Archive for July, 2006

What Were They Thinking?

July 25, 2006, 7:30 pm

These panels just made me think to myself “What Were They Thinking?”

Alan Scott, wearing both his Green Lantern mask AND a patch over his eye. That’s a bold fashion statement. From Checkmate #4.

Speaking of patches, J’onn J’onzz tries out the Martian equivalent of a soul patch. It looks just as stupid, too. From Brave New [...]

My Favorite Panels This Month

July 25, 2006, 7:19 pm

Here are some of the panels that made me happy this month. Plus, it lets me play with my new scanner.

The “One Punch” joke just keeps on giving. From Justice League of America #0.

The new Wonder Woman remembers her friends. From Wonder Woman #1.

The lovely debut of Miss Martian. Her costume works better for her [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, July 26th

July 25, 2006, 9:58 am

Another week, and here’s how I think the quality of this week’s comics will stack up against one another, from worst to best.

Supergirl #8: A no-brainer. You know, I’m thinking that maybe they are making an incomprehensible Nightwing and Flamebird story as an homage to the Silver Age? Otherwise, I don’t know why this exists. [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, July 19th, Final

July 20, 2006, 9:15 pm

This week was really difficult to rank. Some comics improved a lot, others were good, but not great. So here’s the real rankings, from worst to best:

52: Week Eleven: Eh. Even Batwoman can’t really save this. Some nice Renee/Question stuff, but I think I’m out with the next issue. Funny seeing the Question wearing a [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, July 19th

July 18, 2006, 11:31 am

Last week was famine, so this week is feast! Whee. So, from possible worst to possible best:

Flash #2: Considering the poor first issue, it’s no surprise that this is ending up as worst in my initial rankings.
52: Week Eleven: Two more issues for this series to make me want to buy it.
Uncle Sam And [...]