Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Clandestine & Iron Fist
In the giant sea of suck that is the current crop of superhero comics, there are still the occasional gems, bobbing along. Here's two in particular, coming our way in February 08.
And if you don't know from The Immortal Iron Fist, what the heck is wrong with you? Go get it already!
CLANDESTINE #1 (of 5)If you don't know from Clandestine, it's one of the best things in the history of ever, and a high watermark in a career full of high watermarks from Alan Davis (he of Captain Britain, Marvelman, DR & Quinch, and Excalibur fame). To have Davis back, doing more of it after so many years, is a reason to rejoice.
Written by ALAN DAVIS
Pencils & Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Alan Davis' freaky family returns! They've existed, hidden among mankind for centuries, a mysterious bloodline of superhumans, eternal and apart. And all they've desired is to be left alone, to pursue their individual interests in peace. But now, the existence of their hidden clan is threatened with exposure by the activities of one of their youngest siblings, Rory Destine, who aspires to be the costumed crimefighter called the Crimson Crusader! And now that the cat's been let out of the bag, who or what is going to come calling at the Destine family's Ravenscroft doorway?
32 PGS./Rated T+…$2.99
THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST: ORSON RANDALL AND THE GREEN MIST OF DEATH
Written by MATT FRACTION
Art by MITCH BREITWEISER, CHRIS BRUNNER, RUSS HEATH & LEWIS LAROSA
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Mothers, lock up your daughters when we revisit the continuing adventures of that dashing rogue, Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist! The last time we flashed back to the life and times of Orson Randall, in the much fan-loved and critically acclaimed IMMORTAL IRON FIST ANNUAL, readers unlocked several secrets affecting Danny Rand, the Iron Fist of today. Now get ready for more! We promise you spine-tingling chills, ass-kicking action and pulp-fiction adventure like you've never seen, featuring gorgeous flashback art by Mitch Breitweiser, Chris Brunner, Russ Heath and Lewis LaRosa! Orson Randall goes head-to-head again and again versus none other than…the endlessly mystifying and unstoppably powerful Prince of Orphans! How will their battle through the ages echo in the life of Danny Rand?! You bet your kicked butt it has everything to do with the kung fu tournament of death unfolding in the pages of IMMORTAL IRON FIST!!
48 PGS./Rated T+…$3.99
And if you don't know from The Immortal Iron Fist, what the heck is wrong with you? Go get it already!
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Ah, I think there's some pretty good super-hero comics out there right now... All Star Superman, Brave and the Bold, Green Arrow and Black Canary, Lobster Johnson, Fear Agent as well as Eric Powell's excellent Bizarro story in Action Comics.
Oh, there's definitely a few stand-outs. All Star Superman, certainly. Shadowpact is always a favorite. And I've been pretty impressed with Brave and the Bold. I dipped my toe in the Green Arrow and Black Canary wedding special, though, and the ending lost me completely. I'm liking Lobster Johnson, as well, but suspect it may read better in trade, as I'm starting to think that the entire Hellboy-universe of titles probably does. I probably would have liked the Eric Powell-drawn Bizarro story arc better if I hadn't just seen the very similar story in All Star Superman.
I refer to the market in general as a "sea of suck," I think, because those few standouts seem to be such a small minority of the total output these days, with most of it being lost in never-ending crossover nonsense of varying degrees of suckiness. But your point that there are some good things out there is definitely well taken, and something about which I sometimes need to be reminded!
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I refer to the market in general as a "sea of suck," I think, because those few standouts seem to be such a small minority of the total output these days, with most of it being lost in never-ending crossover nonsense of varying degrees of suckiness. But your point that there are some good things out there is definitely well taken, and something about which I sometimes need to be reminded!
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