Jim Doom says: GAYO! Green Arrow: Year One was a major part in the abuse Green Arrow took in 2007. I started out really liking this, but it ended up being just a stupid retelling-slash-update of Green Arrow’s origin that just made him look like a stupid tool. The type-shout insult of “GAYO!!!” became code…
Doom DeLuise says: Trials of Shazam! It may only come out once every few months, but it’s still really pretty awesome, and the art is beyond sweet. I have a lot of complaints about this mini-series, but I had more complaints about every other mini-series, so this is the one I chose as best, sort…
Fin Fang Doom says: Countdown! Two years ago, the Countdown to Infinite Crisis was exciting and well-paced, its tie-ins were actually relevant, and it really set the stage for Infinite Crisis to pay it all off in a big way. Countdown to Final Crisis has been slow and cumbersome, the tie-ins have mostly just been…
Doominator says: Messiah Complex! Messiah Complex was so much better than expected. It’s like two or three years of mediocre X-Men were blown away to make way for the coolest thing in the history of cool. And I’m not talking just comics. This is cooler than anything else that is cool. This is almost as…
Jim Doom says: Cyclops! He’s a dork in Astonishing X-Men, he’s a “douchebag” in Wolverine (Wolverine’s words) and he’s a pompous prick in Messiah Complex. Cyclops has just become a tool. After far too many years of no one giving him the respect he deserved, he’s now demanding it and not earning it. Why do…
Doom DeLuise says: Booster Gold! The greatest one you’ve never heard of, Booster Gold. How do you redeem a character that is only heroic for the endorsements, fame, and praise? Make him be incredibly heroic behind the scenes, but have it so that nobody knows about it and still treats him with scorn. And this…
Fin Fang Doom says: Iron Man! There’s no doubt in my mind that Iron Man is not a hero. Every time in 2007 that he appeared in a comic that didn’t have his name in the title, be it Thor, She-Hulk, Captain America, or Civil War, he was presented as a total asshole. Not necessarily…
Doominator says: The Joker! A pre-emptive vote for the Joker. Sure, he was kind of scarce this year. But he’s just in hiding … Fin Fang Doom says: Sinestro! The antagonist in the biggest storyline in 2007 was a shoe-in for best villain honors. And even in defeat, he remains a badass. Doom DeLuise says:…
Jim Doom says: The Fall of the Super-Writers I don’t know I’ve ever seen so many big-shot writers get exposed at the same time as in 2007. While I definitely enjoyed Fallen Son, Jeph Loeb’s run on Wolverine was absolutely awful, and the first issue of Ultimates 3 was so bad that it immediately killed…
Doom DeLuise says: ASSBAR! The Goddamn Batman started “regularly” shipping, and now that I have accepted it for what it is, I’ve found it to be wildly entertaining. This ain’t your daddy’s Batman, fanboys. Jim Doom says: ASSBAR! ASSBAR is good. Upon reviewing ASSBAR #5, I got my first glimpse of thinking that this awful…