{"id":133660,"date":"2017-04-25T12:35:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T16:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/?p=133660"},"modified":"2017-04-25T12:35:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T16:35:52","slug":"chirpin-tuesday-reviews-041917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/chirpin-tuesday-reviews-041917\/","title":{"rendered":"Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews 04\/19\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Adventure Time Comics #10 (Boom!)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>If you are an Adventure Time fan, you don’t want to miss this cool anthology series with so many fun little oddities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>All-Star Batman #9 (DC)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech: <\/strong>\u00a0Definitely not the ending I expected but it was so much fun to get here<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Ra’s and Batman play a game of cat and mouse, but which is the cat and which is the mouse?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Angel #4 (Dark Horse)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>I didn’t realize that Fred cared so much about Illyria, or that I did for that matter.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Astro City #43 (Vertigo)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4.5\/5 stars. The origin of The Gentleman, & the intro of a new character. 1 of the most under-rated comics on the stands.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/batman-21.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-133666\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/batman-21-186x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Batman #21 (DC)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Arnab<\/strong>: That was done terrifically. I’m surprised I haven’t seen more of that when it comes to speedsters, but either way that was awesome.<br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech: <\/strong>Could have used more of Batman getting beat down but this was a great start to a crossover I’ve been waiting for!<br \/>\n<strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4.5\/5 stars. A great start to this arc, with nice homages to the original Watchmen panel designs & story telling elements.<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>The most insane minute EVER! I’m shook!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Batwoman #2 (DC)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Martin:<\/strong> 3.5\/5 stars. Fantastic art, but the story is a little too slowly paced. Too “background heavy” – should’ve been handled in #1.<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>I’m glad they have Julia Pennyworth in this book, she is the best thing about it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>The Beauty #14 (Image)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>This Beauty Task Force and these crazy murder sprees are giving this book a real Dexter-like vibe and I am digging it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Black #5 (Black Mask)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech: <\/strong>A five star issue that delivers one hell of a cliffhanger!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Black Science #29 (Image)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>This issue was bananas and Matteo Scalera draws better recovering from arm surgery than most artist do on their best day!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Black Panther: World of Wakanda #6 (Marvel)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech:<\/strong> A fantastic reintroduction to the White Tiger and now I want to see more of this guy!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer #6 (Dark Horse)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ:<\/strong>\u00a0You know things are bad when being a prisoner in a concentration camp becomes the least of your problems.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Deadpool #29 (Marvel)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Worth the cost of admission for the return of ghost Ben Franklin and for Spider-man’s reactions to all the sexual innuendos.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/descender-21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-133668\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/descender-21-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/descender-21-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/descender-21.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Descender #21 (Image)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em>Arnab: <\/strong>Rise of the Robots is going to be fantastic, I can tell already.<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Holy cliffhangers, Batman! June needs to hurry up, I’m ready for the “Rise of the Robots”!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Doctor Strange #19 (Marvel)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech: <\/strong>I’m reading and enjoying a Doctor Strange series. I guess Jason Aaron is a miracle worker.<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Stephen & Wong have such a unique relationship, beyond Misery’s understanding.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Injection #12 (Image)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey, and Jordie Bellaire, bring their A game to this book month in and month out.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Invincible #135 (Image)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Terra “being…strong!” is the cutest thing you are going to see in a comic book this month.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Generation Zero #9 (Valiant)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech:<\/strong> This is a 5 star series with kick ass teenage heroes and I’m hoping Valiant brings them back!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Green Arrow #21 (DC)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4.5\/5 stars. Another Rebirth book this week in which the panel designs are creative & goes so well with the script.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Green Lanterns #21 (DC)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Martin:<\/strong> 3.5\/5 stars. I’ve loved the exploration of Simon’s & Jess’ relationship, but it seems to just keep rehashing it a bit.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Horizon #10 (Skybound)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech: <\/strong>Thomas delivers another stellar issue full of surprises and jaw dropping art from Gedeon and Spicer!