meganbmoore | and for the rest of March... (Reply)

...comicswise, that is.

Aquaman Sword Of Atlantis #40 My precious, you have finally come. Yes, yes you have. And even though the near-godlike Butch Guice would benefit from an inker, you were worth the wait.

Beyond Avalon #3 Wow...it's been so long since the last issue that I only remember the events in the abstract. Still, swords, dragonfight, nice art, good story. I just wish it wasn't so long between issues.

Birds Of Prey #92 Good, but like so many OYL issues, it's relying too much on my agreeing that I should be rather lost.

Blue Beetle #1 Not big on the art, but I think Jamie has been placed on my "must be protected from the big bad world" list. Plus, well done Guy Gardner, always a big plus. Plus, while I've read less than conhesive stuff from Keith Giffen(Reign of the Zodiak, anyone?) I have yet to ever actually read anything by him I didn't like.

Captain America Vol 5 #16 Not as big on this as I was the Winter Soldier story, but it's still good. It's also setting off my "where's Diamondback?" radar, because Crossbones is there, and as far as I'm concerned, she always deserves first dibs at beating him up, and because Sharon Carter is making moves on her man.

Firestorm The Nuclear Man #23 One of the better OYL issues, enough is answered for you to fill in enough blanks...you aren't thrown into the deep end so much as pushed out to where your face is above water as long as you're on your tippytoes.

Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 Expensive if well done backstory. Love the picture with Lois's profile, though.

Jonah Hex #5 Luke Ross, come back. This story was good, but felt a little odd...like the writers weren't sure about what kind of artist they were getting, so they just threw something a little different out there.

JSA #83 GIVE LUKE ROSS BACK RIGHT NOW! Seriously, though...good story. Remove all the referrences to stuff we haven't read yet and we have a nice little story focusing on a villain I don't know much about, and who is being explained.

JSA Classified #10 Jeez...just rename it "bestest villains" showcase or something already...always liked Vandal Savage.

Looking Glass Wars Hatter M #2 Still good in an odd way, but not quite as charming as the first issue. Also, in issue 1, almost too much happened. In this one, not quite enough...

Lullaby Once Upon A Time Vol 1 Pied Piper Of Hamelin I've always loved the Pied Piper of Hamelin tale(a large part of why Piper is my favorite character of the series) and this was a nice legacy-style retelling. Most of the art was good, though I wish there'd only been one artist per chapter.

Manhunter #20 Probably the best of the OYL issues I've read so far. Largely because after the end of the last issue, it made sense that we'd have a bit of a break in Kate's life. Also, you can fill in prettty much all the blanks pertinent to the series from what we're shown, there are just a few obligatory "big picture" moments thrown in.

Noble Causes #18 Ok, I like the Blackthorne's and all, but I'm ready for that story to play itself out so we can get back to focusing primarily on the Nobles and friends. They're stealing all of Frost's panel time.

Runaways Vol 2 #14 Mostly setup for the big event, but good set up. Plus, Karolina icons.

Supergirl And The Legion Of Super-Heroes #16 Put the girl in any century, and still she has an ego. Still, a fun issue. Hope this plays out well.

Witchblade #96 Miss you? Why yes, yes we did. Sorry Patty, but Sara's real man is back. You can go now.