Waller Vs. Wildstorm #1 Review

 

A dense political thriller starts

Book One 

Writers: Evan Narcisse, Spencer Ackerman 
Artist: Jesús Merino

Colorist: Michael Atiyeh 

Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Editor: Chris Conroy
Cover: Jorge Fornés

I was very surprised by this, went in for some dumb action, something like an 80's action movie. Instead this is more of a political thriller, pretty cool stuff. Still in line with the 80's vibe I wanted, Waller vs Wildstorm is a very distinct read, I fear that this might not be for everyone since it does feel a little bit dialogue heavy at some points. Regardless of that, very intriguing start. Can't wait to see where this goes. 

That's it for now, have a good one! 

Deathstroke Inc. Vol 2: Year One Overview

 Half worth it 

I'm not happy at all about what i'm going to say about this book, it had a perfect start but as it goes on it feels like a waste of time. 

What is Year One? 

As Joshua Williamson lost interest in writing and went in automatic mode, I mean, as Joshua Williamson got occupied with Dark Crisis, DC had no idea about what to do with Slade's solo title, so, origin story time. And you know, when a title or franchise results to this type of thing you have all the right in the world to be worried. 

But, at first glance, Deathstroke Year One does know how to use this opportunity, opting to fill gaps about Slade's origin and tell some of the already established parts via Slade's own eyes, something never done before. Yes, we never got Slade origin by his own thoughts and perspective. This was a genius move.

However... This books turns into a waste of time after the first issue. Nothing new or useful. Gratuitos cameos and a very underwhelming conclusion that amounts to nothing. Not a lot to say since not a lot of things happen. Not a bad book, but you can skip this and nothing will be lost. 

(Maybe a 2,5)

That's it for today, have a good one! 

Time to bring Jericho back! Talking about the upcoming Titans run

 And others of course 

Since we're getting a new Titans run that appears to sell itself as a spiritual sequel to Wolfman and Perez Titans I feel like this is the place to bring Jericho back and put the rest of the Wilson family to good use. Being honest, i have some problems with the premise of this book, we already have tons of runs showing a grown up Titans line up, and since we also already have confirmation about the Justice League coming back the idea presented here, that being the Titans taking JL position, feels useless. I have the impression that this has new readers in mind, not the old ones. But let's hope i'm wrong. 

DC forgot Joey 

After Christopher Priest run on Deathstroke the character of Joseph Wilson is missing. Even during pride month the company who owns him ignores him. A big shame since he is one of the most important Titans, being introduced in the classic Judas Contract storyline and used for many years after it. He ended up dying but Wolfman has said he regrets this. He was brought back during Geoff Johns Titans run and got used there a lot too.

Last time he got mentioned was during Dark Crisis and even tho he didn't show up, he got character assasinated. 

Joey always helps when needed, especially when his dad is causing trouble. This is so against his character, is insane. Williamson truly does not get the Wilsons. 

Joseph deserves a comeback, as a Titan, as the hero he truly is. 

Rose needs a comeback too

With Ravager things are a little bit different, she was used a lot recently but as a glue for the Robin and Deathstroke books, as a plot device, nothing more. For the last 3 years or so Rose was seeing but she got nothing, no character development or anything. She was made into a glorified background character.

She was introduced during a Titans and Deathstroke crossover and used in many Titans runs over the years. Sometimes as a mentor and mature figure, others as a teen full of anger. Regardless, I don't see a better place for her now. Make her part of the team, give her something to do(for the love of God). 

Respawn... Yes. 

The newest member of the Wilson family who got thrown away for plot convenience. He was shown alive so, he did comeback somehow. His place is in a Damian Wayne comic but since DC lost love for him and he's getting put aside maybe Titans could be a place for Respawn to exist. 

And you guess it... Deathstroke 

The character got turned into a generic grey MCU villain, he needs a comeback to his former glory. Slade is top 2 most important villains the Titans have ever faced and the most iconic foe of the team. Being used not only as an antagonist over the years but as an ally sometimes too. His presence feels obligatory to every Titans comic run. 

