http://www.bzzurkk.com/ BZZURKK.com is a comic book site and forum dedicated to fans who read or collect comics. en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:52:29 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bzzurkk.com/images/misc/rss.png http://www.bzzurkk.com/ http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2238-W-PLASTIC-MAN-C-amp-C-DARKSEID-H-JLA-Archives-V4-ORIGINAL-ART-Signed-TPB-s-9-quot-PENGUIN?goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:38:50 GMT Hi-

I'm Doug Hazlewood and I'm a comic book inker. I am currently inking TEEN TITANS and already have most of the originals for #88. I have previously inked SECRET SIX, BIRDS OF PREY, FLASH, DOOM PATROL, SUPERBOY, ADVS. OF SUPERMAN & ANIMAL MAN. I was one of the artists on ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #500. Ask for my Art List if you might be interested in trading for original art.

Here's the link to my ComicArtFans gallery:
http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryD...asp?GCat=42533



Check my perfect eBay (1244) and ePier (106) Feedback ('haze54' on both). Will consider trading original art for my MANY wants: mostly vintage stuff, but some figures & statues. Though I must admit my studio has become QUITE cluttered with goodies. Can email you my lists/links to them.

I will also trade my signed trade paperbacks I have of SECRET SIX, BIRDS OF PREY, FLASH and ANIMAL MAN and comics/cards.

I am NOT hard to deal with if you give an honest description in advance or pretty close to it. Check my eBay Feedback (haze54). Please read my auction site Feedback comments and judge for yourself.

Thanks-Doug



DOUG'S FIGURE WANTS (generally LOOSE is A-OK since I'm an 'opener,' but I'm pretty picky about noticeable touch-ups and flaws)

I've listed them pretty much in the order of preference/desirability-bold ones I want more



DCUC
Nice paint job, etc. (loose is A-OK)
KILOWOG - Right Leg (Shark)
SDCC Plastic Man w/suitcase or Reg. Version
Reg. DEADMAN
GREEN LANTERN Toys R Us Exclusive (Metallic Green)
DCUC Clash in the Cosmos - BRAINIAC (preferably by himself w/the pink chest and arms matching well color-wise)...(or the two-pack) (Update-want him less now since I have the 'History' one.)
GIGANTA Gentleman Ghost pcs...that's all I need to complete her
ULTRA-HUMANITE, DARKSEID C&C

Mattel IH SDCC STARRO figure set

DC DIRECT:
DCUC 12" FLASH (TRUS Exclusive)
Alex Ross JUSTICE SUPERMAN Retailer Exclusive Variant - 'Heat Vision'/'Angry'
(loose is fine w/nice paint)

MARVEL:
NICK FURY (from Legends Ninjas vs Super Spies 2-Pack)
Fantastic Four Classics solid PAINTED Fiery SUPER SKRULL Variant--not the translucent one--see pic (loose or damaged pkg OK)
Marvel Select SKRULL(s) (from Skrull & Brood set OR new 3 figure set-though the paint job on the faces of the new set should have been more subtle)

Hulk Classics - ABSORBING MAN (loose is fine or since these were reissued I don't mind that version so I can open it)

Sentinel BAF parts: Left Arm, Right Arm, Right Leg

Spider-Man Box Set exclusives: "Sinister Six"- Green Goblin, Electro (low priority)



Kenner:
1979 ALIEN Translucent dome (or repro), top back spike

Sideshow:
12" CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON Figure



Funko Wacky Wobblers:
RAT FINK (there are various kinds & colors, preferably the one w/o the wrench--would like a glow one)

Kind of want:
GIANT-MAN (and Ant-Man & Wasp & ants from Avengers set)
Marvel Legends :
NICK FURY (loose is fine) (could have gotten him on clearance before, but now I have a Baron Strucker he could be displayed with)
Maybe a loose RED SKULL
ANGEL, ICEMAN, CYCLOPS from 1997 X-Men box set (low priority--as I passed on buying a whole set years ago on clearance at TRUS for about $10--some just look kind of goofy. I held it in my hands and pondered it for a good while)

DC Direct:
SA GREEN ARROW & SPEEDY Box Set (I do have a loose GA already)
Maybe even an extra loose BLUE BEETLE (2002) (have one, but love his costume)

