Thor! I bought the trade paperback of Thor issue 7-12 and issue 600. Still not sure how they got from issue 12 directly to issue 600, but oh well. I just have to say that these issues of Thor were very disappointing. The new Thor series started out so well. Thor was back, he was a god and he was kicking ass as needed. Then flash to issue seven and suddenly he is all whiny and angsty. If I wanted whiny teenage angst I would just read X-men or spiderman (or something else). The writing and plotting was suddenly horrible and after the first six issues I expected a lot more of the same from writer J. Michael Straczynski (JMS) because when normally when he is on a roll all his stuff is good. But unfortunately the comic went from action and discovery to boring with a hint of Loki. I don't know if I will pick up the rest of the issues the JMS wrote. I know he left Thor at some point and maybe this is a good thing.
The Bad:
- The visit to Captain Americas grave - ugh come on everyone knew Capt would be back.
- Issue 600! I mean what the heck with that fight? And why even bother with the Avengers 2.0?
- Spoilers: Doctor Doom (and I never thought I would put that down as a bad thing).
The good?
- A goddess getting hit by a bouquet of flowers. errr....
- Thor got to say goodbye to his dad.
Alright now onto the Trade Paper back of the comic Abe Sapien: The Drowning.
I really liked this comic. The writing was sparse yet told a story. The story moved along at a nice pace. The book was very entertaining! I liked it!
In short this comic covers Abe Sapien's first mission without Hellboy and being the B.P.R.D it is a dozy. There is an ancient evil from before time, water demons and a cursed island. All in a all a nice creepy story. My only complaint about this comic was the art. It might have been a decision on the editors/writers part but the artwork was just not that crisp and clear.
In short one hit and one big horrible miss!
Until next time have a great day!
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