Comic Round Up for 9/3/2014 Lazy edition

No fancy theme this week and no blog next week as I adjust to my new schedule. But we do have a ton of interesting comics to look over as Original sin concludes and D.C is possessed by a malevolent spirit that forces them to stop all their current plot lines and make all their books for the month 5 years into the future where *spoiler* everybody dies! But If your into that kind of thing or you like any of the comics seen here comixology.com is your number one digital download spot but if you’re looking for something a bit more physical check your local comic shop and support their entrepreneurship. f  So sit back and enjoy the Punisher punishing, X-men arguing and getting lost in the woods.  Its comic round up day!

Original in #08

*Major Spoilers*

4/5

NF: 1

All secrets come out and Nick Fury’s final fate is revealed.   So I liked Original Sin and unlike many of the marvel crossover events this one ended reasonably ok if not a little confusing.   The biggest problem with this whole arc is that the big mystery is pretty much solved by issue three so that makes the reveal less surprising or interesting as it should have been.  By issue 3 you already know that Fury’s behind most of this and it’s pretty darn obvious that he shot the watcher the only question that remained for the rest of the series was whether he “murdered” the watcher or if there was some other circumstances that led to killing the watcher.  On top of this I’m left with more questions coming out then I did going in and that’s a little annoying considering it was an 8 issue series that kind of just had people standing around waiting for fury to fess up.  I mean is the orb now like an Anti Watcher?  Nick Fury’s the Specter now or, excuse me, the Unseen? So is Midas dead?  And who cared about Midas or his daughter in the first place?   I guess there are some questions the worlds just not ready for.

Rocket Raccoon #03

4/5

NF: 1

Rocket meets with an underworld boss to try and find some clues about his imposter.  I might be giving this book a higher rating then it deserves but it is a lot of fun and certainly keeps me coming back for more.  However I’m not the biggest fan of the book being a comedy especially since there’s only a hand full of jokes that don’t come from rocket that are even close to being funny and I feel like we’re starting to lose rockets character bit as we seem to be trying to turn him into just a hyperactive quipping murder machine instead of a fully fleshed character.

Legendary Start Lord #03

3/5

NF: 2

Starlord wakes up to find himself in a badoon prison with no way out.   Again we need to decide what Starlord were going to go with, the movie or the comic, he can’t be both because that just gets annoying it’s time to pick one or the other. Other then that the comic runs pretty well it’s entertaining and enjoyable but nothing groundbreaking. Well except that Peters going to take on Thanos! Maybe long overdue revenge for Nova? Gosh, I miss Richard Rider.

Captain America #24

5/5

NF: 1

Zola’s mutates continue to ravage New York as his final plan is set into motion. This book is really trying hard to showcase the falcon so that everyone accepts him as the new Cap.  If we keep this same writing staff on bored once Sam takes the Captains mantle then I’ll be fine with him as Captain America for a little while, because let’s face it, if you think Steve Rogers is not going to go back to being cap you’re in denial.

The Punisher #10

5/5

NF: 2

Punisher organizes a prison break while Del Sol attempts to put LA in a state of complete chaos.  Agree or disagree with the Punisher’s philosophy and actions one certainly can’t argue with the results and that’s watching franks castle beat down scum and incite prison riots to escape.  I’m looking forward to Punisher returning to LA and putting the hurt back on Del Sol .

Death Of Wolverine #01

5/5

NF: 3

Nuke tracks Wolverine in order to collect a bounty that’s been placed on his head.   Ok so I spoke to soon, still don’t think he’s going to actually die though.  But anyway even without his healing factor wolverine is still incredibly BA just slaughtering everything that comes his way.  I love the shot of the beach with A.I.M, Hydra, the hand and other assorted baddies just laying dead in the sand.  The art is fantastic as well very detailed and gives that gruff wolverine feel.

X-men #19

3/5

NF: 1

The X-men try and locate who sent these alien hunters after death bird and why the shiar are involved.  Ok, so I know I missed an issue but what? I mean I feel like I miss one issue and I’m so out of the loop that it’s like I missed 20 issues I mean who’s’ the *black order ? What happened to Sydren, what’s the deal with manifold Tyger ? He a bad guy or what? And where did he come from anyway?   The issue presents a lot of questions but little answers as someone who follows the space universe rather closely it was a little frustrating to feel that out of the loop.

Uncanny x-men #25

4/5

Nf: 2

Xavier reveals his greatest secret and the x-men must decide what to do about it.  Well It was a good secret, even if I feel like there have been over a dozen “mutant too powerful for the world” plot-lines.  Still it was a good read and the X-men’s reactions were priceless in all areas.

