Deadpool Kills Deadpool #3 Review – “Noooo…..Why Did She Have to Die?”

Intro

Jumping into Deadpool Kills Deadpool has been a very fun and exciting mini-series. It’s the typical the Deadpool comic with a lot killing and joking humor. Plus, you also get to see tons of different versions of Deadpool. So, I suggest you buy and read this mini-series. It will definitely make you laugh.

Story

Deadpool, Deadpool Watcher, Lady Deadpool and Panda-pool are defending themselves in fighting different versions of them. We get see the death of Glactipool and Lady Deadpool and a new gang of Deadpools join the fray.

The Good

This is another exciting issue of the Deadpool Kills Deadpool series. The humor is really top notch. I was dying laughing with what Deadpool and the watcher were saying. The action scenes and art was also pretty nice and funny to see and surprising enough there was a good serious moment with Lady Deadpool before she died. I even think knowing more about her character was a pleasure. I really did like seeing different versions of Deadpool in this one.

The Bad

It was really tragic to see Lady Deadpool die here. But it was understandable considering this is a Deadpool Kills series. I was just hoping for her to actually survive. Panda-pool seems to be a waste of time because he doesn’t do much here. We also have no idea who’s the main villain here who’s trying to kill all the Deadpools and revealing that in the last issue could probably cause a rushed ending disaster.

Verdict

This issue deserves a 4/9 out of 5/10 stars. I feel it was an enjoyable issue with great humor and fun to read. I am hoping to learn more about Deadpool the Duck and his crew in the next issue. He looks awesome and who wouldn’t want to know about him? If you decide to buy this issue, I'm sure it will keep you laughing and please tune into the last chapter in the next issue. 

Smallville Season 11 #63 Review – “When an A.I. Dreams.”

Intro

When I heard the announcement of the continuation of Smallville in comic book form, I was very much excited. Mainly because I always such a big fan even despite of all the bad story plots it had. I think Smallville came out strong at the very end. The last three seasons were definitely one of the best so I was very glad and waiting to see how much more characters were going to get introduced. But after I have been reading the comic book series it has been from okay to mediocre. I don’t know what happened with this series, it’s even from the same writer of the last three seasons and it still doesn’t swing well. I am also not a big fan of the story switching as of late. I prefer they stick with just one story. The only story I’m sort of finding interesting is the Wonder Woman story. But sadly this week is about the Lex Luthor special which isn’t that exciting.

Story

Tess Mercer is having a full fledge fight with Lex Luthor after saving Dr. Hamilton. When he is defeated, Tess and Hamilton escapes and she discusses about her humanity meanwhile Lex awaits his next plan.

The Good

This issue wasn’t really that good at all. It was nice to see that Tess still has some humanity left since she became in A.I. But besides that the story still feels pretty flat. But I did like the art in this book. The characters did really look like their TV counterparts unlike in the Wonder Woman story.

The Bad

I’m definitely not sold on Tess being an A.I. To me it looks like she has lost much of her aggressive charm and gone completely soft. I kind of wish she could have been Lex’s apprentice than Otis because Otis is still that boring goofy character from the movie. I thought no one ever liked him. So, I’m really surprised to see him here.

Verdict

I think this issue deserves a 2/4.5 out of 5/10 stars. It’s a story that doesn’t have much character progression besides knowing that Tess can still dream. I don’t see why this was waste on a special. I rather see this happen on a regular issue because it really isn’t all that special. The only reason I see that this is worth picking up is if you are actually enjoying this series to see Tess finding her inner humanity. There is also some nice art. But everything else just feels flat. 

Batman and Robin #23.1: Two Face Review – “Flip a coin, any coin!”

Intro

Here’s another review of villain’s month Batman books. The Batman villain’s books have definitely been alright. It hasn’t really been that spectacular from where I’m coming from. And sadly this is another sort of disappointing book to read. I mean it is interesting read but all it does is progress him to joining the secret society. There’s nothing new we learn from this character. But this book is definitely one of the better Batman books. But it isn’t saying much because most of the Batman books have been really poor this month.

Story

After Two-Face is broken out of Arkham, Scarecrow talks him into joining the Secret Society. But in order to make a firm decision he must be able to protect Gotham at the same time.

The Good

I felt this book was pretty average to me. It was really nothing great to make me love this book. It has really nice art with a lot cool looking splash pages. The beginning of the book was the only real interest because we got his progression of him joining the Secret Society.

The Bad

Everything else just feels like a waste of time. Because after he talks with Scarecrow he just wreaks havoc and starts shooting everything. Don’t get me wrong, the dialogue is great. But I felt we should have learned more about this character of who he was and how he came to be. I rather have them tell us his origin story because we don’t know if anything has changed. We haven’t seen the New 52 origin story of Two Face at all and this would have been a great opportunity to finally see it.  So, I’m hoping he will get more development in Forever Evil.

Verdict

I give this issue a 3.5/7.0 out of 5/10 stars. It has really nice art and detail on the action scenes. But the story falls pretty flat because he just shoots everywhere. It’s an all action story, nothing new to know about the character. It’s just very disappointing because we haven’t had a definitive a story about Two Face besides that short story some time ago in the New 52 at all. The only reason I see picking this book up is the really awesome 3D cover and nice art inside the book. You really won’t miss anything if you skip this book too. Because you see him joining the Secret Society in Forever Evil #1, so it makes the story seem pointless. I believe DC needs to pick it up with the Batman villain’s books. There are just too many disappointing ones in already two weeks.

Avengers A.I. #3 – “The Vision Manipulation”

Intro

As much of a disappointed event Age of Ultron was, something great has come out it, Avengers A.I.! It has been such a great book so far. It has very interesting new and old characters. There’s been a lot of good character development that goes so well together. I suggest you really start buying and reading this book. It’s really that good. And that’s saying a lot because there have only been three issues out now.

