Geekscape Comics: Weekly Reads!
Welcome to Weekly Reads! It’s your little dose of comic book goodness that focuses on some aspect of my comic book reading!
Ongoing Reads
Power Man and Iron Fist #4 concludes the story’s first arc. This issue is the weakest offering from the series so far. It lacks the humour and easy-going vibe that was so prominent in the previous issues. The absent humour is replaced with excessive amounts of backstory relating to the book’s current villain, the Supersoul Stone possessed Jennie Royce. While the backstory serves to help us understand the character’s plight, it really takes away from the action. The conflict is resolved in an unsatisfying way as Power Man and Iron Fist have very little to do with it. By the end of things though, the Heroes for Hire are back and I can’t wait to see what kind of trouble they get into with issue #5!
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, it seems like forever since we have discussed Bendis and Pichelli’s Spider-Man! Be careful what you wish for. I wanted a book that focused on the personal problems of being Spider-Man and I am getting it in spades here, the only issue is that it’s kind of boring. This book spends the better half of the story at a high school cafeteria where Ganke confesses to Miles that he likes Goldballs because he is a fast super hero… Wait? What? Am I the only person who never once thought to themselves “damn, that Goldballs guy is fat.” When they finally meet the character, a starstruck Ganke probably reveals more about Miles than he should have. The frustrated Miles takes off as Spider-Man where he is chased by heat seeking missiles… 😴
I was pleasantly surprised to discover Matt and Sharlene Kindt’s Dept. H #2 hit shelves this past week. This book will be contending for my favourite comic book at the end of the year. I can’t gush enough about Sharlene’s watercolours enough in this book, it’s unlike anything else in comics right now. If you’re reading digital, this book is worth picking up a physical copy. I’m not convinced Matt is leaving me clues to solve this murder mystery yet but I’ll find out in due time. The creators love and appreciation for the medium bleeds through on every page and makes this book a joy to read. I’m loving every panel.
New Reads
Well, Civil War II kicks off and reading the first (well, 0th) issue I felt clueless. This book would definitely benefit from some sort of introduction to what is going on with these characters right now because I had no idea… I guess I should have been reading Iron Man? That said, I stuck it out and so far I am intrigued by Marvel’s next big storyline. We have She-Hulk defending a retired super villain who is being arrested for merely mentioning that he has thought of returning to a life of crime. The President of the United States wants James Rhodes (War Machine) to run for president. Then some random feeling stuff with Captain Marvel and some new Inhumans. Do I have high hopes for this arc? Not really. It feels to me like they are just trying to drive up revenue by tying in with their cinematic universe (and I guess who can blame them). Fortunately, it’s usually series that I have the lowest expectations for that end up wowing me the most so we will see where this goes.
Soo I’m prepared to lose a lot of geek credibility with this one because I’m unfamiliar with why Future Quest #1 has so much hype. I picked it up because a) I don’t read enough DC and b) the art is right up my alley. I enjoyed the first issue but felt like I was missing some backstory as we are thrown right into the action from page 1. That said, the story is pretty easy to wrap your head around if you don’t think about it too hard. It has a sweet 80’s cartoon vibe to it. I really don’t know what else to say, you probably already know all you need to about this book because you’re smarter than me? 😊. Fill me in! What’s all the hype about?
Next Time
The DC Universe is reborn!
