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off the rack #1272

Monday, July 29, 2019

You don't know what you're missing until it's gone. Kind of obvious right? Our couch got taken away to be reupholstered, which means we must live without one for up to 8 weeks. Not being able to snuggle up together while watching the boob tube (can we even still use that term?) is a bummer. We did find two quarters when they hefted it out to the truck, though.

Archie #706 - Nick Spencer & Mariko Tamaki (writers) Jenn St-Onge (art) Matt Herms (colours) Jack Morelli (letters). Archie and Sabrina part 2. Now I don't have to wonder how these two became an item with this origin story issue.

Detective Comics #1008 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Doug Mahnke (pencils) Jaime Mendoza (inks) Dave Baron (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). It's a beautifully drawn one issue Batman versus Joker story before "Year of the Villain" takes over.

Fearless #1 - This $4.99 US anthology book stars some of Marvel's most fearless female super heroes in short stories created by female writers, artists and letterers.

"Campfire Song" by Seanan McGuire (writer), Claire Roe (art), Rachelle Rosenberg (colours) and Janice Chiang (letters). Captain Marvel, the Invisible Woman and Storm getting ready to inspire young women at a leadership camp. You just gotta know that some super villain is going to crash the gathering later.

"Style High Club" by Leah Williams (writer), Nina Vakueva (art) Rachelle Rosenberg (colours) and Janice Chiang (letters) updates Millie the Model complete with new friends and old frenemies. There was no such thing as social media when I read Millie the Model comic books in the olden days.

"Unusual Suspects" by Kelly Thompson (writer) Carmen Carnero (art) Tamra Bonvillain (colours) and Janice Chiang (letters) is my favourite of the bunch because it's just so hilarious. Jessica Jones gets a call from Elsa Bloodstone asking the Alias Investigations private eye to bail her out. The last page is super fun.

The Amazing Spider-Man #26 - Nick Spencer (writer) Kev Walker (art) Laura Martin (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). This issue has the antithesis of Fearless. Meet the women of the Syndicate: The Beetle, Lady Octopus, Scorpia, White Rabbit, Trapstr (no "e") and their latest recruit Electro. They've got a beef with Peter's roommate Boomerang and they mean to have their vengeance on him. I anticipate a big fight next issue.

History of the Marvel Universe #1 - Mark Waid (writer) Javier Rodriguez (pencils & colours) Alvaro Lopez (inks) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). I hope Joe Caramagna got paid extra for this book. I couldn't finish reading it after nodding off several times while attempting to absorb all the information on each page. This will be a great reference source once it's collected.

House of X #1 - Jonathan Hickman (writer) Pepe Larraz (art) Marte Gracia (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). Wow, this visually stunning debut did not fail to impress my eyeballs. Pepe and Marte produced pages urging me to flip through this comic book again after I finished reading it just to savour the eye candy some more. Jonathan Hickman is resetting the X-Men in a major way and most of what came before isn't relevant to the present. I liked what Hickman did on his tenures in the Avengers and the Fantastic Four and I like what he's doing here. Yes, mutants are still feared and hated but now they will no longer tolerate being hunted. Along with familiar X-Men old and new, we are introduced to an opposing organisation named Orchis. I freaked out when I saw my name in this comic book. The head of military command for Orchis is a Colonel Walker Kin. Coincidence?

Jane Foster Valkyrie #1 - Jason Aaron & Al Ewing (writers) Cafu (art) Jesus Aburtov (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). You've come a long way Jane Foster. From a damsel in distress being Thor's girlfriend to worthy wielder of Mjolnir to the last Valkyrie, not even death can conquer your spirit. You needn't have read War of the Realms to follow what's going on in this first issue since it's easy to understand Jane's current status as a super hero. Her first foe is very formidable though and I can't wait to see how she fares.

Action Comics #1013 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Szymon Kudranski (art) Brad Anderson (colours) Dave Sharpe (letters). The mystery of Leviathan continues and it's obvious now that it isn't Lex Luthor. He's running around sowing seeds for Year of the Villain. I think the new owner of the Daily Planet looks like Orpah (not a typo) Winfrey.

Sword Master #1 - Shuizhu (writer) Gunji (art) Greg Pak (adaptation) VC's Travis Lanham (letters). This is the origin issue. Pretty straightforward. Son of a Chinese archaeologist gets a big magical sword and wants to find his missing dad. Marvel is trying hard to push these new Asian super heroes but I don't think North American audiences are clamouring for them. I liked this better than Aero #1 but only slightly. Greg Pak (writer), Ario Anindito (art), Rachelle Rosenberg (colours) and VC's Travis Lanham (letters) tie this new hero in to the Marvel U by having Shang-Chi, Master of King Fu train Lin Lie, Sword Master. I was expecting Shang-Chi to call the kid Grasshopper at one point. It was all very Zen.

Doctor Strange #16 - Mark Waid (writer) Barry Kitson (pencils) Scott Koblish (inks) Brian Reber (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Herald Supreme part 5. Here we go. The Doc's gambit to save two dimensions is revealed. Huge sacrifices are made and the outcome is in question. Next issue's conclusion should be interesting.

Guardians of the Galaxy #7 - Donny Cates (writer) Cory Smith (art) David Curiel (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Faithless part 1. After a brief respite it's off to the next do or die mission. This time it's the team against the Universal Church of Truth and their attempt to resurrect their cult leader. Peter Quill's father is intimately involved. All seems lost for the good guys until a surprise character appears on the last page. This is a 6-parter so more bad stuff is going to happen before we get to the end.

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