DC SUPER POWERS Parts Wanted:
Green Arrow BOW & ARROWS (came w/3 arrows)
Hawkman WINGS & MACE (2 or 3 of ea)
Samurai SWORD
Dr. Fate CAPE
Batman CAPE
Red Tornado CAPE
Mister Miracle CAPE & SHACKLES
Mr. Freeze TRANSPARENT DOME/HELMET
Aquaman TRIDENT
Penguin UMBRELLA

MEGO Green Arrow CAP, BOW & QUIVER

BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE (and/or SGT. PEPPER'S one) Lava Lamp by Vandor



EUGENE THE JEEP Classic Comic Strip Characters Figurine #37 (Dark Horse)



FREDDIE FLAMEOUT Weird-Ohs Nutty Mad vintage figure (came in more than one color)



Maybe some vintage Capt. Action stuff

Would trade original comic art or TPB's I've worked on for a Plastic Man...either SDCC or Matty one:



*********Here is some of the potential trade bait I have: **********

DCUC Green PARADEMON MOC

DCUC COMMANDER STEEL Loose, fresh from pkg, but does have some factory touch-ups if you look closely-no C&C pc



Fearsome Foes Box Set CARNAGE figure w/stand



Sealed JLA ARCHIVES VOL. 4 (hardback book)

STAR SAPPHIRE Green Lantern Series 3 MOC



VIXEN (JLA Series 2) DC Direct (MOC)



CLASSIC DC HEROES-Wonder Woman (Dark Horse/DC Direct) New in collector tin-#1491 of 2000 - She leans to one side a bit, but these are not flexible like action figures. My Batman one leans back a bit. The Superman one I have stands straight.



Ice Cannon MR. FREEZE 2003 MOC (Wal-Mart exclusive I believe...free Jim Lee comic is upside-down in pkg)

Secret Files POISON IVY (beautiful Bolland version) MOC





Legends FACE OFF Mushroom Head (Modern) LEADER loose



HULK 2099 figure (Transformations series-1997)(loose-great shape w/acc)



JACK COLE AND PLASTIC MAN: Forms Stretched to Their Limits-Art Spiegelman & Chip Kidd (Chronicle Books 2001)-used, but very nice shape



BATMAN: The Sunday Classics 1943-1946 (Sterling 2007) Hardback Book w/DJ - EX shape



Original DC Direct (2001) MARTIAN MANHUNTER (MIP) pkg. has minor shelf-wear

PENGUIN Gotham City Villains 9" Target Exclusive (Hasbro 2002) (MIP)-cloth costume



Hot Wheels 2007 First Edition BATMOBILE (short card & normal card) (MIP)



X-Men Classics Series 3 - MAGNETO (MOC)

CAPT. AMERICA Signature Series (MIP)-figure and costume look great



SABRETOOTH Famous Covers



DCUC BAF

KILOWOG Left arm (a beaut!) (John Stewart)

IMPERIEX - Upper & Middle Torso (Robotman), Rt. Leg (Joker), Left Arm (Man-Bat)

GIGANTA-Right Arm (2) (Dr. Fate), Left Arm (Parademon)

LEGENDS BAF parts:

• HML-NEMESIS Lower Torso
  
  ML-GALACTUS-Left Arm
  
  HL-BLOB-left arm, right leg
  
  ML-MODOK-Legs
  
  HML-QUEEN BROOD-Front Left Leg

ML-SENTRY (loose, no GM part) regular lemon yellow SHORT hair, no beard

ALL-AMERICAN PRIME (1995 UltraForce figure) MIP-pkg in great shape

SPIDER-MAN: WEB TRAP "SINISTER SCORPION" loose and complete MINT

RHINO 1994 SPIDER-MAN ANIMATED Figure MOC

POISON IVY Batman Animated (Kenner 1997) - Mint loose w/acc



DEADPOOL 1992 Toy Biz X-MEN/X-Force series MOC. Pkg has noticeable bend/stress wrinkles on lower left. So, the pkg is not mint (it was that way originally!!)

