Captain America #49 - Well, nothing really "happened" in this issue per se. Basically, Sharon Carter had some freaky dreams, made out with George Lucas, got her memory back, and then had another weird, freaky dream/flashback. Oh, and Falcon is still hunting down "Fifties Cap." (Apparently we're supposed to say "Bad Cap," now, but I'm not buying into that.) And Fifties Cap is pumping Sharon's elderly Alzheimer's suffering aunt for info on Steve. I guess I just didn't really know what to make of this issue. The plot didn't really advance at all, and it's been quite a while since Sharon's even made an appearance in the book. It just seemed like a weird place to put a "character piece" issue about her in the grand scheme of things. It wasn't a bad issue, but I really wasn't impressed as I usually am with this title. But hopefully we got all that out of the way and can get moving on with the rest of the story. (By the way... does anyone else think Sharon looks approximately 14? I feel creepy any time she does anything even remotely sexual...)
Fables #83 - I had no idea this was even coming out this week. That's always fun when you go into the store and are completely surprised by a title you're looking forward to being unexpectedly on the shelf. I really like where this storyline is going. I was soooo disappointed with the way the war with the Empire ended. It was just way too easy and inconsequential. It felt like such a let down. But now we're back to imminent danger at every turn and zero predictability. Plus, it'll be nice to see Jack back in these stories. I always thought it was a mistake to write him out of the book since he's such an interesting character.
Action Comics #876 - Well, well, well... I rarely like books that are nothing but one long extended fight scene, but this one was an exception. I don't know what it was about this issue... well, I do, it was the art... but I'm not sure what exactly about the art made this such a fun read. Everything just seemed so dynamic and vivid. My hat's off to Eddy Barrows and Sidney Teles. I've never heard of either of you, but keep it up.
We also get some interesting questions about Kryptonian genetics in here, too. Chris/Zod's son apparently doesn't have all the powers/strength of regular Kryptonians because he was born in the Phantom Zone. So we can surmise either one of two things... either a Kryptonian's powers are a factor of their birthplace and/or place of conception, or the Phantom Zone has some crazy effects on pre-natal development. I'm leaning towards the second option. Superman grew up on Earth, but was born/conceived on Krypton, so he still fits that typical mold. But I think it's more likely some of the properties of the Phantom Zone were absorbed by Chris while he was developing in the womb. (And it has to be in the womb since Zod, Ursa, Non, and Mon-El don't have those powers.) And they must also dampen his Kryptonian powers to some degree... We shall see... Just know, DC, I'm watching this verrrrry closely...
(Oh, and stop putting those "free previews" at the back of your books. I hate getting to the end of an issue and thinking I still have 4 more pages of story when I've really got one long extended ad that I have no interest in reading. At least warn me by putting some kind of notice on the cover.)
Uncanny X-Men #508 - Ugh. I think I'm going to be dropping this book. Some of the issues on Fraction's run haven't been too bad, but then there are issues like these. There isn't really any coherent plot. There are like half a dozen different story beats being told throughout. And to top it off, we've got snarky attempts at meta-humor in the narration boxes. As in, when a character first appears, the box might say: "Name. Power. Lame Joke Clearly Trying to Illicit a Laugh from Famously Critical Comic Fans." Look, I wholeheartedly encourage a writer of a superhero comic trying to make me laugh. But do it like Whedon did on Astonishing X-Men through genuine character interaction. Mocking characters as a omnipotent narrator does not work. Sure, "Professor X. Telepath. Kind of a Douche." might make a few people laugh... but I'd appreciate it if you took this a little more seriously, and instead tried to write a story that will still hold up 30 years from now.
Green Lantern Corps #35 - Where this week's Action Comics succeeded as a "fight issue," GLC sadly failed. The battle sequences were just kind of chaotic and hard to follow. The plot was still pretty good though, and I'm developing an interest for Sodam Yat, which was completely lacking prior to this story arc. (Can someone please tell me how to pronounce that, by the way? Thanks.) Oh, and did we know that Sinestro was Soranik's father before this? Or is that just a misleading statement at the end... as in, "Hello, Soranik. I want to have a little heart to heart between a father and his daughter... Do you happen to know where she is?"
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