Captain
America #600
They
lucked out with the numbering. Last issue was #50 and now they're on
#600. That was fast, right? Ed Brubaker has seemed a little burnt out
on this book. It's almost as if: will Steve Rogers return already?
This issue brings forth the shocking revelation that the gun used to
kill him wasn't a real gun. Uh...okay. I do like the way this issue
is set up, though. It's in parts, each drawn by a different artist.
There's the fake Captain America getting his truck stolen. There's
the rally for the one-year anniversary of Captain America's death.
There's Sin and Cross Bones in prison. There's a strange chapter with
a girl from another world. & there's Sharon Carter unraveling the
truth. That part is good. Like Erik Larsen's “big” issues, this
one is chock full of back-up stories that suck. There's an awful old
one written by Stan Lee. Then there's all six-hundred covers shown.
This book was called Tales
of Suspense
for awhile. Then it was Tales
of Suspense featuring Iron Man and Captain America.
Then it became Captain
America.
So it's cheating a little bit, although there was a Captain
America
published before Marvel got a hold of it. This book is continued in
two weeks in Reborn,
an Ed Brubaker/Bryan Hitch book. So what's going to happen when Steve
Rogers does come back? Will Brubaker leave? Will the book fall into
disarray once again? We'll have to see. **1/2
Incognito #4
Now that the shock of how good this book is has worn off, nothing new
has arisen. It's still enjoyable. It's still thrilling. It's still
one of the best books on the market. But...I think it needs something
new. A new twist. A new surprise. Something. In this issue, Zack
Overkill, is caught by the “good guys.” They take away his power
and send him back to his dead end job. Ava Destruction, the
blonde-haired, murdering pixie shows up to save Zack and take him
away from the white-collar, office world. He agrees to go with her.
Meanwhile...there's bad guys aplenty planning and plotting to get
revenge. This is a terrific book, but this issue is basically more of
the same. I can't wait for the big, epic, final showdown, though
between Zack and the evil, behind-the-scenes villainous doctor. ***
Hellblazer
#256
This
book has had the greatest writers in comics work on it over the
years. Alan Moore created the character and Garth Ennis and Warren
Ellis went on to write it. Andy Diggle got so famous for his stint on
the book that he's now at Marvel writing Daredevil
and Thunderbolts.
I have no idea who Peter Milligan, the current writer, is. His first
storyline started off interesting but didn't have a good climactic
punch to really nail it. I skipped his second storyline but figured
I'd give this new three-parter a try. It's glorious. The art is
cartoony but fantastic (Guiseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Landini did
the pencils and inks). The story has John Constantine in the dumps.
His girlfriend dumped him. He buys a love potion. It works. Also, a
demon-girl sells him balm for his scab (the scab he got from
Milligan's first storyline) and he gets addicted and has to help her
out. John slips the demon-girl the love potion, too. Can we say that
he's up shit creek? The issue closes with Constantine looking at
himself in the bathroom mirror and thinking, “All right,
Constantine. It's time to find out just how much of a bastard you
really are.” Terrific stuff. The story here brings forth a wealth
of possibilities. I can't wait to see how it unfolds. ***1/2
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