What were they thinking #3:

“We All Gotta Make Tough Choices”
And here is another installment of ‘WWTT?’ I apologize for my lack of consistency, but funds have been limited and I had to make a cut back in the comics department. Nonetheless, with a new ‘ish’ of Walking Dead out this week I had to get my butt back in the shop. Another change I am making is that I will not be sticking to the original model of this segment. While I originally was planning on critiquing the bad and weird of the week’s comic issues, I am generally just going to be reviewing that best of what I’ve read each week. Primarily because I can only read so many comics a week and they are usually specific titles. So… lets jump into the goodies of this week!

**warning: this post contains some spoilers!!!**

X-FORCE: SEX & VIOLENCE (3of3):
For the past year, and then some, the re-vamped X-Force title has been one of my favorite monthlies because it’s a title that has shown deep and dark development for some of my favorite characters that I’ve grown up with. This three-issue story arc was an adventure between Domino & Wolverine as they, after some bad choices made by Domino, fight the Guild of Assassins and The Hood. Issue three, the final to the story, keeps up at being 32 pages of blood, guts, action and some sexy-time which made for a read I could be pulled away from. The most appealing aspect of this series, and was flawlessly executed in this particular comic, is the art work by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO (who also has a really cool website, where you can see more of this beautiful artwork).
The panel work and two-page spreads were done so well, it made the fight sequences feel alive and very fluid to the reading eye. Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost keep well at keeping X-Force dark and gritty while the cleverly included hilarious comedic timing between the two ass-kickin’ characters – not to mention turning Domino into the most arousing comic character in the Marvel U. This comic, if not the whole series, is a must read.

Walking Dead #77:
Wow…. OKAY… WOW… Alright, I am going to do something that I probably shouldn’t do and that is post the most amazing and powerful panel sequence in comics single issues that I’ve read in the past couple of months.It was in the end of this ish, that already had plenty of good content for this relatively slowly moving arc. I guess, out of context it wont make a whole lot of sense, but here is it at the bottom of the page. Whew. Nonetheless, this arc is finally starting to build into something that I foresee not ending well for certain members of Rick’s band of zombie survivalists.

Brightest Day #10:
For a series that I, at times, begrudgingly purchase because I am not sure which of the several stories will be featured in the issue. Luckily, issue ten focused on one of my two favorite story arcs and managed to make my least favorites, the Firestorm arc, seem very appealing. The cover showing Aqua Lad standing over and injured Deadman – so I thought that this ish would consist of my two favorite stories, but with a psyche out and keeping Deadman clear of all the stories, the mainstays were Aquamanm/AquaLad and Firestorm. They handled both very well, and in the end turned the Firestorm story into something that excited even me and left me wanting issue #11 (but, really we probably won’t see these characters until another two or three issues). Another appealing part of the Firestorm arc is the art by Scott Clark that commands the eye.

Thor #615:
I don’t read Thor, I have very little connection or knowledge of what is going on in the stories and/or the Asgardian characters. But I do know that Matt Fraction, the mind behind the mutants trials and troubles for the past year, is now ALSO penning Thor. He is one of my favorite big title comic writers and will read just about anything by him at this point. This issue was fun and Fraction again showed that he rocks. Thor now torn between a broken kingdom that has no king, there were certain elements that seemed sluggish and redundant that included a repetitive explanation to the workings of multi-verses. A fun read, for sure.

Until next week, read on!

Tags: AquaLad, Brightest Day #10, christopher yost, craig kyle, Domino, Firestorm, GABRIELE DELL’OTTO, Matt Fraction, Robert Kirkman, Scott Clark, Thor #615, Walking Dead #77, wolverine, x-force: sex and violence

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