That's it for today. Sorry for the blog being dead, around march things should get back to normal. Have a good one and take care! 

Late Reviews: DC vs Vampires All Out War #6 and Dark Crisis #7

 Ok, ok. Very late to the party but let's get this done with. 

All-out war, Part 6

Writer: Matthew Rosenberg and Alex Paknadel
Artist: Pasquale Qualano

Colorist: Nicola Righi

Letterer: Troy Peteri

Editor: Ben Abernathy
Cover: Alan Quah

The conclusion to what has to be the best comic from 2022 with Deathstroke. I must admit that this issue was the weakest of all but not bad by any means. Another fun read as you can expect from this series, i guess my problem is the somewhat predictable ending. Anyway, if you fallowed the series so far you're going to read this regardless. 

Dawn of DC

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Daniel Sampere

Colorist: Alejandro Sánchez

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Editor: Paul Kamisky
Cover: Daniel Sampere and Alejandro Sánchez 

A whatever ending. I guess my problem with this series is how much it plays safe and this issue was that. The most safe ending possible.  It uses the characters in whatever way fits the story instead of using the characters to move it.  And i just hate how much this tries to lie to us.  This series asks us to look at the past, but not the actual past we read but a different version that the writer want us to. And yeah, at the end of the day this was just some eye candy with some cheap fan service. Not even 10% of  what the original crisis was. It goes in the complete opposite direction. Just another robotic cashgrab event. 

Deathstroke Inc. #15 Review

 

I mean it's alright 

Year One - Part 6 

Writer: Ed Brisson 
Artist: Dexter Soy

Colorist: Veronica Gandini

Letterer: Steve Wands

Editor: Paul Abernathy
Cover: Mikel Janin 

This time I want to talk about the cover for a second. Why only 2 of Slade's kids are there? Why Rose is there if she is not in the comic? It's hard for me explain it but this cover makes little to no sense to me. Anyway, and the comic? It's... ok. I loved the first issues but the ending here lacks punch. Year one biggest selling point was seeing some of Slade's feelings about his life that we never knew but the conclusion for this arc has nothing new for us. And nothing with real impact happens, the ending is predictable. This is not a bad comic by any means, it's fun and a good read but it offers nothing new. 

DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #5 Review

 

Good news, the bus is back! 

All-out war, Part 5

Writer: Matthew Rosenberg and Alex Paknadel
Artist: Pasquale Qualano

Colorist: Nicola Righi

Letterer: Troy Peteri

Editor: Ben Abernathy
Cover: Alan Quah

Maybe the best issue so far(?)

Mary Marvel and Slade took the centerstage as this series gets close to the end while our group finds themselves inside Flash's museum. Does the story continues at its proper pace? Yes. Does the humor continues to land?  Yes. However what graps the attention here is Mary arc and Slade's narration. Her story isn't fully over but you can see a really good conclusion being set up. As for Slade he definitely feels like the same exact character he was back in the 90's during Wolfman's run. And that's all we could ask for. The art continues to fit this series very well. Again, solid recommendation.

Dark Crisis #6 Review

 

It took 6 issues but finally 

Legacy War

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Daniel Sampere

Colorist: Alejandro Sánchez

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Editor: Paul Kamisky
Cover: Daniel Sampere and Alejandro Sánchez 

The best issue so far, hands down. Finally the action that was needed for this to be a crisis. 

Everything with Jon was the highlight for me, and now it's fair to call this an event about legacy. I still have some problems, like how Pariah and Deathstroke are used to coment on fanboys who think that everything in the past was better and who hate legacy heroes, feels somewhat shallow and unecessary since we already had a similar thing with Superboy prime. Also, not a fan of some of the dialogue, specially moments like Nightwing trying to talk with Rose but I think it's fair to let that slide. As a Deathstroke fan, it pains me to see what is being done to the character but since we're almost at the end I don't care anymore. This was easily the most fun issue.