Comics Fondle

When I saw Brandon Thomas’s name following “Writer:” I knew I was in for a terrible issue, but–as always–I was surprised at how putrid Thomas’s fan-fiction writing got.

As I recall Thomas’s story in Spider-Man Unlimited was what got me to stop reading that series.

This “issue” is a first-person narrative about being a superhero, much like Thomas’s Spider-Man was. Thomas’s observations toggle between dumb and shallow.

I think the whole story has something to do with Identity Crisis, but I really can’t tell. It’s called “The Promise,” but Thomas never actually gets around to explaining the title. Wikipedia and Google were no help.

Another stupid thing is the villain threatening Robin, telling him to warn Batman beating up the criminals isn’t enough anymore–well, wouldn’t killing Robin and etching the message into his back or belly be a better warning? I mean, the bad guy misses the opportunity to decapitate him….

Of course, reading this issue ran me through the symbolic guillotine.

There’s another few hundred brain cells Thomas has killed.

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