Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 9/24/16
This was a banner week for comics. I grabbed a whole pile, read a whole bunch, and largely enjoyed myself. Comics are a fun medium, with lots of good stories, great characters all manner of adventure. And this week was especially good, with new issues of All-New Wolverine, Luke Cage & Iron Fist, Patsy Walker and even Mighty Thor; talk about a handful of favorites!
But Comic Book of the Week has to go to the new issue of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers from BOOM! Studios! This comic is tapping into every single one of my nostalgic veins, and I can’t stand it sometimes.
‘Member Megazord? ‘Member Green Ranger? I ‘member Green Ranger! ‘Member Dragonzord? Yeah!
She’s got you there, Green Ranger
I also picked up the latest issue of Civil War II, but this series is just a mess. There’s no real character depth, no real rivalry or focus. This is possibly the flimsiest Big Event I’ve read in a good long while. It’s all just nonsense, and I’m glad I dropped it quick.
The Night of the Monster Men event running through the Batman comics is shaping up to be pretty cool, though. I didn’t bother reviewing the issues, but they’re fun nonetheless.
Comic Reviews: All-New Wolverine #12, Astonishing Ant-Man #12, Harley Quinn #4, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers #7, Mighty Thor #11, Patsy Walker a.k.a. Hellcat #10 and Power Man & Iron Fist #8.
Pokemon Generations is Apparently a Thing, is Amazing
So, uh, I don’t really know here these have come from, but Nintendo and Pokemon are putting out a series of cartoon shorts that explore some of the behind-the-scenes world of Pokemon. I think these are also based more on the games than the show, which sounds good to me! These Pokemon Generations shorts are just fascinating. And really high quality.
Three episodes have been release so far and they’re great!
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I Honestly Liked Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows was a fun movie. It was dumb and full of plotholes, but I didn’t go to see cinematic greatness. Honest Trailers has that movie’s number.
Poor Stephen Amell. He was probably really excited about this movie and playing Casey Jones. But Honest Trailers totally nails his part in this film.
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My 6 Favorite Tim Drake Moments
To take a page out of the latest issue of Teen Titans, we have come here to honor the fallen Tim Drake. Last week saw Tim suffer through one of the biggest moments of his comic book career, and certainly the biggest, most impactful moment for him in years. To that end, I’ve decided to spend this week celebrating my favorite moments in the history of my favorite Robin.
Flyin’ high!
Tim Drake is one of my all-time favorite comic book characters, in large part because he is the best Robin. That is indisputable. All the various Robins have strong character qualities, but Tim is specifically best at being Robin, at being Batman’s partner in crime-fighting. That is what makes him special and unique. And that is what I hope we will see more of going forward.
Tim Drake is not dead. But now is the best time to reflect on my six favorite Tim Drake moments and stories in comics!
Kate Bishop is Finally Getting Her Own Solo Series!
Can the Hawkeye lightning strike twice? Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye starring Clint Barton is the comic book of the decade, in this henchman’s personal opinion. There have been some minor follow up comics since, but now might finally be the time we get something cool. Writer Kelly Thompson is going to write a Kate Bishop solo Hawkeye series!
That’s pretty neat. I like Thompson’s work, and the art team of Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire has great potential too. I’m really excited for this series.
Thompson had this to say in an interview with io9:
“I think Kate’s got such a strong and singular voice, even when she’s in a group, that once you tap into that voice as a writer, she just sorta bosses you around and tells you what she wants to do. Our series is definitely a spiritual successor to what Matt Fraction and Annie Wu began when they brought Kate to L.A. We’re definitely doing our own thing, but they absolutely laid the groundwork for where we wanted to take Kate. It was the next logical step.”
She compared the comic to the TV show Veronica Mars, which was a great show. And Kate Bishop is a really fun character. I really hope this new series has some legs. I’ll definitely be checking it out in December.
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