Uncanny X-Men #7!!

Uncanny X-Men #7 – I thought I stopped buying this comic but for some reason I picked up this issue (it was in the pile).  I do have to say, I always had a soft spot for Illyana Rasputin (Magik) from back in the old days with the limited series and being Colossus little sister.  This comic was interesting because Illyana had come to see Doctor Strange for help because she needs with the magical portion of her powers.  Apparently she has absorbed the entire dimension of Limbo into herself.  There is a bit of story with the Cyclops rebel group.  But in the end this is a story for Magik and it was good.

A + X #9

A+X #9 staring Wolverine and Captain America in a story where they kill a giant snake and some giant ants, they then fight a “chimp” with the Shaman’s staff.   They end up rescuing Doctor Strange and commiserate about the bad things humans do to animals.  This was a disappointing story, we learn nothing new about the characters and the dialog is rather mundane for these characters.  The second story followed Quentin Quire and Pixie and Eye-Boy as they try to steal from Doctor Strange as part of a bet.  This story was at least entertaining and the X-kids manage to save Doctor Strange (well sped up his release) from the demon D’Spayre.  The second story was good.

Age of Ultron #7

Age of Ultron Book Seven was really good.  If it had been an issue of the Fantastic Four or X-Men (or one of the Wolverine titles) I would have been ecstatic.  Instead the story (which ends in a cliff hanger) has nothing to do with the Ultron story even if the first few pages were Sue Storm and Wolverine wondering if they had done the right thing or not in killing Hank Pym.  When our heroes return to the “present” they are attacked by the Defenders seemingly acting much like the Avengers.  It was very interesting to see the “present” heroes and how they were different from our main timeline counterparts.   Wolverine was still the stereotypical Wolverine and the Thing along with Dr. Strange seemed normal.  But Colonel America (Looks like Nick Fury), The Hulk (with Bruce Banners Brain) Captain Marvel (Jean Grey?) Cable (Cyclops) as well as Star-Lord seemed different.  The biggest change seems to be Tony Stark has gone all armor and protecting us for our own good.  I am interested in seeing how this sub story turns out but would prefer some focus on the main story.

The New Avengers!

The New Avengers #1: I am not really a fan of the Super Hero Illuminati that has been created by Marvel Comics to just futz up the continuity of so many stories.  I do not like how suddenly Reed Richards and Doctor Strange would even consider such a thing, becoming evil.  But this book actually followed the Black Panther into a weird story of aliens and other worlds and it interest me and I need to find issue #2 to see if things remain interesting or go stupid.

Marvel Comics!

Once again the comic Deadpool comes through with a funny little rampage through a couple of un-dead evil Presidents.  The addition of Doctor Strange and Wong added some really good jokes.  I never really thought a comic based on bad one-liners could be this entertaining but after three issues Deadpool continues to shine.

Iron Man number three (of five in a limited series) continues to be a great comic.  This comic is well written and especially with this issue has a great moral story.  It is interesting to see the changes in the Iron Man Armor and Tony Stark’s crazy smart brain work while still being random.  Good Stuff.

(yes I am a week behind - but I am trying to make time to read more comic books!)