Comic Review: Batman '66 #23

On the actual Batman TV series, which this comic is based off of, one of the most memorable gimmicks of the show was that every episode was a two-parter. In this issue, and a few others in the series, they have done exactly the opposite, taking two separate but sometimes related stories, and telling them both in a single issue. In this case, we have "Monsters A-Go-Go", with stories focused on Solomon Grundy and Clayface.

Comic Review: All-New Hawkeye #3

This series was put in an impossible situation, and I do not envy Jeff Lemire or Ramon Perez for having to try and take over after Fraction and Aja's run on Hawkeye, especially considering that the last issue of that series still has yet to come out. That series came out of nowhere and was absolutely loved by critics and gained a decent following, yet focused on the day to day life of a guy who doesn't have the best reputation and had a tendency to go with very different storytelling choices, like an entire issue from the perspective of a dog or told entirely in sign language. Instead of trying to do that, this series focuses more on the type of stories you would expect from Hawkeye, the SHIELD agent, while taking only bits and pieces from the previous series.

Comic Review: SHIELD #6

The last issue of this series revealed that almost everything that had happened so far in the series was not just separate missions for the SHIELD team, but were all connected in a larger, overarching plotline. Because of how most comics are written, I was afraid that was leading to this series becoming more serialized. That's not necessarily a bad idea, but this series was described from the beginning as a mission of the month format. With this issue, it turns out I was concerned for no good reason; even though this is a continuation of the last issue, it still works as its own story, keeping the standalone style intact.

Comic Review: Valhalla Mad #1

(I tend to read every #1 issue that comes out from Image Comics. Are they all good? Well, let's find out.)

When I picked up this comic, I knew nothing about it except for recognizing the writer/artist team. I knew Joe Casey and Paul Maybury from Catalyst Comix, a Dark Horse series that caught me by surprise with how much I liked it. True to that series, this also has a great, manic energy to it, if somewhat inconsistent overall.

Comic Review: Star Wars #5

The last issue of Star Wars was mostly setup, doing little things to build the next parts of the story up. In this issue, there is still a lot of setup, but with more payoffs along the way. Splitting the story has slowed things a little, but it still has enough results to give it satisfying momentum in this issue and going into the next.

Comic Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #15

Last issue of this series, I felt very mixed about it, not really liking how they handled things in that issue. This issue is an improvement, not without its own problems, but much stronger overall.

Comic Review: Ms. Marvel #15

I feel the need to start off with a disclaimer, because I really like this series as a whole, making it all the more difficult that I do not like this issue. I liked the first issue of this storyline, the second was not as good but still solid, but this one just does not really work, which I don't like associating with this series.