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My 6 Favorite DC and Marvel Comics (These Days)
For all of the writing I do about comic books and superheroes, I got to thinking the other day that I don’t really talk about my favorite comics all that much. Sure I try to review as many comics as I can each week, but that’s more of a professional thing than a personal one. And the entire point of starting this blog was to talk about what comics I like and interact with other comic book fans on the web. So this week’s blog list is all about the comic books I love to read.
There are no Superman comics on this list
Of course, that’s an entirely subjective idea. The comics I’m loving this week are completely different from the comics I loved a year ago. The comic book industry is in a constant state of flux. Comics are being cancelled or started every months, writers and artists are always switching, and there’s no telling when a comic will suddenly hit on a really great storyline. That’s one of the things I love about comics. You never know where the next great story, character or writer is going to come from.
So I’ve decided to make this list about the six favorite comics I’m reading these days, and I’ve decided to do a list for both Marvel and DC, the Big Two on superhero comics. I want to start reading more independent comics, but right now I’m only reading Saga, which I love. But this way, my list can also serve as my own personal prognosis on the success of Marvel NOW! or the New 52 from DC.
I’d love to talk about your favorite comics in the comments! Read the rest of this entry
Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 4/20/13
I think I have a problem. There’s something definitely wrong with me. I’ve loved superhero comics all my life, but these days I tend to glaze over at long, drawn out fight scenes, and instead love the quirky, humanizing stories. My favorite comics these days are titles like Hawkeye, Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman, where the focus is almost entirely on the characters first, superheroics second. The witty banter, the human emotion, the simple, everyday experiences, this is what I love. You can keep your spandex-clad superhero punching out the latest Nazi clone. I’ll take a scene where Wonder Woman and her friends sit around trying to think up a name for the new baby.
That easily wins Wonder Woman the title of Comic Book of the Week for me. The scene is just so adorable, and uses all of her extending supporting cast to really establish who these people are, why they’re together and what that will mean going forward. There will be action, there will always be action, but what I’ve come to love most about comics is when that action is offset by moments of real character. I hope I’m not alone. And I hope they’re always as good as this.
Good, clean fun
And I hope Orion is OK. Seriously, he’s my favorite character in Wonder Woman so far.
Comic Reviews: Age of Ultron #6, Batwoman #19, Captain Marvel #12, Green Lantern: New Guardians #19, Justice League #19, Nightwing #19, Red Hood and the Outlaws #19, Superior Spider-Man #8 and Wonder Woman #19.
‘Injustice’ justifies DC fan-love
Netherealm’s long-anticipated Injustice: Gods Among Us has landed, and DC fans can rejoice. After nearly a decade of mediocrity (not counting the truly excellent Arkham games), WB Games has given DC fans what they’ve all been waiting for with a licensed game that isn’t mediocre.
Before the review begins, here’s what you need to know: Read the rest of this entry
Trailers This Week are Coming Hard and Fast, Two Things that Describe Superman
We’ve already had new movie trailers this week for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Star Trek Into Darkness, so how about a new Man of Steel trailer! Looks pretty neat!
I love prestigious trailers like this. I love the mood music, I love the ambiance. I love the depth and breadth they’re giving Superman. I’m definitely loving everything we’ve seen for Man of Steel so far, and I’m very excited for this movie. The snippets of action we saw looked pretty cool, though I’m not convinced this Zod is going to make a great villain. He seems kind of generically evil. Plus, on a personal level, I’ve just never cared all that much when Superman has to deal with some evil leftover from Krypton. I’m far more interested in everything Superman himself.
Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 4/13/13
We’ve got some good and we’ve got some bad this week, sometimes down to the very franchise. I’ve already ranted a lot about my disappointment with Batman and Red Robin, so at least the regular Batman book is good enough. On the Marvel side of things, the Avengers have a mediocre to strong output, whether it’s Age of Ultron, Avengers or Uncanny Avengers. You might even be surprised to learn that some kind of plot finally develops in Age of Ultron! I didn’t see that coming!
But speaking of Avengers, the star this week is Thor, as his series, Thor: God of Thunder, easily hammer-smashes the competition to win Comic Book of the Week! I was disappointed last issue with the weak origin for Gorr. But when Jason Aaron focuses on his various Thors, the comic is gold! It’s also the funniest comic you’ll read all week. Perhaps even the sexiest.
Sounds like my kind of woman!
Comic Reviews: Age of Ultron #5, Avengers #9, Batman #19, Batman and Red Robin #19, Hawkeye #9, Thor: God of Thunder #7, Uncanny Avengers #6, Uncanny X-Men #4.
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