In case you missed it, we announced our nominees for the Best of 2012 today. So many great comics, it was damn near impossible to narrow it down to the five nominees of each category. But onto more pressing matters.
This week brought us the next chapter of the crazy storyline that Peter Parker is currently undergoing, and with great success at that. This week also launched the new Thunderbolts and Avengers titles, along with the next chapters of All-New X-Men and Iron Man. DC continued the Rotworld storyline in Swamp Thing and Animal Man, and Detective Comics got its first Death of the Family tie-in.
Image launched a bunch of new #1s as well, to varying degrees of success.
DC COMICS
"Grant Morrison delivers his most highfalutin issue of Action Comics yet. The narrative twists and back-steps and jumps around through time and space and different dimensions to the point where it’ll make your head spin, but at times the dizzying experience can be enjoyable. At other times, however, you’ll pause to wonder how this story fits in chronologically with the entire Superman mythos, Morrison’s soon-to-be-ended run on the title, and even the previous issue." -Joshua
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Final Score:
6.6
"With everyone on the move in Rotworld, writer Jeff Lemire sends one of his parties of desperate heroes into danger and the other to their potential salvation. Both trips are enjoyable but in different ways. The former dangles the reader above scenes of impending disaster before releasing the tension while the latter reaches catharsis before pulling a surprise from a low energy denouement. Either way, you’re in for a good time if you pick up Animal Man #15." -Poet
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Final Score:
8.5
"One of the frustrating things about the Before Watchmen books is that many are either too long or too short for their own good. It's a shame that Silk Spectre was only four issues when a book like Comedian gets six. The former had a story rich enough to easily fill several more chapters. Comedian, meanwhile, seems to be spinning its wheels more and more with each new installment." -Jesse
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Final Score:
6.8
"We're coming down to the end of Minutemen, and that means that the Golden Age optimism of the early issues is no almost totally quashed by that trademark Watchmen doom and gloom. As with all the Before Watchmen books, the central criticism is that we all know where this story is going to wind up. The crucial element that separates Minutemen from some of the lesser books is that it manages to inject some surprises and quality character moments along the way." -Jesse
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Final Score:
8.4
"By now it's a safe bet that any book featuring the Joker gatefold cover doesn't actually have much to do with the Death of the Family event. 95% of Detective Comics #15 is business as usual from writer John Layman. The remaining 5% offers up the typically pointless and shoe-horned ties to Scott Snyder's big story. Fortunately, that 5% isn't enough filler to derail Layman's momentum on the series." -Jesse
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Final Score:
7.7
"I am a fan of writer James Robinson’s past work, but Earth 2 #7 makes me wonder if he has momentarily forgotten that comics are a combination of words and visuals. The first half of the issue works fine enough while the second half is wall after wall of text that spells out every motive and game plan between Terry Sloan and Amar Khan. This very well could have been an intriguing political rivalry had it actually shown these two big players doing things instead of talking about them ad nauseam." -Joshua
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Final Score:
6.2
"The demise of both Men of War and G.I. Combat doesn't mean DC is completely avoiding military-themed stories in the New 52. Human Bomb is the latest in a growing line of mini-series focusing on individual members of the Freedom Fighters. The contemporary military angle is all that really distinguishes this otherwise formulaic origin story." -Jesse
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Final Score:
5.2
"Scott Snyder and Marco Rudy team up once again to bring us the newest installment of the Rotworld event in Swamp Thing #15. In a story that follows Holland and Arcane further down their respective rabbit holes, there’s a strong sense of connectivity between all eras of Swamp Thing lore." -Poet
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Final Score:
7.5
Source : ign[dot]com
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