martes, 8 de agosto de 2023

Some thoughts about Superman Annual #1


What is the Daily Planet's new story?

Metropolis has changed a lot recently and Lois is making her whole team work on all the current events that are happening around the city but this might lead them to a much more dangerous development.

Some thoughts about World's Finest: Teen Titans #2


Can the Teen Titans face the biggest fears from their generation?

The team is looking for a girl who has disappeared for no apparent reason and the case will lead them a strange house where there's a mysterious psychic power coming.

martes, 1 de agosto de 2023

Some thoughts about Justice Society of America #5


How can Per Degaton be defeated?

The JSA's nemesis has exploited the timeline so much that he has been joined by other versions of himself but what he doesn't know is that this will also bring even more problems for him.

This opening arc comes to an end and while there are a few flaws in it, it still offers satisfactory moments.

Geoff Johns implements the time traveling angle in an interesting manner by making Per Degaton forming his own Injustice Society consisting of multiple versions of himself (including both an old and kid versions just as dangerous as his normal self) which is something that hasn't been used with the villain before. Same case for the JSA which presents versions of different timelines and I think one of the most intriguing aspects is that it involves both the original JSA (with the old and classic costumes) and the current JSA which expands the possibilities of what can be done with the franchise since both versions can coexist now, plus there's also the potential of what future versions could bring and of course Johns sets-up a lot of possible plot-points.

The problem here is that I feel like Per Degaton was beaten a bit too fast despite of how much he has been built as an imposing threat. Sure, the way how he's defeated makes sense (and also connects to Johns' Flashpoint Beyond) but still think that the battle should have lasted a bit longer before jumping into what's happening next.

Mikel Janin and Jerry Ordway share the pencils once again and their work is still pretty good with Janin dealing most of the book in a beautiful manner and Ordway delivering his classic style in some of the flashbacks.

Decent conclusion but I hope the next issue doesn't take too long.