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Marvel 0.1

There’s been a lot of gripe about this initiative so far, but when reading the comments on ComicBookResources.com, there’s also a surprising amount of interest and excitement.
Obviously, Marvel wants to sell issues, whether it’s as a jumping on point for a series, or just for completionists to scoop up duplicates. Either way, it seems, to me anyways, like it’ll be a recap of the original issue (ie. Iron Man #500.1 is recapping #500), a recap of the last few arcs/important series beets, and some bonus material giving us a peek into the next year worth of stories.
At $2.99, it sounds like enough content for a new reader. I’ll be picking up the Captain America and Hulk issues. By the same token, I don’t think I’m going to be picking up the Amazing Spider-Man issue, as I’m relatively well versed in ASM from Brand New Day onward. It’s just not worth it for me. I’ll find out from friends, or online reviews, just what I missed in that one.
On the other hand, if they dropped the price to $2.25, I’d wager they could double their sales on any given issue.

Impulse (1995) DC Comics

I read the first two issues of Impulse (1995) yesterday evening once I had finished carving pumpkins. I pulled them out of the chopping block (For Sale box) since I had a whole whack of them, enjoy Waid’s writing, and have wanted to delve into the DCU for a while, but never found a descent place to start. Still might not be the right place, but at least I’m trying.
First thing I noticed was that even though I wasn’t familiar with the titular character yet, I didn’t have to wait long to be given the run down. And yet, I don’t think I would have been annoyed, had I been a diehard fan reading it for the first time. It didn’t seem like it would have been redundant.
Bart’s powers were succinctly outlined. His origin was explained in a original-ish way. The first trial of the hero in his new home was set up and made real by its stakes.
I’m going to continue giving it a try. I might also pick up the Flash ongoing. With the new DC pricing structure, why not?

Secret Avengers #6 Review

So you say you don’t care about space mining? And Life Model Decoys just aren’t you slice of pie? Well Brubaker has graciously left those behind for the time being, as he begins regaling us with a new arc of covert kung fu mystical action.
Looking through the panels one by one (which many of us tend to blur past) it struck me as a very cinematic first page (despite the wrestler action figures staring at me from the opposite page). You can really see the film influence in our modern decompressed story telling style as Brubaker and Deodato throw us a nice intense wakeup call fight scene. But I’m rambling...
Shang-Chi has a question, how can I be fighting my dead father’s defunct gang, and when Prince of Orphans shows up promising answers, we’re left momentarily with more questions.
We get to see a bit more of the Shadow Council from the first arc, promising an episode by episode (arc by arc) unravelling of the layers in this larger story, while we get the intensity of each new challenge at hand.
Deodato’s art is great as usual. You get to see some almost Spider-Man moves out of Shang-Chi. But the real joy is in Rain Beredo’s colouring. The mood is so precisely articulated on each page by the colours that it’s like having a third story teller in on the mix enhancing what’s been left for him.
I enjoyed this issue far more than the first issue, since I had no problem figuring out where we were headed. It’s a way of hooking the reader. And you don’t have to lay all your cards on the table to do it right off the bat. I also enjoyed not having to contend with such a large cast this time around. Plenty of time for the rest of the crew later... we know this title isn’t getting canned anytime soon.
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