Infamous Issues #'s 3-8
(and a little of Invincible Iron Man 2-7 to boot
)
Yep, this Infamous title still does it for me. Yes, this new Doom does have a different voice, but the essence of Doom is still here. There is still a bravado that is Doom. Sure he jokes a little more now and that can can seem like a little too much for some, understandably (it's no secret Bendis likes to write most characters like a subdued Peter Parker ... or in the case of his Maria Hill,
JUST LIKE Peter Parker) but here, with this "new" Doom, yeah, I like it. I like Doom using a little bit of dry humor to push a point.
Let's see if I can entice some of you MU readers to cheat and look at the spoilers ...
And I really enjoyed
and by the revelation that it was
Heck, the conversation between
and Ben Grimm (oh ... did I forget to mention that the Thing is also a major character in this title?
). I did really enjoy "that character" trying to ... or succeeding? ... in making his case to Ben.
Did I put enough Spoilers there, guys?
Don't look!!
(Damn, Perry, you jerk)
Okay ...
I read both this title and Bendis' Invincible back-to-back and this Infamous book is the better of the two, for me. Maybe because I am having a hard time relating to the RiRi character, but I don't think that is it. I do like her, I am just not sure I am interested in reading about the villain that RiRi, or Iron Heart
is facing. Just don't care about this Techno Golem (or whatever her name is) and that is probably not helping the appeal for me. The
One great difference between the two titles is the art. They do a good job of making the Doom book, Infamous, have a dark tone, really highlighting the atmosphere of a Doom title
while Invincible has a more crisp and clean style that works well with its ... younger star
Overall two pretty good books. Infamous is the one coming out on top for me, but I can see how Invincible has its fans.
Infamous = 8 outta 10 Spoiler Tags
Invincible = 7 outta 10 Tech Ninjas
