Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84 chuqui version 1.7 9/23/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!nsc!chuqui From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Laurie Sefton, C/O chuqui) Newsgroups: net.comics Subject: This week's bag of goodies (long/spoilers) Message-ID: <3011@nsc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 20-Jul-85 20:40:08 EDT Article-I.D.: nsc.3011 Posted: Sat Jul 20 20:40:08 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jul-85 23:09:24 EDT Distribution: net Organization: The Warlocks Cave Lines: 102 Stuff to be reviewed... Alpha Flight #28 Blue Devil #17 Annual Legion of Superheroes #1 BATO #26 The Outsiders #1 American Flagg #26 Red Sonja #11 Infinity Inc. #19 JLA #244 Note: I barely got out alive of the comic book store, because of all the preadolescent males doing search and destroy missions for Secret War II tie-ins... Alpha Flight #28: Speaking of SWII tie-ins.. Well the Beyonder has rescued Talisman, who apparently seems to be showing signs of *gasp* Dark Talisman. I just love those back-lit bodies with the glowing eyes. Heather finds out she needs to buy "The One-Minute Manager", and they manage to reel in (really!) The Hulk. I hope Bill Mantlo and Mike Mignola can take this book to better places than Byrne has in the last few issues. Well, at least let us hope that Talisman doesn't decide to scarf Calgary for a snack. Blue Devil #17: Well, it appears that most of the COIE tie-in issues will be odd stories that the editor has lying about (with the exeception of Infinity Inc., anyway). Lots of the normal silliness, and STAR makes another appearance. Did anyone *really* worry when BD started for the bottom of the ocean? Or have the goodies in his costume (skin?) been well documented enough for all of us to know? Gopher looks like he has a skin condition, instead of freckles, and we find out that Alan Kupperberg really likes to draw women in bikinis.... Still a good book for non-angst readers. Annual Legion of Superheroes #1: Haven't we seen this plot before? I think the "bozo tries to do in decendants of superheroes" has been a bit overdone. Keith Giffen (who I think may be one of those artists that you either love or hate) does a nice stylized book. Has anyone noticed a bit of a personality change in Shrinking Violet since her time in the sensory deprivation tank? The woman is getting absolutely nasty. I see Laurel Kent as a Science Policewoman in the near future ("we could use an invulnerable officer"). BATO #26: Yes, the Outsiders get away from Kobra. Oh well, that's another Super-Hero group he has been whomped by. Readers who entered late into the DC universe get a short bio on Kobra... The Outsiders #1: I read this one twice to try and get in all the information. I may read it again to see what I missed. Two minor things bothered me about this issue. One was the fold-out in the beginning of the book. It just begs to be folded incorrectly. The second was the way the psychologist was portrayed. Could we just once have a *nice* psychologist. I mean, my Motivation prof (hello Peter Uricioli, wherever you are) was a perfectly nice guy. In fact *most* of my psych profs were the nicest people I had met at the university (a few twits in the crowd, but..) What is this compulsion to depict psychologists as a bunch of crazed, egotistical, loonies? Getting back for student psych experiments? (end of editorial) Anyway, I see Looker to get a new costume within 10 issues or so, one that won't make the colorist crazy. Looker, the new member of the Outsiders, is your basic PK, with some telepathy tossed in for good measure (I hope she's not a mutant :-) ). Black Lightning should be getting back with his ex, and Katana should give us plenty of angst over "I am losing Halo again". I like the way Aparo draws "Bob" and his nuclear family he pipe never leaves this guy's mouth. I keep expecting something from the Church of the Sub-Genius to pop up. Let's see if they can take this as far as Teen Titans, and LSH have gone. American Flagg #26: A rather confusing tying up of a good story. Once again, Flagg shows that there isn't any black and white, just shades of grey. I *am* glad that the story about Kansas becoming a giant erotica park will be done with next issue. Don Lomax's art tends to make *everyone* look a bit (a lot?) slimy. And everybody looks like they have been operated on for cleft palettes.... Red Sonja #11: The quarterly is much better than one should hope. Maybe Shooter has so little interest in this book that he leaves it alone. Mary Wilshire does some *nice* artwork, and my only complaint with this book is that it doesn't come out often enough; after 3 months, you tend to lose track of the plot . Louise Simonson does some nice straight fantasy plotting. Infinity Inc #19/ JLA #244: This is this year's (and the last) JSA/JLA/Infinity Inc. crossover. Too bad it had to be for such a stupid plot. The Infinitors are duped by the original Steel into thinking that the JLA is going to start a revolution (or something- he keeps changing his mind). Detroit is still misplaced by Lake Michigan (you think after the big fusss they had in the JLA mag about Detroit *not* being next to Lake Michigan, they would have gotten the hint.), and the JSA is brought in to clean up the mess in the second issue. I bought JLA #244 for the end of the story, and I don't think I'll be buying it again after this. Maybe DC will get the idea from the Coca Cola people- don't mess with a classic. *sigh* That's it for this week... Laurie Sefton -- :From the carousel of the autumn carnival: Chuq Von Rospach {cbosgd,fortune,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA Your fifteen minutes are up. Please step aside!