THE MARVELS #1 MARVEL COMICS
Just a quick note to Marvel Comics, Comic shops hate the word “The” as the first word of a title. That being said how can you not love a book with an Alex Ross cover, written by Kurt Busiek, amazing art by Yildray Cinar, colored by Richard Isanove, and lettered by Simon Bowland. And while you’re trying to figure out how main character Kevin Schumer got all his wonderful toys and where have I see that Star-Gun before (don’t tell me, it will come to me.), bounce back and forth through time as we start to get clues as to the overall mystery. And there is no better way to start the tale than with the All-Winners Squad! (You know, the Invaders!) And who remember Lady Lotus when she was appearing in the 1970’s Invaders title? (I do, I do!) And with Alex Ross’s vision of The Golden Age Vision on the cover, I was sucked right in! I give this one a 9 out of 10 Grahams.
DETECTIVE COMICS #1035 DC COMICS
During the late 60’s and early 70’s, the folks at DC realized that Robin was growing up and that a new breed of creative teams wanted to take Batman down a more serious path. And so Robin went off to his own adventures in college, Bruce Wayne and Alfred locked up the Batcave and Wayne Manor and moved to a penthouse apartment in Gotham. More gothic stories began appearing as Bruce travelled the world. Dozens of new characters were introduced and the world of Batman became real. I get that feeling again as I read through this issue. Bruce Wayne is taking more of a center stage and Batman is showing off his detective skills. And it’s a good fit. I give this an 8 out of 10 Grahams.
