WWH shenanigans, but the only tie-in that is worth anything is Heroes for Hire, which, granted, has it's problems, (mainly the two stories an issue format) but at least it's addressing the rest of the warbound in a more interesting way than "the Hulk is great, were gonna follow him, you earthers are stupid".

Actually, maybe I should support this book more, cause I'm really enjoying the main HFH storyline alot (there's a "paladin" backup). I've read nothing before WWH but I'll probably see what comes next in this series.

Meik and the Brood queen are great characters, with so much potential as villains my hope was that they'd get there.

You're right though, this one was filler. Even the art was weak. Still, I gotta see this out...

[kwok_talk]

I didn't get too much this week, but in the end shockingly New X-men was my book of the week and Countdown was my crap book of the week.

http://kwoktalk.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=259035

[labor_days]

I didn't get too much this week, but in the end shockingly New X-men was my book of the week and Countdown was my crap book of the week.

What a delightful surprise for a POW.

I also really enjoyed New X-men this week. The panels with Pixies being chased by Wolverine with great. Santo being tricked into combusting was great too. Ha, I love these kids.

[kwok_talk]

What a delightful surprise for a POW.

I also really enjoyed New X-men this week. The panels with Pixies being chased by Wolverine with great. Santo being tricked into combusting was great too. Ha, I love these kids.

That Santos bit was fun too! Glad to see someone else out there is reading it too

[kahunablair]

I loved the most recent issue of New X-Men as well.
What did you guys think of the Magik storyline? I never really read a Belasco/Magik story so I felt a bit left out.

[labor_days]

I liked the Magik arc up until the end. For one thing, it seemed to be wrapped too quickly and I really didn't understand what exactly happened at the end. It was sorta confusing.

[kwok_talk]

I liked it, but was REALLY confused at times not knowing much about Magik. It kind of wrapped up really quickly.

[kahunablair]

So we 3 Wise Men are in agreement?
Cool.

[kwok_talk]

So we 3 Wise Men are in agreement?
Cool.

Sweet. I’ve never figured out what to do with all this myrr.

[labor_days]

Sweet. I’ve never figured out what to do with all this myrr.
No kidding. All this frankincense is taking up a lot of space.

[mastap]

What a delightful surprise for a POW.

I also really enjoyed New X-men this week. The panels with Pixies being chased by Wolverine with great. Santo being tricked into combusting was great too. Ha, I love these kids.
"*@&%ing Unicorns!" is now my background

[labor_days]

Haha. That page is so great I gotta upload it for the bros that missed it...

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Page of the week.

I really like that the Purifiers are back. From the perspective of the kids, as outsiders, a group dedicated to killing them for being "freaks" would be quite scary. It works on both levels.

[paper]

Looks good. Sounds good. Talk to me about jumping-on points.

[kahunablair]

Looks good. Sounds good. Talk to me about jumping-on points.

This past issue was probably the best jumping on point. It was a standalone issue that pretty much gives all the X-kids an introduction.

[kwok_talk]

Thanks for posting that page. It's my new background.

[six-gun]

Wolverine is such a great character with a lot of room for humor, yet I don't think many writers get how to make him funny.

Remember Civil War #2 when he walks in to the X mansion media room with a "hell's happening now?" classic