Quick Reviews for 18 Jun 2008, Part II

No, that’s not a misprint.  I didn’t get around to finishing last week’s batch of comics until last night.

1. Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #4 — I take back every nice thing I said.  Here we find out what happened to Clint, and the whole issue is nothing but an exercise in sheer pointlessness.  I should’ve stuck with my original assessment. F
2. Flash #241 — Flash is one of those books that is quietly entertaining.  This issue concludes the “Spin” storyline, which had taken a startling turn last issue.  We also get some development on the condition of Flash’s kids.  I’m still not sold on the art, but I think that’s more my personal taste than the actual quality.  B
3. Ghost Rider #24 — Here’s a switch: The writing improves, but the art goes downhill in a big way.  I’m going to let this storyline finish and see how I feel then.  C
4. The Incredible Hercules #118 — The gods versus Nightmare in his realm, plus Herc gets lucky.  I think I’m actually starting to warm up to this series more.  A

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #1 [2008]

Maybe it was just my sense of humor twenty-two years ago, but I actually liked Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters back in the day. There was a certain humor to the whole thing that made reading about this cross between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Fantastic Four enjoyable to my warped young mind.

These are not the Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters I grew up with.

In a story titled “The Next Generation”, we’re introduced to five completely new hamsters: Rock, Arnold, Jean Claude, Steven, and Lucy. Yeah, it’s as good as it sounds.