Wayland’s Comments (group member since Jul 11, 2016)

Wayland’s comments from the I Read Comic Books group.

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Clean Room, Vol. 1: Immaculate Conception

I read the first Black Widow novel, and I'd love to see/hear more of her adventures. I'm interested.

I loved the early versions of Birds of Prey. This one wasn't bad, but I do miss Barbara as Oracle. The new take on Oracle was an interesting spin on things, and they did the story well.

Hi Frankie. Most of my life I've been a DC fan, so I'm with you there. They started losing me at the reboot, but are getting better IMHO. Hope you find some more stuff to read; this is a great group for that kinda thing.

Welcome Brandon and anyone else I might have missed.

Questionable Content, Vol. 1

Devon wrote: "Can indie comics count in this discussion too?"

I don't see why not.

Agreed. Punisher was amazing.

This week's comic shop run:

Unstoppable Wasp 9- the take over of the Expo is going badly, and Bobbi and Bucky have their own problems.
Uncanny X-Men 20- the team has a new problem, someone goes too far, and they get a surprising piece of information from an ally
Tony Stark, Iron Man 13- A dragon. No, really.
Star Wars 67- the battle for Trios finally ends
Justice League 26- the world's in crisis and the League is recruiting new allies
Aquaman 49- now that he's getting some memories back, what happened to him?
Firefly 7- complications abound for the hunt for Mal, memories of the past, and Kaylee's new... interest.
Red Sonya/Vampirella/Betty/Veronica 2- more murders as the visitors try and blend in at the high school, and a strage discovery at the end

Comic shop run:
Marvel Team Up 3- the end of the Spidey/Ms Marvel team up and a play on a classic cover
DCeased 2- meant to cancel this one. More techno doom.
Hotshots 4- Domino and company deal with Celestial complications.
Justice League 25- the heroes get home, but they missed a lot
Red Sonja 5- the war continues as Red has to make some hard choices
Shazam 6- things get complicated in the different lands and secrets are revealed
Iron Man 12- the eScape disaster is finally over, just in time for the War of the Realms crossover
Uncanny X-Men 19- just what has Emma Frost been up to this whole time?
War of the Realms 5- things aren't looking great for the good guys

This week's comic book run:

DC Dog Days of Summer- goofy animal stories for the most part.
Thor 13-the God of Thunder isn't around as they focus on his uncle
Doomsday Clock 10- I'm really not sure this advanced the plot at all.
Heroes in Crisis 9- the series ends and DC continues what I'm calling their war on the Titans. I was disappointed by this story.
Superman: Leviathan Rising- some new scheme is underway, and a Batman foe makes an interesting choice on how to get Superman's attention.
Fantastic Four 10- Yancy Street block party gets interrupted by the War of the Realms crossover
War of the Realms: Giant Man 2- the big guys deal with the Frost Giants
Ms. Marvel 3- a unique approach to the problem of her parents knowing her secret.

Clean Room is amazing. Some of Gail's best, and creepiest, work.

This week's comic shop run:

Avengers 19- The War of the Realms continues, Avengers Mountain is under siege, and one of the Agents of Wakanda isn't what they seem
Mr. and Mrs. X 11- trouble is stirring in New Orleans for the Cajun thief, and where he goes, his wife isn't far behind...
Terrifics 16- The team, plus Mrs. Terrific, find themselves in a very high stakes game
Tony Stark, Iron Man 11- will the eScape disaster and Controller's rampage ever end? No, really, will it?
Unstoppable Wasp 8- the expo is finally here, but there are unwelcome guests, while Mockingbird and Winter Soldier do some digging
War of the Realms: Strikeforce Land of the Giants- Cap, Cage, Iron Fist, Wolverine, and Spider-Man go on a mission to find Thor
X-Force 8-the war for the future and horrid interior art continue

This week's trip to the ol' comic shop:

