Ah lateness! It's almost new comic book day again. Oh wells! - onwards into the rebootaverse!
GREEN LANTERN #1
Written by Geoff Johns art by Doug Mahnke
Oh guardians of the universe you so crazy! Hal Jordan's lost his ring and is now living as ordinary human. Hilarity ensues. Really now how many films are shot in a random house? LEGITIMATE films mind you. So Sinestro's the main lantern of the main lantern book, gotta love those guardians making space Hitler a GL again sure that's not going to come back and bite them in any way shape or form. I'd be happy with this though if sinestro went about being space Hitler doing space Hitlery things and the having the human lanterns be all like "DO YA SEE!?? DO YA SEE???" to the guardians.
RED LANTERNS #1
Written by Peter Milligan art Ed Benes
Credit where it's due DC, Dex-starr the red lantern cat hasn't gotten old yet. The leader of the red lanterns Atrocitus and his cat kill some standard sci-fi hunter aliens then they go home cos he's feeling less angry than normal. He banters about this with the mad dead guardian Krona and at one point Atrocitus refers to Krona as his lover. Not gonna lie guys that was a bit odd. The real star of this issue was some old guy back on Earth getting mugged by some punk, it's the standard old guy crack of I fought a war for you with the punk not listening but then then old dudes like PUNCH TO THE FACE sure he gets killed for it but damn that was awesome.
BATMAN AND ROBIN #1
Written by Peter J. Tomasi art by Patrick Gleason
Some times I forget how much of a scrappy Damien Wayne is meant to be then BOOM issues like this happen. Batman and Damien beat down some criminals that are trying to steal some radioactive junk. All fine and cool till Damien “accidentally” brutally murders them to death while Batman isn't looking. The first part of this issue was pretty cool with Batman deciding not to mark the anniversary of his parents death but their wedding anniversary instead, which is pretty cool and another unexpected move away from grimdark for rebootaverse Batman.
FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E #1
Written by Jeff Lemire art Alberto Ponticelli
Well I was in the mood to read some Hellboy and then this book happened, the universe is just weird like that sometimes. Man this was awesome I really should have been reading Frankenstein's flashpoint book cos damn was this to my taste AND really Hellboy-ish . Monsters attack a small American town and it's up to Franky and the creature commandos, a team of groovy ghouls to go in get the survivors out. And from there on it action all the way. Plus the mummy man's the team medic, I don't know why that amuses me but it does.
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1
Written by Brian Michael Bendis art by Sara Pichelli
Gotta love that Bendis, always writing for the trade. Well this is the origin of the new Spider-Man and was OK and very Bendis-ey. Come back in 6 months to a year and I'll have a proper feel of the thing. It does get points though for ultimate Prowler, love that guy. Sure he's gonna die but the dude's the man. Like at first we thought he was stealth Deadpool but naw its ultimate Prowler. Props to Norman Osborn as well who's in full Willem Dafoe mode here. And that's awesome.
FEAR ITSELF BOOK 6
Written by Matt Fraction art by Stuart Immonen
Bravo Marvel, September is very much DC's month what with the rebootaverse and all but here you are with maybe my favourite book of the month! The world's ending, the serpent is rising and heroes can't do a thing to stop him, but one man wont fall or give up or bow down. people of the internet I give you CAPTAIN AMERICA!!!! Bucky's dead again and his shield has been broken but I'd argue those things have only made him stronger. He's literally not taking any shite from no one. Dude just goes over and verbly pimp slaps Odin ya know cos he's CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THATS HOW HE ROLLS!!!
Next Week! - Batman, John Stewart being an idiot, and DC's version of Spider-Man
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