Meaningless Awards of the Week- 6/6/07
Book of the Week- Detective Comics #833
In a week that a lot of stuff came out that should have been quite good (but unfortunatley wasn’t), one title stood out to me due to its amazing surprise ending: Detective Comics. Since he took over the book a year ago, Paul Dini has rarely used the big guns in Batman’s rogues’ gallery. Sure, there have been issues that featured the Riddler or Harley Quinn, but for the most part the villains in Dini’s stories have been no-name crooks that really brought the detective back to Detective Comics.
So when I started reading this week’s issue of ‘Tec, and saw it featured a no-name crook, I wasn’t disappointed. I’ve come to expect solid Batman tales from Dini regardless of the situation he puts the caped crusader in. Then we get the big reveal at the end: that this isn’t a no-name crook after all. In fact, it’s the biggest name of them all. When Dini wrote his spectacular Robin/Joker Christmas story, I figured that would be the only time we’d see the Clown Prince of Crime in this run on Detective Comics. After all, if you have to use someone like the Joker sparingly in order for them to continue to pack the same amount of punch. Or, apparently, you can write as many stories featuring them as you want…as long as they kick all kinds of ass.
Line That Bears Repeating of the Week- Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #2, by Peter David
“So were the lovers joined in the Barony of Mejis, near the end of the last great age…and the green moss beneath the place where he thighs joined turned a pretty red as her virginity passed. So they were joined and so they were doomed. Ka.”
Umm…gross?
Panel of the Week- Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness #4, by Fabiano Neves
I can’t remember the last time I saw an image of the good doctor that captured his essence quite the way this one does…
Maybe it’s just me, but I always found it cool that Dr. Doom packs heat, even though he’s got a super-powered suit. NRA-card-carrying super villains are awesome.
Despite it being a special move/death ray in Marvel vs. Capcom, I’m pretty sure Doom’s piece is a ceremonial item, and just a .45. I like to think Doom’s saving it for the day he finally finishes Richards off execution style, since I’ve never seen him so far back against the wall that he had to use it.
That said, the idea of Doom emptying his gun at oncoming zombies, then throwing the gun in desperation, would be pretty funny.