DC New 52 (The Bad): DC Universe Presents: Deadman #1 (Review)

COVER: Ryan Sook. Awesome! STORY: Paul Jenkins. Never been a big fan of Deadman or his "Quantum Leap" powers. I suppose if you are a fan already you will enjoy this because, once again, this book feels no different than the original DC version. ART: Bernard Chang. The art is okay but it feels a bit too "pretty" for this book. A much darker style is needed for this title. FINAL FILE:#1 and Done

DC New 52 (Annuals): Batman #1 (Review)

COVER: Jason Fabok. This is a nice cover but the big Mr. Freeze face behind Batman did not work. It took me a couple of glances to see it and the coloring of it makes it blend into the background. Plus the red of the goggles he is wearing make them look flat. STORY: Scott Snyder has written a good origin story for Mr. Freeze. (Spoiler warning)Changing the fact that his wife is frozen and he is trying to save her, into making him insane and not even knowing the frozen woman, is a nice twist. The flashback with his mother was a good look into his childhood too. This book is marked as a 'Night of the Owls' crossover but that is a very minimal part of the book and the story might be better for it. ART: Jason Fabok can draw...just like Gary Frank! I can not stand when one artist clones another. I prefer you make mistakes with your own style than to make it look "professional" by copying an established pro.Are editors blind? Jason, get your own style dude, you obviously have the talent ( the art is good!). Final File: Buy it, Read it, Bag it!

DC New 52 (The Bad): OMAC #1

Hope you all had a good 4th of July! I cant believe there are still idiots who decide that shooting a gun into the air is cool...brainless people in this world! Anyway, lets get to fun stuff. COVER:Good enough for this issue by Keith Giffen with a touch of Kirby. STORY: Giffen and Didio try to bring this Kirby character to the New DC Universe... no one cares. OMAC is old and feels old. He just feels like the Hulk in a horrible outfit. ART: Keith Giffen and Scott Koblish are not Jack Kirby, and its a good thing. The "Kirby style" has never appealed to me (I have always thought those black shadow blobs where odd). Even though they try to modernize it in this book, it still feels like it needed some better designs. At least cut off that awful mohawk hairdo! Not bad artwork but lets lay off the Kirby style. FINAL FILE: #1 and Done

Age Of Apocalypse #1 (Marvel)

When i saw the eight page preview of this title in 'Marvel point One' I was ready to pick up the first issue. I am a big fan of the original AOA story line from Marvel and I am glad they went back to that world. COVER:It may seem odd to have an Humberto Ramos cover on this title with his cartoony style but Dean White did a good painting over his pencils that fits the mood of the story. Nice. STORY: David Lapham can write. I have known this all the way back to 'Stray Bullets'. He has introduced us to this world and these characters very clearly. Very good start. ART: Roberto de La Torre is perfect for this book. His grim and dark style is just right and his fight scenes leave you wanting more. Im not sure if he did the designs for the characters but if he did he goes up another notch, very sweet. One of my favorite artists at the moment. Final File:Buy it, Read it, Bag it!

DC New 52 (The Bad): Static Shock #1

You have to love the character of Static Shock in order to enjoy this book. I never have. DC had a great chance to reinvent this title and they gave us the same old thing. Why bother to add this book to the New 52 if that's the case? No surprises, same old story, weak artwork, not for me. File: #1 and Done