Flicking Tongue VENOM 1992 Marvel Super Heroes ACTION FIGURE MOC (card is not mint, some wrinkles show on the front)

2 BATMAN TOTAL JUSTICE Mail-Away Premium Exclusive Figures- MIBag

Several mail-away Kellogg's HAN SOLO in Stormtrooper outfit MIB

2 WITCHBLADE Wizard GOLD variant figures MOC

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL 1990 BUTTON SET MOC



Have: SHE-DRAGON (Savage Dragon) short-pack 1995 figure-1 long hair, one mohawk also



loose GI JOE DESTRO with gun (had to replace his O-ring)



loose INDIANA JONES-SALLAH (no cloth cloak or torch)-nice shape

Some scarce Star Wars EWOKS Cartoon Series weapons/accessories

BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT-Kenner 1997:

• LAUGHING GAS JOKER-loose w/little buddy, no big pistol
  
  LETHAL IMPACT BANE-loose, complete

MAXX (Spawn Series 4-1996)-loose w/Black Isz (carefully displayed only, bought in pkg)

Glow-in-the-Dark "Nightfighter" ROBOCOP-Kennner 1989-loose, no gun



Here are some loose SUPER POWERS figures I have for trade:

DARKSEID - NICE, but no cape

RED TORNADO - (2) Both NO cape-look great, still work (and I remember some lady "skunking" me at a garage sale on one with a cape!). Have a loose left arm with mild paint wear, too.

DR. FATE - NO cape, minor paint wear-don't think his action is working right, but he stands just fine.

PENGUIN - (4)

• 1 - With tails and quite nice shape. COMPLETE w/umbrella-the retractable tip has some minor chew marks
  2 - VERY nice. White paint on one side of his belly shows a little 'crazing.' No umbrella
  3 - Nice-slight paint wear, no umbrella-can hear a slight rattle when I shake him--like something's loose inside his torso
  4 - No tails or umbrella, minor paint wear (most on top edges of hat)-jacket blue color is a different shade than arms

WONDER WOMAN - nice, but missing her LEFT ARM (no lasso)

KALIBAK - missing his left leg

I've added a few more "haves."

Vintage SCARCE TMNT FIGURES

• TATTOO- U.S. card WITH tattoo applied to figure's belly IN PKG. - btm. rt. corner of package bent some
  
  
  
  RAY FILLET:
  2 altered card-unpunched
  1 altered card-punched
  3 original card punched
  7 original card unpunched (I don't see individual grades for these)
  
  2 Purple "V" (reverse) unpunched (one has bent card-not bad)
  
  No "PRESS" April (w/orange background on chest)-punched, shelf-wear
  (NO orange PRESS b/g on chest--no trace of it)-unpunched, a few insect nibbles on the edges in just a few spots...I ended up touching them up. That little bastard sure squeezed his way into a comic bag with extra pieces of tape even!!
  
  

MANY loose complete Turtles and some not as nice (my son's) ]]> Buy/Sell/Trade superflash http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2238-W-PLASTIC-MAN-C-amp-C-DARKSEID-H-JLA-Archives-V4-ORIGINAL-ART-Signed-TPB-s-9-quot-PENGUIN http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2237-Downtime...?goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:59:37 GMT We recently experienced downtime due to our hosting provider. All issues have been resolved and hopefully we can continue moving forward :) We recently experienced downtime due to our hosting provider. All issues have been resolved and hopefully we can continue moving forward :) ]]> Techincal Support/Feedback Stan http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2237-Downtime... http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2236-The-Mighty-Reviews-8-19-10?goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:39:30 GMT *_Wktf’s Reviews_* *Secret Avengers* #4 Marvel Comics Written by: Ed Brubaker Drawn by: Mike Deodato Cover by: Marko Djurdjevic ... Wktf’s Reviews

Secret Avengers #4
Marvel Comics
Written by: Ed Brubaker
Drawn by: Mike Deodato
Cover by: Marko Djurdjevic

The first arc of this new series, titled “Secret Histories,” closes with this issue with a powerful mystery we readers have known nearly from the beginning finally exposed to Commander Steve Rogers, but not before we get to see, once again, why Wolverine isn’t the only one who’s the best there is at what he does. Those who’ve been following this fan-favorite breakout new (as opposed to New) Avengers book know that Steve assembled this team of Avengers for the kind of covert black ops the regular Avenger teams not only couldn’t really do but shouldn’t really do. The Avengers, after all, are a pretty high profile team and Rogers, after decades in the limelight as Captain America, now takes himself and his team into the shadows. And what a team: War Machine, Moon Knight, Beast, Ant-Man, Black Widow, Valkyrie and Nova. At first glance they make almost no sense together. But upon further review, and after four issues, Brubaker and Deodato seem to have found the right mix and groove that makes this team work.

