You should watch out for spoilers, otherwise they might hang you from your arms, smack you upside the head with a chain, and shoot you in the head, just like Vic Mackey would.
Deadpool #39 - I went ahead and took that other word out of the title. What's a "ca-bleh" anyway? What? It's pronounced "Cable"? Does he have a sidekick named "High-Speed DSL Boy"? Ha, ha, ha, ha! *complete silence from the audience* Oh, you know that was funny!Lone Audience Member: Sure, the first 3,000 times we heard it!
I'm sorry, I didn't know. Oh, I was so happy last weekend, it had been long enough since we'd seen Cable, I was gonna make the joke, and it'd be awesome, and, and, *starts sniffling, then bawling*
{Five minutes later} I'm better. My comedy career is deader than Parker's was that issue where he tried stand-up comedy. What was I talking about originally? Right, the comic. Wade must find and recover Agent X's pretty associates. This involves threatening a bottle of liquor, spying on an old lady watching porn, and getting hit on the head with a bat. This whole thing is because of a fellow who insists he's Wade Wilson, and Deadpool stole his wife and identity. I really wouldn't put it past 'Pool, but as T-Ray noted, I don't care as long as he's funny. Wasn't really enough of that this issue, and I'm still not sure how Wade's sword ended up in the guy's forehead. Panels unclear. I do like the potential future subplot involving Cable's desire to change the world. May be more work than he can handle. 3.0 out of 5.
Shadowpact #12 - I've been saying it for two months, and they finally listened: the first step to helping Jim Rook would be to take the damn sword out of his chest! OK, technically, according to the story, the first step is for Jim to die, and then talk to someone, then remove the sword from his own chest. I won't spoil who he talked to. Even if you guess right, you won't be completely right.Other than that, this is a story of the Life and Times of Nightmaster. A few ups, several downs, lots of averageness, which seemed to suit Jim fine. Nothing wrong with owning a bookstore, or running a bar, after all. One thing I did enjoy is that even though it seems Rook should have some issues with the person he talks to, he's doesn't spend too long dwelling on them. Of course, he either had to spring into action or die, so not a lot of time for introspection I guess. Still, the issue fell flat with me for some reason. Maybe I don't care that much about Jim Rook. 2.8 out of 5.
Ultimate Spider-Man #108 - Hmm, I know Moon Knight in the 616 continuity had multiple personalities, but I wonder whether the relationship between them was this volatile. Ultimate MK's personalities have cooked up another personality for him, in the form of a hired killer (quick, guess who it is, they're on the cover!), and has a more successful audition for Kingpin than Shang-Chi did. Sadly, beating up Fisk's guards isn't the audition.In the meantime, MJ is showing some skill in front of (and probably behind as well) a video camera, which seems to irritate annoying Ultimate Jessica Jones. Good. Teach you to capture people's pain on camera phones. Kitty still is having trouble fitting in, and Liz Allen's problems with mutants resurface again. Wonder what Bendis' explanation for that will be? (psst, Bendis! Don't make it sexual abuse-related!)
The actual "audition" is pretty wild, but the most interesting part was seeing what's going on inside Moon Knight's head during it, watching how the personalities on the sidelines react to what's happening. It's fascinating, and a little terrifying. Methinks Daredevil needed to do more research before bringing Moony into his little band. 4.1 out of 5. Oh, and Peter got his butt kicked, because we hadn't seen that in about five issues.
X-Factor #18 - Khoi Pham does the art for the second consecutive issue, bringing X-Factor's total pencilers to what, 6? His style is reminiscent of Calero's or Sook's, it's a little grimier than Raimondi's, which could symbolize that X-Factor is up to their necks in it right now. The X-Cell is making their way to Pietro, planning to get their powers back before the government unleashes it's next attack on the mutant populace, a misconception Quicksilver does nothing to dispell.Monet and Siryn are back, just in time to get sucked into the mess as well. On the plus side, they've done something that left Layla surprised for only the second time in the series so far. Could this be what Old Man Tryp warned of? Is it the work of Glowy Hands Guy from France? Will Old Man Jenkins bring in his turnip crop before the first snowfall? Audience: What?
The issue ends with part of X-Factor in combat with depowered members of the X-Cell, and Rahne and Guido planning to track down Elijah (the X-Cell member Rahne and Rictor saved from the government last issue). Oh, and Pietro's scheming. You can tell he's scheming because he's talking. 3.7 out of 5.
So there you have it. Until tomorrow.
11 comments:
Hang on, he's introduced Ultimate Jessica Jones and Ultimate Ronin in the same arc? My gosh, he's self-absorbed to the point of lunacy!
