Metal Men 7

November 1 08

And now I’m totally confused again. There’s the big fight scene–a scientific fight scene–and the jumbled timelines. I’m lost.

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Metal Men 6

November 1 08

Another straightforward issue. Strangely, it’s got the series’s first confusing panel. But I guess I can cut Rouleau the slack.

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Metal Men 5

November 1 08

Somehow, this issue feels more like a first than a fifth; because everything’s revealed? The plot is progressing traditionally.

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Metal Men 4

November 1 08

Besides the reveal of the unfortunately traditional dilemma, the issue is really confusing. You almost need to be taking notes.

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Metal Men 3

November 1 08

So one mystery gets revealed while at least another one starts. The issue only has two timelines; it allows for more narrative.

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Metal Men 2

November 1 08

I think I’m following what’s going on–with a one page delay. Rouleau is superb at creating tension in the multiple time lines.

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Metal Men 1

November 1 08

Here’s a modern oddity. Intricate, deliberate artwork; the plotting to match. The brief attempt at a fun attitude fails though.

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Doctor Strange: The Oath 5

October 29 08

The ending is really cute–enough to make up for most of the issue’s talky nonsense. It should have been better.

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Doctor Strange: The Oath 4

October 29 08

There’s a fantastic opening fight scene, but the revelation with the aimless flashback and new villain is goofy.

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Doctor Strange: The Oath 3

October 28 08

The plot slowly congeals. Vaughan’s long bad corporation scene is pointless. Can’t get enough of the art though.

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Doctor Strange: The Oath 2

October 27 08

Again, lots of good scenes and good details–Strange flirting rocks; Vaughan’s trying to hide his pacing is off.

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Doctor Strange: The Oath 1

October 26 08

Beautiful Martin artwork and a solid script from Vaughan. But–though there’s a lot of content–nothing happens.

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Narcopolis 4

October 26 08

Delano nicely uses hallucinations and the future-speak to avoid needing a literal close. It’s a fine finish, if underwhelming.

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Narcopolis 3

October 26 08

The vanilla art doesn’t match the creepy content. Delano’s story is progressing well–but it is hard to see a full resolution.

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Narcopolis 2

October 26 08

Delano gets tons of content into his pages, enough to make up for the slightly generic art. Hope he has room to finish though.

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Narcopolis 1

October 26 08

If Delano let up at all and made the issue more understandable, it wouldn’t work. He doesn’t and it does. Off to a good start.

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Halloween: 30 Years of Terror

October 26 08

Lots of good artwork–great in a couple cases–but this anthology of revisionist, fill-in stories is a waste.

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Detective Comics 504

October 26 08

Newton’s art’s only okay here–his Joker is poor. The writing’s lame–the plot fails at any invention, it’s middling.

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The Damned: Prodigal Son 3

October 25 08

So it’s nothing but a setup for the third series? It’s barely–barely–even a full plot, much less a real story.

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The Damned: Prodigal Son 2

October 25 08

Some great Hurtt art–the issue’s basically a long action sequence–but the writing’s stretching to find a plot.

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