While investigating an abandoned Roxxon mining base on Mars, Nova not only falls off the radar but has become possessed and superpowerfully augmented by a thornier version of The Serpent Crown and is a hair-breath away from opening a gateway to another reality and releasing a dark being destined to end our world. It’s when all truly appears to be lost, when even the most powerful Secret Avengers like Valkyrie are taken off the board, that Steve Rogers takes the desperate and seemingly suicidal tact advertised on the cover of this issue that, rather than proving his undoing, merely validates the sheer awesomeness of this character. Yet again, as we’ve been told over and over before, we see that it is not the super soldier serum that made Steve Rogers Captain America as much as Steve Rogers, the man himself. But, in the end, it’s team work from every quarter that wins the day here.

Brubaker had been firing on all cylinders since this book started. In a short time it’s established itself as the Avengers book to beat. And Deodato, fresh off his stellar run on Dark Avengers has delivered fantastic art, from the raging battle scenes to the quieter moments in this issue where Rich Ryder is sheepishly biting his lower lip (shades of Gene Colan in this panel, too) and Steve good naturedly is handing Rich his helmet back. Highly recommended.

Thunderbolts #147
Marvel Comics
Written by: Jeffrey Scott Parker
Drawn by: Kevin Walker
Cover by: Marko Djurdjevic

Okay, to sum this one up, if you’re looking for a book that just plain kicks butt, this is your book right here. The post-Siege Thunderbolts may well be the strangest and most dangerous collection of characters between two covers. Now led by Luke Cage, this team consists of Ghost (who last tried killing Tony Stark, remember?), Moonstone, Crossbones (who helped The Red Skull kill Captain America), Juggernaut, Songbird, Mach V, Fixer and the Man-Thing! And the Man-Thing has turned out to be an absolutely inspired choice just for the sheer weirdness factor if not for his teleportation abilities and his handiness in a fight and the newly impressed Moonstone learns here.

This issue is narrated by John Walker, now the Raft warden after becoming disfigured as part of Pym’s Mighty Avengers during the Siege. Returning from a mission that went a bit sour, though not unexpectedly even if it was a bit horrifyingly so, and saddled with the Avengers Academy kids who are at The Raft as part of a “scared straight” program, our team finds itself in the midst of a Raft-wide prison break. Mysteriously, the power grid goes down and, shades of New Avengers #1, all hell breaks loose. But this gives our resident heroes a chance to cut loose as well, and in the case of Walker (also referred to here as “Warden Cripple”) and Luke Cage this is a sight to behold. I loved when Luke responds a cry of “Get him! GET HIM!” with a “Yeah – get me. You got me? Come on! Who you Got? Say it! Say my name!” as he just pounds the living stuffing out of a whole mob of rushing prisoners. “I’m the Power Man! Luke. CAGE!” It’s beautiful. And, seriously, Killraven The Purple Man? Didn’t this psychopath learn his lesson after Cage nearly killed him in the premier “Breakout” New Avengers arc? His taunting Cage about Jessica Jones (their history goes back to Alias) just makes what comes next all the sweeter. And even Juggernaut gets to have his private laugh.

I’m loving this book, from John Walker’s dubious and eyebrow raising ending narration to the fast moving dialogue to the simply bizarre team chemistry going on here. But just for sheer superhero fun, this issue is my pick of the week.

Lone Ranger #23
Dynamite Comics
Written by: Brett Matthews
Drawn by: Sergio Cariello
Cover by: John Cassaday

After twenty-three issues we finally are going to see the confrontation this title’s been building to since the very beginning. Cavendish, the man responsible for the murders of the Texas Rangers that led to The Lone Ranger’s creation, now is consumed by his hatred for the masked man and is taking this hate out on everyone he can find who is close to this hero. Having set his men on Reid’s sister-in-law, Linda, where she barely escaped being brutally raped and killed through the help of her young son, Dan, Cavendish has now captured The Lone Ranger’s one friend outside of Tonto, Sherriff Loring. And the sheer brutality of Cavendish’s torturing poor Loring in this issue alone makes him the Hannibal Lecter of the Wild West. Matthews and Cariello really combine to show Cavendish’s pure, evil, unadulterated sadism. His use of humor, and then the visualization of that humor, make this version of Cavendish one of the most heinous comic book villains since the Joker or The Red Skull.

The Lone Ranger’s shock and horror over the fate of his poor friend only serves to strengthen his resolve. No wonder, actually, that this story arc is titled “Resolve.” Though The Ranger has sworn never to take a life, Cavendish’s crimes, his brutal ways, and Reid’s own anger now may make keeping this oath impossible. And next issue we’re promised “the beginning of the end” when The Lone Ranger and Cavendish finally will come face to face for this very first time since this series started. This issue has taken this title to a new level of tension and storytelling. With the delays this title’s been experiencing this particular cliffhanger may be a painful one.

