Indestructible Hulk #6 (2013)

Cover:

Oh come on, put some muscle into it!

Plot:

A scientific trip to Jotunheim to get some rare metal ends up going south for Bruce Banner and his science team, especially when he runs into Thor who does not recognize him and a bunch of nasty Frost Giants.

Our Hero:

Indeed, our narrator like you say comic.

Our Villains:

I can’t tell with this art, are these guys made of ice?

Our Side Characters:

Hell, considering your arrest record, I’m surprised you are even allowed near the building.

Action:

Lots of smashing.

Dialogue:

Warmbloods?!  These monsters are racist!

Art:

This comic looks like it was drawn a long time ago.

Most Memorable Moment:

Thor just got thawmed away!

Final Page:

Wait what?

What We Should Take from This Comic:

So apparently while traveling dimensions, Bruce and his team time traveled as well.  Also, Hulk is now worthy of wielding Thor’s hammer.

What We Do Take From This Comic:

When has Hulk been worthy of wielding Thor’s hammer?

Yay or Nay?

Meh

Swamp Thing #19 (2013)

Cover:

The fight you never ever considered before!

Plot:

Life’s been hard on Swamp Thing for a while now and a mysterious person called the Seeder has been messing with the Green for a while, so Alec goes to relax at an old stomping ground from the past in Metropolis.

Our Hero:

He comes in a variety of different looks, each suited for every environment.

Our Villain:

He’s surprisingly taking this well for vine grabbing him in the middle of the night.

Our Side Characters:

None in sight.

Action:

SQUISH!

Dialogue:

Great, now I got an image in my head of plants talking like teenage girls!

Art:

Fear toxin comes in a variety of many pretty colors.

Most Memorable Moment:

That’s quite a dorky look you are giving that plant Swampy.

Final Page:

Looks like our favorite boy scout isn’t too happy!

What We Should Take from This Comic:

Someone’s messing with the Green, but right now, Swamp Thing’s freak out has cause vines to cause major damage to Metropolis.  Superman isn’t too happy.

What We Do Take From This Comic:

And with no more Rot in sight, we discover another type of asshole out there: The Green!

Yay or Nay?

yay

Detective Comics #19 (2013)

Cover:

Batman!  Behind you!

Plot:

It’s Detective Comics 900^th issue university and there are tons of stories to be found here!  From Emperor Penguin’s next move to what Bane has to do with the Court of Owls.

Our Hero:

It just never ends for him does it?

Our Villains:

Bats!  Lots of bats and also weird looking mob bosses.

Our Side Characters:

Well aren’t you all just pricks.

Action:

Hope the driver of that car has insurance for giant bats.

Dialogue:

How does one talk with a lightbulb for a head anyways?

Art:

With so many different artists, the quality is over all the place.

Most Memorable Moment:

Man, the parents are not going to like this little development with their kids.

Final Page:

There’s quite a few of thing if you consider each and every story to have a final page.

What We Should Take from This Comic:

John Layman is clearly laying down a lot of ground work and future plotlines with all of these little stories of his (besides one of them) and the battle between Batman and Emperor Penguin is about happen soon.  Who will win?

What We Do Take From This Comic:

I want to know more about the backstory with Mr. Combustible and figure what the hell is going on with his appearance.

Yay or Nay?

yay