I think the idea in C and D was that Deadpool threw the sword very quickly, and directly at T-Ray's brain to immediately shut his brain off before he could make a move to hurt Sandy and Outlaw.
Is it me, or did Layla and the french girl (forgot her name) look a lot alike? I realize they're both blond teens and the penciller may not have been able to differentiate them too much in the few panels they shared, but they did seem to know each other (the "Did I do something wrong? line fromv the french girl seemed odd). Maybe their alternate reality doubles? I think there's something going on with them.
DSL Boy? Haw!!
No, seriously. I liked X-Factor as usual, and I think that the Ultimate version of Daredevil is something of an obsessed twit, but that may just be me.
I'm a bit behind on Ultimate Spider-Man since I do more than wait for trades, I wait for those handsome oversized hardbacks. They just released Volume 8, which takes us through #96 and Annual #2. I've got to say that reading them in this manner is pretty darned satisfying. I don't have to experience any of that story crawl that I hear complaints about as I get at least two complete arcs per book.
I'm glad to hear the series is still entertaining you. Is Bagley still drawing or is his run over yet. I was kinda hoping that Takeshi Miyazawa would take over since I heard he was leaving Mary Jane, but I guess that's not the case. I'm looking forward to hearing how you react to the new artist (is it Immonen?).
I seriously disliked the last two issues of cable and deadpool, probably because I remember the original stories of T-ray and agent-x.
and those were in my opinion far better then anything that Fabian did with deadpool (mostly because kelly and simone managed to write a funny deapool without making him a joke).
and since fabian's versions don't resemble the originals in terms of personality or motivation, I wish that he would just leave them alone.
kelvingreen: Are you implying the Ultimateverse doesn't need as many bendis characters as it can get? But seriously, yeah he has. Looks like Jessica Jones is going to be essentially a tabloid reporter type student, if initial impressions are worth anything.
dan coyle: That was kinda what i figured, but I wish brown had drawn some sort of after image of Wade's arm moving, to make it more clear.
jason: I think Nicole is a little taller, and her nose is pointed up a bit, but they do look kind of similar. I think the "Did I do something wrong?" line was Nicole reacting to Layla being so freaked out about Nicole's arrival, and the fact everyone seemed freaked out and tense.
Of course, I'm sure there is some connection between them, just no clue what yet.
sallyp: Ultimate DD strikes me as less as twit, and more a jerk. The guy has been rude or violent to Spidey everytime they've met, now he shows up at Pete's school wanting to drag Peter into his plan to bring down Fisk? No apology for past actions?
He reminds me of Miller's Dark Knight Batman, honestly. Just a little.
the dane: This is Bagley's last arc. I saw some of Immonen's art of Newsarama I think, just conceptual sketches, but it looked alright. Have to see how it works on a page. I've heard good things about him (mostly from NextWave), but I think his ability to draw expressive faces will be sorely tested by Bendis.
anonymous: I think that's a valid criticism, regarding X and T-Ray. I haven't ever really seen them before I started buying this title, so I didn't know about previous characterization.
As to Fabian portraying Wade as a joke, I can't really agree. Wade honestly strikes me as a slacker, someone with immense talent (recognized by pretty much everyone who observes him) who doesn't utilize it to it's full extent. He does like to joke, and make things harder for himself than he has to (fighting Taskmaster handcuffed, for example), but I don't know about him as a joke.
Again, my experience with Deadpool prior to this series is limited, so I'm coming at it from a different viewpoint than you, which probably explains our difference of opinion.
Don't you worry none about Immonen's ability to do expressions. He'll be just fine, if Nextwave is any indication.
Also: Bendis has officially eaten his own tail. Bring on Ultimate Thor-Snake-Norse-Mythology-What-Eats-His Own Tail!
(The name escapes me.)
Jormungard.
(Speaking of Nextwave, sort of, Fin Fang Foom was revealed to be Jormungard in disguise in Simonson's tracksuitless Thor, but I suspect that was reversed at some point, since FFF is everywhere now, and not at all smited by the power of Mjolnir)
The Dane, Takeshi Miyazawa has gone to Japan to try and break into manga, hence his leaving SMLMJ.
Calvin: Well, Ron Lim drew the issue, though Brown was credited on the cover.
Kelvingreen: Jormungand.
chris: That's good to know. And I thought you meant the Great Worm (Wyrm?) Ouroboros.
kelvingreen: I kind of thought Jormungand was pretending to be Fing Fang Foom, so Thor wouldn't recognize him when he found him, and that's why he didn't drop the disguise until Thor (in the armor) let it slip that he was, in fact, Thor.
dan coyle: Ah, that would explain why Sandi and Outlaw looked so much skinnier this month than last, I guess. I guess I need to start reading the inside credits more often.
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