December 2013

The Flash #25

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The Flash #25The Flash #25, a one-shot Zero Year adventure giving us Barry Allen‘s first meeting with Iris West in Gotham City, marks the end of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato’s run on what for me has been one of the rare highlights of the New 52. In his final issue Manapaul shares the art duties with Chris Sprouse for a Flash adventure that happens well before Barry’s accident or his first run in scarlet-colored spandex.

Although it takes place in Gotham rather than Central City, the comic is a nice wrap-up in terms of finally offering us not only Barry and Iris’ first meeting but the couple’s first kiss as well. The storyline of a highly inflammatory street drug name Icarus, and the corruption of the Gotham Police Department, takes a back seat to Barry’s heroic actions well-before receiving the gift of super-speed and his first encounter with Iris.

I’m going to miss Manapual’s beautiful kinetic style that fit the character perfectly. And given the continuing disappointment of much of the rest of the New 52 I’m a little scared to see where The Flash goes from here. Worth a look.

[DC, $3.99]

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Nikita – Dead or Alive

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Nikita - Dead or Alive

Reunited with Michael (Shane West), Birkhoff (Aaron Stanford), and Ryan (Noah Bean), Nikita‘s (Maggie Q) game with Amanda (Melinda Clarke) and The Shop continues to play out as Ryan shares his hypothesis that Assistant Director the FBI Matthew Graham (Alex Carter) has been swapped out with a double under Amanda’s control just as The Shop did with President Spencer (Michelle Nolden). When Nikita attempts to share this information with the FBI, Amanda makes a counter move framing Nikita for the murder of the man’s wife (Nahanni Johnstone) and the attempted murder of Graham himself.

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Fables #135

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Fables #135After last month’s look in at the afterlife of Bigby Wolf, Fables jumps right back into the Camelot storyline with Rose Red meeting those wishing to join her new Round Table as Knights of Hope. Despite the heavy turnout, there are still quite a few obstacles standing in Rose Red’s way including Snow White who has not forgiven her sister for recruiting Prince Brandish as part of her undertaking.

Other than her sister, Rose Red still has to come up with a method of choosing her knights and deal with the wide assortment of volunteers ranging from all sizes of both a wide variety of creatures and humans. There’s also the matter of the quiet man of the hills whose true name and purpose for journeying to the new Round Table has yet to be revealed.

With the near completion of Bigby’s shattered crystal form we find one crucial piece still missing (in the hands of a mysterious woman) which must be recovered if the witches’ magic has any chance at returning him from the dead. What dark forces are working against Bigby and his return? Worth a look.

[Vertigo, $2.99]

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