Forever War: GI Joe 59

[knight_moves]

It's odd to think it, but we're coming out of the golden age now--or at least, the Joes' most iconic form. The 90s are coming in all their Liefeldian glory, Storm Shadow's days of working for Cobra are at an end, Serpentor is a thing, even Destro is due for a makeover... it's funny how the things that seemed so fixed and constant in your youth were really in flux all along...

Also, there's a furry.

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The Fall of Nimrod

[shakalooloo]

He's slain an entire team of X-Men. He has fended off dozens of assaults on Orchis single-handedly. He went toe-to-toe with Magneto and Professor X. He's recovered from having his brain removed from his body in seconds. So, what is it that finally defeats the ultimate sentinel, Nimrod? What mutant power is his secret weakness?

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That's not all! This also has the definitive coverage of the prosecution's case against Cyclops and the mutants!

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Finally, we have the return of Alia Gregor, an important character in Orchis until Hickman left the X-office, and she was pushed into the background and utterly overshadowed by Doctor Stasis and freakin' MODOK. How's she been holding up?

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Con & On #3

[laughing_tree]

I think I’m partially one of the targets of my own work here, in that one of our leads is a creator who doesn’t make the most of his opportunities at one point, rather like I did. Dealing with failure, and coming to a place of being reconciled to it, is I think an area that art doesn’t venture into enough. Stories don’t have to always be about winners, and should be comforts to those who haven’t succeeded in a particular area. -- Paul Cornell

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Dazzler #13

[iamrman]

Dazzler has been imprisoned for the murder of Klaw. (It served him right for throwing down with a woman that could absorb sound).

Written by Danny Fingerith, pencilled by Frank Springer.

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Batman Beyond: Neo-Year #1 picked up where Batman: Urban Legends #7'd left off.

[thanekos]

The Batman Beyond story in that anthology issue'd set up the premise: " Gotham's systems develop a singular sentience that decides to excise Batman. Bruce Wayne is consequently killed - Terry McGinnis goes forth alone, against the Living Gotham. "

Neo-Year #1 reiterated that in its first couple pages, efficiently getting readers who hadn't read that previous story up to speed. It then just as efficiently went through the first sixty days of Terry vs. Gotham.

The fight was one hero versus a criminal landscape, the latter's dynamics now more directed than emergent.

( Terry gave a good account of himself. )

My Poison Princess is Still Cute Vol. 1

[iamrman]

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"Just because it's a lousy family tradition doesn't mean I want to avoid it"

[icon_uk]

Doctor Strange #11 introduced a new take on an old... old... oooooold superteam.

( Welcome to the NEW Circus of Crime )

G.I. Joe Special Missions #1: That Sinking Feeling

[superboyprime]

"I don’t believe in plots. As far as I’m concerned, it’s all about the characters. The pleasure you get, at least the pleasure I get, from reading is discovering something about the characters. Oh that’s what that’s about. Or wow, it’s cool that he can do it. Or oh, that explains that whole thing from his past. Otherwise, it’s just choreography, and nobody cares about choreography." - Larry Hama

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