Green Lantern Corps #29 Cover

Having previously read a bit of Green Lantern (specifically Green Lantern: Rebirth, a bit of Sinestro Corps War and most recently Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns) I decided to catch up with the Corps by starting with issue #29, part one of Sins of the Star Sapphire.

Peter Tomasi’s series serves as a perfect compliment to the Green Lantern proper, and is arguably better than the latter.  Combined with Patrick Gleason’s expressive artwork, Green Lantern Corps is a must read for any Green Lantern reader, and #29 is a perfect place to start.

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a tonfa will mess you right up

These days, a review about Nightwing is really a review about writer Peter Tomasi. Tomasi’s name is one I hadn’t remembered reading before I pounced on his Great Leap arc in Nightwing 147-150, but then I looked the guy up. His work on last year’s Black Adam mini was richly entertaining, but his Nightwing work has really been top notch. With issue 150, Tomasi concludes his Great Leap arc.

Great Leap, loosely part of the Batman RIP event, pits Nightwing against the villain many consider to be his true arch foe, Two-Face.

The twist?  Nightwing starts out the arc with a little help from Harvey Dent.

You heard me.

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52 Week 23 Cover

Last week in 52: Lex thinks that Supernova’s true identity is Superman; he makes clear that he wants to become a superhero to rival him.  However, after given a blood test he realizes that he is incompatible for the metagene therapy.

Meanwhile, Jon Standing Bear visits Metropolis to attend his father’s funeral.  Afterwards, his grandfather tells Jon of his obligation to follow family tradition and become the new Super-Chief.

On the fifth day of Week 22, Lex Luthor celebrates the grand opening of his Business School. Steel makes an appearance at the opening ceremony, intending to speak with Luthor about his niece and his own newfound powers, but another man who took part in the metagene therapy beats him to it.  After the man is taken away, Steel sympathizes with him.

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Amazing Spider-Man #575 cover

This week wasn’t too huge for me, but I had one comic I was really looking forward to: Amazing Spider-Man #576. Now, I meant to write a review for #575 but… well, it just didn’t happen. Nevertheless, these last two issues were utterly fantastic and I’ll go and sum things up in a moment.

Writer Joe Kelly entered the Spider-Man brain trust last week beginning his two-part series, “Family Ties.” Focusing around Hammerhead and the aftermath of him being saved by Mr. Negative this mini-arc is building more and more of the sub-plot that is Mr. Negative (yea, I know all ASM is doing lately is building, but bear with me).

But let’s get into things after the jump and I’ll give you the run down.

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Madame Xanadu #5 Cover

Previously in Madame Xanadu:

After saving Kublai Khan’s favored consort from assassins, Marco Polo and Nimue are awarded for their bravery. Marco Polo accepts an emerald lantern from the Khan’s grand chest, a descendent of the Green Lantern lamps. Upon receiving the artifact, Phantom Stranger escapes the prison. He reunites with Nimue and they share an emotional moment together, until Khan’s guards find him. Aware that she is now as much a criminal, Nimue and Phantom Stranger flee to the outskirts of town. However, as an agent of fate, Phantom Stranger abandons Nimue in the desert to fend for herself.

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Coming out of no where, this month we’re thrown a very odd comic from Marvel: Adam: Legend Of The Blue Marvel #1. Written by New Warriors scribe Kevin Grevioux, this comic is coming that I personally felt should have been a Marvel MAX title.

Beginning in present time, the Mighty Avengers are getting their asses handed to them by some unnamed and unknown bad guy. He’s screaming and going crazy before he dissolves into the air. We then flash back to 1962 and our story really begins.

Let me divulge (aka spoil) more after the break… this comic was an interesting one.

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52 Week 22

Last week in 52:

Eliza Harmon/Trajectory is re-recruited to the team, Infinity Inc. But with Lex Luthor able to control both his heroes and enemies, Trajectory meets her untimely end after being killed by Blockbuster III.

Meanwhile, Ralph Dibny and the Helm of Fate travel to The Netherplains in search of the Micltan Gate: the gate to the Underworld.

In Australia, a young mechanic named Johnny Warrawa rebuilds Red Tornado.
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Last week on 52: Steel finds out that Lex Luthor has the ability to take away the powers of those who participated in the Everyman Project.  Meanwhile, alien parasites attack Sector 3500 until Starfire takes Lobo’s Emerald Eye of Ekron and destroys them.  However upon doing so, the Emerald Eye let off a signal to Ekron, in search of it’s missing eye.  Before reaching Sector 3500, Lobo, Starfire, Adam Strange and Animal Man leave on Lobo’s pilgrimage.

**Spoilers after the break**

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Runaways Volume 4 Cover

Previously in Runaways: After the Runaways finally learn the truth behind The Pride’s actions, the six teenagers find their secret base and stop them from fulfilling the Rite of Blood.  The Rite of Blood was a ceremony in which a young girl must be sacrificed every year for the Gibborim, evil mythical giants.  This had to be done because the Gibborim no longer had the life force necessary to change the world back to its previous state: a utopia.  They ask the Pride to take part in these annual ceremonies to fulfill their needs, but because the Runaways infiltrate their plans, the Gibborim destroy the base and kill the Pride.  The Runaways also find out that Alex was a mole and worked with the Pride.  Not long after revealing his true identity, Alex is killed in action.  Living as orphans, the remaining five teenagers are put into foster care.  However, they soon reunite.

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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 cover

In case you didn’t read Brian Reed’s awesome mini-series Secret Invasion: Amazing Spider-Man, you won’t know that it was all about the new and seemingly familiar Jackpot of created in Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day. This year (or whatever time is between annuals), the Amazing Spider-Man Annual is focused on the one and only Jackpot and boy oh-effing-boy is it damn crazy.

Why? Because you finally find out who Jackpot is. You do. It’s quite a story… Thanks to good ol’ McGuggs…

BUT, before I give anything away, let’s take a jump and I’ll splurge all sorts of details…

**sp-sp-sp-spoilahs and mo-ah aftah tha break**

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