Saturday, January 19, 2008

THIS WEEK IN COMICS!! Week 1

Hi there everybody, it's LB just so ya know. A lot happened in comics this week.
Sinestro is in prison for his crimes against the universe, a new Captain America is about to be announced, Atom Eve's origin is finally revealed!, and jail isnt what it used to be. First let's start with Green Lantern.
This week in Green Lantern we see the fall out from the Sinestro Corps War. The east coast is still being rebuilt, Coast City is filling up with people like a bathtub and the ALPHA LANTERNS SHOW UP! Continuing the best run of GL to date, Geoff Johns crafts a new calm for the DCU while just on the horizon is Final Crisis. Basically we see how the aftermath of the SCW is affecting Kyle Rayner,Guy Gardner,John Stewart and Hal Jordan. Each is effected in dramatically different ways and thats all I'm gunna say there cause to say more would ruin the awesome for ya.
Now we move onto Captain America. arguably the best run of Cap ever, Ed Brubaker almost answers the question of who is the new Captain America. Will it be Bucky, Cap's old partner from WW2, or will it be Nick Fury, whose been underground since the end of Secret War over 3 years ago, or could it possibly be Kilowog of the Green Lantern Corps?! Who knows, so go read it!
Next we have Atom Eve, the 2 issue mini from Image that focuses on Atom Eve of Invincible fame. The sad part is that Robert Kirkman isn't writing this series but even still the book is amazing. It's very true to the character from the tidbits of history we've been shown in Invincible. The book opens with Eve's birth and progress' til she's roughly 16. It's an awesome read and a good introduction to the Invincible universe. It's my number 1 pick for this week.
And last but certainly not least we have Snaked. A new offering from IDW, who is best known for publishing 30 Days of Night. Snaked is interesting right from the start due to the use of time jumps. Its a little difficult to follow at first but after a second read you see how truly awesome this title is. Snaked follows Mr. Morganstan, who from the start you can see isnt exactly all there. So anyways, Morganstan is in jail for unknown reasons,as of now, where he's being interview by the prison doctor about a fellow inmate by the name of Timmons. Now throughout the book you cut back and forth between Morganstan and Timmons. The main premise of Snaked isnt given away in the first issue which is really cool, it leaves you wanting more. I would recommend Snaked for anyone who likes truely disturbed books or if you like the occasionally weird title.
So that's it for this week in comics, I'll be back later with more recommendations and spotlights on older books(haven't finished what I wanted to spotlight -_-) So goodbye from the offices of COMIC BOOK JONES!

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