Comic Reviews for October 9, 2002
Ah, a nice, quick patch of books out here this week. Let's get a move on now.
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Bastard Samurai 3
By Mike Avon Oeming, Miles Gunter and Kelsey Shannon; published by Image Comics
Jiro takes out the head samurai of the school.
Hmm...can't get much out of this. Just a glorified fight scene. It was well done though, nicely choreographed. Nothing much more with that.
Score: 6/10
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Call of Duty: The Precinct 4
By Bruce Jones and Tom Mandrake; published by Marvel Comics
Gunz fights a bunch of flamers. Meanwhile, his brother and wife get down in the city.
Ho-hum. I guess I'll just say this until this is done and over with, seeing as how this is now in permanent crossover (something individual issue holders will be pissed to hear).
Score: 5/10
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Captain America 5 *Pick of the Week*
Warlords Part 2: Above the Law - By John Ney Rieber and John Cassady; published by Marvel Comics/Marvel Knights imprint
Cap takes out a bunch of terrorists before flying off to Dresden.
Ah, I like how I can get so much out of one issue in so little words. Oh well. Much better than last month, with the fact that we now know who was after Cap. I find it a bit troubling at how a bunch of terrorists can get inside U.S.A. borders, which seems to be the biggest draw back about all of this so far. Still, the words used this issue are nice, and they're on the right side of not being too cheesy. Nicely done overall.
Score: 8/10
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Neon Genesis Evangelion 7:5
The Awakening: Part One - By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, created by GAINAX, English Adaptation by Fred Burke; published by Viz Communications
Shinji's Eva runs out of power just before finishing Zuruel. Just as all hope seems lost, Unit-01 reactivates, with a synch rate of over 400%.
Ah, more fighting. I find it hard to review manga's when they're published in the collected ways. Like this month. It's a fight scene that's far from over (well...next month), though certain things happen that were exciting and critical to the plot. Solid in the end.
Score: 7/10
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Project Arms 1:2
No. 3: Resonance, No. 4, Awakening - By Ryouji Minagawa and Kyouichi Nanatsuki, English Adaptation by Lance Caselman; published by Viz Communications
Ryo and Hayato face off against each other until a third ARMS shows up with a recaptured Katsumi. Hayato loses to Claw, but is saved by Ryo. Before Katsumi gets a nose job though, Ryo activates his ARMS.
Same thing applies here from last review, as it's written so that it's going to be collected. As I just said though, story moves along, rather nicely too. Art is somewhat confusing during some of the fighting sequences, but it's good overall. Nicely done.
Score: 7/10
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X-Treme X-Men 19
Passages - By Chris Claremont, Salvador Larroca and Liquid!; published by Marvel Comics
The X-Men gather down in New Orleans for a party, and a new direction is set for the cast.
Yes, you are hearing it from me, but here is an issue I actually liked...to an extent. I do have to say that it is nice seeing them kickback and enjoy their company together. Claremont still falls into his usual spots of dialogue, ex. "X-Men look after their own." and "The beauty of being ME... TELEPATHY tells me how big a portion to serve each of you." And that new lettering job sucks. No need to capitalize every other word for emphasis (bolding the letters worked just fine). There is some nice interaction between some of the characters this issue, and the moment where everyone is running around trying to claim Storm as her queen, I admit, was humourous (I guess Claremont realizes how ridiculous his plots are getting). The new direction looks a bit promising, though there is no need to have Storm dressed in a cut-off shirt while teaching a class. Still, I have to say, the best issue I've read of X-Treme X-Men in a while, and that's saying something.
Score: 7/10
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Meh...next week, somewhat large list. Speaking of Captain America, head over to cbr.com, where there is a preview up of Trevor Hairsine's (is that how you spell it?) art for the next arc on the book. Simply excellent. Until then, peace.