REVIEWS: 3/31/12

Supercrooks #1
by Mark Millar and Lenil Yu

Ah, Mark Millar. You took Ocean's 11 and threw in a dash of Push (that Chris Evans movie no one watched). It plays out like a clever set up, truly like the first 20 minutes of Ocean's 11, and that's not a bad thing! But it is in some ways. We all know where the story is headed, and it's predictable too. But thankfully, Millar's characters and his script are too damn entertaining to keep you caring. 

Lenil Yu's art is very skecthy and I will admit that it's good. But it hits some rough patches here and there, but the action scene in the beginning is where he shines. It is just !@#$ing breathtaking, and detailed how everything falls together there.

STORY: 8/10
ART: 9/10
VERDICT: 8.5/10 B+

JLDark #7
by Peter Milligan and Daniel Sampere

So, I decided to check out two new series this week since my trips to comic shops are becoming less frequent. I wanted to check out the first chapter to the Justice League Dark/I, Vampire crossover. And it is AWESOME. First, Milligan's story hits like a rhino with cameos from two of Gotham's heroes fending off the vampires, and not feeling too forced. Plus, it reads fine if you just want to read the JLDark side of the story. Best of all, Milligan's characters are pretty decent too.

Daniel Sampere is assissted by Admira Wijayadi in colors (and he pencils the first 7 pages). It is just amazing to look at, and paired with Ryan Sook's awesome cover, it feels as if he drew it himself.

STORY:8/10
ART: 9.5/10
VERDICT: 9/10 A-

Stormwatch #7
by Paul Jenkins, and Ignacio Calero

I just wanted to pick up Stormwatch for two reasons: It featured the characters from one of my favorite books of all time (Mark Millar and Frank Quitley's run on the Authority), and that I enjoyed Paul Jenkin's ORIGIN a fair bit. I'll be coming back for the series, but I won't be expecting too much. Jenkins' story is accessible to new readers, but it also fails to deliver a real villian. The Gravity Miner's motives are too obscure. But thankfully, Jenkins infuses the book with a lot of charm, whether it's Jack Hawksmoor talking to the spirit of Chernobyl, or the Stormwatch HQ sending death threats to the team while helping them.

Ignacio Calero's art fits the book perfectly. It's got the awesome sci-fi feel to it that it needs, but also crucial in the amazing Hawksmoor/Chernobyl scene mentioned earlier. It infuses the scene with the right amount of tragedy, dread, loss, and hope.

STORY: 7/10
ART: 9/10
VERDICT: 8/10 B-

Batman #7
by Scott Snyder

Review to come

STORY: 9.5/10
ART: 9/10
VERDICT: 9.5/10 A