NEW COMICS 4 THIS WEEK (10/23/24)
*All comics will be rated on a scale from 1 to 10*
Absolute Wonder Woman # 1 
Action Comics # 1072 
Avengers # 19 
Detective Comics # 1090
The Flash # 14
Gatchaman # 4
Green Arrow # 17
Green Lantern: Dark # 1
Grommets # 5
Harley Quinn # 44
Iron Man # 1 
Nightwing # 119
Spider-Boy # 12
Superman # 19
X-Men # 6
Absolute Wonder Woman # 1– The second series in the Absolute line continues what seems to be a minor winning streak for DC, whose primary goal was always to have a line more intact with Marvel’s Ultimate line, and now that has come true for them.
Right away, the team of Kelly Thompson (Whose writing seemed to grow on me) and Hayden Sherman made some dramatic changes to Diana Prince’s life, such as her being raised in Hell and the word “Amazon” being banished. Still, while she rides a skeleton version of Pegasus and possesses a Buster Sword that helps bring such raw and dynamic energy to this series, it keeps all the special elements that make Wonder Woman an icon. This is the Wonder Woman series that most fans have been dying for, and the creative team did not disappoint. You might want to get the death metal in your Spotify playlist ready because this series feels like something out of the Snyderverse…but only better.
Green Lantern: Dark # 1– It’s always great to see an Elseworlds title on the shelves, and this one has all the potential to be special thanks in part to the stellar creative team of Tate Brombal and superstar artist Werther Dell’Edera that brings with it a “Something Is Killing The Children” vibe to it that brings the chills and thrills to new heights as the concept of the Tangent Universe being overrun by some act of darkness and is now run by Solomon Grundy who has control over the dead and this world’s only hope comes in the form of a young woman who has taken up the Green Lantern mantle to bring back hope for a grim world. The new GL, a woman named Rina Mori, is a breath of fresh air because her curmudgeon-like views don’t come off as annoying, but Brombal works his magic in fleshing out that particular personality trait while showing her heroic side with such magnificence that the readers can not help but root for her and I should point out that Dell’Edera’s art, paired with colorist Giovanna Niro, presents a moody yet frightening landscape within each page that highlights the apocalyptic elements that haunt this world that also carries a sense of danger; This is an Elseworlds title that has the potential to get better with each issue, just don’t get lost in the darkness while indulging in the upcoming issues.
Harley Quinn # 44-Harley Quinn makes a giant impact for DC’s All-In relaunch that is without a doubt a wonderful jumping-on point that keeps Harley’s zany adventures intact while setting her up for a new challenge as she movies into her old blue-collared neighborhood that she lived in during her college days while she opens up her new detective agency; Reading this issue, you can tell that new writer Elliott Kalan has a wacky sense of humor that blends perfectly with Harley’s personality as he puts it to good use when it comes to her monologues and one-liners while her origin story gets a new facelift but if anyone was to read this issue, then there’s a good chance you might fall in love with Chicken Fingers, an eccentric vigilante who helped out Harley in her early days; Mindy Lee’s artwork has a definite cartoonish feel to it to where she isn’t trying to copy Sweeney Boo but instead brings a unique style that incorporates such fun components while making sure she matches up with the quirkiness on Kalan’s writing. Harley fans, old and new, will enjoy this new era for Ms. Quinn, and this should be a series you cannot afford to miss if you love seeing the madcap and off-the-wall moments in a Harley Quinn series.
Iron Man # 1– Tony Stark returns with a new series after a slew of recent events that ran his ragged from his “marriage” to Emma Frost to being caught in the middle of an army of mutant-hunting sentinels so it looks as if, even with his company back in his control we might get some classic Iron Man adventures, right?! WRONG! It seems that Spencer Ackerman’s first act as a new regular writer is to drag Tony down again to where it doesn’t feel new but uses the whole “Been there, Done that” routine that looks like the perfect way to breathe new life into Iron Man, instead it just rehashes what came before instead of embarking to new territories but while they are some elements that come off as being interesting, it doesn’t do Tony any good to see his technology and company taken away from him AGAIN while he has to reinvent himself as Iron Man, it just feels like this whole dragging Tony Stark through the mud just for the sake of creating a compelling story so while the premise was written to perfection, its whole existence is basically as swing and a miss which is a shame but maybe one of these days Marvel will give us a true return to form for Iron Man but until then, let’s wait and see what comes next.
Spider-Boy # 12– Now that Bailey Briggs has fully immersed himself in the Marvel Universe, it’s great to see Dan Slott open his world up to such dynamic team-ups with this issue guest-starring Daredevil. This particular team-up is by far one of the greatest moments to come off of this issue, even though we get the first appearance of a new Spider-Girl that adds lots of mystery and interest into the mix, it is not the big game-changer that it was advertised to be (**NO SPOILERS**) and the surprise of her appearance oddly enough comes and goes to where the “WOW” factor only comes into play after she comes face-to-face with Bailey; The Spider-Boy/Daredevil sequences came off as amazing due to Bullseye making his presence and the way Paco Medina brought it to life is only another reminder why he’s such a spectacular storyteller as well as being the perfect collaborator for Slott; This issue did wonders for setting up a huge adventure for Bailey while being one of the strongest issues of this series to date that comes off as being pleasurable but let’s hope that the new Spider-Girl can be fleshed out as a likable character rather than a throwaway.
Well, that’s it for me. Thanks for sticking around, and I look forward to seeing you next time.
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