Comics from 25/07/2007 : part 3

And now, the remainder from last week, just in time before New Comics Day :

Onslaught Reborn #4 (of 5) : Okay, I give up. Overlong delays + incoherent plot + consistently awful art = Crap. I don't even have any idea what the heck is meant to be happening beyond boringly generic mind control non-stories.

Sensational Spider-Man #39 : This Eddie Brock two-parter was OK : nothing actively bad, a nice insight into Eddie's situation nowadays, what with his inconsistent characterization in recent years. However, the stupidly static "Will May die ?" subplot is as annoying as ever, bringing down this issue's note by several marks.

Spider-Man Fairy Tales #3 (of 4) : Oh, the "angry Spider-Man" plot even managed to contaminate this ! Eh, but nice art.

Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes #32 : Oh, a 6-part run divided into single- or two-issue miniarcs ! How quaint ! And it works : 6 straight issues of searching for Cosmic Boy would have been insanely boring, but a small two-parter exploring the Rands' home planet hijinks is a nice change of pace. Good.

Teen Titans #49 (AA) : This is even worse than last issue. Every single character acts like an idiot at some point, and the "happy" ending only underscores how insanely stupid the concentration camp plot was in the first place. And what little decent characterization shown in the main book is consistently ignored here. Crap.

Wonder Woman #11 (AA) : Last issue promised a potentially conclusive fight between Diana and Hippolita ; but there are two more months to go, so we actually have Superman telling Diana that it's too early to resolve the plot. Then, more insanity, and Circe comes back yet again from the dead. At this stage, the plot is becoming more and more insulting, and it's baffling to see ordinarily decent writers putting this Crap out.

Ultimate Fantastic Four #44 : Wow, the Psycho-Man as an impressive threat ? Quite a feat. This may event start overcoming my strange apathy to this title ever since Carey and Ferry took over. For now, just OK.

Wetworks #11 : The "Ab-Death is Awesome" Issue. And indeed he is. Pretentious narration excluded, this is barely a step below Carey's run, and I'll stick around for now. OK.

X-Men #201 : On the one hand, it's fun, action-packed, and very energetic. On the other hand, Ramos's art sometimes borders on the unintelligible. But overall, Good.