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W A R
(Word
Association Reviews)
This Week's Guest
Reviewer:
Cth
(cth@clickcom.com)
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of course.." - Andrew,
Grayhaven Magazine
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buddy, spare some change?" -
Anonymous
panhandler
Ok,
here's the setup. I name this week's releases and you say the first thing
that come to mind..
It
doesn't always have to be one word, but do try to keep it short...
This
week I'll be asking, well, myself the questions.
How existential is that? Fight
Club 2 anyone?
So
without further ado..
New
Releases For The Week of 11-1-00
World's
Funnest
.......................................Eisner
Nomination
Batman:
Turning Points
........................ Average
Darth
Maul
............................................... Darth Death
Ultimate
Spiderman
................................ WWF
Hellblazer
................................................. Payback's a bitch
Planetary
.................................................. 4th man
Batman:
Dark Victory
.........................…..No
Surprise
100
Bullets
.............................................. Ouch
Daredevil:
Ninja
...................................... Everybody
Was Kung Fu Fighting
New
Releases For The Week of 11-8-00
Authority
.................................................... No Pooftahs!
Batman:
Detective Comics
...................... Poison Ivy
Green
Lantern vs. Aliens
........................ One Ring To Find Them All
Transmetropolitan
.................................... Manwhore
Young
Justice
............................................ Baseball
Batman:
The Doom That Came To Gotham....
Lovecraftian Horror
Liberty
Meadows
....................................... Weiner
Dog Race
Sam
and Twitch
......................................... Sheeeeeeyit,
Holmes!
Reed
Richards: Before the 4....................
Indiana Jones And The Temple of
Dr.Doom
Boba
Fett: Agent of Doom.........................
Dark Empire
Cerebus........................................................
Something Fell.. BOOM
The
Blurbs or Cliff Notes Guide To This Weeks Comics
World's
Funnest
"Dorkin
delivers the laughs! Page after page of genuine laugh-out-loud moments”
Batman:
Turning Points
"An
uneasy beginning for Batman and the reader for this arc."
Darth
Maul
"Sleeper
hit…a real Dark Horse. The
best Star Wars adaptation in comics today"
Ultimate
Spiderman
"The
comic everyone should be reading. Spread
the word! Spidey for the next
generation”
Hellblazer
"A
cinematic horror masterpiece in the making.. Azzarello and Frusin are
establishing their mark on the title.:
Planetary
"The
mystery of the 4th man solved! A
new beginning, the game is afoot!"
Batman:
Dark Victory
"Nice
wrapup to an excellent must-have series"
100
Bullets
"Fast
paced action and dialogue make this the comic to watch out for"
Daredevil:
Ninja
"A work of art.. raises the standard for all creative teams that follow"
Authority
"Fun,
brutal carnage, for carnage's sake.. continuing the fine tradition
established by Ellis"
Batman:
Detective Comics
"Satisfactory
wrapup to the Ivy subplot left over from NML.
An excellent time to jump onto the book."
Green
Lantern vs. Aliens
"Marz
continues to prove his worth on another movie-tie-in title. A perfect companion piece to Batman vs. Aliens and Superman
vs. Aliens"
Transmetropolitan
"A
disturbing look at a futuristic world that's both hilarious and
innovative.. Ellis continues to chronicle Spider's quest and offer
thoughtful social commentary with each issue."
Young
Justice
"DC’s
Young Heroes get a well deserved break!
More out and out fun from Peter David and Todd Nauck!”
Batman:
The Doom That Came To Gotham
"The
Elseworlds story everyone should have in their library.. a perfect blend
of horror and the entire Batman/Cthulhu mythos."
Liberty
Meadows
"Frank
Cho cranks the humor up to 11! Hilarious
parodies of Star Wars and other famous pop culture references.
It's Bloom County On Crack, no, BETTER…GET THIS NOW!"
Sam
and Twitch
"Bendis and Maleev continue their landmark work on the title.. Bendis gives us a touch of Tarantino and Mamet that's unforgettable."
Reed
Richards: Before the 4
"Peter
David manages to make this contrived Indiana Jones knock off actually
work. A quick fun read for younger readers and those who enjoyed
Universal's The Mummy"
Boba
Fett: Agent of Doom
"Kennedy
and Ostrander work their magic again in the Star Wars universe.
A must have for Boba Fett completists."
Cerebus
"Sim
and Gerhard continue to keep the reader on their toes.
Bizarre imagery, and dire events round out this issue as Sim makes
his way into the homestretch.."
That's
it for this update. Next update, we'll have the first of many guest
reviewers..
See
you then. If you'd be interested in making your own WAR, contact me at:
cth@clickcom.com
to make arrangements. First come, first served.
And
if you’d like to get a more detailed review or have any questions, feel
free
to contact the reviewer at the address listed
Cth
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