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I think that's the one DC title I'll be checking out this week. I got behind on everything else. I read up through Batman #50 when that dropped but I haven't had as much time for reading comics weekly outside of the Spider-verse stuff.

 

How'd you like They're Not Like Us? I loved that take on a mutant type story.

 

Just wait 'til Spidergeddon takes off...

Haven't had a chance to read it yet. Honestly just bought it 'cause it looked visually fantastic. Your praise of the story certainly makes me more excited to actually read it.

 

So many tie-ins on the way for that. I'm liking Edge of Spider-Geddon so far. Nice intro to some characters I wasn't all that familiar with.

 

Booster arc of Action is a lot of fun but the concurrent Lois story was really really dumb.

 

This week I've got
Batgirl
Batman King of Fear
Det Tec
Doomsday Clock
Heroes in Crisis
Scarlet
Cold Spots
Regression
Punisher

 

I didn’t like it :(

I feel like Generation Gone did a better job of being a story of angsty kids with powers. Maybe the second trade is better though.

 

WHAAAAAAAT.
I’m checking this out.

 

People on Twitter are pretty upset about Heroes in Crisis #1. So many people talking about Dan DiDio, Identity Crisis (yikes, doubt it's that bad), & the perceived end of the Rebirth era. And, apparently there are a lot of people out there who think that Tom King is a bad writer, and that this will be the comic where everyone realizes that?

Anyways, it's really tempting to squeeze in time after work to pick this up & see what the hubbub is about.

 

Yeah a lot of the reactions are mostly negative. I already decided to wait for the trade so I skipped picking up a copy.

Out of curiosity I did read up on why everyone is mad. And man, I really hope this doesn’t end up as depressing and pointless as Identity Crisis. I haven’t been let down by anything Tom King has written so far and Vision is probably one of the coolest graphic novels I’ve ever read. So I’m still cautiously optimistic.

I don’t really know what happened but since last year I’ve seen a sudden shift on how people talk about King on the internet (not this thread). I think it started with Jokes and Riddles.

 

People are bad at reading Tom King. Heroes in Crisis was a phenomenal first issue. My immediate thought is its the best damn issue of anything I've read all year. Did not expect it so be so immediately intense, King usually prefers a slower build. Also him writing Harley is amazing. And the art is unreal.

Also I wasn't expecting to pick up Justice League Odyssey but I saw Sejic and knew I needed to see his version of Jessica Cruz.

 

I tried reading Priest's Justice League books but cannot stand the way they are written. His Deathstroke run pulled the same shit and I just can't get behind it.

 

He definitely has a certain style, he does the same thing in Black Panther. I enjoy it but it took me awhile to get use to. If you haven't started the Snyder run of JL yet don't lose hope because it's straight up incredible.

 

I had a feeling that was the case. I have No Justice sitting on my table right now. Cannot wait to jump into it.

 

Priest rules.

 

I picked up Stranger Things #1 today on a whim, hope it’s decent!

 

Did end up grabbing Heroes in Crisis #1. Tom King is good.

There's literally nothing to the issue plot wise. And if the death of Wally West, just a couple years after DC Rebirth and so soon after Geoff Johns' role at DC changes (and off panel, at least for now) is real... I don't actually have any feelings about that character, but that's certainly a weird choice. If someone else had written this, it probably would be Civil War mediocre, if not outright bad. But, man, I just love how Tom King does comics. I wanna spend more time with his Harley, and I wanna see what he's gonna do with Booster. I'm curious where this goes.

 

I really liked Heroes in Crisis #1, though the major death in it frustrated me a lot because I really like that character.

Doomsday Clock continues to be excellent and I’m curious to see where it’s going to end up.

JL:Odessey was fun too and I finally picked up FF #2 and it’s perfect. Exactly what I was looking for in that series.

 

So much happened in Doomsday Clock this week.

 

My wife bought surprised me with the Hawkeye vs Deadpool trade today. :D

 

Post how it is. I haven’t read any of the vs. Deadpool comics.

 

Read the classic 90s Claremont/Lee X-Men #1 this morning for the first time in probably at least 15 years.

It's amazing how much of the writing and art I immediately remember as I go through. So many little moments that I didn't realize had stuck somewhere in the back of my mind.

And, outside of that nostalgia, there's a lot that I'm able to more fully appreciate after years of X-Men exposure. Elements of Jim Lee's art are rough and didn't age great, but the best moments complement Claremont's writing style perfectly. And speaking of Claremont, revisiting this after having read some of his older work, the Watchmen/Dark Knight Returns impact on the industry really did him good. No walls of text weighing down his stellar character writing.

I love the distinct personalities of every character and all the perfect relationships. I particularly love Magneto here. Stuff like this is why he's one of my top 5 X-Men.

The whole publishing strategy of the upcoming Uncanny X-Men relaunch is awful, but man, I hope the final product captures what makes the X-Men work. Which, with Kelly Thompson on the writing team, is certainly possible. I don't hate on the direction of X-comics like some people (I stand by the Uncanny half of Bendis' run being good, and what I read of Bunn's Blue is, too), but we're ready for a new GREAT run.

 

So far it's really fun/funny. Lots of callbacks and jokes that reference Fraction/Aja's Hawkeye.

 

I enjoyed Hawkeye vs. Deadpool for what it was.

 

So this was lot of fun. It's a simple, funny story but the heart of the book is really just in the characters being themselves.
If you can't get enough stories with Clint and Kate together, then I definitely recommend it.
It's silly and self referential like you'd want a Deadpool comic to be.
There were a few jokes that really sealed the deal for me, but I'd hate to spoil anything.

Some drawbacks would be that it's pretty short. I'd have loved to see a longer confrontation with Black Cat and Typhoid Mary. Also, if you don't know much about any of these characters, I can't imagine enjoying it as a standalone story as it depends a lot on previous works for both jokes and plot. The art gets the job done and isn't distracting, but it's nothing special. Id recommend it if you like either of the Hawkeyes and if you can tolerate Deadpool. If not, just skip this one.