And there was a Son

It has arrived, and we can all be in awe of the Donner. R.D. (as I will refer to him today), Geoff Johns, and Adam Kubert have begun their run in Action Comics, and they get right to the point. There's a new Superboy in town, and this time, he's actually a boy! Though Adam's art was a little rough at times, the story has got my interest peaked, and I can't wait to see what's next.

Also, for all you jerks who don't buy Nextwave...go lick a goat!

Wave goodbye to Nextwave

Aparently not enough of you are reading Nextwave. Why? Because it's being canned. How anyone does not love this book is beyond me. It's hysterical. Maybe people just don't like comedy in their funny books. Maybe people just don't get Ellis' humor. Maybe this is another ploy by Beyond Corp. to take over the world by cancelling the book they're featured in. As they say, the devil's greatest trick was making the world believe he doesn't exist.

Does Heroes Make Any Sense?

I don't know if you watch Heroes, the TV show "geared" towards comic book fans, but it really doesn't make any sense. I mean, as Sci-fi fans, we allow the rules of nature to be broken, but we also ask for some sort of logic to surround it. Mutants are the next step in evolution, Superman is from Krypton, and Batroc the Leaper is a loser. The problem with Heroes is that it mixes a lot of different themes together and pretends it all will fit. The people are all getting super-powers, and suddenly it all happens now. Ok, this suggest something mystic or scientific experiment, that it is all happening by coincidence. But, there is some dead scientist suggesting that they are the next step in evolution. This disproves the argument before, but then why are the all 'evolving' now. Also, they've all got some greater purpose in the grand scheme of things, prevent the nuke I guess, so how is it genetics if it's fated? Can they really tie this all together to make sense? My thoughts, no. The only thing I like is that Tim Sale's art is everywhere. Other than that, I'm starting to loose interest.

Delays delays delays

Just when I feel like Marvel and DC are making up for the huge delays in August, it seems like they fucked up yet again.

Civil War #5 should be coming out this week. It's coming out next week. Wonder Woman is now bimonthly. Ultimates #12 came out two weeks ago, and the next issue? Two months from now. Ultimate Hulk vs Wolverine, and All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder? Fuck if I know.

It's really disappointing to see all of these delays, especially with all of these big name books. These huge events within DC and Marvel are supposed to be attracting all sorts of new readers, but when you wait months between books, all of that planning and "good" storytelling is all for shit.

Said thing really. At least Seven Soldiers #1 is finally coming out soonish.

Out with the Crap and In with the Good.

The completely awful Nightwing run of Bruce Jones is over and in the saddle is Marv Wolfman who did the 1 thing Jones couldn't do. Make Nightwing a good book to read. New (possible) bad guys, new supporting cast, and best of all, no references to the previous ark. Can we just assume it never happened? I know I will.

Other books this week include Dr. Strange: The Oath (going to buy today, I missed it somehow), 52 (duh), and Fantastic Four.

One book I got this week worth pointing out The Boys, which is gross, funny, nasty, and a great read. Warning, totally not for the kids. Hell, not for the 16 year olds!

Hulk continues to be fantastic, and X-men Phoenix Warsong is definitely worth your cash, if you're a big fan of Morrison characters.

Also, without pointing out the book, but I just want to say that lesbian superheroes is being a little overplayed right now. A lot of books are using it to break certain barriers, which is great, but I have to wonder if some people are just using it for shock value. Also, where are all the gay men? Every other superheroin is a lesbian, but there seem to be no gay superheros. At least there's Northstar.