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‘SWEET’ DAN SWEET’S: COMIC REVIEWS OF THE WEEK!
Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #5
Written by Rick Remender and Illustrated by Jefte Palo / Marvel Comics – A terrific ending to an underappreciated series. I’ll admit it, before the book’s first issue I had my doubts, but I was swayed with #1 and now that the series has come to its short-lived conclusion, I must admit, I already miss it. It was a corner of the Marvel U. that doesn’t get a whole lot of love, and Rick Remender did it as good as I’ve seen it. Jericho Drumm, the Sorcerer Supreme known as Doctor Voodoo, and his only ally left, Doctor Doom take on Nightmare, for control of the Earthly realm. There are a few threads left to dangle, hopefully to be picked up at some point and developed, but other than that it was an entirely satisfying conclusion to a stellar series that deserved more love than it received.
Dingo #4
Written by Michael Alan Nelson and Illustrated by Francesco Biagini / BOOM! Studios – The final chapter in the adventure of Dingo and his devil-dog, Cerberus, as our hero (if he qualifies) narrowly manages to escape from the clutches of his witch of an ex-wife, and her demon mother. Nelson ties everything back to a chance meeting between our main man and man’s best friend, which turns out wasn’t so much by chance as we may have been led to believe. Cerberus’ role has been much larger than I’d originally anticipated, but it’s a twist that I wasn’t able to see coming, and I enjoyed it immensely. This has been just another in a long list of BOOM! Studios titles that have managed to captivate my attention with thrilling, original stories by great creative teams, which, in my opinion, rival the big-three more-so than any other new publisher.
Sweet Tooth #7
Written and Illustrated by Jeff Lemire / DC Comics/Vertigo – Man, does Jeff Lemire know how to lay on the melancholy, or what? This is probably the saddest, most depressing book that I can’t stop reading. Sweet Tooth, after being betrayed by the only man he’s ever known, other than his own father, is left in the ‘preserve’, where scientists perform experiments on young mutates like Sweet Tooth. While in captivity he befriends a young girl/pig mutate who then is swiftly taken out of the picture by guards with large automatic rifles. Mr. Jeffers, on the other hand, continues on his sad, miserable way, reminiscing on a time that doesn’t seem much better than it is for him now. Even as things become worse and worse for our protagonists I can’t help but hold out hope for the young man cursed to wander through life with antlers jetting out from his head, and a penchant for candy.
‘SWEET’ DAN SWEET’S: COMIC BOOK REVIEWS OF THE WEEK!
Spider-Woman #6
Written by Brian Bendis and Illustrated by Alex Maleev / Marvel Comics – In what, so far, has been a sleeper hit, as far as I’m concerned, Brian Bendis continues to shine a light on his favorite character, Jessica Drew, who’s history is more convoluted than most characters who’ve been around twice as long. Now an agent of S.W.O.R.D., and responsible for tracking down alien refugees hiding on Earth, Spider-Woman has been tracked by Norman Osborn’s black-ops unit, The Thunderbolts, and now they’re looking to put a serious hurtin’ on our main character. Alex Maleev’s ability to convey the action is intense, and feels like you’re being pulled into the fight alongside the characters. Bendis is at the top of his game on this one, combining the feel of his creator-owned book “Powers” with his monthly smash “The Avengers”!
Dellec #2
Written by Frank Mastromauro & Vince Hernandez and Illustrated by Micah Gunnell / Aspen Comics – The action in this comic is second to none, and Micah Gunnell’s pencils make sure that readers feel every punch, kick, eye-gouge, and bludgeoning from an energy-infused nightstick with gut-wrenching accuracy. Frank Mastromauro might be taking a little while to fill readers in on the title character’s purpose, motivation, mission, and other little details, but Dellec is such a bad-ass that it hardly fazes me. He does introduce a few new characters, and heaps a little bit of mystery on top of the puzzle he’s already concocted. Now if Aspen could just get the title to ship on a somewhat regular schedule, maybe it might start to catch on. I’m doing my part; buy it!
