Comics from 29/08/2007

Amazons Attack #6 (of 6) : Wow. And Pfeifer is such a good writer usually. Well, this is an abject mess, with lots of characters acting like idiots, and an utterly silly anticlimactic ending. The Deus Ex Machina doesn't work at all, while the "disparition" of the Amazons is stupid beyond words. And the final "revelation" (that this was just a prelude to Countdown plots) is a nice kick in the groin for those who expected a real ending. Crap.

Batman Annual #26 : Milligan strikes again : faced with the remit of "the Origin of Ra's Al Ghul", only he could write a story where the given origin is obviously fake, Ra's doesn't appear, and Batman is in a subplot completely missing what really happens in the plot. Good, because I enjoy Milligan's sense of humor.

World War Hulk: X-Men #3 (of 3) : Credits to Gage for his showmanship, but the stupidity of the plot still makes this Awful.

Outsiders: Five of a Kind: Grace/Wonder Woman : This is somehow a Countdown tie-in. I fail to to see how : it does reference the "Amazons disappearance" plot (mainly by dismantling a good chunk of it the very week it is established !), but Countdown itself has not referenced it at all yet. Whatever. Some good points and a few potshots at WW's current characterization raise the grade to Okay, but just barely : the overall plot and random team-ups still feel forced.