Let’s talk comics. A friend once commented I ought to have a a comics sections, seeing as how they’re so important to me. So, while I build that part of the site, this’ll have to do. Let’s review a couple of this week’s offerings:
Avengers #500: There’s nothing like a “milestone issue” to shake things up. A book lasts 500 issues, someone’s gotta die to commemorate it. This issue had 3 confirmed deaths, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Man, I LOVE Bendis!
Astonishing X-Men #3: When they told me Joss Whedon was gonna write X-Men, I thought, “Great, ‘Buffy’ with mutants!” I was being sarcastic when I said this, but I’ve learned that i really like Whedon’s writing style. You definitely see the Buffy in it, but who cares? Anyway, this issue had Beast vs. Wolverine. Never really seen that conflict before. Hope I never see it again.
Amazing Spider-Man #510: This book is the clusterfuck of the week. You mean to tell me Gwen Stacy was pregnant?!! All those years ago, she ran off to France to give birth to kids we’ve never heard of? I know that time has actually passed in the Spider World, but I never thought THAT much time had passed. Peter was about 15 when bitten, and I figured he was late twenties now. Well, Gwen’s kids are back, and they’re out to kill Peter Parker. They seem a lot older than the maximum age of 12 that they should be. Let’s see how this one pans out. GWEN HAD KIDS?!!!
X-Statix #25: The group & The Avengers form a truce. When the dust settles, the X-Statix team considers disbanding. No, this isn’t a big deal. They do this after EVERY major adventure. in fact, it’s to be expected every 5 or so issues of this book. But this time it’s for real, ’cause the book’s cancelled. Better enjoy those last 2 issues…
Excalibur #3: Marvel must really want me to hate Charles Xavier. They’ve gone back to this whole Mutant Martin Luther King persona for him that I’ve never really cared for. And Genosha’s always been a shitty locale. Who thought a book about mutants in Genosha would be entertaining?!! For the uninitiated, here’s an analogy for ya: the theme of this book is the equivalent of having Holocaust survivors go back to the camps, and run them themselves. It makes no sense. Nor does this book.
I leave you with this great & poignant quote from the Powers #1 letters page:
“i swear to fucking god, if wolverine becomes an avenger I am going to kill my family. How much shit am I supposed to take in my life??? Why is this happening to me??!!” -skeetboy
