Comic Round Up 9/17/14 Fall edition

Round up is back! And just in time for the autumn season.  .

 That’s right it’s time to say goodbye to summer and welcome the brisk, electrical feel of a crisp fall afternoon.

 But the seasons aren't the only things that are changing.  We have a new Thor on the way as well as a new Captain America, not to mention D.C seems to be looking to do some major paradigm shifts with Futures End and Hulk wants rids us of all his kind. So sit back, relax the fall edition of the round up.  Remember if you like any of the titles you see here they can all be purchased  comixoloy.com or you can adopt a comic store manager and buy from your local shop

Nova #21

4/5

*NF: 2

Sam travels to the Chitauri home world in order to free his dad from its gladiatorial arena.   A solid issue all in all, though I still crack up every time I see the Chitauri.  I mean marvel doesn't even know what to do with them since they really were only supposed to be movie villains to the point that they are a completely different race from the Skrull stand-ins of the Ultimate Universe. As a result they have to make up all this brand new info structure for these liner cannon fodder villains that seems so slapped together, but whatever it doesn't take away from the book just makes me chuckle little bit as we continuously  attempt to shoehorn the movie verse and the comic verse together.  Also, what kind of school expels a kid for poor attendance? Isn't that like counterproductive? 

Original Sin Thor and Loki #05

5/5

NF: 1

Thor battles Angela and the Queen of Angles as Odin and Loki rush to his side.  This was fantastic, if you didn't read Thor and Loki and you love both characters then you need to go out and pick up this comic.  This has everything you could want action, comedy, drama and suspense I wish all comics could entertain me this much.  I loved the shots of Old Loki reveling in his master plan only to have it upset by Odin and his younger self.  The most touching moment when Odin tells both Thor and Loki how much he cares for both of them, good stuff.

Thor god of Thunder #25

5/5          

NF: 3

The girls of thunder look study in the greatest library of Asgard as they regal themselves of the history of the nine realms.  A fine conclusion to the Thor god of Thunder   I like that we brought all the Thor story’s we have been reading over the past few months all together.  This issue has certainly eased some of my trepidation of the new female Thor but I’m still not truly on bored since I would much rather follow the Thor I know and love In all these adventures rather than his replacement but it sounds like things are not going to be as smooth or innocent with this new lady Thor.

Hulk #06

4/5

NF: 1

Hulk battles A-Bomb in the desert seeking to de-power him.  I really like this idea of de-powering all the hulks that are running around.  This has been a long time in coming since if you can make a team book about hulks you have too many.  So we hopefully will be seeing the last of Red Hulk, fingers crossed, for a long time if we actually take them all out.

Hulk Annual #01

2/5

The Hulk battles a new foe that was once a former scientist that worked for him.  Like most annuals it’s poorly written and makes a lot of mistake the biggest one being that the issue just droned on and on and on.  We don’t need to know every single sordid detail of how this new villain came to be. That said I’m always game for new opponents for are heroes to fight you can only fight the same foes so many times.

Deadpool bi annual #01

3/5

Deadpool takes a job from marine world to stop the eco terrorist group brute force.  Battle Beast? Really? That’s actually kind of funny.   This was typical Deadpool goofiness that seems to encompass stupid humor rather than story humor more but  even though I really miss some of the older Deadpool stories this one actually made me laugh and I did enjoy the story even if it really wasn't anything to brag about.  Plus any time you reference battle beast or Voltron you get a thumbs up from me.

Miles Morales Ultimate Spiderman #05

5/5

NF: 1

The two Spiderman flee the scene of their fight with the green goblin while Norman Osborn pays a visit to J Jonah Jameson.   Ultimate Spiderman never lets me down with its ability to we've a strong narrative.  It’s quite an interesting issue and it looks like we’re going to get answers about our new mystery Parker, I’m still calling Spider verse nonsense but we will see.

Avengers #35

2/5

NF: 0

Five months into the future everything goes crazy and shield begins hunting down members of the illuminate.  I don’t understand a blasted thing that just happened in this book and it’s a tad bit frustrating.  From what I gather Marvel is obviously jealous of D.C’s futures end project and trying to do their own mini Futures End in the avenger’s comics.  I am starting to get tired of the “look into the future” story all these comics seem to try and be pushing it’s not nearly as interesting as they think it is especially since the comics won’t even go down this path solving the problem before it happens.