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Justice League<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">#19 (DC)<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mmpr-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-133665\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mmpr-14-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mmpr-14-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mmpr-14-768x1220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mmpr-14-645x1024.jpg 645w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mmpr-14.jpg 806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Martin<\/strong>: 3\/5 stars. The art is honestly the only good thing about this issue. There seem to be good things on the horizon, though<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>It’s never a good idea to scream at Superman that you are going to kill his son especially when he has his super friends to back him up.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Low #17 (Image)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>This poor family goes from one terrible situation to the next while desperately trying to be optimistic and \u00a0hold on to any glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>M.A.S.K. #5 (IDW)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech:<\/strong> This series just keeps getting better and that cliffhanger was a kick in the nostalgia zone!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #14 (BOOM!)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech:<\/strong> Higgins and Presetya are giving us the definitive Power Rangers stories that only get better with every issue!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Moon Knight #13 (Marvel)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>There comes a time in every moon’s life when he must rebel against authority and challenge his gods.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Nick Fury #1 (Marvel)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech:<\/strong> A return to cool spy stories with Nick Fury Jr. that should be on your pull list<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Nightwing #19 (DC)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Arnab: <\/strong>Damian’s obvi not dead, but can y’all leave Nightwing along for half an issue?<br \/>\n<strong>Martin: <\/strong>3.5\/5 stars. I thought we’d moved past Deathwing last issue, but he’s back again because… “reasons.” I guess.<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Dick is not fairing to well, maybe his loved ones really are a liability to him.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Ninjak #26 (Valiant)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech:<\/strong> A nice wrap to this arc and I’d rather Roku be an enemy than an ally so I’m cool with the ending.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Power of the Dark Crystal #2 (Archaia)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech: <\/strong>The truth\u00a0is revealed and Fizzgig is still as cranky as ever after hundreds of years!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Poe Dameron #13 (Marvel)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Poe and the gang get some much needed assistance from the most unlikely source.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Royals #2 (Marvel)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech<\/strong>: The two different art styles mess with the story but it’s still worth reading<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Secret Empire #0 (Marvel)<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/secret-0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-133664\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/secret-0-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/secret-0-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/secret-0-768x1181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/secret-0-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/secret-0.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Arnab: <\/strong>Having read absolutely nothing leading up to this point, I though this was a very good issue.<br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech:<\/strong> I want to see how this all plays out before I pass judgement but this was a solid issue<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Sex Criminals #18 (Image)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Only Sex Criminals can have an issue dealing with some very deep, very real relationship issues and then have tiny penis-men attack (not to be confused with men who have a tiny penis).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Shaolin Cowboy: Who’ll Stop The Reign #1 (Dark Horse)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Infinite Speech: <\/strong>Geof Darrow throws you into his crazy world of martial arts and insane characters and you won’t want to leave!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Star-Lord #6 (Marvel)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Who knew Peter Quill could have such depth? CHIP ZDARSKY AND KRIS ANKA DID! THAT’S WHO!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Superman #21 (DC)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Martin:<\/strong> 3.5\/5 stars. Love the artwork & the exploration of the father-son relationship. But the “creepy neighbor thing” needs work.<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>Everything about this issue was perfection! Garth makes a fun addition to the Kent household.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Super Sons #3 (DC)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nArnab: Their relationship is just gold. That bit of why Superboy couldn’t be in the Teen Titans, hilarious. It’s too bad they can’t get along long enough to survive. lol<br \/>\n<strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4.5\/5 stars. I have to be honest, when I read on the cover about “Kid Amazo” I was totally turned off. Then I read the issue.<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>It seems Dami…Robin and Superboy are in over their heads, if only they could get along long enough they might \u00a0survive.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Trinity #8 (DC)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nMartin: 3\/5 stars. While this issue looks great, it’s really just a confusing Superman Reborn tie-in filler issue. It gets 1 more chance<br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>I know Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman are the Trinity of the DC Universe but they go full on Illuminati in this one.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Venom #6 (Marvel)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>NickZ: <\/strong>It’s the reunion we’ve all been waiting for! Lets face it, Flash was a cool host but there is only one REAL VENOM and that’s Eddie.<\/p>\n<p>arnab@comicattack.net<br \/>\ninfinitespeech@comicattack.net<br \/>\nmartin@comicattack.net<br \/>\nnickz@comicattack.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adventure Time Comics #10 (Boom!) NickZ: If you are an Adventure Time fan, you don’t want to miss this cool anthology series with so many fun little oddities. 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