Quick Post

With everyone recovered from the H1N1, I thought this would be a good time for that follow-up post. That and I'm bored at work. So without further ado:

REVIEWS!
(Posting from my phone, so it will be image free for now. I'll come back tonight and spice it up.)

First up, Astro City. How did I miss this? This is my first encounter with Mr. Busiek, and now I know what the hype is about. This is a great satire on the superhero genre in general. Can't wait to get more into this series.

Rating: 10/10

Secondly, Annihilation. I haven't finished the series yet, but so far I'm quite impressed. The first volume started off pretty slow, with substandard art. Once you get beyond the issues leading into the event, its quite excellent. Having read the first two volumes, I can say two things: this is the best use of the Silver Surfer since the 1987 run, and this is the first good use of Super-Skrull.

Rating: 9/10

I finally got to read Alan Moore's Complete Wildc.a.t.s. I grew up on the Wildc.a.t.s animated series, and I enjoyed it greatly, so its good to see the series' roots. Sure, its 90s-tastic, but in a good way. Its a really fun and groundbreaking (at the time) book that I highly recommend, even if Alan Moore is the comic industry's "angry old man."

Rating: 9/10

Essential Silver Surfer Volumes 1 and 2. This is a monster. The first volume is written by Stan Lee with art by Jack Kirby. How can you go wrong there? Well, you can't, but there are other problems. Mainly, the writing in the sixties seems to insult the reader's intelligence. What I mean is, instead of letting the art speak for itself, the characters have to proclaim every action. "Behold! The wall falters at the merest touch of the mighty Mephisto!" I'm not putting it down, but it does take away from the experience, and makes for a long read. Volume 2 is from the aforementioned 1987 run, issue 60 of which is why I originally got into comics. Its fun to finally, after all these years, read the story leading up to my entry into the Marvel universe. And the art is very Kirby-esque, which helps a great deal.

Rating: 8/10

That's all I have time for right now, but I will check back in later with my reviews of volumes 1-3 of Incredible Hercules.