The Ettatorial for the Week of 7-15-09
A very nice week of releases this week, with three titles slipping into my picks for the week.
First up this week is Wednesday Comics #2. With it’s debut last week, this weekly 12 issue series lit up the internet with it’s positive reviews. The expectation level the series had was met, and mostly exceeded for that first issue. The true test was going to be this week’s issue, as the question became “Will the series be able to be consistently good, or even improve as time goes on?”. The answer to that is yes, as everything within this original piece of art is worthy of your attention. So while there are a couple of weak pages, even they improved (I’m looking at you Wonder Woman-at least the panel layout was more discernible this week) and are still better than a large majority of comics currently being published. My favorites so far include Deadman, Kamadi, Hawkman, and the Flash. A must buy for anyone who considers themselves fans of the art form, this series is looking to be a threat to be a pick of the week for the next 10 weeks.
Next up is perrenial pick Incognito #5. I think I’ve exhausted myself on this series praises. Just to review though-this is one of the best books currently being published. Not enough of you buy this book. Awesome writing. Wonderfully moody expressive artwork. Interesting back matter. Plot twists every issue. Look, it’s even got “super heroes” in it people, if you’re still scared about trying something “different”. Just buy the book already, and save yourself me having to continually tell you to.
Last up this week is Mighty Avengers #27. Initially going into writer Dan Slott coming aboard this title, I was thrilled. He was the perfect writer in my mind to take over this title, and hearing him say he wanted it to become a “classically” flavored Avengers title was just what I wanted to hear. And while I enjoyed his opening arc, each subsequent issue left me feeling the title was lacking, though some of that having to do with what I felt was sub par art on some of the books. Finally though, this issue feels like what I think the book could/should be. So what’s changed? Well, first off, to my surprise (and surprise on comic books is hard to pull off in this age of internet hype and press to a comics junky like myself) Slott brought aboard co-writer Christos Gage. This duo was excellent when they were on Avengers: The Initiative, and some of that magic seems to have followed them here. The other factor is penciller Koi Pham actually turning in some wonderful artwork that doesn’t possess the rushed look his previous efforts did. The storyline that begins here seems to steep itself in Marvel lore, and that is usually what Slott excels at. Combine that with some interesting potential for some other Marvel characters and/or books, and you’ve got a winning combination. To sum it all up, my faith is restored, the book is good, and those of you looking for a classic Avengers book, or even a great super hero book in general, need to give this one a look.
So there you have it folks, your picks for this week. I’ll see you back here next week, same time, same channel.
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