Comics For 4/5/06

[Gray Lensman]

This week's shipment has arrived. So what did everyone get?

My haul...

Moon Knight #1
Annihilation: Silver Surfer #1
Book Of Lost Souls #6
Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #41
Punisher #32
Infinite Crisis #6
Planetary #25

Also picked up Blue Beetle from last week. Since I finally decided to drop Young Avengers for good, Beetle seemed a good replacement.

[ptsteelers]

MOON KNIGHT
Infinite Crisis
Jonah Hex (Last issue ... for me)
Detective Comics
Team Zero
Exterminators (need to go to trade format on this)
Clive Barkers - Great and Secret Show (IDW)

[hector]

There was a Planetary issue? Yay!

[hector]

BTW, Steve, why did you dropped YA? I love that book. Issue 11 was particularly good. Respect for the past while keeping things fresh. Strong, intelligent characters without being annoying and just plain fun.

Oh, and the Avengers being the Avengers (it's been a while) was the cherry on top.

[Gray Lensman]

It's not terrible, Hec, just not that great.

Usually, it's not that bad. I like a couple of the characters. I'm just not that passionate about what's going on.

There are times, though, when Heinberg annoys me. The Kang plot didn't really work for me towards the end. And I'm not terribly fond of this issue's retcon-fest. Doubly so because it's obvious that Hulkling is being set up to be Captain Marvel...

Not awful, but not as good as it could be either.

[hector]

greylensman said:

Doubly so because it's obvious that Hulkling is being set up to be Captain Marvel....

Really? I kinda doubt it. The main reason Marvel has a Captain Marvel isn't because any of them have been particularly good characters but because if they don't publish a Captain Marvel title they might lose the trademark, and I don't see any of the YA having an ongoing, especially not Hulkling or Wiccan, according to Quesada's stand that Marvel won't publish non-MAX titles with gay characters as leads.

[Gray Lensman]

Hmm. I'd forgotten about that, honestly. Of course, one never knows with Quesada. Then again, they kept the name in use for long years between CM series just by keeping Monica Rambeau on the Avengers.

The problem is, I don't see who else it can be now. Not after this week's retcon. The only other viable candidate is Phyla, Genis' sister from the last CM series, but it isn't likely we'll ever see her again. Unless they're stupid enough to bring Mar-Vell back... and with Marvel in full-on 70's revival mode, I can't discount it.

Still, I guess we'll see when Civil War breaks out.

[dvdavenport]

Moon Knight #1
Ex-Machina #19
Infinite Crisis#6
Ultimate X-Men #69
Young Avengers #11

And in order of favorites from this week!

[Duncan]

Winter Men #4
Planetary #25
Infinite Crisis #6
Detective Comics #818
Ex Machina #19

All pretty decent, actually. Probably in that order.

[brett]

Steve and Hector

Put your house on Noh-Varr aka Marvel Boy, being the next Captain Marvel. There was a write-up about him in the latest Wizard, which says he's got a major role in one of Marvel's upcoming events and beyond. It was the April Fools issue of Wizard so it might be a joke (and if it is, i will KILL), but it is a pretty indepth writeup so I'm guessing it is legit. It looks like they'll probably be utilising bits of Morrison's story for Marvel Boy 2 in it, as they mention that he's still locked up in the Cube, being repeatedly dissected and put back together again by scientists trying to work out the secret of his abilities.

Could even still be a slight hope that they may release Marvel Boy 2, cause if memory serves me well, Morrison had fully written it, but Jemas didn't give the ok to publish. So presumably the work has been done, it's just unreleased for the moment, probably just waiting for an artist. Steve McNiven, I've got a job for you!

[brett]

I'm guessing he'll probably lead a prison break out of the Cube or something during Civil War. Seems reasonable that they'd throw super-heroes who break the registration act into the same hi-tech super-prison as him.

[Duncan]

I wish I shared your optimism, Brett.

[Gray Lensman]

Noh-Varr... I'd forgotten about him, believe it or not. I could also see it, with Millar involved in Civil War. And while he doesn't have a direct tie to Captain Marvel, he is certainly a Kree with some decent character potential.

Good thought, Brett. I like it.

[hector]

But didn't Wanda said at the end of House of M #7 'No more Morrison'?

Maybe I'm recalling that incorrectly.

[brett]

Judging by the cover of Wolverine: Origin #4, which is Weapon O vs Weapon X, I'd say they've changed their stance on that. In the Wizard piece, Breevort says that Noh-Varr is a character just like the Sentry, who had a good mini done about them and hadn't been used since.

[hector]

Does that mean Noh-Var will also be part of group where the untalented writer of the title will mostly forget he's even there? I dunno, maybe oscurity is pereferably, I have fond memories of the miniseries. Even if I read it a month ago.

Do you have a link to that cover?

[The Spider]

Didn't they say that MARVEL BOY was the first Ultimate book though? I mean, even WIZARD put that in one of their Ultimate articles.

[brett]

Also, to be fair, Sentry does have his own 8 issue mini out now as well.

Spider, they've never been too consistent on whether it was an Ultimate book or not. The Fantastic Four do make a one-panel appearance, and Dr Midas did turn up in Joe Q's Iron Man, so based on in-panel info you'd have to say it's Marvel Universe rather than Ultimate Universe.