Swamp Thing Futures End #1

4/5

NF: 3

Its 5 years later and swamp thing launches a final campaign to destroy the Rot forever.  That was weird. I mean it was epic and everything but it didn’t really make a sense, nor did it really matter in the end. since this is supposedly the “future”  none of this stuff has actually happened yet so the chances of this actually coming into play are slim to none so why didn’t we just make this an else world title?  And why is metal a thing that doesn’t even make sense.

Detective comics: Futures End # 1

3/5

NF: 3

Batman is shown throughout the years. Wait if Futures end is supposed to be 5 years later isn’t this comic kind of cheating since we see the beginning and the end but none of it takes place 5 years after the current detective comics, ah well it doesn’t even matter the issue was kind of dull anyway.  The far future stuff was kind of neat but I prefer the legacy aspect of batman beyond then Wayne clones.

Green Arrow Futures End # 1

3/5

NF:2

Green Arrow makes a bargain with the outsiders and goes after Cadmus.  The whole futures end thing is kind of lame if you ask me.  I don’t see what the point is of taking all the comics for the month and making them a one shot that doesn’t really mean anything to the D.C.U as a whole. Oh sure they will try and make the comics start leading towards these future story’s but in the end they will just get sidetracked and do their own thing anyway.  Honestly I’m waiting for another crisis.  Oh right I’m supposed to talk about the comic,  well It’s honestly just  a comic nothing special and if you haven’t been reading  futures end then this one is rather pointless to read.

Green Lantern Futures End #1

4/5

NF: 3

The Black Lanterns are back and Hal Jordan must enlist and unlikely ally to aid him in their destruction.  Like swamp thing this was a nice read but just feels ultimately pointless. There were some very nice and tender moments between Hal and his father but again I just shrug and say “so what” in three years time this story will be so out of canon it’s not even funny so why bother with all this.

 Grayson Futures end #1

4/5

NF: 3

Dick reflects back on his life as he finds himself at the end of it.  So what futures end is “kill all the heroes because it’s edgy” if this is the future new 52 wants to push then it’s a rather bleak one, not to mention doesn’t make any sense.   If this isn’t the future they want to go with then why waste my time with all these single issues in the first place? Oh right, money.  I’ll give it this, Grayson is a clever story, I hesitate using the word good, but it was certainly clever, going backwards in the story is a neat gimmick but ultimately a futile one.

Aquaman Futures end #1

2/5

NF:2

Aquaman deals with the pressures of being the king of a dying kingdom.  Hey! Aquaman didn’t die at the end of this…oh wait it has a “ to be continued”  so there still time for him to kick the bucket .  Ok, so technically Green Arrow didn’t die either but he’s also a “to be continued” so he could die again.  Back to Aquaman, the book is actually pretty boring with whiny Atlantians, Aquaman being a tool and and scorned Mera.  kind of felt like this after the book 

Figment #04

4/5

NF: 1

Blair and crew find themselves in the midst of the nightmare nation.  After all the gloomy stories D.C just put out I relish in this titles boundless optimism and encouragement of bucking the system and not letting the world tell you that you can grab hold of your dreams.   This little Disney/Marvel title about a purple dragon has more encouragement and goodwill then anything I’ve read all week,  hats’ off to you figment, hats off to you.

Fairest #29

5/5

NF: 0

The farm fables mull about the fairness of limited glamour’s while Reynard attempts an escape from his captors.  The same solid writing continues be just as amazing as the first issue. I enjoy watching the escapades of the farm fables and the crazy hijinks that ensue when you keep people enclosed in a single area for 100s of years.  The scene of Owl and Pussy Cat were especially well written to the point I forgot I was looking at an owl and a cat.

The Woods#05

5/5

NF: 2

The kids are captured by strange people while the others try to mount a rescue.  I love this book, and I’ll be honest there a hefty percentage that has to do with the monsters.  But I also love the mystery and drama the book perpetuates I feel like all the people in the book are real people and I can connect to their story and there plights.

The Names #01

5/5

NF: 1

A woman’s husband is murdered and framed as a suicide so she begins her journey to discover her husband’s killer.  This looks to be a promising series. I like conspiracy tales and I like and I won’t deny that I like the journey of revenge type of stories as well and this one has both in spades. With a strong black female protagonist I’m predicating that this comic is going to shoot up in the independent comic charts.

Pic of the week comes from the Death of Wolverine and his beach of dead assassins. plus to make up for a lack of eye candy this blog head over to D.C Entertainment and watch some of the funny shorts they have up.