What I Bought 11/29/30

I just realized today, that I've been off a day for the last week. Not in the sense of "I thought it was Friday when it was Saturday," but in the "I thought it was the 24th when it was the 23rd" way. I thought last Wednesday was the 23rd, and I've been screwed up since. Man, my mind can't be going already, can it?

That's the point where Dr. House pops up and screams "Right, he's in his 20s, of course his brain can't be failing him! Let's cure him with cheese fries and pornography!" At which point someone says "Or we try angry, petty sarcasm." And throws House through a window. Whatever works really. Spoilers are in here somewhere. Probably.

The Immortal Iron Fist #1 - Well, I guess it's about time to jump on the Brubaker Bandwagon, and since I'm not really a Cap or Daredevil guy, I'll roll with Danny Rand. The story is a pretty standard first issue. We find out how Danny Rand came to be Iron Fist. We also find Danny Rand in the midst of punching Hydra guys, followed by a flashback to how we got to that point, ultimately leading back to the present.

In addition, Brubaker appears to be going the legacy route with I.F., which is OK, and showing us both sides of Danny's life. That's fine too. Honestly, the thing I liked best was the major threat he ran into near the end of the book. Pretty cool, even though I'm not sure I'm feeling David Aja's art. It's too, I don't know, scratchy? I can't really describe it. Either way, I'm on board for the time being. Just hope I can handle the "slow burn" style I've heard Brubaker's got. 3.6 out of 5.

The Punisher #41 - I still like Leandro Fernandez' art. I just wanted to mention that, because I don't think I have recently. Let's see, Punisher is captured. Yeah, that'll go well for the bad guys. Especially when Frank shows that his ability to conceal things inside himself would let him fit in at prison. Things go well, then they stop going well. Not much of what happens is a surprise. We're talking about reoccuring characters in a Garth Ennis Punisher book. Sooner or later, they all stop being "reoccuring".

The last page makes it pretty clear, someone is going to get messed up in the conclusion next month. Which is not really a big surprise. 3.3 out of 5.

Teen Titans #41 - Well, the team came together at the end. So why aren't I enjoying it more? Joseph's back in action, and adjusting to his situation rather quickly. There's a small fight, then a big fight, then some talking, and then the set up for the next arc, which doesn't start for two months?! Freaking Johns. And the guest artists weren't helping much. Especially whoever did the pages where the forgot to put the eagle or the "W" or whatever on Cassie's shirt. I mean, is it that hard to remember that. It can't take that long to add. Sigh, moving on.

Of course, even though they're together, they still aren't together. Raven doesn't seem to like anyone (Eddie reminds her of her dad, Miss Martian is too happy, cripes). I'm not really convinced Tim is a leader, whether because he's got too much "stay in the shadows from Bats", or he's just not up to it. Maybe now that Johns has his lineup, things will gel a bit. I don't know, given all the trust issues that seem to be going on here, I'd swear I was reading Suicide Squad. But Rose and Jericho trying to connect might be an interesting plot line, I don't know about the Kid Devil subplot that seems to be brewing. Hmm, there's a lot I don't know about. I do know it wasn't as solid of an ending as I'd hoped. 3.5 out of 5.