Monday, October 03, 2011

With the new "DC Comics 52" relaunch/reboot, these are the 38 titles I bought the #1s for along with links to my posts on the DC Comics Message Boards under the name "mr-e":

Action Comics - keeping on my pull list for now
All-Star Western - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261628&tstart=0
Animal Man - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000257660&start=45&tstart=0
Aquaman - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261590&tstart=0
Batgirl - keeping on my pull list for now
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000259318&tstart=15
Batman
Batwing - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000259717&tstart=15
Batwoman - tied for #1 favorite of the new DC
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000260199&tstart=0
Blue Beetle - keeping on my pull list for now
Captain Atom
Catwoman
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261601&tstart=15
DC Universe Presents
Demon Knights
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000260182&tstart=0
Detective Comics
The Flash - keeping on my pull list for now
Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
I had a post on the DCMB about Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1 but the link doesn't work anymore so I think the thread somehow got deleted... This was the link: http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000260160&tstart=0&start=15
Basically, I LOVED everything about the issue, except the art style! Jeff Lemire did a great job on this 1st issue, just as he did with the Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown mini-series! There was a very creepy vibe set up with the first couple pages with a man & his son fishing in a small town called Bone Lake, Washington & then they are confronted by huge monsters in the woods behind them. It was nicely done though with no massively gory scene afterward.
The Atom of the old DCU, Ray Palmer, turns out to be a UN science liaison to SHADE with this book in the new DCU, and invented reduction teleportation to their mobile HQ called the "Ant Farm". In the "Ant Farm", there is SHADE City which looks futuristic & cutting-edge.
In it Frankenstein gets debriefed by the new incarnation of Father Time (who inhabits a body that looks like a young school girl) on how The Bride went into Bone Lake to exterminate the monstrosities there, but she lost contact with SHADE. So, Frankenstein is charged with retrieving her & containing the situation there.
He is joined by the same great Creature Commandos from the mini that tied into Flashpoint. The one addition to that team is a mummy named Khalis with healing abilities & others that aren't yet classified. The issue ends with Frankenstein & the CCs finding a large group of children hiding in a church basement in the monster-infested town. I highly recommend this book, though possibly not for kids
Green Arrow - keeping on my pull list for now
Green Lantern - keeping on my pull list for now
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261617&start=15&tstart=0
Green Lantern Corps - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000260914&tstart=0
Green Lantern: New Guardians - keeping on my pull list for now
Grifter
Hawk & Dove
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261120&tstart=0
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000260165&start=15&tstart=0
Justice League
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000253634&tstart=150
Justice League Dark - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261575&tstart=0
Justice League International - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000258260&tstart=75
Legion Lost
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261086&tstart=0
Legion of Super-Heroes - keeping on my pull list for now
Mister Terrific - keeping on my pull list for now
Nightwing - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favoites
Red Lanterns
Resurrection Man - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000260195&tstart=0
The Savage Hawkman - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261710&start=15&tstart=30
Static Shock
Stormwatch - keeping on my pull list for now & one of my top favorites
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000246577&start=135&tstart=30
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000258299&tstart=0
Supergirl - keeping on my pull list for now
Superman - keeping on my pull list for now
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261532&tstart=60
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261948&tstart=15
Swamp Thing - tied for #1 favorite of the new DC http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000258261&start=30&tstart=15
Wonder Woman - keeping on my pull list for now

about the new DC's top women:
http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/thread.jspa?threadID=2000261407&tstart=30



And this is a comment I left on a post about Aquaman #1 over at the "DC's supernatural heroes" facebook fan page: 
"Aquaman was the best of the 3 books Geoff Johns wrote for the new DC 52!! I loved it! He really showed that the character is no joke! But I already knew that from Peter David's writing of the character & "family"! I really liked Johns' explanation in Aquaman's dialogue of his "talking to fish ability" ability & yet that dolphins were a different matter as that reminded me of Peter David's depiction of Aquaman being cared for by dolphins as a baby expelled from Atlantis due to the "Curse of Kordax"! I'm telling you if you've never read Peter David's run on Aquaman, the Atlantis Chronicles, & Aquaman: Time & Tide, you really should!! The character gained so much depth from all those stories.."


And this below was a very long-winded comment of mine from Sept. 16 on a post on the "DC's supernatural heroes" facebook fan page:
"I bought Batwoman, Demon Knights, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Green Lantern, Grifter, Legion Lost, Mister Terrific, Red Lanterns, Resurrection Man, and The Unwritten from this week's comic selections!
Here's my top 5 in order:
Batwoman -- stunning art, great reintroduction to the character, Bette Kane returns & debuts as Kate's sidekick with references to having been the former Teen Titan Flamebird as well, Maggie Sawyer asks Kate on a date, her past with Renee Montoya is referenced as well as past events from the Batwoman run on Detective Comics, and new villain La Llorona is deftly set up as a creey mysterious threat!

Resurrection Man -- I LOVED this book back in the '90s! I'm very happy that Abnett & Lanning are again writing this book & surprisingly, Fernando Dagnino's art is very similar to Butch Guice's from the 1st series that I enjoyed. The encounter & confrontation on the plane with the supposed angel named Suriel was almost worth the price of the book alone. But, then there's a surprise from JL Dark on the last age too!

The Unwritten -- I won't say much about this since it's not 1 of the new 52 #1s, but like most Vertigo books, it is an amazing, yet sadly overlooked series! I find it a cerebral pleasure!

Green Lantern -- I love Ivan Reis' art, first of all. But, I also liked seeing Sinestro not wanting to wear the GL ring & the confrontation he had on the orbit of Korugar with one of the Sinestro Corps' members. And on Earth, it was nice to see how Hal is adjusting to not having a power ring, and just how much he was out-of-touch with his civilian life! And there was the last page clincher with him & Sinestro...

Mister Terrific -- I really had no idea what to expect since I had not read any of Eric Wallace's run on Titans (hated it being turned into Deathstroke's assassins), and b/c this is a Mr. T with no ties to the JSA or Checkmate. So, considering that, this wasn't bad. I bought this mostly b/c I had been advocating for years that the fave character from JSA & Checkmate get his own series. This is interesting enough to keep me coming back, especially with Gugliotta's art style, and Michael still being credited as "3rd smartest man in the world" with his scientific knowledge showcased nicely here.

I actually would've placed Frankenstein in my top 3 for the week if it weren't for the art style I consider fairly sloppy. I don't know why they didn't just keep Ibraim Roberson from the Flashpoint mini for the character! But, aside from that, the storytelling, plot, settings, and characterizations were great! It's still a must-read!

I also enjoyed Grifter, Legion Lost, and Demon Knights for one reason or another, but just not as much as these other ones.
And Red Lanterns was just something I picked up more than anything b/c there will most likely never be a #1 for it again (though I could be wrong)."

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