Dawg’s Review

Wolverine: Weapon X #16
Marvel Comics
Written by: Jason Aaron
Drawn by: Davide Gianfelice

As this particular incarnation of a Wolverine comic book series comes to a close, this issue takes cares of two things. The first of these items is paving the way next month for a brand new title and volume of Wolverine comic. The second loose end that gets wrapped up is the far more important one. A couple of months ago now, in a battle for the very survival of mutant kind, Wolverine’s best friend and long time teammate in the X-Men was killed in action. While we all know that no death is ever permanent in comics, Kurt’s was certainly one of the better handled one in years.

This issue deals with Logan and his great sense of loss to not have Kurt in his life anymore. The pair could not have been more different, and yet somehow they became best friends. Some one like Logan, who has such an “all-out” persona is bound to not take this loss very well.

The issue starts off with Logan getting a visit from fellow X-Man Warren Worthington: AKA Angel. Angel tells Logan that Kurt left very specific instructions in his last will and testament to Logan. This triggers a series of events that lead Wolvie to look back into his memories of Kurt over time and see that Kurt always wanted him to believe that there was more out there for him than his claws and mistrust.

Wolverine slugs his way through a series of trials trying to deliver a package to a church nestled deep within the jungle and mountains. Once he delivers this item which was Kurt’s last wish, Logan in turn is given something from the priest.

Logan, broken and emotionally drained from 8 days of trudging through the jungle, instantly recognizes the item that he himself had given to Kurt years before. Wolverine immediately sees that Kurt’s final lesson for Logan was one that hits him the hardest. Kurt was right and Logan agrees to try it his way.

I must say this issue was one I was very much looking forward to. Sometimes I could care less about the next super villain that comes along to fight a hero. To me, what I like to read is about character relations. Especially as they pertain to the most savage little mutie there is. No one has touched Wolvie’s life like his drinking buddy Nightcrawler. Wolverine has tried to be a better man than he is for years, and Nightcrawler may be the only one who has ever believed in him enough to think that he was capable. Jason Aaron gives us a final eulogy to that friendship that other comics since Kurt’s death have spent far too little time on. This once agains proves to this fan that Aaron gets Wolvie like most writers haven’t in years. Even if you hate reading 8 Wolverine comics a month, I think this issue is one that stands alone and is worth it for any fan of the classic X-Men days. ]]> Official Comic Review wktf http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2236-The-Mighty-Reviews-8-19-10 http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2235-First-look-at-Skullkickers-1?goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:27:34 GMT Image’s Skullkickers is like a buddy cop film slammed in to Army of Darkness. Fantasy hijinks, banter and loads of action.

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More... ]]> BZZURKK NEWS Stan http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2231-Marvel-Announces-Willingham-and-Edwards’-WARRIORS-THREE http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2230-First-Look-At-X-Men-3?goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:08:00 GMT Marvel is pleased to present your first look at X-Men #3 by the jaw-dropping creative team of Victor Gischler and Paco Medina. After back to back... Marvel is pleased to present your first look at X-Men #3 by the jaw-dropping creative team of Victor Gischler and Paco Medina. After back to back sell-outs, the red-hot Curse of the Mutants story continues! ...

More... ]]> BZZURKK NEWS Stan http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2230-First-Look-At-X-Men-3 http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2229-Shadowland-Continues-To-Fly-Off-Store-Shelves?goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:08:00 GMT Marvel is pleased to announce that both Shadowland #2 and Shadowland: Bullseye #1 have sold out at Diamond (although copies may still be available at... Marvel is pleased to announce that both Shadowland #2 and Shadowland: Bullseye #1 have sold out at Diamond (although copies may still be available at a retail level) and will be returning with Shadowland #2 ...

More... ]]> BZZURKK NEWS Stan http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2229-Shadowland-Continues-To-Fly-Off-Store-Shelves http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2228-First-Look-At-INVADERS-NOW?goto=newpost Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:08:00 GMT Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Invaders Now #1, from superstar creator Alex Ross, writer Christos Gage, and artist Caio Reiss, with... Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Invaders Now #1, from superstar creator Alex Ross, writer Christos Gage, and artist Caio Reiss, with packaging by Dynamite Entertainment!! For the first time in decades, ...

