Quick Reviews for 4-10 Sep 2008

1. Criminal #5 — Still awesome. A
2. Dead, She Said #3 — This was a fun little miniseries.  It’s worth getting in TPB if you don’t feel like looking for back issues.  A
3. Deadpool #1 — Not sure about this one yet.  Way’s trying something that I think is going to exceed his ability.  B
4. Detective Comics #848 — “Heart of Hush” finally reveals what the title is about.  Interesting… A
5. The Living Corpse #5 — I’m starting to lose my interest in this series.  It just seems to be floundering and not really going anywhere. B
6. Ms. Marvel #30 — Please get Ms. Marvel out of the “Secret Invasion” tie-ins.  None of these have been any good. D
7. Ms. Marvel Annual #1 — Well, at least it occurs before “Secret Invasion”.  Unfortunately, like most annuals, aside from a few humorous bits, it’s a completely throwaway story. C
8. Necronomicon #1 — Mostly just set-up in this issue.  We’ll have to see where it goes next issue.  B
9. Neozoic #6 — Loving it.  Seriously, track down the back issues of this series. A
10. Red Sonja #37 — Oh geez… now it’s the freakin’ training sequence.  Next month it’s the acquisition of her “armor”.  Get to the beheadings already!  C
11. Savage Tales #9 — Again, kind of a mixed bag.  “Valaka” looks to have a nice twist, “Battle for Atlantis” has beautiful art and an okay story, “Quartermain” was trite and predictable, and “Osin” was good fun.  B
12. Secret Invasion #6 — Nick Fury: “Yeah? Well my god has a hammer!”  Bendis is really impressing me with this miniseries.  I had doubts at the beginning, but he’s really made it work. A
13. Secret Six #1 — Gail Simone shows her strength is character pieces.  A
14. Simon Dark #12 — Again… I just don’t care for this series, so I’m done with it. B
15. Ultimate Origins #4 — We re-tell the Hulk’s origin from Ultimates and advance the story with the obelisks.  I think I see where this is going, but I’m not 100% sure it really does anything for the Ultimate Universe. B
16. Wonder Woman #24 — As I stated in Secret Six, Simone’s strength is character pieces and this is one.  A

Pull List for 4 Sep 2008

1. Detective Comics #848
2. Ms. Marvel Annual #1 *
3. Necronomicon #1 (of 4)
4. Savage Tales #9
5. Secret Six #1

* — Denotes those wavering at the edge of the Culling List.
§ — Denotes my last issue of this misbegotten series.

Nothing really stands out this week, and as you can see, it’s a lot smaller than usual.

Detective Comics continues Dini’s “R.I.P.” arc, and Necronomicon is written by Bill Messner-Loebs, who has done some good stuff in the past.  Secret Six is by Gail Simone, who is also a solid writer, so we’ll see if the two new series amount to anything special or not.

Ms. Marvel has really been faltering during “Secret Invasion”.  We’ll see if it picks up after the crossover is complete.