She Hulk #1

This is one of the few new series that are beginning from the fallout of Fall of the Hulks. Going into the issue I was a little skeptical about who was working on the issue since I really had seen much, if anything from the writer and artist; which I will touch on later in this review.

The story takes place right after the end of Fall of the Hulks and Jennifer Walters (She-Hulk), and the Bruce Banner’s daughter Lyra, the She-Hulk from the 23rd century. They have been tasked by Banner to track down the members of the Intelligencia so that Hulk can enact his revenge.

Wonder Woman 600 Review

The first thing I noticed about this issue is the great cast of writers and artists that are featured throughout the book. Everybody from Wonder Woman regulars such as Gail Simone, to people you didn’t think you’d see on a Wonder Women comic cover, such as Phil Jimenez. So even though I have never taken the time to read a Wonder Woman comic, I knew that this issue should be beautifully written and illustrated.

Since I’ve never read a Wonder Woman comic, and all I really knew about the character is that she was an Amazonian and that she had a golden lasso of truth, so it is safe to say that I was worried that I would have no idea what was going on, but low and behold everything turned out okay and I was only lost sometimes.

Like many other milestone issues, Wonder Women was made up of a few short stories, some self-contained, and some that finished up and started new chapters in this characters long running series. In addition, the issue featured an overwhelming amount of pin-ups of the Golden Princess done by many of today’s greatest comic artists, including an amazing two-page spread done by Phil Jimenez.

The main focus of the stories that were featured in this issue focused on how pivotal Wonder Woman is to the entire DC Universe, not just when it comes to fighting super-villains, but how important she is in her life as Diana, as well as how she is the female role-model that every female character looks to for help and guidance.

This issue took the term “milestone” to a whole new level, gaining national recognition due to the introduction of Wonder Woman’s new costume design. This new design was created by Jim Lee to coincide with J. Michael Stracynski’s taking over the Wonder Woman franchise. In my opinion, the new costume design looks great, and is a refreshing change for the character, especially because she has remained relatively untouched costume wise for the last seventy years.

Overall, this issue was way better than I thought it would be. There were some very great stories; I was especially fond of the one written and drawn by Amanda Connor, she never fails to amaze me. I think the thing that made the issue so great was the addition of the pin ups throughout the issue, it helped split up the stories perfectly, and had me looking back over and over again.

8.5 out of 10

*Originally Posted on Chris' Comics Official Website

Cornbread's Favorite and Least Favorite Comics of the Week - 2/17

Hey everyone!

Had a large week this week, therefore it was hard to pick my favorite and least favorite comic, but low and behold I was able to do it anyways. So here is the verdict:


Favorite Comic: Power Girl #9
*Warning Spoiler Alert*

Ever since I decided to pick up Power Girl as one of my monthly comics, it has never let me down. First of all, I enjoy Amanda Connor's art immensely (as well as her face) and the writing is pretty witty. The comic starts off referring to someone knowing Power Girls secret identity which has been the underlying plot for a few issues now. It segways into a scene where Power Girl is left naked due to her towel falling and is inconspicuously covered up by some very well placed groceries, which Jared found to be annoying, but I think it adds some good humor. The story continues on with the city being attacked by some pretty sweet looking animal solidiers (elephants and rhinos to be exact) and Power Girl comes and beats them up. Then you finally learn that Satanna is here to enact her revenge for what Power Girl did in issue two with super Humanite. I like that the writer is tying together the issues and going with a continuing story line. I thought that it was going to keep being little two issue arcs over and over again, which can get boring quick. So to see that they are going to focus on a larger picture it is pretty cool. Also, the ending of the book was pretty cool with a surprise savior for Power Girl.

8.5 out of 10


Least Favorite Comic: Blackest Night Flash #3
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So first off, I would just like to say that I expected this to be a disappointment. The problem with this Blackest Night mini is that they tried to do too much story line in this small three issue series. The whole thing with both the Flash trying to save Bart, and then you have Mr. Cold or whatever his name is trying to deal with a bunch of other Black Lanterns. When reading this mini I just felt lost most of the time and I feel like it really didnt add really anything to the Blackest Night story line at all. Which is a real disappointment because I really enjoy the Flash and was pretty excited for this tie in. I think this has once again proven that I should just stop reading these mini's and just read the main story line. Out of all of the Blackest Night minis the only good ones have been Wonder Woman and Superman. The others have added little to nothing to the story line or have just been junk all around. Anyways, back to the Flash. Heres the ending so you dont have to read it yourself, it ends up that him and the other Flash save Bart and Cold defeats the Black Lanterns just like Batman did with a cold gun. No surprise there. Great Job!

3 out of 10