More... ]]> BZZURKK NEWS Stan http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2228-First-Look-At-INVADERS-NOW http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2227-The-Mighty-Reviews-8-12-10?goto=newpost Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:29:18 GMT Sam Wilson’s Review

Birds of Prey #4
DC Comics
Written by: Gail Simone
Drawn by: Ed Benes and Adriana Melo
Cover by: Alina Urusov

Waaay back in 1996 the first Birds of Prey one shot came to us via writer Chuck Dixon and artist Gary Frank. An all-female team book lead by the former Batgirl (aka Barbara Gordon aka Oracle, DCU’s resident super genius), Black Canary (duh), and that was kind of it in the beginning. The concept seemed to resonate with fans, and as time and creative teams changed so did their roster, leading to the birds golden days under writer Gail Simone and penciler Ed Benes. During that era the Huntress, Lady Black Hawk and occasionally Lady Shiva joined Barbara and Black Canary, and yeah. Enter one of my top five books of the last 10 years. Someone who is clearly a genius and a visionary at DC thought it would be a good idea to reunite that team and bring back the birds, and, well, whoever you are, I love you. Seriously…

Last issue the team wasn’t back together yet, Dinah was trying to save a kidnapped child in Iceland and it ended badly (for the kidnapper). She’s been having a rough year though, quitting the JLA, leaving her husband Ollie (never liked him anyway), giving up her kid for adoption a few years back. Dinah could use some friends, which is when Babs calls her back in action, with Lady Black Hawk and the Huntress in tow. They are lured out to GCPD’s headquarters, a new villain has commandeered the bat signal and made it a “bird signal”. This new villain calls herself the White Canary, and she’s pretty bad ass. In issue two we see her easily take down Dinah and the Huntress, and doesn’t do to bad with Hawk and Dove either (the newly resurrected Hawk and the same Dove apparently are on Bab’s speedial). It’s all an elaborate ruse to hide a more sinister plan, and Babs gets caught up in it 100%, with her old team stuck and now suddenly wanted by the police. Last issue they took refuge with Oswald Cobbelpot, aka the Penguin but he was injured pretty bad. It doesn’t really matter though because White Canary has worked her way through everyone leaving just Black Canary to square off with her, and Barbara has her own problems with Creote and Savant (who, gasp, aren’t dead and also aren’t very rehabilitated anymore). Which brings us to the final issue in our introductory arc. White Canary has it out with Dinah, Creote and Savant finish things with Barbara Gordon and the girls are betrayed by someone who was always an a**hole anyway. Yes, and to clarify, it doesn’t end the way you would expect…

Fans of the old series, rejoice. The girls are back. Gail more or less jumps back in continuity where she left off with the old series, and hasn’t missed a step. I’m a little disappointed Ed Benes only penciled about half of this issue, but its okay, the fill in artist wasn’t too bad. Most importantly, the Birds are back and for the foreseeable future I’m thinking it’s going to be good…

Dawg’s Reviews

Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #2
Marvel Comics
Written by: Ed Brubaker
Drawn by: Dale Eaglesham

Steve Rogers has his past coming to haunt his present in this mini series that puts the former Captain America smack dab in the middle of a global adventure. Last issue Steve was led to believe the son of the scientist, who invented the super soldier serum, had unlocked and perfected his father’s formula to create super soldiers. This led Steve into a little James Bond action. What Steve found out was that there’s always more to the story that what it seems on the surface and the son of Dr. Erskine was assassinated, making him the second Erskine to die in Steve’s arms.

Someone else has mastered the super soldier serum and this issue is all about Steve tracking down the shooter and looking for answers. The answers finally come with excessive use of his fists. But the answers he finds just leads to more questions as he is being set up. He knows that he is being toyed with and even still, he can’t wrap his brain around what is going on and by the time he does it is too late. The true villain of this plot is revealed and on the last page, which is meant to be a shocker, we see something that seems like it has been used one too many times against Steve. I could be very wrong about this mind you, it just feels like this plot device is always there and after 60+ years of having the serum running through his veins, it should NOT be a plot device.

I wasn’t sure how I’d adjust to having Steve Rogers back in the Marvel Universe and not in his Captain America duds, but it certainly is growing on me. I feel like a certain side of Steve can be unleashed and he can be a bit more edgy because of it. In a way the flag that he wore as Cap was almost bigger than the man inside and his conduct without can be a bit more down and dirty. I like this because Steve Rogers is ultimately the biggest bad ass around really.

