Geekscape Comics: Weekend Reads!
Welcome to Weekend Reads! It’s your little, weekly dose of comic book goodness that focuses on some aspect of my weekend reading!
This week I was reminded of why I love comic books… and declare Weekend Read’s first MUST-READ issue!
The reads:
As a kid, I loved Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Watching, playing with my toy zords, putting my hair in a ponytail, so I looked like Tommy (the Green Ranger)… I did it all. Once it turned into Power Ranger in Space or whatever it was, I lost interest. I casually revisited Mighty Morphin in my teens but for the most part, it is something that just lives in my childhood. Well, until now.
The BOOM! Studios published Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is everything I could want a Power Rangers comic book to be. It picks up just after the green ranger frees himself from Rita’s possession (one of the show’s greatest storylines, in my opinion at least). Tommy is struggling to fit in with the rest of the Rangers, and they are fighting to 100% trust him. Issue #1 is fun and feels like Power Rangers. Seeing them morphing, summoning their zords, and all those Power Ranger things is just a lot of fun. Is this book anything special if you aren’t a Power Ranger fan? Probably not, but if you grew up with the series you should check this book out. I hope it doesn’t get too wrapped up in character drama and keeps on the fun, bad guy fighting, don’t have to think too much side of things.
In the first edition of Weekend Reads, I discussed my sadness with the state of Spider-Man in the Marvel Universe. It’s amazing what difference one issue can make because I’ve completely changed my tune on Miles Morales. I love where Bendis is taking the Spider-Man series!
The highlight of this issue has to be Bendis’ dialogue. The interactions between Peter and Miles made me, at times, laugh out loud. After two issues, there is plenty I’m looking forward to:
* Miles struggling to find a balance between his life as Miles and his life as Spider-Man.
* Bendis alludes to the coming of super villains (both old and new).
* Miles’ skin colour is coming into the equation as well in an interesting and unique way.
If you are reading Amazing Spider-Man and longing for the Peter Parker of times past, Spider-Man is for you.
Alright, let’s get to the greatest read of the weekend.
Black Widow #1 is unlike any comic I’ve ever read. It is essentially one long, continuous action sequence and it is fricken INSANE! Black Widow has stolen something from SHIELD and SHIELD is doing anything they can to get it back. We have battles in the sky, in vehicles, hand to hand combat, there’s a little bit of everything. This issue unfolds in epic fashion as Black Widow gracefully deals with all the personnel SHIELD throws at her. It feels almost poetic in the way the panels and pages flow into each other. I had no idea Black Widow could be this cool. My gut says that the creative team of Waid and Samnee are going to make Black Widow one of the best books of 2016. I haven’t done this on weekly reads before, but I’m declaring Black Widow #1 a MUST-READ. It’s fresh, fun, and unleashing the potential of a character that I’ve never thought much about.
That’s it for this week. Check out Black Widow #1, get into Spider-Man, and if you’ve ever enjoyed Power Rangers you owe it to yourself to check that out too. I’d love to hear your thoughts on these books!
