What I Bought 3/21/08

And I'm back. Family business took me out of town and into the wilderness, where there was no internet. Horrible, I know. Anyway, did you miss me? Don't answer, either way it would probably be disillusioning. At any rate, best to ease back into blogging, and it can't get much easier than a review of one book, Ken having sold out of all his Batman & the Outsiders already, so I'll just have to get it the next time I'm at the store. So away we go.

Immortal Iron Fist #13 - With nothing to say about the cover, we move to the issue itself. Danny confronts Yu-Ti, and asks him to stand down as ruler of K'un-L'un, citing evidence he has to prove Yu-Ti's unworthiness to rule. Yu-Ti, being an egotistical, villainous sort, plays into Danny's hands, as has Xao and his HYDRA goons. Next issue should involve all sorts of nifty, cleverly named attacks being unleashed on various suckers.

I'm guessing that David Aja only drew three pages of this month's offering so that he has time to do the majority, if not all of next month's big conclusion. As it is, he draws what were probably the most important three pages, since they're what really kicks things into gear. For some reason, Kano's work in the issue reminds me a little of Bruce Timm in the faces, and a little of Joe Kubert, though that might be the inking (which I think is done by himself, if the credits are any indication) more than anything. I'm not as big a fan of Tonci Zonjic's work, which makes up the majority of the issue, though I though it was funny that the way he draws Jerwyn reminds me of Bill from King of the Hill.

I like the confrontation between Lei Kung and Davos, if not how it was drawn (lacked energy, but they were probably just sparring, so that's not so bad). I'm wondering if there'll be any arrivals to the battle in next month's that weren't hinted at in this issue. Any surprise guests, assembling on the battleground perhaps? Ah, probably not, and the comic probably couldn't contain that much outstanding. It's this glossier paper they use these days. It makes colors stand out more, but it's just not as absorbent when it comes to awesomeness and the like.