Green Arrow #19 (2013)

Cover:

 

Stabby stabby.

 

Plot:

 

Green Arrow has a confrontation with Komodo and gets some more new information about what happened in the past.

 

Our Hero:

 

With all of those arrows, he is the archer equivalent of a boy scout: always prepared.

 

Our Villain:

 

The man sports a badass mask and a badass daughter.

 

Our Side Characters:

 

Cool enough, he’s taking all of this really well.

 

Action:

 

Boom!  Headshot with an arrow!

 

Dialogue:

 

When you say you killed him, the world went white and red.

 

Art:

 

Speaking of color schemes, ever notice how the world goes white during some violent moments?

 

Most Memorable Moment:

 

And down goes the helicopter.

 

Final Page:

 

Thud?  Did he just fall over or did someone hit him?

 

What We Should Take from This Comic:

 

Green Arrow needs to find out what all of this means and how exactly Komodo ties into his past soon.

 

What We Do Take From This Comic:

 

Man, the little girl moved fast to get from one place to another so quickly.

 

Yay or Nay?

 

Yay

FF #6 (2013)

Cover:

 

Ever get the feeling you are being watched?  Ah, probably nothing.

 

Plot:

 

Medusa and Bentley-23 are missing in action, but meanwhile Darla Deering is having some trouble of her own.  The Yancy Street Gang is starting to harass her for taking Thing’s spot and is determined to make her life hell.

 

Our Heroes:

 

Darla is so good at the guitar, you can litterlly see the notes coming off of it.

 

Our Villains:

 

The truest of evil villains: Overweight, hooded computer hacker dorks!

 

Our Side Characters:

 

… What’s going on with the Moloids?

 

Action:

 

Okay, where is security?

 

Dialogue:

 

So the Inhumans communicate through telepathy and head-butting each other?

 

Art:

 

*Half way through the comic * Hey wait a minute!  This isn’t Mike Allerd’s work!

 

Most Memorable Moment:

 

Justice served.  Ant-Man Style.

 

Final Page:

 

They’ve been teleported into a pink dimension?

 

What We Should Take from This Comic:

 

While Darla’s problem has been resolved for now, Medusa and Bentley are still missing.  Where did they go and what is Medusa’s deal?

 

What We Do Take From This Comic:

 

So there is no such thing as security for concerts in the Marvel Universe?

 

Yay or Nay?

 

yay

Talon #7 (2013)

Cover:

 

So did he break him?

 

Plot:

 

Casey discovers that Sebastian Clark was the original Grandmaster of the Court of Owls before being discovered by him.  Meanwhile, Calvin Rose is held captive by the current Grandmaster and even if he manages to escape, Batman is still out there.

 

Our Hero:

 

Good thing Calvin’s arms didn’t get yank out of their sockets when he hooked that flying rocket.

 

Our Villain:

 

Well who didn’t see the obviously evil looking man being evil.

 

Our Side Characters:

 

Batman didn’t expect this, did he?

 

Action:

 

Yes, punch that old guy out!

 

Dialogue:

 

Well it’s not like Gotham really has an fresh air anywhere you go.

 

Art:

 

Eww, their inners are made of black goo.

 

Most Memorable Moment:

 

Heh, he just punked Batman.

 

Final Page:

 

Yep, he broke him alright.

 

What We Should Take from This Comic:

 

Casey and her daughter managed to get away, but Calvin wasn’t so lucky himself.  After that brutal beat down by Bane, what now?

 

What We Do Take From This Comic:

 

Bane needs a new mask; it’s not nearly as threatening as he thinks it is.

 

Yay or Nay?

 

Yay