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Sep 12 11 10:41 AM
As a longtime fan of the DCU, I really have been disappointed with the overall direction with DC Comics by the time around Final Crisis and then Blackest Night. While I enjoyed Blackest Night more, the sense of the DCU was kind of not the same in style and what not.So naturally I was curious around the whole rebuilding of the DCU franchise.But this time around I decided to go a different path, pickup FIVE comics that I thought would be interesting to read. But ones not in theory the popular ones to pick up per se.
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#1 Animal Man ~ Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman have a really great start and making this comic the next "Starman" (via Robinson/Harris). Buddy Baker isn't your run of the mill super-hero as Grant Morrison proved in the past and now reflected in Jeff/Travel's own brand of story-telling. Animal Man visually is quite appealing to those interested in the dark side of the DCU or basically in the similar offering to Green Lantern: Mosaic, Robinson's Starman and other examples as not your average comic book mix.#2 Swamp Thing ~ Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette take on the iconic Swamp Thing is a fresh look into what made Swamp Thing a outstanding character under the pen of Alan Moore and others but loses those almost bad attempts that left Swamp Thing in limbo in the later Vertigo era. Today Alec Holland is a man trying hard to outrun his past but like all things of the Green, you can't leave your past behind. Visually artwork that reflects the story-telling that horror comics made famous and literally penned so close it reminds you of the era that Swamp Thing made a regular appearance on the comic racks.
#3 O.M.A.C. ~ Keith Giffen & “Daring” Dan Didio latest version of OMAC is visually a modern tribute to Jack Kirby’s vision. The writing was fair and above the earlier penned by Didio, The Outsiders. Kirby’s 1970s has been re-mixed into a classic story that just feels right in the DC Universe and still fun to read. Some of other reviewers are calling this new O.M.A.C. the techno-hulk, but seeing that the Marvel Hulk was also a Kirby creation it just fits this title as Brother Eye was the thinking part and the O.M.A.C. the brute force.
#4 Static Shock ~ John Rozum and co-writer/penciller Scott McDaniel bring shape and vision to one of Milestone's more famous characters. Virgil Hawkins is a little too cocky in my opinion but by the end of the first issue, I think that will change as he’s not as invincible or as smart as he thought earlier. Special surprise was instilling more of the Milestone universe within this title. I was so concerned fans of Milestone Comics would lose these important characters from the publishing universe due to the changes.
#5 Stormwatch ~ Paul Cornell and Miguel Sepulveda effort was good in story-telling but just seemed to be a average version of the classic Justice League formula. There was enough meat in the almost three parallel sub-plots to justify a continued reading. Visually it was one of the better artworks as it seemed surreal yet accessible. The line-up of characters just seemed off then again there was a lot happening in this one issue. Seeing Martian Manhunter in his new role was interesting as it brought the ‘hunting’ aspect that the original characteristics of the man hunter was know for.
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