Spirit, Tempest, Tiny Titans, Injustice

Batman/Spirit 1

Spirit 1-12

So much Darwyn Cooke art to drink in!  The writing is generally nothing more than fine, but the art is enough to bump it up a couple of notches.  Of note are the title pages, worthy successors to Will Eisner’s classics.  What gives them that extra pop is the set up from the previous page; The reveal as you flip the page accentuates their effectiveness.

Eisner.

Imagine flipping from this to see...

...this!

(Issue seven not being Darwyn Cooke is totally bogus.)

Some other things that I love:

So many women, each evoking different tones.

So true.

Regret Buying: No

Would Buy Again: Yes

Would Read Again: Yes

Rating: Pretty good

Tempest 1-4

Ugh.  Phil Jimenez is a wonderful artist (with clear George Perez influences), but his writing here exemplifies the worst of 80s comics in something that came out in the nineties: Tons of tedious exposition about backstory and plot that saps any sense of fun from the experience.  The action and art would probably have been more than enough to accomplish what was necessary, but Jimenez weighs the whole thing down with way too many words.  

Regret Buying: No

Would Buy Again: No

Would Read Again: No

Rating: Boring (Cut)

Tiny Titans 1-6, 33-35

This was given to me as a present ages ago.  On the re-read, I got 3 issues in before tapping out.  I’m about 40 years beyond the target age group, and this really isn’t meant for me.  Tell you what though, I can’t wait to read it with my daughter when she’s old enough.

Regret Buying: No

Would Buy Again: No

Would Read Again: Yes (Eventually, with a very special someone.)

Rating: Huh.  (Really can’t give this any kind of legit grade.)

Injustice: Year 2 1-12

Injustice: Year 2 Annual 1

I know I said I wasn’t going to get more of this, but the trades were on sale at my LCS for half off.  It was totally worth it.  Tom Taylor is a master of the little moments in between the big action scenes.  (Of which he’s also a master.)  Some standouts:

Between Injustice and DCeased, Taylor's love of Ollie and Dinah is quite clear:

Heh:

Great body language by Bruno Redondo:

Chilling:

Chilling part two:

Nice of Taylor to give them a happy ending:

I’m most likely going to pick up the next volume, which finishes up Taylor’s run.

Regret Buying: No

Would Buy Again: Yes

Would Read Again: Yes

Rating: Good