Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling short reviews from the staff of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full review for. Given the lack of new comics, expect this weekly update to begin featuring comics that we think you’ll enjoy while you can’t get anything new to read – only new to you.
These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.
Brett
X-Men ’92: House of XCII #1 (Marvel) – The continuation of the X-Men animated series mixes things up with the modern Krakoa status quo for a result that doesn’t quite completely jive. The comic has fun with the fact the original material was in the 90s with some of the design and layouts but the rather complicated Krakoa story mixed with the original animated series feels like it’s two concepts that don’t quite come together. There’s no real setup in how it all came together and in the end the issue just generally feels like a condensed HOX/POX with a look from the animated series and a slight twist at the end. It does a good job of using the characters it had access to but overall it doesn’t feel like it captures the original animated series and misses the point of HOX/POX. Overall Rating: 7.0 Recommendation: Pass
The Wrong Earth: Fame & Fortune #1 (AHOY Comics) – Mark Russell dips his toes into the series about the same “hero” on different Earths. In this case, each version wants to build a stadium in their city and have it named after the real life name. Each takes their own path showing off their nature. Russell makes them really the same side of a coin just with one smiling while they screw you over and the other snearing. There’s some funny moments and Russell brings his usual interesting commentary. The art is pretty solid from Michael Montenat and Andy Troy and how the comic lays out bouncing between the two heroes is really interesting. The comic features the usual extras packed in that adds a little value to the overall package. The comic isn’t bad but also doesn’t quite nail down the usual inciteful commentary from Russell. There’s something there, it’s just pretty bleak and jaded. Overall Rating: 7.5 Recommendation: Read
Batgirls #5 (DC Comics) – Another fun issue. The art, the story, the color, everything comes together with every issue. There’s such a kinetic energy about every release that puts a smile on my face. It’s always an entertaining read and one I regularly look forward to. If you haven’t read this series, dive into the pop entertainment. Overall Rating: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy
Logan
Joe Hill’s Rain #4 (Image)– Even with the world ending around them, homophobic bigotry is still alive in Joe Hill’s Rain #4. Honeysuckle’s finally reaches her girlfriend’s dad’s house in Denver and isn’t greeted by the prettiest sight. Hill, David Booher, and Zoe Thorogood slow down the pace to show how angry loss has made Honeysuckle as trauma has made her violent and vengeful. Thorogood continues to excel at show the gruesome imagery of people and animals while her close-ups show the aimlessness of Honeysuckle since her reason for traveling for to Denver is over. Although some familiar faces show up towards the end of Rain #4, the series continues to descend into total post-apocalyptic bleakness. Overall: 8.0 Verdict: Buy
Well, there you have it, folks. The reviews we didn’t quite get a chance to write. See you next week!
Please note that with some of the above comics, Graphic Policy was provided FREE copies for review. Where we purchased the comics, you’ll see an asterisk (*). If you don’t see that, you can infer the comic was a review copy. In cases where we were provided a review copy and we also purchased the comic you’ll see two asterisks (**).
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