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Political Animals – Lost Boys

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Elaine (Sigourney Weaver) returns for Christmas with her family from a whirlwind tour from Siberia to Africa to a pair of shocking scandals involving the sinking of a Chinese nuclear sub off the coast of San Diego (that the Chinese have no intention of losing face by saving), and the discovery that the Vice President (Dylan Baker), in order to get an important piece of legislation passed, is going to blackmail a Republican Senator (David Monahan) about his secret relationship with T.J. (Sebastian Stan).

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Daredevil #16

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daredevil-16-coverRarely have a seen a comic start so well and fall so far so quickly. In the first two-thirds of Daredevil #16 writer Mark Waid delivers a terrific story of Iron Man, Dr. Strange, and Henry Pym trying to save a comatose Daredevil the Nanobots implanted in his brain in Latveria.

Pym, shrunk-down, inserted into Murdock’s brain, attempts to destroy the Nanobots loose in Daredevil’s mind, but what makes the storyline work so well is the odd nature of Matt Murdock’s gift that causes both Pym and Murdock’s feeling, senses, and memories to start blurring between them. Aside from being a really cool story, it’s nice way to save the Latverian arc which was drawn out far too long.

However, the final third of the story (teased on the cover) makes so little sense I don’t know where to begin. On arriving back at his office Murdock is confronting by Foggy who dissolves their partnership after finding the bones of Murdock’s father in his desk drawer.

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Green Lantern #11

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green-lantern-new-52-11-coverHal Jordan and Sinestro deal with the fallout of their time spent with the Indigo Tribe as the ring given to Jordan by Sinestro now completely follows the Green Lantern’s commands, but Jordan’s joy is short-lived when he discovers Black Hand is no longer under the sway of an Indigo Power Ring.

I’m not really looking forward to Blackest Night being brought into the New 52 with Black Hand reclaiming his role as the Black Lantern, but he certainly makes a credible threat for the combined forces of Jordan and Sinestro. At least it appears Black Hand’s powers and plans apparently don’t include putting together a zombie army of fallen super-heroes and super-villains.

We also get further teased about the Guardians upcoming plans and the mysterious “Third Army” which will apparently replace the Corps as the heroes make a short trip to Korugar to search for the Book of Black hidden in a corner of Sinestro’s Bat Cave. Yeah, even Sinestro has Batman-envy. Hit-and-Miss.

[DC, $2.99]

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Daredevil #15

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daredevil-15-coverDaredevil #15 continues Matt Mudock‘s incarceration in Latveria and the experimentation on the brain of the Man Without Fear which began last month. Daredevil slowly struggles to regain enough of his senses and work to escape Dr. Doom‘s scientists who hope to uncover the secret of his radar sense.

Although it’s an interesting idea, I wasn’t real impressed with the first issue of the arc and this one is just more of the same. It’s not bad, but compared to the storylines Mark Waid has been pumping out with regularity it feels a little flat. Even a last-second appearance by Iron Man and Captain Marvel (who apparently has forgotten she can fly as she stays on the Quinjet rather than help) can’t save the day.

However, I am interested to see what lingering (if any) effects from this arc may show up down the line, and I am looking forward to (finally) getting the skinny on Foggy‘s beef with Matt that was teased but not explained months ago. Hit-and-Miss.

[Marvel, $2.99]

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Justice League #11

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justice-league-new-52-11-coverIf you were wondering who the strongest member of the New 52 version of the Justice League is this issue will answer your question. And, no, it turns out it’s not Superman. Wonder Woman basically takes down all her teammates on live television… when they offer to help her save Steve Trevor? Yeah, it didn’t make a lot of sense to me either, but then logic hasn’t been the New 52’s strong suit.

After surviving the attack from David Graves the team learns that Steve has been taken and the one-time scribe of their adventures turned crazed super-villain is now targeting Trevor’s sister (who, it turns out, is far from Diana’s biggest fan). The team finally gets their act together to follow Terminus’ trail to Mount Sumeru and the Valley of Souls, but it may already be too late for Steve.

Although we’re presented with a reason for Graves’ behavior the logic is more than a little hard to follow. But hey, if you’ve ever wanted to see Wonder Woman beat the shit out of Hal Jordan this is your comic.

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