Post by ryokowerx on Sept 16, 2011 14:57:16 GMT -5
(cross-posted from my Facebook account. I hadn't originally intended on picking up all the new #1s but the 50% off deal at DCBS turned out to be too good to pass up. Feel free to discuss, agree or disagree
So what the hell is this? I'm going to try to write a review of each of the new #1 issues put out by DC Comics. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, DC Comics (home of Superman, Batman, etc.) is completely restarting most* of the history they have established with their comic books since 1939. (* some continuity remains but all events that remain are considered to have happened within a five year span of time) If you're still confused, think of it as everything being set back to square one and all these superheroes are new things to show up rather than a given part of the world.
Anything I say from this point on is my opinion and reflects only my feelings. Please take your nerd rage elsewhere if you disagree or at least be civil in your disagreement.
NOTE: I have not read Flashpoint #5 which kicks off this new history so I'm going to try to approach these issues as if someone completely new to comics were picking them up for the first time. If you're interested in what I have to say, I'd encourage you to go to your local comic book shop (if you have one) or you can buy them digitally at Comixology (http://www.comixology.com).
PLOT SUMMARY:
Deathstroke kills off some guy and his guards in Moscow. Deathstroke's agent sets him up with a job to get nuclear secrets back from a guy while in mid-air on a jet. He'll have a team of up-and-comers for support. Deathstroke gets on the plane and fights off guys who have been combined with Clayface DNA. He defeats them, gets the suitcase and bails out before the plane blows up. Mission done, Deathstroke kills the team he had been assigned and has a confrontation with his agent about the jobs he has been getting.
THE ART:
Joe Bennett does the art. I'm not familiar with his work but it is adequate in a traditional comic book illustration sense. There really isn't anything here that distinguishes it from anything else that you can buy monthly. Neither the inks or color help bring it out as anything special. It is what it is.
THE STORY:
Kyle Higgins is the writer. Again, another person I'm not familiar with. Not that this story really requires much of a stretch. Deathstroke kills a bunch of people and looks like a badass. Nothing much to it really. If this is your sort of thing, here it is. It isn't anything that we haven't seen before.
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY:
You can pick up Deathstroke for $2.99 but I'm not sure why you'd do so. It brings nothing new to the table other than a chance for fans of the character to get new material. It is geared towards the new reader as you don't have to know anything to get into it but, as far as the comic goes, there isn't much to sink your teeth into. Nothing distinguishes it visually either. The bodyguards on the plane with Clayface DNA was a neat idea but, for something that gave Batman a run for his money, they were dispatched rather quickly. I won't get picking up #2. Use your hard-earned $3 to get something more interesting and entertaining.
NEXT WEEK:
Batman And Robin #1, Batwoman #1, Demon Knights #1, Frankenstein: Agent Of Shade #1, Grifter #1, Mister Terrific #1, Resurrection Man #1, and Suicide Squad #1.
DEATHSTROKE #1
So what the hell is this? I'm going to try to write a review of each of the new #1 issues put out by DC Comics. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, DC Comics (home of Superman, Batman, etc.) is completely restarting most* of the history they have established with their comic books since 1939. (* some continuity remains but all events that remain are considered to have happened within a five year span of time) If you're still confused, think of it as everything being set back to square one and all these superheroes are new things to show up rather than a given part of the world.
Anything I say from this point on is my opinion and reflects only my feelings. Please take your nerd rage elsewhere if you disagree or at least be civil in your disagreement.
NOTE: I have not read Flashpoint #5 which kicks off this new history so I'm going to try to approach these issues as if someone completely new to comics were picking them up for the first time. If you're interested in what I have to say, I'd encourage you to go to your local comic book shop (if you have one) or you can buy them digitally at Comixology (http://www.comixology.com).
WARNING! SPOILERS OFF THE PORT BOW CAP'N!
PLOT SUMMARY:
Deathstroke kills off some guy and his guards in Moscow. Deathstroke's agent sets him up with a job to get nuclear secrets back from a guy while in mid-air on a jet. He'll have a team of up-and-comers for support. Deathstroke gets on the plane and fights off guys who have been combined with Clayface DNA. He defeats them, gets the suitcase and bails out before the plane blows up. Mission done, Deathstroke kills the team he had been assigned and has a confrontation with his agent about the jobs he has been getting.
THE ART:
Joe Bennett does the art. I'm not familiar with his work but it is adequate in a traditional comic book illustration sense. There really isn't anything here that distinguishes it from anything else that you can buy monthly. Neither the inks or color help bring it out as anything special. It is what it is.
THE STORY:
Kyle Higgins is the writer. Again, another person I'm not familiar with. Not that this story really requires much of a stretch. Deathstroke kills a bunch of people and looks like a badass. Nothing much to it really. If this is your sort of thing, here it is. It isn't anything that we haven't seen before.
VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY:
You can pick up Deathstroke for $2.99 but I'm not sure why you'd do so. It brings nothing new to the table other than a chance for fans of the character to get new material. It is geared towards the new reader as you don't have to know anything to get into it but, as far as the comic goes, there isn't much to sink your teeth into. Nothing distinguishes it visually either. The bodyguards on the plane with Clayface DNA was a neat idea but, for something that gave Batman a run for his money, they were dispatched rather quickly. I won't get picking up #2. Use your hard-earned $3 to get something more interesting and entertaining.
NEXT WEEK:
Batman And Robin #1, Batwoman #1, Demon Knights #1, Frankenstein: Agent Of Shade #1, Grifter #1, Mister Terrific #1, Resurrection Man #1, and Suicide Squad #1.