We all know that this mini series has story to come, and I am really enjoying it so far, despite my annoyance with the whole super soldier serum thing at the end. Brubaker has been with Steve for so long now that you cannot deny how much he knows Steve. The best addition to Brubaker and Steve Rogers though is Dale Eaglesham. The guy is a throwback comic artist, whose lines and panels are 100% gold compared to the more heavily shadowed and photo referenced stuff you see today.

With these guys at the helm, I am on board to see how this plays out. You really can’t go wrong as long as you have great creative working on a great character.

X-Force: Sex and Violence #2
Marvel Comics
Written by: Chris Yost
Drawn by: Gabriele Dell’Otto

This mini series is sure living up to its name. Everywhere you turn someone is being shot at, clawed, and Wolvie and Domino are caught up in their sexual chemistry, and tension. You can almost smell the leather, gunpowder and pheromones in the air while reading this book. So much so that at times it’s hard to remember what the plot is…

Oh yeah…

Domino got in over her head on a job she was hired for. It was supposed to be a routine run, and she got her nose in deep, with the Hand, and the Assassins Guild both out to kill her for her trouble. Not to mention a rather large sum of money.

Who does she run to for help? Only the baddest, hairiest, grumpiest, runt in the Marvel Universe… Wolverine.

The only problem with that, is that Dom hasn’t given Logan every detail and they have a sh*t ton of renowned assassins on their tail.

They are traveling from one scrape to another and all you see is blood, laser sights, as they go.

Oh and there is that rather heated romp in a hotel/safehouse room.

Yup that’s pretty much it folks… this is not to say that there isn’t more going on, but whose to say there has to be at that? Some times comics are just meant to be fun and this one is definitely that. I love it for that as it’s not trying to be anything more than it is. It is not trying to shatter any status quo, it isn’t trying to reshape the Marvel Universe, as you know it, it is just full of ass kicking and sexual interplay between the lead characters. Throw in a bunch of expendable hand ninjas and assassins from the guild and you can expect a bloodbath.

Del’Otto is on point here and this type of story is something that plays really well to the artist’s strengths. Washed out, gritty, contrast, blurred and frenetic action… it works. At this point with the writing you could honestly expect no less from Yost either.

For the sheer fun factor and seeing Wolvie and Dom tear it up in an adult oriented comic where the violence isn’t a parody of itself, this is my pick of the week.

Wktf’s Reviews

Superman #702
DC Comics
Written by: J. Michael Straczynski
Drawn by: Eddy Barrows
Covers by: John Cassaday & Keith Nowlan

Well, beginning with Cassaday’s boringly iconic cover, this issue has taken JMS’ Superman run and turned it from what up until now felt unique and even refreshing to just plain flat and unremarkable. Nothing in here was especially terrible but, as well, nothing was particularly remarkable, surprising or even interesting. Even Barrows’ art, top notch as it always is, couldn’t take this story and make it visually exciting despite the fact that Superman had to face and fight a monstrous otherworldly mechanical monster.

As Superman strolls his way through America he comes to a Detroit suburb, where kids are playing basketball in run down parks, blue collar workers try to rest their bones after a long day in the factory, and even more people find themselves out of work. Superman pauses to instigate a pick-up game of hoops with a bunch of teens, with the exception of one boy whose lack of skills produce chiding on the part of his friends. How is the most powerful man in the universe to help this boy out? In the most predictable way possible, of course. And, considering who Superman is and how well known his powers are, how seriously could these kids not sniff out his approach and see through it? As well, when he comes across a wheezing older man in an abandoned factory it never occurred to me that he’d save the day both for this individual and the entire town, and then go walking off into the sunset. Maybe in a 1950s comic book this won-and-done single issue wrap-up was to be expected but, today, it seems to pat and too cliché. Even the “surprise” guest appearance on the last page, the singular most likely and popular team up in comics, couldn’t lend energy to this tale.

Hmmm….unpleasantly surprised is the last feeling I expected to experience after the intro of “Grounded” in Superman #700 and last issue’s first installment. But there it is. I’m hoping this dip is an aberration, especially given JMS’ most current track record on Thor and Brave and the Bold. I’ve been throwing props at this run up until now but another issue or two like this and I won’t be coming back to this title.

