A weekly column in which Jake gives
short blurbs about the comics he’s
picked up that week. Reviewed in the order read, which varies but generally by
increasing anticipation. Disclaimer: he
knows very little about art, at least not enough to considerably honor such
tremendous undertakings, so…yeh,
there’s that.
Planet Hulk #2
Writer: Sam Humphries
Artist: Marc Laming
Colors: Jordan Boyd
Letters: VC’s Travis Lanham
Marvel Comics
As predicted in the previous entry for
this title, the inclusion of Doc Green brings a whole new dimension to the
title. The hyper-intelligent yet still
vicious Hulk leads Steve Rogers deep into the heart of Greenland in the quest
for Bucky. Doc Green plays the role of
worldly cynical guide to Steve’s
more idealistic straightforward hero. We
get a bit more of Steve’s
background in this issue which sheds more light on his motivations and his
world, which is nice, considering how varied the districts of Battleworld are
and how worrying it was that this Steve was just generic with a giant dinosaur
friend. Speaking of dinos and other
giant monsters, Laming finally gets the to go all
Jurassic-Park-Meets-Godzilla-Meets-Discovery-Channel as our intrepid heroes
clash with Greenland’s
local wildlife. The action is
jaw-dropping and is an easy selling point of this issue. Planet Hulk is still very much in set-up
phase but with action like this, scant plot is required.
Book of
the Week
Loki: Agent of Asgard #15
Writer: Al Ewing
Artist: Lee Garbett
Colori Artists: Antonio Fabela
Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles
Marvel Comics
Armies clash and worlds collide as Old
Loki leads the fallen forces of Hel against the last bastions of Asgard. Armed to the teeth with magical machine guns,
Odin and Freyja aren’t
about to go down without a fight. Also,
we get the life story of Verity Willis, the woman who can see through any
lie. Ewing jam packs this issue with content
and yet in never feels oppressive.
Garbett and Fabela work wonders, from Freyja’s battle with Jormungandr, the World-Serpent to the
Enchantress’s doomed
defense of the forces of Asgard and the grim resignation of Hela and her
general Tyr. Though Secret Wars #1 had
it’s own last struggle of
the Marvel Universe, the events herein are worthy of their own telling. Ewing manages to squeeze every character and
plot for all they are worth, driving a doomed story towards and inevitably fatal
and fantastic conclusion.
So what did you pick up this week?
Agree or disagree with anything said here? Let us know in the comments.
Labels: Comics, Loki: Agent of Asgard, Marvel Comics, Planet Hulk
