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Junkyard Joe 1-4

Picked this up after a strong iFanboy recommendation.  Geoff Johns and Gary Frank tell the story of a robot (made by the US government?) that joins a platoon of US soldiers in Vietnam.  After the war, the sole platoon survivor achieves acclaim through the comic strip he creates starring his pal, the robotic Junkyard Joe.  

Now, in the present day, the real Junkyard Joe finally returns, bringing with him a mess of trouble.  It’s a slow burn, but a great start with two remaining issues to go.  Johns’ excellent work here has me considering whether I should check out the rest of the titles in this universe he’s created.

Fantastic Four 4

Ryan North reveals why the team’s been split up for the last three issues.  It turns out Reed sent the FF Tower, all of the surrounding buildings, and all of their inhabitants one year into the future.  This includes all of their children.  The resultant public and internal backlash led to their separation.  But now they’re back together and more adventures will commence.  Not bad at all, it’s a nice take on the family.

Batman: Beyond the White Knight 8

So not as good as the first two series.  I’d say I was done with the Murphyverse, but the promise of Superman in the next arc, whenever it comes out, is too tempting to pass up.  Though I’ll be skipping the non-Sean Murphy penned spin off that’s coming out next.

Danger Street 2

Things are in the usual Tom King set up phase, but for the first time in a while, I’m really not feeling this one.  Aside from Lady Cop (I know she hates being called that, but King doesn’t give us another name to go with), every other character is annoying as fuck.  It makes for a hard-to-enjoy series.  

Gotham City: Year One 5

More is revealed as Tom King and Phil Hester’s noir tale approaches the end.  A nice, straightforward, entertaining tale.