June 2012

Fairest #4

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Fairest #4Fairest‘s opening tale of Ali Baba, Briar Rose, and the Snow Queen continues with Jonah Panghammer continuing his tale of Briar Rose’s birth and cluing the Snow Queen in on a couple of facts she may have overlooked.

There’s an interesting moment, as the imp is regaling the Snow Queen with the tale of Ali Baba, where writer Bill Willingham suggests why Ali Baba is the world’s greatest thief when he could have simply stayed a hero. Inserting an idea, like the Laws of Consensus Reality, seamlessly into the main story is what Fables is known for, as well as throwing you a curve just when you think you’ve got the story figured out. And we get both here.

Although we’ll have to wait a month until next month’s conclusion, all the groundwork has been laid, including the suggestion of with whom our hero will find true happiness. Worth a look.

[Vertigo, $2.99]

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Super Dinosaur #11

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super-dinosaur-11-coverAs the Exile takes control of Dyna Dome, Erin finds herself at the mercy of the Dino-Men who have knocked-out Super Dinosaur and turned their attention on the young girl who hitched a ride to the action, not realizing how dangerous things would get.

To the teenager’s surprise, she’s rescued by her parents who are operating a spare suit of SD’s armor while armoring the T-Rex with some new heavy artillery. Although the group is able to win the day, by the time they make it back to Dyna Dome they find Derek has been kidnapped by the Exile and Dr. Dynamo‘s successful rescue of his wife was anything but as the woman he though was Erica turns out to be a walking bomb that almost kills them all.

Another solid issue that ends with an intriguing cliffhanger, and an entire new world to explore, as Derek finds himself transported with the Exile to Inner-Earth. Worth a look.

[Image, $2.99]

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Franklin & Bash – Viper

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As Franklin (Breckin Meyer) and Bash (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) get their first chance to defend a real-life super-hero (Sean Astin) charged with manslaughter Peter juggles his new relationship with Officer Wendy (Kat Foster) and the unexpected arrival of his mother Elaine (Jane Seymour) who needs Peter’s help to sell the house he grew up in and may have to move in temporarily.

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Worlds’ Finest #2

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worlds-finest-new-52-2-coverI was surprised at home much I enjoyed the first issue of Worlds’ Finest which reintroduced Huntress and Power Girl as heroes from Earth-2 stranded in the New 52 DC Universe.

Although the second issue isn’t bad, it’s certainly has to be considered a disappointment. Sure we get a few more flashbacks to the ladies early days on a new Earth (but even these are rather bland), and I certainly liked the idea of how Power Girl fuels Starr Industries (by mining rare minerals such as Dysprosium from deep in the ocean), but neither battle between the pair and the radioactive Hakkou, who destroys a large section of a Starr development site for unclear motives, is all that interesting.

Issue #2 feels a less focused than the first issue, and Hakkou is yet another throwaway New 52 villain (whose motives and ties to Apokolips are sketchy at best). Hit-and-Miss.

[DC, $2.99]

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