Batman & Robin: This book seems to pick up where the other Batman and Robin left off, but with Bruce in the big bat costume. I myself am ok with this. I liked what was going on in the bat universe (as Morrisinian* as it was) and wanted it to continue. We get more interaction between Bruce and Damien which is cool and it seems they are trying to get the Batman character refocused, less on death more on feature. I guess this will be the new softer side of Batman. Over all I thought it was a cool issue, I would probably be lost if I came in cold though, but I am disappointed I wasn't able to see more Russian Batman.
Batwoman: This was a book I loved to just look at. The art was really good and also interestingly done, and I don't think you get the non-mainstream art much in a batbook. This is another book that seems to pick up where the old arc left off. We last saw Batwoman in a mini arc in Detective comics. Batwoman seems to be fighting some more supernatural creatures when I would much rather see her fighting normal humans. For some reason I felt like there was a lot of fan service in this book with the two changing scenes, not that it was graphic or anything, just that it was unnecessary. I want the next issue for the art and the first interaction between Batman and Batwoman.
Death Stroke: While reading this, I thought it was alright. Will I get the next issue? Probably not. It was described on CGS, very aptly in my opinion, as the first five minutes of an action movie. Its got the action but not a lot of the story.
Demon Knights: This was a book I expected not to like, but was pleasantly surprised. Fantasy Comics usually are not my cup of tea, but the set up of this got me. The way the cast comes together I am hoping this is a kind of middle ages super hero team, or the like. Again, aptly described by the CGS guys as a DC meets D&D
Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E.: This was a book I expected not to like and it did not disappoint me there. It was not terrible, but the story was not very interesting and I did not like the art here. Similar to the art in Animalman but instead of look intentionally rough it just look rough. The story was just a big monster fight basically, with a lot of text on who what where when and why. I do not need another secret international superhuman police/assassin/hero/fireman team book.
Green Lantern: Alright book, art felt off to me some how. I would say the book was more than alright if it did not seem to dump you into the middle of a GL story completely unfamiliar to non gl readers. The art was good but the faces just did not look right to me, page 18 with Hal smiling at the bottom just looks creepy to me. Overall though, I would like to see where this story goes especially with Sinestro.
Grifter: This book has me intrigued and I want to see where it goes. Man is kidnapped drugged and now random people are tyring to kill him. I want to know why.
Legion Lost: This book was just confusing. I have never been a Legion fan and this book does not help. I do not know if it is me or what but I just found this book to be really rough. Kid alien guy in hospital explodes, kids fall out of portal from somewhere, they complain, girl vomits,people run away, people fly away, bug guy falls out another portal, people fly back, them we move onto page 6 and I do not know what is going on. I think they were just trying to tell to much story in this first book, and it suffered.
Mister Terrific: This was a book I was looking forward to. Now, I feel liek this is the book they had in mind when they said they were bringing diversity to the DCU. I mean this, in that they seem to go out of the way to tell you this is a "black" book. (staring a black man, with black people, on black subject, written with black ink, on black paper.) It isn't as bad as all that but in this first issue they make so many overt acknowledgements of race it just seems forced. I think I like the book though. I would like it more if it left the ham fisted acknowledgements of race out and toned down the Reed Richards/Hank Pym Marvel slant they have going for MrT. (He has his own dimension, that is straight out of marvel)
Red Lanterns: I didn't expect much, but it gave me a little more. still not very good. I didn't think you could make a book about a alternate lantern corp comprised of beings that are all so pissed they cannot speak. Apparently you can it just won't be any good.
Resurrection Man: As I was writing about this, before I deleted it, I realized this is almost exactly like grifter. Both men are being hunted by an unknown group, they both get thrown of air planes after fighting a deadly lady, and they are both on the run.
Suicide Squad: This was awesome. I want to read more. The way they introduce the characters and why they bring them together along with the twist towards the end. It was all great.
Superboy: This is not the Superboy I remember from the 90s, I will tell you that right now. That got old quick. This Superboy is more like the one from the Young Justice tv series, but more so. Very interesting.
This was a good week. The good books were really good and the bad books were not as back. So i would say this week was better than the first. My favorite book of the week would be Suicide Squad.
*Morrisinian: Adj. used to describe a story by Grant Morrison that is particularly confusing, and may draw on obscure, even, overlooked details of past history.
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