Here's a quick run-down of the third week's books.
*Warning* Spoilers! Duh!
- Batman - WOWZA! This is one of the best single issues of a comic I've ever read. Yup, I'm going there. This was outstanding. Scott Snyder can do wrong, right now. Greg Capullo is a best. I don't want to talk about it anymore because you'll stop believing me. Buy. Buy for everyone on your Christmas list.
- Birds of Prey - Interesting... Art, was stylistically nice, but not well executed. Story was sparse. We don't meet the whole team. Iffy. Flip through.
- Blue Beetle - Maybe it's because I'm Hispanic, but I can't stand Spanglish in mainstream art; it never sounds natural. I don't really care about Blue Beetle and this issue didn't help. Horrible coloring, to boot. Skip.
- Captain Atom - Another comic where I don't really care for the character, but this was well done. Decent art, but the story didn't grab me. Flip through.
- Catwoman - It's somewhat embarrassing to admit how much fun I had with this comic. I know it's cheesecake and a bit exploitative... but... damn.... Catwoman is sexy! I know a lot of people are upset with how this issue unfolded, but I think that's a double standard. How many Bond movies have we seen where the guy gets the girl at the end? Flip the script. Buy.
- DC Universe Presents - This was disappointing. I wanted to like a Deadman book, but this was too wordy and self-important. Boring. Skip.
- Green Lantern Corps - I guess I just don't care about this part of the universe, anymore. Flip through, only if you're a Lantern fan.
- Legion of Super Heroes - Craptastic. Nothing says first issue like a barrage of weird characters with strange abilities and goofy names. Too much to deal with here. Skip.
- Nightwing - Damn. They gone and messed up Grayson. Dick lives up to his name and acts like a jerk in this issue. Scenario: He's hanging out at a bus terminal in a seedy part of town when two guys tell him to give up his designer shades. How does he deal with the situation? By beating the crap outta them. Even after one guy is begging for mercy, Dick puts his boot in his face! What the what? Skip.
- Red Hood and the Outlaws - Great art. Confusing plot. Odd characterization. Über sexy, but not enough to make me care. Flip through.
- Supergirl - A really terrific first encounter issue. The origin of heroes get real tired real fast, but this was done masterfully. A bit of a quick read, but masterfully told. Fantastic art and neat concepts.
- Wonder Woman - Finally, a Wonder Woman story I can get behind. Decent art by Cliff Chiang, but not his best. Heavy writing from Azarello, the man won't slow down for you to catch up. Great action and coloring. I definitely think the book benefitted from not being set in Wonder Woman's home land... which... the name escapes me now, but you know what I'm talking about.
That's it for this weeks. Kinda crappy, except for a few gems. Only one more week of new books to go!
Don't have any idea what I'm talking about. Check out the New 52.
See ya next Wednesday
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