War of the Realms: Giant Man- four of Marvel's biggest heroes are recruited by Freya to infiltrate the land of the Frost Giants
Ironheart 6- after recent events in Champions, Miles is missing, and Riri goes to look for him. She finds a big surprise for both of them.
War of the Realms 4- the battle continues, and really isn't going well for the good guys. Plus, Odin gets a new suit.
Marvel Team Up 2- Spidey and Miss M have a freaky situation to deal with
Xena 2- the battle to save the village takes a turn
Black Widow 5- I had no idea this was a miniseries, but the last issue finishes Nat's fight with the NRP ugliness. Great story.
Aquaman 48- The King of the Seas finally gets some of his memories back, but it's not at all what he expected to learn.
Firefly 6- the crew needs to get the ship patched up, Mal makes a surprising alliance after a phone call, and Jayne is... well, Jayne.
Uncanny X-Men 18- two are leaving and the team clashes with some old enemies.
Star Wars 66- the battle on Shu-Torum continues, as Rebel turns on Rebel and the Imps turn on their allies.
Justice League 24- allies are enemies, enemies are allies, and Superman is still trapped.

This week's comic shop run:

War of the Realms: Strikeforce The Dark Elf Realm- Freya chooses an unlikely ally to put together a really bizarre team
Savage Avengers- ugly things in the Savage Land, and I guess Conan's in the Marvel Universe now?
Hawkman 12- the end of the war against the Deathbringers
X-Force 7- Cable has trouble in the future while the rest of the team tries to figure out how to get to him
Unstoppable Wasp 7- one of the more unique birthdays I've ever seen...
Shazam 5- the magic lands are explored and an old foe hunts for Billy
Invaders 5- Namor's gone totally nuts and an old ally loses their head
Red Sonja/Vampirella meet Betty and Veronica- ok, I'm a big fan of Red Sonja. The unlikely two trace an evil cult to Riverdale...

This week's comic shop run:

War of the Realms 3- the heroes are split up on desperate missions, and probably the best Punisher War Journal entry ever
Uncanny X-Men 17-one of the team is dead, and they aren't handling it well. Personally, I think this was a pointless death for shock value.
Star Wars 65- the battle for Shu-Torin continues.
Hotshots 3- Can Domino lead the team to victory as Celestial artefacts start changing the game?
DCeased 1- techovirus doom and gloom sweeps the Earth. Meh.
Champions 5- Cyclops is back to help Ms. Marvel with her doubts
Justice League 23- did one of the mainstays of the League just switch sides?
Year of the Villain 1- what is Leviathan? (Didn't we do this in a Batman title not long ago?)

This week's comic shop run:

Firefly 5- they're really capturing the feel of this well. Mal's been captured by a bounty hunter and the others need to figure out what to do.
Avengers 18- the new and seemingly evil Phl Coulson leads yet another version of the Squadron Supreme as the War of the Realms threatens.
Terrifics 15- a new monster attack at Stagg, and Mr. Terrific goes on a date.
IronHeart 5- Riri fights to save kids and overcome Midnight's Fire (am I the only one remembering he used to be a good guy?)
War of the Realms X-Men Special 1- the mutants are drawn to Manhattan by the tie one of them has to matters Asgardian. Things aren't looking great for Midgard.

and...

Heroes in Crisis 8- loathed it. I really don't like how DC has been treating the Titans since the reboot, and this was... irksome at best. The secret behind the deaths is revealed, and Titans' fans won't be happy.

This week's comic shop run:

War of the Realms 2: The heroes lose Manhattan and another long-time Thor ally dies.
Uncanny X-Men 16- a lot of changes on the team: someone quits, a new leadership style, someone joins, and a few blasts from the past
Thor 12- all Loki issue, pretty much
Tony Stark, Iron Man 10- The Controller's rampage continues and things aren't looking good for Marvel's favorite genius philanthropist playboy inventor
Xena 1- a new mini and an old foe
Ms. Marvel 2- more weirdness in Jersey City and the answer surprises Kamala
Justice League of America 22- a largely JLA-free issue as the history of the multiverse is explored
Shazam Special- the Family fights robbers, some background on Mary, and the origin of an old supporting character
Aquaman 47- the weirdness of Unspoken Waters (what does that even mean?) continues

This week was a light one at the comic shop:

Unstoppable Wasp 6- Mostly great, the humor is wonderful, not a fan of the cutesy art and one scene was, at the risk of offending, overboard on the PC scale. Nadia tries to make amends for recent events .
Hawkman 11- the war rages on against the Deathbringers
Invaders 4- Namor's past is retconned yet again, guest starring Charles Xavier
X-Force 6- recent events from Stryfe's POV
Winter Soldier 5- the mini wraps up as Bucky and RJ have their confrontation over RJ's father.