Okay, it’s been a really long hiatus. Been out of town for some emotionally draining stuff. Back to it with some new comics. I didn’t get the new Five Years by Terry Moore. Flipping through it in the store, it had zero Francine or Katchoo. It focused on people from the Moore series that I haven’t read. I may pick up the SiP-centric issues in the future, we’ll see.
Prodigy 6
A satisfying end to a fun miniseries. Edison, of course, had been wise to the subterfuge from the previous issue for some time, and his fourteen-steps-ahead scheming elegantly solves a couple of seemingly independent problems in one fell swoop. I’d read more of this if Mark Millar decided to continue these adventures.
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| Good words to live (or die) by. |
Ironheart 7
Nadia and Riri need to team up all the time. This is a completely delightful issue as they team up with Riri’s friend Xavier to fight off a zombie menace. (Though it takes a little effort from Xavier to convince the science-but-not-pop-culture-savvy girl geniuses of the true nature of the emergency.)
Eve L. Ewing fills her script with great character interactions, keeping it light and fun the whole way through. This title is still a winner.
Star Trek: Q Conflict 5
The luster is starting to fade from this miniseries as the Starfleet captains continue to jump through Q’s hoops. It appears as if they’re as tired of these proceedings as I am, so I’m optimistic that things are going to pick up next month in the final issue. Cameos abound as both Corbin Bersen and Olivia d’Abo Qs show up, along with the original and Wesley Crusher Travellers.
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 6
It’s honestly shocking that this name hasn’t been used on a Spidey title before. Anyway, I picked this up after some positive reviews. The fact that it merited a second printing as a non-event/non-first issue also lent credence to its quality.
It lives up to expectations as Spider-Man spends a day with one of his biggest fans, a young cancer patient who wants to be Spidey’s sidekick for a day. It’s very much in the vein of Superman 39 and Peter Parker: Spider-Man 35.
Tom Taylor and Juann Cabal throw in some great little touches in the form of some great big splashes.
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| Such a cool idea. |
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| Particularly like the judges' scores on the landing. |
The little interactions are sweet and funny at the same time:
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| I didn't catch the child drawing backgrounds until now. |
Taylor and Cabal do a wonderful job in the final three pages of depicting the harsh truths of terminal illness and why superheroes and stories are so important in providing hope to IRL people, children and adults alike.
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| A moment of awkwardness that feels real. |
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| Aww. |
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