Comic book review - Civil war, Batman ascend, Angel arrives

Welcome back friends, another week of reviews for you.

First off I wanted to talk about the rumor going around about the Batman ascending to a new God. The original idea that was floating around was that of all the major characters ascending, this idea I liked. Batman alone ascending I don't. Partly because if only he goes up it means he's got to come down. The rumors can be found on http://www.joshshill.com http://www.comicbookresources.com & http://occasionalsuperheroine.blogspot.com and they also make mention of the fact that Jason Todd might be the one to take the place. I don't like Jason Todd and I don't like the idea of him taking over, but if HE does than we know that sooner or later Bruce will be back.

Graphic Novels:

Civil War -- Marvel's most recent massive cross-over series is probably one of the best I've read in years. The idea behind it stems from an old idea (mutant registration act) but it takes it so much further by changing the entire mission of the act. Instead of just knowing who they are they want them to be part of the government payroll. They would have to be accountable like any other government official but they would also collect a paycheck and have benefits. This is where Captain America and Iron Man part ways...once good friends now bitter enemies this series is incredible and well worth the reads.

Origin -- Wolverine's True Hollywood Story. Where is he really from? Who is his family? Why is he so messed up? All these questions are answered with this incredible series. It's great art and wonderful storytelling.

New releases

Captain America -- Still great storytelling when your lead character is dead. Leading up to Alex Ross's major arrival on the title and the new Captain America. This is part 2 of the ongoing story and trust me if you haven't been reading it you really should.

Action Comics -- Legion of Superheroes part 2. This is what is truly great about Superman comics...it's good storytelling. Superman has been brought to a future that is drastically different than what he is used to. The legion has been disbanded Earth doesn't want aliens to come around and everyone is being taught that Superman is in fact an earthling not an alien from the planet Krypton. Who knows where this story is going to go but if they keep up the storytelling I'm not going to mind.

Angel After the Fall -- YEAH season 6 has hit the shelves. I've been waiting for this series for so long. The last episode of season 5 was such a huge cliffhanger that I hated there was not going to be a new episode. Well this issue starts off with such a huge twist that I wasn't expecting at all. This promises to be a great series with smart and sophisticated writing we've come to expect from Joss and his teams.

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[moeezS]

What is this with Batman becoming God? Man, am I out of the loop! The Ra's Al Ghul resurrection was so disappointing...

Oh man, I had read Wolverine's Origin a while ago, so thanks for reviewing it. You are awesome, just discovered you :).

[madclan]

Thanks man. I'm glad you enjoy.

The batman becoming a new god thing has been going around check out the links in my "about this video section."

I actually didn't mind the Ra's returning though it coped out at the end. I'm going to talk a bit about it this week so please stop by again.

[TampaRed]

Not true about DC, unless all the DC comics you're reading are Johnny DC.

[PARTYCRASHER00]

they convinced everyone that superman was born on earth not from krypton??? superman was born on krypton.. horrible story telling. buffey/angel?? ok story with buffey but here you have a women acting like a teen when it comes to her love life. angel season6 not bad but last episode sort of made it clear.

[karry299]

Hey, some comics are still worth reading, mostly Vertigo and a big chunk of Marvel (Ultimate series especially). General DC is still oriented at little kids.

[HotRodakaMadMax]

awesome revire i stoped reading comics for about 3 yrs. u inspire me to pick up again.

[patxshand]

Great review of "After the Fall." I truly don't understand any of the complaints, including the one below me. I don't understand how exactly Gwen doesn't resemble Gwen. So far, the series has been wonderful.

[ulsterhound82]

Personally, I was disappointed with Angel: After the Fall. The story was interesting, but the art just ruined it for me. I don't think it's all Urru's fault. Besides the pencils not being very detailed (I cannot see a shred of resemblance in Gwen or Nina), the inking was too heavy and the colors were muddy. I'm a big Buffy/Angel fan and I loved season 5, but this was a huge let down for me.