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Archive for April, 2008

Dusting Off : Detective Comics #668 (November 1993)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
As Grant Morrison continues to drop hints about “Batman RIP” being “the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman”, [...]

Ultimate Spider-Man #121

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

It doesn’t take a genius to realise about whom Mark Waid was (somewhat snarkily) talking when he recently said “[Spider-Man]’s dialogue is a joy to write, and if you don’t have your readers chuckling or even laughing out loud a few times per issue, you should go write Thor or something”. But either way, it’s [...]

Thor #8

Monday, April 28th, 2008

After enjoying last issue a surprising amount, I promised I’d give this one a look too. And here we are.
Thor #8 proves to me that the previous issue was no one-off. The second of a two-part story sees Thor and Odin discuss what is to become of Odin now that Thor is running Asgard. Mixed [...]

The Sunday Pages #12

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

A busy weekend means a slightly smaller-than-usual column, but luckily Seb’s still around to deliver the goods - an examination of the Spanish Language issue of Blue Beetle, and another Batman theory as Morrison’s run speeds towards the finish line. By contract, I manage to contribute nothing but a couple of links to articles I [...]

Hulk #3

Friday, April 25th, 2008

The issue opens with the aftermath of the red hulk destroying a helicarrier. Now, I know this isn’t Loeb’s fault so much as Marvel editorial’s, but seriously, how many Helicarriers are there? Seems like half the time the only reason they ever show up is to be destroyed. Let’s just say I’m not the only [...]

Batman #675

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Well, talk about a letdown. Just as Morrison’s Batman run was starting to make sense, and the issues becoming eagerly anticipated, we’re suddenly left with an unexplained delay of a few weeks for #675 – and when it does come out it turns out to be little more than a “bridge” issue between the mystery-unravelling [...]