Weekly Comic Spotlight

[doctormo]

Hi John and Drew,

I had mixed feelings about Superwoman #9. From a craft perspective, I thought it was a solid issue. My problem comes with the sudden shift in creators. And yes Drew, this is the first issue of the new creative team. Stephen Segovia and Art Thibert produced the quality level of artwork they have been doing on Action Comics. K. Perkins wrote some enjoyable issues of the New 52 Supergirl series, but part of what initially drew me to the book was Phil Jimenez. I was hoping he would have been able to write 12 issues and draw 6 to 7 of those issues. I always feel like his run on titles end abruptly. I took the title off my pull list. I may consider getting it off the rack or switch to trade. Regarding Maggie Swayer, she first appeared in Superman Vol 2 #4. Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker transferred her to GCPD during their Gotham Central run. Eventually the character got romantically involved with Batwoman (during the New 52 era).

Regarding Nick Fury (Jr) #1. The owner of my LCS and I had a conversation about this title. He couldn't figure out why the title did not address his relationship with Nick Fury Sr, or at least acknowledge it in the credits page summary. Like you two, my LCS' owner thought it was dumb to have Jr. serve as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. not its director. We also questioned why did Marvel release this now, and believe it probably will not go beyond 6 to 8 issues. I think it this title should have launched after Secret Empire with Jr. as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. The character has been around long enough to have done something to get him this position. Secret Empire would be the perfect time for this happen.

I thought ACO's was alright, but I think he went overboard with his Steranko inspired layouts. However, I agree this comic read like an appetizer or the opening to a 007 film.

[drew]

another weekly comic spotlight title gets the ax- Black Panther and the Crew.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/13/1563 ... isi-coates

[victorvondoom]

another weekly comic spotlight title gets the ax- Black Panther and the Crew.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/13/1563 ... isi-coates

That was quick. Why was this ever green lighted to begin with?

[victorvondoom]

In regards to Weekly Comic Spotlight 508.
I was surprised to hear John say he was considering dropping the Doctor Who books, but this is exactly what I did. I'm a fan of Doctor Who and Titan has done a fine job on the titles but there are just too many of them for me to keep up with. I went from reading all of them to dropping all of them. Now I am just picking up certain mini series that look interesting in the Doctor Who universe. Sometimes too much of a good thing is still too much.

-Jerry

[JohnMayo]

Sometimes too much of a good thing is still too much.

That kind of sums it up. It is what caused me to drop most of the Star Wars titles Dark Horse was doing years ago. They were good but not essential readings. The provided a good jumping off point and I took it. I might just wait until the next Year X break for each of the Doctors and simply not pick up the next series.

[drew]

no F this week - enjoy

[NiklasJ]

IMO you´ve had some tough luck on the Marvel picks for the weekly comics spotlight lately
some of these #1 and event issues havent been very good representations of the Marvel comics

so tips for future marvel picks:

Astonishing Xmen
Secet Warriors have started fun, wasnt going to read but couldnt help myself...
Doctor Strange, how is the aaronless strange going to be?
PP: Spectacular spiderman
Defenders
Wasp
Thanos
Darth vader
Elektra
Jessica Jones
Spider-Men II

I tried picking some that you havent featured in a while.

Thanks again for doing these podcasts, mondays get a lot better listening to comic book talks even if your opinions sometime are contrary to my own!

[doctormo]

Hi John & Drew,

I agree with a lot of your comments regarding X-Men Blue #5. I think having the adult and teen versions of the characters on stage for an extended period of time can get very confusing and be detrimental to the long-term viability of the characters. At this point Marvel needs to decide if they want the teen versions of the Original Five X-Men or their adult counterparts. I personally believe the adult versions should be removed. Archangel's storyline played out during Remender's Uncanny X-Force series. Warren should have died and not been reborn; Adult Warren has not worked since that storyline. The adult versions of Scott and Jean are dead. I think Adult Beast and Iceman should ride off into the sunset.

To John's point about whether the editor or Cullen Bunn came up with the idea of dealing with Ultimate Universe refugees and adding Jimmy to the cast. Personally I think it was a little of both. Marvel Editorial wants to utilize Ultimate versions of characters (beyond Miles Morales) in the mainstream Marvel Universe, just read the solicits. Bunn wrote the Ultimate Comics Wolverine mini-series that dealt with Jimmy's parentage (specifically his mother's side of the family), so using Jimmy makes sense coupled with the book's status quo. I have a feeling Ultimate Comics Wolverine will be an important primer for X-Men Blue.

Also worth noting, DC had adult and teen versions of the Legion of Super-Heroes running around during the Five Year Later era (early 1990s). That (messy) plot did not get resolved until time was reset during Zero Hour. I really hope that Marvel's ultimate solution for the X-Men version of the storyline is a lot tidier.

[drew]

Advance spoiler warning – read Marvel Legacy #1 prior to listening to Weekly comics spotlight john and I record on Tuesday and episode comes out 10/9 and our review will be chock full of spoilers

[comicm]

I am with Drew. I think Doomsday Clock was Amazing. A++. I don't read DC previews because I buy all the DC Comics and don't want to be spoiled so I don't have expectations like John when I read DC Comics. The only time I read a solicit is if I am on the fence or need to decide if I am going to buy something. If I know I am getting something then I don't read the solicit.

[JohnMayo]

My expectations for Doomsday Clock weren't set by the solicit. They were set by the epilogue of The Button which set up Doomsday Clock. To me, that set up Doomsday Clock as a clear continuation of the Rebirth storyline which pulled in the Watchmen characters.

Go back to Flash #22 (the final part of The Button) and reread the ending of that story and then let me know if you think Doomsday Clock wasn't position as the next chapter in the meta-arc.

[comicm]

My expectations for Doomsday Clock weren't set by the solicit. They were set by the epilogue of The Button which set up Doomsday Clock. To me, that set up Doomsday Clock as a clear continuation of the Rebirth storyline which pulled in the Watchmen characters.

Go back to Flash #22 (the final part of The Button) and reread the ending of that story and then let me know if you think Doomsday Clock wasn't position as the next chapter in the meta-arc.

For me it is the next chapter. The Button promised the Watchmen and Doomsday Clock set up the Watchmen and then hooked you at the end to the what might come. It is 12 issues so I am sure they will get to it but I appreciated the world building for The Watchmen.

[JohnMayo]

The world building for Watchmen was a smart move. I just wasn't expecting it. It might have worked better for me if they'd done that as a different miniseries than the one they implies would pick up from where The Button left off.

[drew]

We had very different expectations after reading the button that’s interesting

[drew]

What did you guys think of x-men grand design from WCS 541?

Weekly Comics Spotlight #541: 2017-12-20
John and Drew discuss GREEN LANTERNS #37 by DC, X-MEN GRAND DESIGN #1 by Marvel and QUANTUM AND WOODY #1 by VALIANT.
http://comicbookpage.com/Podcast/?p=2242