Got a few more in over the weekend! Including ones that are on my list for this week. Yay for me
I did change my mind when I picked up Detective to give it a go. Felt like knocking it out early but realized with its size I could either knock out that issue or I could knock out more issues of other titles by the time I could read that one.
So I put it back down, for now. Haha. I will get back to it later in the week hopefully
BH: Age of Doom #9 - Okay, BH is back, baby! If I am honest, this title had been a little lack luster lately, kinda. It was still enjoyable, but it was almost like Lemire didn't know what to do next, but now we got something going that will hopefully get the BH juices going again.
Ewwww
Now this issue didn't blow me away, very little happened in fact, but it did show that we now have a reason for this title to be a title. There is once again a goal we are heading towards. Something I think was missing after the reveal of them being ... well ... you know. (At least Jeff knows that is.
What is wrong with you guys? Read Black Hammer!!
Isola #7 - Man I love this book but it is just not worth reading in single issue form. There is so little that happens in each issue, just because the way the story is being told (which is nice), that reading this title once every two months (as it is now being published every two months) is just too heartbreaking. I just get "into" the story and it is over, leaving me to wait for another 60 days to read more? No. I can do it no longer. Reading this only in collected format now. One trade a year is better that this current method.
Still ... love this book and I can guarantee this will be a movie/animated feature sometime in the future
Ice Cream Man #11 - Ha, this title. It is like watching an episode of Twilight Zone. So good and has a nice creepy edge to it. Just the right amount of visual pleasure with scripted horror.
The Goon #1 - Yeah, I had to try this title again. Sure it is the Goon. Sure it is written by Eric Powell. And that is the problem. It is just the same thing over and over and over again. Always has been and, now after reading this "newest" attempt at a relaunch, it seems it always will be. Sad to see. I want to see more than just occurrences over and over.
Wildstorm #21 - Ellis has moments where he tells a fulfilling story visually with very little to no dialog or caption work on the issue. He does this from time to time. He also, sometimes, and rarely in-fact, writes a lot while not having a fulfilling issue. This is one of those issues. It was just okay, but almost seemed filler to me. Still moves things forward, but ... meh. But I have faith this series will return to glory in the final three issues!
The Batman Who Laughs #1 - A few months late on getting to this. I am just not a fan of this guy. Yeah, he's cool as an "aspect" of a Batman story, but as a character? Bah. That said, this issue was pretty decent. Although Bruce yelled at Alfred waaaay to much in this issue. What the hell, Bruce? Also, this issue does possibly show how Snyder is going to work out the "three Jokers" thing he had been working on in Batman ... or at least I think this does. It is ... well ... it is something that is for sure
Ya know, that old chesnut
Just not sure how I feel about that one
Flash #67 - Yeah, I'm diggin' on Flash again. Who, by the way, looks so much better shown this way, without 8,458 lightning bolts around him at all times. I only have one small complaint about this issue. As much as I rag on DC for not giving me a "recap" page, this issue does its own little recap, semi-spoiling what happens in the back issues I am just now trying to read
Making these, and the preceding issues I will try to read to get caught up, a little less than shocking.
That's okay, I really, really, really don't like Wally's (original) voice in the past few back issues anyway. Just seems odd in my head. But yeah, also knocked out these two -
Flash #50
Flash #51Forgotten Queen #1
Forgotten Queen #2 - Just forget about this miniseries, guys. This is one of those rare Valiant missteps. While the art isn't all that bad, the writing is not all that good. I am sure we may see this character again down the line, but just skip this solo series of her and deal with her when/if she shows up. This is what was scaring me about the Valiant direction a few months back. This writer is just not for me.
(Not on the list)
Fantastic Four #8 - I do love this premise, but this writing is just killing me. Slowly. Ending was cool, yet totally stupid as well. Yeah, I am a fickle beast. The art change, about halfway through the book, didn't help matters much.
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4 - No complaints about the art in this puppy. THIS is the book to read when it hits the ole MU guys. This is classic Roger Stern and John Romita Jr. (back when his art looked more like his poppa ... Oh how I miss that art!) type of Spidey comics. This is great stuff. Can I get this team on my Fantastic Four book please?
Criminal #1
Detective COmics #1000
Freedom Fighters #4
Bloodshot: Rising Spirit #1
Bloodshot: Rising Spirit #2
Livewire #1
Livewire #2
X-O Manowar #21
X-O Manowar #22
Flash #47
Flash #48
Flash #49Justice League Dark #9 Action Comics #1009 
