What I thought of...Wolverine #5

Wolverine #5: Wolverine (with a tiny bit of help) takes on the evil entity that he's been battling since issue 1 of this series. And.....he's not doing so well.
The Good: THE WRITING! It's good, not great. This isn't the best issue that writer Paul Cornell has done. It's got plenty of action, a little intrigue, but doesn't do much to move the overall story forward. What it DOES have is some good Wolverine moments. Which is nice, because....
The Bad:..the art is NOT great. In fact, I hate to say it, it's almost not even good. I'm really shocked that Marvel couldn't find someone better than ARTHUR FONZERELLI to handle art chores on this issue. Seriously, not good.
The Verdict: Pass. It's the first chapter in a new, two issue story arc, and while I haven't read the second part yet,  I'm really thinking that you can skip this story completely. It has terrible art and contributes nothing of value to the overall value of the series.

What you should buy-5/29/13

It's a 5 Wednesday month, so this week is a little light on releases. But, there's some pretty exciting stuff coming out, though. Let's take a look!

Captain America #7: Great issue! Cap vs the whole damn Zola planet!!! And, some pretty shocking twists and surprises!!

King Conan:The Hour of the Dragon #1: GREAT GREAT first issue featuring an older, wiser Conan who still finds a way to get into trouble. Written by Tim Truman, who really know how to tell a good Conan story.  That, combined with some fantastic art by Tomás Giorello make this book a winner!

GI Joe #4: YO JOE!!! This book just keeps getting better and better! I just got two words for ya-SCRAP. IRON!!!!!

Smallville Season 11 Special #1: In all honesty, I'm really liking this series. This special issues features BATMAN and NIGHTWING!! What's not to love?

Previews #297: Featuring comics & awesome stuff that hit in August!! Do your retailer a favor-buy it and USE IT!!

X-Men #1: Yes, they're all women.

Danger Girl: Trinity #2: I love me some Danger Girl. I'm SO glad this title is back as a series of mini series. It's fun, smart and entertaining. And, it features hot girls. No brainer!

As always, if it's Wednesday, I'll be at Challengers Comics + Conversation. Stop by and buy all these things and more! Next week's got some great stuff, see you then!!

What I thought of....(the) WOLVERINE #1

On Wednesday Marvel Comics launches a brand new ongoing Wolverine series called...Wolverine. Written by Paul Cornell with art by Alan Davis, this is one AWESOME book!! I'll admit, I'm a Wolverine guy. Not to the extreme that I would name my son Logan (seriously people, stop doing that) or get a Wolverine tattoo or  anything else like that. BUT, he's probably my favorite X-men. Here's my take on this book..
THE GOOD: Just about EVERYTHING. Seriously. THIS is the Wolverine book that I want to read. It's Wolverine. And nobody else. No X-Men. No Avengers. Just him, being awesome. This reminded me a little bit of the very first Wolverine ongoing series back in the late 80's/early 90's. It was just him solo going on adventures and fighting super villains, and that's what we have here. The whole issue is Wolverine up against a normal looking guy. Now, that doesn't quite make sense until about halfway through the book when we find out, kind of, what's going on. This is everything you'd want in a Wolverine book. Action, badassery, and nudity. Great story and dialogue by Paul Cornell. As for the art-ALAN DAVIS everybody!!!! Do I need to tell you how awesome he is? No. No, I don't. It's great Alan Davis art, plain and simple.
THE BAD:  Hmmmmmm. I'm really at a loss here. The only bad that I can think of is that I want to read the next issue RIGHT NOW. Honestly, there's really not much bad in this issue that I can criticize.
THE VERDICT: Seriously? Do I even need to write this? BUY IT!!! It's a GREAT book. You're gonna have a blast with this comic, you have my word on that.

THE LIST for 11/28/12

I don't know about you, but here's what I'm excited for this week:

All New X-Men #2! I LOVE this take on X-Men! Bendis is great on this title and Stuart Immonan's art is AMAZING!!!

Superman Family Adventures #7: There is NO comic out right now that is as PURE FUN as this book.

Masks #1: ALL your favorite pulp heroes join forces! The Shadow! The Spider! The Green Hornet! Zorro!

The Savage Hawkman #14: Hawkman & Green Arrow!!! Together again for the first time!!!...in the New 52 at least.

Arrow #1: Speaking of Green Arrow. I love this show, I'll give the comic a read.

Cobra #19: Featuring those lovable Ruskies-THE OKTOBER GUARD!!

Aquaman #14: OCEAN! MASTER!

and finally.....MacGyver: The Fugitive Gauntlet #2: It's MacGyver!!!!!
-It's actually a HUGE week for comics, so get down to your local retailer and check out all the new books. If your in Chicago, you KNOW where to go!!! See you guys & gals at Challengers tomorrow!!