Story

As the members of Avengers A.I. are dealing with the sentinel, Vision is being manipulated by Dimitrios. Dimitrios sends him on a new homeland called Diamond that was created from the Ultron Virus. Vision feels good to learn about the people and he feels he needs to be protected. So will he join Avengers A.I. or Dimitrios to protect his new home?

The Good

I am really enjoying the series because it has a lot of character development and dynamics. The humor seems to go very smoothly especially with Victor and Doombot. I also like that Monica Chang and Hank Pym are finally getting along after a rough night. Seeing Vision being manipulated by Dimitrios was very believable because Vision hasn’t been very well liked since the events of Age of Ultron. So, it really makes sense how he feels alone on earth and feels he can live in Diamond.

The Bad

I couldn’t find anything bad in this issue besides the art. The art can be good sometimes but it can kind of get displaced. I also feel we should learn more about Alexis. But since we got more character development in here with other characters then maybe we will get more in another issue.

 

Verdict

I give this issue a 4.5/9.5 out of 5/10 stars. It’s a good issue that definitely shows that the characters can grow. We did get a lot of good humor and nice emotional history with Vision. The only downside to this book was the art. But I still feel you should pick this up and keep tuning in! It’s really a great book and I’m still itching to see if Dimitrios really is Ultron.

  

All New X-Men #16 Review – Jean has absolutely freaked out!”

Intro

Here’s another great issue from the Battle of the Atom event! I really believe this event is going to be the absolute best. But it’s hard to say, because Infinity and Forever Evil has started out strong. So, I suggest you definitely pick up this issue. You will definitely know more about these Future X-Men. So keep tuning in!

Story

After the Future X-Men have arrived, they discuss about where they come from and who they are. Meanwhile during the discussions young Jean Grey is freaking out thus she escapes with Cyclops to somewhere unknown and there are also glimpses of Triage’s new found power. We also get the revealing of the mysterious character, adult/future Jean Grey!

The Good

I really think this was another exciting issue from Bendis’ All New X-Men run. He just continues to shock us on our feet. I loved that he keeps us in this way because it’s a great way to keep us interested. Seeing how young Jean Grey is freaking out to the situation was simply amazing. The humor was also at a good pace and great interactions and emotions going around with all the X-Men. The art was definitely in much great detail as well and adult Jean Grey looked absolutely beautiful.

The Bad

I don’t think they should have teased the dealings of what Triage just discovered about his powers. It felt that it was just a squeezed in without much detail. It definitely wanted me to have more. I think it should have been put in Uncanny X-Men instead of this series. I also felt disappointed we didn’t get to see a future X-Men version of Cyclops or Angel. I really hope there’s an explanation to what has happened to them, especially when I feel Angel has really been underused. I also couldn’t believe Wolverine has forgotten Molly Hayes?!

Verdict

I give this issue a 4.5/9.5 out of 5/10 stars. It’s another exciting issue worth reading with great conflict and interaction. The color and the art are amazing to see here. There’s isn’t much of any negatives here. So I definitely suggest you buy and read this issue. You definitely will feel more and more excitement.     

Batman #23.1: The Joker Review – “When the Joker has a soft side?”

Intro

Here’s another issue of villain’s month and it’s a look at Joker’s unknown soft side. I admit I was really disappointed with this issue because it isn’t really much of an origin story. It just another little story that seems boring about The Joker’s past. It’s really sad because I was really looking forward to this.

Story

The Joker and his minions are breaking into a zoo. But an ape has caught Joker’s eye and remind him of his terrible childhood. So, he ends up taking it with him and raises it with much care throughout the years. But it suddenly dies and raises the question. Did Joker really care for Jack (ape) or was it just simply to fill in the void? The answer may lurk beyond this issue.

   

The Good

The only thing I can really say was good is the art. It had nice choice of colors and details. I also think it could have delved more into his past about his Aunt abusing him as a child rather than him caring about an ape? I really don’t know if he cared for it because he laughed as soon as it died. It just could have been more interesting to find about his childhood and see why he has become so sadistic.

The Bad

This was a really disappointing issue and it really caught me by surprise. I thought The Joker was going to be one of the best. But it turned out to be one of the worst. His minions were dull and boring and I’m assuming this was before Harley Quinn. And come on he is seriously caring for an ape? I’m sorry but I don’t buy it. It even makes it more pointless that the story will continue in the Batman short stories.

Verdict

I give this issue a 3/5.0 out of 5/10 stars. The only thing I really enjoyed was the art and learning more about his childhood which, I wish was delved more into. But besides that the ape story is just too dull. This was definitely one of the most disappointing Batman titles during villain’s month. 

Legends of the Dark Knight #66 Review – “The mystery of the Frankenstein lurks in.”

Intro

Since the time I have been reading Legends of The Dark Knight it has been somewhat okay. I mean some are good and some are really bad. They are just nowhere near as good as the Adventures of Superman titles. And sadly, this is just 

another one of those bad ones.

Story

A man name Norman has become really obsessive with his Frankenstein experiment by collecting blood samples of Batman. So, the mystery of what he has created will be revealed in the next issue.

The Good

The only good thing that was in this issue was the really nice art. There are some really nice splash action scenes with Batman fighting his villains.

The Bad

I really wasn’t feeling this issue because it was just a bunch of splash pages and all you could see his Norman collecting blood samples after each scene and his obsession with his experiment.

Verdict

I give this issue a 1/ 3.5 out of 5/10 stars. I know I’m being really harsh. But there wasn’t much a story here. I really didn’t think this character’s past and obsession was interesting. I personally would skip this arc unless you really want the beautiful art.