Justice Society of America No. 16: The JSA meets up with the all-new Gog. Not the fake one who’s been killing all the other gods during past five or so issues. And certainly not the Gog from “The Kingdom” miniseries, the events of which are apparently not part of the new “52-Earths continuity.” Instead we meet the original “Gog,” who’s trying to pull off the “I Come in Peace” thing. The last two issues were satisfying slugfests. In this issue, everyone stands around while the new Gog tells his back story. I have to admit, the scene at the very end surprised me, and that surprised me. The Justice League is making yet another appearance next issue. Yawn. The story is by Goeff Johns and Alex Ross (the later of whom did the cover). Johns wrote it, and Fernando Pasarin penciled. Buy it if you are a golden age comic junkie.
Rann-Thanagar Holy War No. 2. I bought the first one and wasn’t all that impressed. The cast of characters was just too big and seem haphazardly tossed together. The art and story is better this time around. It’s not going to make anyone’s top-ten lists this year, but it has some of that loopy, old-school fun that I’m finding in the revived The Brave and the Bold. And any comic with a cover showing silver-age heroes battling a dinosaur can’t be all bad. Jim Starlin provides the story, Ron Lim the pencils and Rob Hunter the inks. Go back and buy issue 1, too.
Supergirl No. 30. More than two years into this title, and they are still having this character recovering little bits of her memory of her life on Krypton. Three words, people: Get. Over. It. The artwork is unimpressive. The story-telling technique is flawed, as the scene shift from time and place, sometimes without any attempt at transition. I cannot see this title continuing if they can’t get a creative crew willing to get on with it and tell a story that doesn’t involve Supergirl moping around. There’s a ton of fun to be had with a 16-year-old girl with the powers of Superman, and after getting off to a good start, they are throwing it all away for a ounce of two of angst. Will Pfeifer is the writer, Ron Randall is the artist. You can live without buying this one.
The All New Atom No. 24: For the first 12 issues of this book, it was one of my favorites. A real must buy. The writing and art were top notch. The characters were fun. The plots were shock full of elements from the sci-fi movies I enjoyed. Today, the title is a sloppy mess. I can’t follow it the plot. I don’t want to follow it. There’s a long-awaited appearance on the very last page. Too little, too late. Written by Rick Memender, pencils by Pat Olliffe and inks by John Stanisci.
Yes, I know. NO Marvel titles this week. Honestly, I looked for some. But I am staying away from the Secret Invasion storyline, so that kind of limited my choices.
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