‘SWEET’ DAN SWEET’S: COMIC REVIEWS OF THE WEEK!
Chronicles of Wormwood: The Last Battle #3
Written by Garth Ennis and Illustrated by Oscar Jimenez/Avatar Press – The ongoing adventures of the Anti-Christ continue to get more and more FUCKED! From the twisted imagination of Garth Ennis comes my favorite mini-series of the year, so far, and it’s got everything from masturbating rabbits, to Black Jesus, to transsexual on-air suicides. In this issue Wormwood’s girlfriend, and soon-to-be-babymama, Maggie finds out the truth about who he is, where he’s from, and why the Bible is a whole bunch of B.S. Oscar Jimenez continues to impress me with his graphic depictions of vile debauchery. Not for the faint of heart!
Wolverine Weapon X #11
Written by Jason Aaron and Illustrated by Ron Garney/Marvel Comics – Deathlok is just one of those guys, man, that doesn’t get any love, and when he does finally show up (in the as-of-right-now still-ongoing mini-series by Charlie Huston) he gets the “out of continuity” treatment. Suffice it to say I was more than a little pleased to see the undead death-dealer on the cover of this week’s “Wolverine: Weapon X”. This isn’t a book I’m even reading regularly; Jason Aaron is a phenomenal talent, but I don’t have the mental fortitude to sit through another Wolverine story, month-in-month-out. I wasn’t really ready for the story to be as poignant as it was – a buddy tale between Logan and Steve Rogers, Captain America himself, of all people, as the two jet around the world taking in the sights and kicking back some beers. All of that is more than a heaping helping of ‘awesome’, but it’s the Deathlok-as-the-Terminator that has me more than a little weary, but the artistic styling of Ron Garney is more than enough to keep me coming back for more.
‘SWEET’ DAN SWEET’S: COMIC REVIEWS OF THE WEEK!
Joe the Barbarian #2
Written by Grant Morrison and Illustrated by Sean Murphy / DC Comics/Vertigo – This is Grant Morrison in prime form. I’ve been a fan of his work for a spell, but the creator really shines when he’s cutting loose on a creator-owned project. Joe’s imagination proves to be a much more dangerous place than he anticipated, but when he comes across an unlikely ally can the two of them avoid Ulrik’s Deathcoats long enough to find Pirate Draka and his buccaneers? Also in this issue Morrison addresses Joe’s Diabetes and the chance that’s he’s just having some sort of a fit, a theory I developed while reading the first issue, but it’s not resolved. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see if I’m right?
The Mighty Avengers #34
Written by Dan Slott and Illustrated by Neil Edwards / Marvel Comics – So the end of the line is nigh for any book currently emblazoned with the “AVENGERS” logo, and Dan Slott’s baby isn’t going to be spared its spot on the chopping block, but before that happens there’s this whole “Siege” thing they’re going to have to deal with. Seeing as how Loki and Osborn set up the Asgardians to take the fall for the deeds of the U-Foes, and seeing as how Loki is the one who used misdirection and subterfuge to bring together Pym’s collection of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, it’s only fitting that the time has come for all the cards to be laid out on the table. The Avenger’s have been had; Pietro, the mutant known as Quicksilver, has been had; even the Thunder God, Thor, has been had by the God of Mischief, but does that give Scientist Supreme, Hank Pym, the right to build a machine capable of killing the Gods?
‘SWEET’ DAN SWEET’S: COMIC BOOK PICK OF THE WEEK!
Batman and Robin #9
Written by Grant Morrison and Illustrated by Cameron Stewart / DC Comics – I thought that the end of the third arc of Morrison’s second Batman epic was phenomenal. There’s a certain flair to Cameron Stewart’s art that makes part of me wish he was the title’s permanent penciler. Loved Damian Wayne’s reaction to the undead clone of his old man: “Stepping in GASOLINE was your biggest mistake.” The one-sided flirtation between Dick and Batwoman was an instant classic; that’s not to mention the awesome fight at the end between good-Bats, evil-undead-Bats, and Batwoman. Easily one of the best issues of the series, so far!
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