Talon

Talon #4 (No really I’m not Batman!) this was a fine conclusion to the adventure that started last issue.  I’m a little disappointed that the writer went for the little girl gets away and puts herself in danger but only because it makes for crappy lazy filler.  Just have the fight, just win or lose only crappy writers let the kid get into danger after being safe.  I guess maybe I will not keep buying this comic after all.

Teen Titans - Death of the Family!

Teen Titans #16 Death of the Family!  Yeah this was another issue of blah blah blah filler.  At the very least I was hoping for something interesting.  But instead we hear the self monolog while the two Robins fight.  Then oh surprise they were just trying to trick the Joker.   Only to be foiled in the end by the Joker.  I’m not even sure why the flash back to the other Titans or Raven.  I’m just glad to know this will be over soon once I am caught up

Ozymandias - Before Watchmen!

Ozymandias #5 Before Watchmen – this issue was good.  It was more of what I was expecting from Before Watchmen series than we actually were given.  It was the backstory of the watchmen and how that folded into what became the movie.  Not the egotistical ramblings of writers trying to do better than the original Watchmen while not being allowed to actually write anything new.  While I am surprised that Adrian Veidt required so much time to figure out his plan to save humanity.  He goes on and on about how smart he is yet he needed a Sci-Fi TV show to show him the way.  Now we just have to see if this book follows the true comic or the movie version of events.  So far the other comics have hinted more toward the movie.

Dollar Bill! (Before Watchmen)

Dollar Bill one shot number one of one of the Before Watchmen mega series.  Dollar Bill was William Benjamin Brady or Bill for short.  Bill was a sports hero who was injured during his final big game and could not turn professional.  He tried to be a singer but he was terrible.  This forced the man to look for any type of work.  Finally Bill found himself a rather crazy job as the defender of a large banking concern; he became a movie star and eventually a member of the Minutemen.  I believe everyone remembers how his story ended.  This comic was well written and told an interesting story of one of the Minute Men who is just mentioned in passing.  It was a fun read, not sure about the afterword but still a good story.

Dial H #7

Dial H #7 Tree Knight and I think the Dial is getting to Nelson as he likes the hero thing a bit too much at the moment; which is a big change from when this version of Dial H started.  Then we get the chance to see a random silly Hero Baffodil Host!  This happens because Roxie and Nelson are trying to find a dial that gets them a hero that can go underwater in a search for another dial or information on one.  The finally get a water breathing hero called the Planktonian.  They do find a temple and we get a nice little fight before they realized they need to head to Canada.  In an ongoing side story this issue we are then introduced to a new meta-human the Centipede.  It is at this point I need to mention that yes this comic is rather silly at times.

Red Hood The Lost Days!

I just finished reading the Red Hood: the Lost Days compilation of the six issue mini-series. This is the story of the dead Robin - Jason Todd who dug his way out of his grave, was a fighting zombie for a while and then was actually brought back to life by Talia Al Ghul.  She helps Jason recover and train all the while stalling and hoping he would not actually try and kill Batman.  Jason’s training is often done by very bad men and woman.  People he eventually turns on in a non-Batman like way.  There are a number of very well written adventures and all the while Jason is slowly becoming less angry with being dead.  The final confrontation with the Joker was very interesting.  In the end the Jason settles for punishing Batman for not avenging his death.  The last scene shows his discovery of the Red Hood. This was a really good read.

It is a shame that with the new 52 reboot the Red Hood character was not allowed to keep the good parts of this story.  Red Hood and the Outlaws was just such a disappointment.

Dial H #6

Dial H #6 We start with Chief Mighty Arrow and a discussion of political correctness when going out as a random super.  It might be that Chief Mighty Arrow might be a tad racist if played as written.   During this dialog we learn more about Roxie and some of the supers she turned into when using the dial.  This was a character driven issue with a bit of back story thrown in to show what has been going on in this story.  I have to say it was a really interesting read, well done.