I had so many comic books from my last Wednesday "pulls" that it has taken several reviews to cover them all. This is the last review pertaining to that batch.
Marvel's SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #26
Well when this whole "Doctor Octopus Spider-Man" fiasco began, I complained a lot. For one, Marvel made this stupid claim that it had 'killed off' Peter Parker by having him switch minds with Octopus, when in fact they left open the door for Parker to come back any time. We all knew this would happen, and so there was nothing brave or bold in the switch. Now we have Peter beginning to return, with parts of Peter's mind still intact deep in Octopus' subconscious. That whole storyline just doesn't do anything for me. Nor does the struggle between Superior Spidey and the Avengers. All of this is predictable and the dialogue and monologue of "Octo-Spidey" does nothing for me. Thankfully, we also have a second story here, and that story is the real reason I bought SUPERIOR this week. It involves a struggle between Green Goblin and Hobgoblin and their respective "Goblin Armies". It was action packed, it was a classic Goblin battle between two longtime competitors. I loved the art and loved the story and dialogue between the two. The scenes with Parker were also refreshing:
Storyline: 3.5 Stars
Dialogue: 3.5 Stars
Pacing: 3 Stars
Art: 3 Stars
Overall: 3 Stars
Dynamite's ARMY OF DARKNESS VS HACK/SLASH #5
This statement alone should make you want to buy this book: "Ash becomes a sex slave in ancient Greece." One aspect of Dynamite's ASH is that he is a time-traveler, often sent to different time periods to fight the evils of the Necronomicon, which can after all open portals in space and time. The pacing in this book was a little off, but it was more than balanced out by the good dialogue and the twist at the end. I have enjoyed this series better than any other Dynamite ASH offering except maybe FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH. Good stuff.
Storyline: 4 Stars
Dialogue: 4 Stars
Pacing: 3 Stars
Art: 3 Stars
Overall: 3.5 Stars
Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11
Intrigue abounds as the Shi'ar seek to return to Earth to kidnap a time-traveling Jean Grey and try her for crimes her future self will be guilty of. Meanwhile, Star Lord has to suffer the consequences of a bounty out on his head. I have to say that Star Lord comes off as very Han Solo in this book, and while derivative storytelling is a dangerous place to be, it really works in this book. As always, the dialogue was excellent, though the pacing was a big off this time around. There was too much jumping around from storyline to storyline. Still, a good book and a good issue.
Storyline: 3.5 Stars
Dialogue: 4 Stars
Pacing: 2.5 Stars
Art: 3 Stars
Overall: 3.5 Stars
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