Daredevil #509
Marvel Comics
Written by: Andy Diggle & Antony Johnston
Drawn by: Roberto Pascual De La Torre
Cover by: John Cassaday

For those keeping track, and I’m not even sure I’ve got this right, this issue of Daredevil appears to take place between when The Kingpin enters Danny Rand’s soup kitchen and when Iron Fist and Luke Cage pay a visit to Matt in his Hell’s Kitchen Shadowland castle, both of which happened in Shadowland #2. So, I think this issue happens, timing-wise, between the pages of Shadowland #2, though it seems to end on a different perspective to how Shadowland #2 ended. As far as advancing the story, we have a few parallel paths running throughout this issue. Master Izo and Electra have made their way to The Hand’s stronghold in Japan to uncover their plot against Matt. Dakota and Foggy find themselves in the harm’s way that hit them at the end of last issue as they ventured into Matt’s territory, but are aided by the timely arrival of Iron Fist and Luke Cage. And Matt receives a visit from one of his many enemy/former lovers who answers his call to join his cause.

Probably the most interesting part of this issue is Master Izo’s reaction to what he learns in Japan (which isn’t made clear to the reader) and his sense of urgency regarding Matt’s state and for Electra to return and confront him. But, even with this, there’s nothing here that really moves this storyline past where it was prior to this issue’s coming out. Even De La Torre’s moody and expressive art, an improvement by leaps and bounds over what Tan’s delivering in the core “event” book, doesn’t really help take a static plot and story and push it forward. The most pressing event in this storyline so far is the combination of Daredevil’s killing Bullseye and the voices in Matt’s head that seem to be controlling him. But neither of these are getting the kind of play at this point that I feel they deserve. Marvel should not be deconstructing a major character, as the teaser images for the future Man Without Fear as well as the current The End seem to indicate, simply for the sake of deconstructing him. It should mean something beyond the shock of the event, itself. So far the Shadowland storyline just isn’t helping to bring the reader along.

X-Men #2
Marvel Comics
Written by: Victor Gischler
Drawn by: Paco Medina
Covers by: Adi Granov & Paco Medina

“Curse of the Mutants” continues as a situation last issue that could only be described as bad gets seriously worse, as Scott postulates at the end of this issue, across more fronts than the X-Men know. Xarus, son and murderer of Dracula, has done something that Blade, who appears in this issue, claims even Dracula was unable to do. Unite the world’s factions of vampires under a single banner. Going a few years back to Marvel’s Legion of Monsters series of books, the Dracula story showed the vampire lord trying to do this very thing. And, again, in Captain Britain’s canceled book, Dracula tried to establish England as a beachhead home for to unite the vampire nation. But he never succeeded. But now, under Xarus’ rule, the world’s vampire sects have united as one and are descending upon San Francisco.

Last issue we saw a kamikaze vampire expose himself to sunlight in a crowded part and explode in an eruption of blood and gore all over the crowd. In doing so, he released a vampire virus that infected and has begun to enthrall all the humans who came in contact with it. One of those humans’ being the now depowered Jubilee. Over time, this virus is taking greater hold of its victims and filling them with an overwhelming and compelling longing for a darkness they don’t understand but know their entire bodies’ desire. In fact, I have to wonder if some out there might consider Gischler and Medina to be misogynistic in their portrayal of Xarus’ first victim, a slender and shapely redhead who is willingly guided crawling on all fours, stripped to her underwear, a leash around her neck, lustfully but with a tear in her eye, to Xarus’ side. No less evocative is Jubilee’s desire to come to her vampire master, a plan to bring one X-Man in particular Xarus hopes to convert. But, is this misogyny or a depiction of the way vampires are best portrayed: cruel, usurious, sensual, brutal?

The X-Men know, and learn fast, how hopelessly they are outgunned, though they don’t fully understand the full scope of their problems. And the solution Emma and Scott devise is one with which Wolverine has serious issues and which Blade angrily likens to turning to Hitler to deal with Saddam Hussein. Desperate times call for the most desperate measures. For a superhero comic book that captures all the fear and terror of some of the best horror films, this book gets my pick of the week. ]]> Official Comic Review wktf http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2227-The-Mighty-Reviews-8-12-10 http://www.bzzurkk.com/showthread.php/2226-Arcade-Added?goto=newpost Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:21:26 GMT I have just installed an Arcade here at Bzzurkk.. I have also added a few hundred games and plan to add a few thousand over the next few days or so.... I have just installed an Arcade here at Bzzurkk.. I have also added a few hundred games and plan to add a few thousand over the next few days or so.


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