As someone who was basically just a Marvel-reader at the end of 2010, the year of 2011 has been a big turning point as Marvel now take up less than half of my pull list. So which Marvel titles remain? Which other titles made the cut? Let's see, shall we...
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
DC Comics - The New 52 - Week 4...
If you're not aware, DC Comics have recently relaunched their entire line of books, and as someone who has never read any DC before, I thought this would be a good time to jump on-board. Once I started reading them, however, it occurred to me that I might lose track of which ones I do and don't like, so I've decided to do mini-reviews for each as I go.
I've rated each one I've read, given my quick thoughts, and a final verdict. "Subscribe" means I'm on for the ride, "Pull" means I'm not sold and will see how the next issue or two pan out, whereas "Drop" means I have no interest in reading any further issues.
| Week 4 | ||
 | All Star Western | |
| Writing: |  | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Red Dead Redemption has raised the bar for Westerns and this didn't meet it. | |
| Verdict: | Drop | |
 | Aquaman | |
| Writing: |  | |
| Art: |  | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Beyond every expectation I had, I really liked this this. | |
| Verdict: | Subscribe | |
 | Batman: The Dark Knight | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Felt like the game. Make of that what you will. | |
| Verdict: | Pull | |
 | Blackhawks | |
| Writing: |  | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | A-Team meets G.I. Joe. | |
| Verdict: | Drop | |
 | Green Lantern: New Guardians | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Surprised to be liking these Lantern books. | |
| Verdict: | Pull | |
 | I, Vampire | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Just another vampire story. | |
| Verdict: | Drop | |
 | Justice League Dark | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Intriguing. | |
| Verdict: | Pull | |
 | Superman | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Bit wordy. | |
| Verdict: | Pull | |
 | Teen Titans | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Didn't grab me. | |
| Verdict: | Drop | |
 | The Flash | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | This is what I want a Flash title to be like. | |
| Verdict: | Pull | |
 | The Fury of the Firestorm | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Just terrible. | |
| Verdict: | Drop | |
 | The Savage Hawkman | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | Pretty damn cool. | |
| Verdict: | Pull | |
 | Voodoo | |
| Writing: | | |
| Art: | | |
| Overall: | | |
| Thoughts: | I'm intrigued. | |
| Verdict: | Pull | |
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