Wolverine and the x-men #09

3/5

NF: 1

Wolverine goes to the hellfire club to try and talk some sense into Quentin Quire.  I don’t know. I understand were trying to create drama but I’m having a hard time buying into Quentin’s sudden change of heart.  So he saw himself die in the future and that sends him back to his old super villainous ways.  With all the character development that was happening with him I hardly feel like a simple vision of the future would be enough to tilt him over.  I think the issue could have handled this is a lot better than it did but it does have a nice flair for the dramatic even if it doesn't make as much sense as it should.

Uncanny X-men #26

4/5

NF: 2

The x-men go to find and omega level mutant as part of Xaviers last wishes.   Decent build up for the threat and it’s nice to see some of the X-men put aside their feelings and work together again, well except for Ice Man.  I do have a little trouble with Ice mans zealous hate for Cyclops, after all the crazy stuff the x-men have been through over the years and how many of them have been mind controlled, impersonated, or had evil doppelgangers yet he still hate Scott Summers so much. I think it’s a little hypocritical to blame everything on Cyclops ,of course If Cyclops didn't keep acting like a douche all the time maybe people would warm back up to him.

All New X-men #32

3/5

NF: 1

The x-men are transported throughout time and space and must figure out where they are.  It was a fun issue it just didn't really accomplish anything.   We know where all the x-men are now but there’s nothing story wise happening here.  After this issue all I could do was shrug my shoulders and think ‘that’s nice, but so what’. 

Batman and robin: Futures End  #01

3/5

NF:  2

Batman fights a powerful enemy that may or may not be Damien.   Meh, it was a good fight and I actually like the future Robin they set up, but again I don’t see much point crossing over Futures End with every book on the market.  I guess I’ll just have to wait and see how all this pans out; I’m not holding my breath for anything even remotely interesting to come out of this though.  In all honesty If we do bring some of these things into the main timeline I think I would have preferred to have them come through the natural course of time and not just show me everything before It’s even introduced.   I’m not a spoiler person I like to be surprised by a story but I feel like Futures end is going to  ignore everything or I was just given the stories for the next 3 years so I don’t need to waste any money by D.C comics for a while.

Green Lantern Guardians: Futures End #01

3/5

NF: 2

Kyle Rayner has become a god and now seeks to find a replacement.  It was an interesting story I’ll give it that and kind of flipping Kyle on his side is an interesting idea except for the fact that It’s getting old hat and we either need to make this kind of future happen or just revert him back to a green lantern because all this white lantern stuff? It’s getting kind of stupid.

Teen Titans: Futures End #01

1/5

NF: 2

Refugees from earth 2 gather together to fight back against the mega cooperation that continuously oppresses them.   So is supposed to be the real Klarion or just an earth 2 version because they do know Klarion doesn't come from earth 2 right? And that he’s not Loki either?  Whatever, this was actually a really boring issue anyway and hardly worth my time or yours for that matter. 

Supergirl: Futures End #01

3/5

NF: 2

Supergirl has been turned into a Cyborg and comes back to destroy earth.    Alright, I’ll admit I had some fun with this one.  If I just let everything go and try and enjoy the issue for what it is this one is…entertaining. Good  is a little too bit  strong a word for it but seeing a Cyborg Supergirl was so ridicules that I can’t help but be entertained and there were some nice hero/character moments and ended on a more upbeat notion which is pretty rare for Futures End.

Wonder Woman: Futures End #01

3/5

NF: 2

Wonder Woman fight against a massive army of creatures lead by a foe called Nemesis. Meh, the story really wasn't a story as much as it was just wonder woman mulling about the meaning of war then slicing up monsters.  Though at least this one featured Wonder Woman most of these WW comics barely feature her anymore.   Oh! And look, a “to be continued in a separate Futures End comic” …yeah I’m not going to even bother.

Godzilla Cataclysm #02

5/5

NF: 1

Godzilla returns and does battle with Biollante and Mothra as the survivors fear what his return means for them all.   Hahahah this is fantastic.  I love, love, love the idea of a post apocalyptic Godzilla story  and it’s written fairly well at least enough that even non Godzilla fan’s should be able to appreciate the story.   I also nearly fell out of my chair in laughter when I read that the current generation prays to the Kaiju as if they were gods, that has to be the most hysterical thing I've read all week.

Well I hope you all enjoyed your walk among the changing season

and maybe something even caught your eye. No, not that 

The pic of the week!

This week goes to the giant foreshadowing splash page of Lady Thor and what adventures await in the coming months.  Will they turn out to be epic adventures of the grandest scale or just another black mark in the long history of comics?

*Nf refers to Newcomer friendliness 0 being the worst and 3 being the best