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Absolute Green Lantern 4

So little happens in this issue.  We find out how Jo gets the ring.  Hector Hammond shows up.  None of it is very interesting.  Not sure if this is a miniseries, but it’s now officially treading on thin ice w/ me.

Batgirl 9

On the other hand, Batgirl has earned itself a little more time w/ the introduction of the Jade Tiger, Cassandra’s newly-discovered half-brother and spawn of Shiva and Bronze Tiger.  His appearance brings both a literal and figurative splash of color to the proceedings, and I’m looking forward to seeing how this pans out.

Absolute Superman 9

Talk about fluctuating quality; This issue did very little for me as Kal-El fights the urge to kill Lazarus soldiers.  It reads like a direct rip-off of Luke’s temptation in Return of the Jedi, complete with Agent Alpha playing the role of sneering Emperor Palpatine.  It all feels very tired to me.

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring 1

I was super surprised and happy to see this on the shelf, I had no idea a sequel by Patrick Horvath was in the works.  I have no idea why Samantha chose to bring a victim’s sister into town, but I’m eager to find out.  

Fantastic Four 1

My wish is granted, and Ryan North gets an artist equal to his writing talents.  Welcome to the spectacular Humberto Ramos!  Pair this legend with an exceptional idea (the Forever Stone) and you get a wonderful issue.  If it takes a brand new number one to get this penciller change, I’m all for it.

Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman 2

The middle time-travelling Trinity engages in professional and pseudo-romantic hijinks with Jason Todd days before his death at the hands of the Joker.  Breezy and entertaining.  Not at all what I was expecting from this when it first came out, but it gets no objections from me.

Godzilla vs Thor 1

Comics like this are why I listen to the iFanboy podcast.  I would never have picked this up otherwise, having completely missed the fact that Jason Aaron wrote this.  This is classic superhero fun at its finest.  Action-packed, non-stop fighting, I couldn’t imagine how this could get any better.