NEW COMICS 4 THIS WEEK (10/13/22)
*All comics will be rated on a scale from 1 to 10*
All-Out Avengers # 2
Amazing Spider-Man # 11
Batman Incorporated # 1
Black Panther # 10
Daredevil # 4
Do A Powerbomb! # 5
Fantastic Four # 48
Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel # 4
Ghost Rider # 7
Jurassic League # 6
Superman: Son Of Kal-El # 16
Venom # 11
All-Out Avengers # 2– Doctor Doom joining the Avengers?!? Yeah……it actually happens here in the second issue of this unique Avengers series as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes goes up against Dark Doom, who’s the more evil part of Doom (Turns out he split himself in half) and Doom, being an avenger for all of twelve hours (Still can’t get over that) finds himself in the role of hero (Something he did to perfection as The Infamous Iron Man); The action itself is very fast-paced but Derek Landry’s script does its job of bringing every Avengers into the fold and not making them look like Doom’s sidekicks. Greg Land’s artwork may be hit-or-miss but for this series, he seems to be pulling out all the stops (Which is surprising) but works for the grand components that Landry is building up to. The Avengers teaming up with Doctor Doom (Still a weird thing to mention let alone write about it) is bold and completely odd but it makes for an entrancing story for all Avengers fans.
Amazing Spider-Man # 11– This new arc of ASM brings back a fan-favorite Spider-Man villain: The Hobgoblin! but it feels like both Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr. are trying their best to bring back the mystery aspect of the character that fans know and love but it feels very flat and complicates things by bringing Ned Leeds back into the fold (Who died way back in ASM # 298 but somehow survived thanks to the Goblin Serum); For me, the execution of this story seems very sloppy and it doesn’t help that most of the issue is on cruise control (Not a good sign); While it’s great that Hobgoblin is back I’m hoping the next installment of this arc can pick up some speed or else it may very well earn some of the backlashes it’s been getting since the beginning.
Batman Incorporated # 1– This new iteration of this title returns and wastes no time in getting things rolling by setting up a murder mystery while spotlighting every member of the team, who’s looking to get past Lex Luthor’s takeover of Batman Inc. I enjoy how Ghost-Maker is without a doubt one of the breakout characters to come out of the Bat titles and Ed Brisson really does an incredible job of showing all of his characterizations while continuing to build him up as a leader. John Timms’ artwork is just substantial while looking a lot better than his work on “Superman: Son of Kal-El” because of his ability to bring out the best in the street-level characters he draws.; I’m also fond of the international element that’s presented here that feels like a “Mission: Impossible” movie (Thank god Ghost-Maker is no Ethan Hunt) meets every detail of a James Bond movie because of how that alone helps in making the intrigue and mysteries feel so fresh and compelling. While Batman is nowhere to be found, Batman Incorporated is a great spy story that keeps you intrigued and takes the detective influence to great heights that fans old and new will enjoy.
Ghost Rider # 7– The cover says it all: Johnny Blaze joins the F.B.I.; Seems like there’s a branch within The F.B.I. that’s charged with the rise of supernatural activity so it’s up to agent Talia Warroad to recruit Blaze into the fold; The chemistry between Johnny and Talia is building up to be something either charming or scary given the horrific tone that’s been set since the first issue. G.R. being an F.B.I. agent may not be very Punk Rock but it puts him on a new road (No pun intended) that will continue to keep things frightening while bringing something new to the table.
Superman: Son Of Kal-El # 16– While I had to check out of this series due to the story dragging and Tom Taylor forgetting how to write a Superman story, this second installment of “Kal-El Returns” feels very relaxed as it sees a day in the life of Jon as his time as Superman is coming to an end and the reunion of Jon and Kal isn’t exactly the “Huge bells and whistles” moment that never comes, it’s still a solid issue that gives us a Jon Kent Superman that we should have gotten since the first issue of this series, but now with Kal-El back on earth I get the feeling that “Son Of Kal-El” will not be missed but this issue is one of the most entertaining issues that makes us forget the past fifteen issues didn’t exist. Let’s hope Taylor continues this kind of storytelling when he begins writing “Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent”
Well, that’s it for me this week. Thanks for sticking around and I will see you all next time.