In the hands of Bendis, there’s no one I enjoy reading more than Matt Murdock. But lately, I’ve gotten a huge kick out of Judd Winick’s characterization of Black Mask. -Jim Doom The OMACs. The OMACs were everywhere this year. I don’t think there’s a hero in the DCU that didn’t fight one, and there’s…
House of M. The “No more mutants” moment gave a much-needed jumpstart to the X titles. -Jean-Claude Van Doom The build-up to Infinite Crisis. While that has been going on for a few years now, I love seeing planning come together and watching something emerge so naturally from within the universe they’ve created. -Jim Doom…
“I know how the story will end and what things have to happen before then but beyond that I like to be very flexible and sort of let the characters guide what happens. That sounds very writerly and pretentious but it’s true for me.”
DC Comics. Pretty much everything I can say I already said in my Best Single Issue entry. DC has more going on now than Marvel has in the last 10 years. The sense of a cohesive universe is amazing, an aspect sorely lacking from Marvel now. While Image puts out my two favorite titles, and…
For those who missed out, that comes from the bizarre theme song to the latest Warren Ellis creation for Marvel, “Next Wave.” (To check out the song, go to www.marvel.com/nextwave/) The first issue came out Wednesday and was easily the most exciting launch of the week. In a nutshell, it’s decent. Not great, not horrible….
The vote for Best Moment of 2005 was unanimous. All four of us chose this moment from Infinite Crisis #1: AWWWWW HELLLLLL NO! -Colonel Doom Wow. Just wow. You knew Batman meant it, and you knew he was right. Even better, you knew Superman knew he was right. -Fin Fang Doom I had forgotten that…
I really like the fact that New Avengers was given a purpose. Doesn’t mean I agree with everything that’s been done, but I like the idea. -Jim Doom Fear Agent. With only a few issues out, Fear Agent has impressed me more than any other new title this year. Rick Remender’s old-school sci-fi book is…
Ultimates 2 #9. World War Three! -Jean Claude Van Doom Wolverine #32 is the only case I can think of where I was really impressed with an issue on its own. -Jim Doom Countdown to Infinite Crisis. Sure, I’d been reading trades again since high school, but this 80-page, $1 comic re-introduced me to the…
So yeah, I was wrong. Darkseid isn’t behind Infinite Crisis. It’s not a plan he and Lex Luthor started way back in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies to eliminate Earth’s metahumans so they could take over earth and the rest of the universe without opposition. Supergirl didn’t kill Martian Manhunter (although I’m still convinced she’s evil). But…
Villains United. Because Catman now kicks ass, and Deadshot showed children everywhere that Yes, smoking is still cool. -Colonel Doom Villains United. The most fun of all the Crisis lead-ins. -Jean-Claude Van Doom Spider-Man/Human Torch. Hey, remember when Spider-Man didn’t have to worry about bursting out a cocoon every year to discover he had new…