This issue of the Invincible Iron Man gives the readers a real sense of urgency although it moves with a leisurely pace. Overall, the issue deals with the gradual mental and intellectual disintegration of Tony Stark. It also gives an account of the efforts of Black Widow and Maria Hill to contact Captain America and enlightens the reader with Pepper Potts’s emerging career as a superhero.
The second issue of Reborn, written by Ed Brubaker brings Steve Rogers back in the limelight. Following the unexpected climax revelation of the first issue, this issue provides all the necessary explanation related to the whereabouts of Steve Rogers.
Brubaker has built Bucky into a convincing character and as an effective substitute for Rogers. By doing so, Brubaker has created a great deal of uncertainty among the fans who are not sure whether they want to witness the real Captain America in action again. The reaction has also created a dilemma for Brubaker whether or not he would bring back Captain America.
Mr. Stuffins is a tale of conspiracy and suspense, written by Andrew Corsby and Johanna Stokes. It is a story of a talking teddy bear who acquires the skills of the most lethal secret agents and mercenaries of the world by being accidently implanted with a chip. Mr. Stuffin in this issue has the task of protecting Zachary, his owner as well saving himself from the evil forces that are looking to hunt him down.
“City of Dust” is a five-issue miniseries by Steve Niles who is well known for his horror comics. However, this also happens to be his first attempt at sci-fi comics. It has been published by Radical Comics and narrates Steve’s vision of unexpected future with supernatural monsters.
The leading character of “City of Dust” is detective Philip Khrome who is a very responsible and law abiding cop. The city has automated police work which works on sensors and crimes are solved rather easily.
However, the problem arises when cops who are not very good in real detective work fail to solve the strange and supernatural things that begin to happen. The task of law enforcement is subsequently handed over to the robots which results in the degradation of the police force. Niles also hopes to make the story different from other works of fiction.
The cover of the Justice Society of America Vol. 29 looks very promising. But besides being promising it also acquaints the readers with a new group of writers, namely Willingham and Sturges and a new artist as Jesus Merino.
In this issue, you see that new Mr. America and few new characters of Justice Society come to Brownstone and at the same something is going wrong with Obsidian. You can also find out that the lame villain Tapeworm threatens to kill some hostages if Wildcat does not come to fight with him. But all this is actually a plot to destroy the peace of Justice Society of America.
The Dark X-Men: The Beginning, in its three series will let you know how each and every member in Norman Osborn’s X-Men team became members of his group. You know before hand that the characters or members are by any hook or crook going to join the group which kills the excitement or suspense of the story. By now most of you must have already gone through two issues and six stories. But as the issues are increasing, it is getting boring and boring. Every time you see the same discussions and approaches of Osborn.
In the Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days), you finally get to meet some of the Fables from the Arabian Homelands. Their opponents were marching on their lands so they wanted to meet Prince Charming to form a bond with Fable Town and to know its ways. But this was not successful, as the Prince sent Mowgli away. He was the only negotiator of Sindbad. The basic problem was that no one knew how to speak Arabian.
The favorite part was that King Cole gets to save Fable town. Here it is shown how brilliant he was and the reason why he has been the Mayor for centuries. The bond he formed with Sinbad was wonderful, but the wizards objected it. Yusuf was the main person who objected with the dealings and also of setting the slaves free. Yusuf planned to release a genie to destroy Sindbad and his supporters.
The Star War Legacy vol.36 is all about space battles and has no Sith, Jedi or pirates to mention. It is mostly about the political and military resistance among the many factions of fleets. Some of the plot points of this issue have been taken from the earlier issues and does not lead us to anything new.
In this issue, Admiral Stazi who leads the new alliance along with former emperor Fel tries to capture some of the ships which belong to the Sith empire. The trouble starts when Admiral Fenel who is sent by emperor Fel starts to control the Sith’s Empire. This eventually results in a split between Stazi and Fenel.
The 687 issue of Batman answers all the questions that you might have had at the end of Battle for the Cowl. Although the issues lacks continuity but the way Dick Grayson has been handled really stands out in this issue.
The issue starts with a great flashback. Robin sets up a trap for Batman and Alfred in the batcave and manages to surprise them. The entire scene is depicted beautifully and gives us the taste of their timeless duo. Coming back to the present time, Alfred is seen mourning the loss of Bruce. Till this time it appears that Dick is still not prepared to take up the duties of being Batman. Continue reading Batman Vol 687
The Umbrella academy is a great comic book written by Gerard Way who is none other than the lead singer of ‘My Chemical Romance’. The first issue of The Umbrella Academy was a great hit and Way has lived up to his reputation in the third issue as well. In this issue Séance has been held by assassins who are actually looking for Number 5, his teammate. There is a great mix of brilliance and insanity in the work of Way and as a storyteller he knows where to draw the line.
The Umbrella Academy is a very strong super-hero story. It also gives us an insight into DNA splicing and famous figures. This issue is all about the origin of Number 5 and what he has been through in his life. Unlike the first issue Apocalypse Suite, this issue does feel out of place at times. However, the issue also gives an idea of how far in advance the writer has plotted the story. Way moves his characters and does not reveal it till this issue which really heightens the tension among the readers.
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