Robinson's first issue of Superman was a good start to his run; it didn't reveal too much but it still managed to be quite entertaining. Some people had a problem with the character of Atlas, but in this his second issue Robinson has already managed to make the character someone you want to see more of. Most of the issue is devoted to flushing out Atlas' story. Robinson even puts another mysterious villain into the fray during that process. The scenes with Louis and Jimmy were nicely done also. We also get to see more of the Science Police, but thankfully they don't stick around for as long as they did last issue. In fact, the only person we don't see much of is Superman, but this doesn't bother me at all. I don't think just because a characters name is the title of the book he or she has to dominate the book at all times. The art in the book is great especially in the Atlas flashback scenes. While not on the same level as John's current Brainiac arc this book should still be on your pull list.
Invincible #51
This is the first issue of Invincible I've ever read. For a long time I have wanted to start buying the hardcover collections and get caught up on this title, but when I heard this issue was a great jumping on point I couldn't resist picking it up. While the book was not as new reader friendly as I would have hoped I was still able to enjoy it without feeling completely lost. It was a fun quick read that I would recommend to anyone even slightly interested in super-hero comics. The art while not my favorite style to look at fits the feel of this particular book perfectly. After reading this I think I'm going to be ordering those hardcovers sooner than I had anticipated. I know this book has had problems shipping on time so hopefully I'll be able to read the previous 50 issues before #52 hits stores.
Daredevil #109
I'd like to personally thank Greg Rucka for coming along to give my favorite super-hero's monthly book a nice kick in the ass. This run has brought Daredevil back to the level it was at during Brubaker's first arc on the title. With this issue we delve deeper into the mystery surrounding Ben Donovan and the murder of three young children without getting too much more information than we already had from the first two issues. However that is not to say that nothing happened in this issue because that is far from the truth. My only fear is that the finale will have to rush to tie everything up because I don't think Brubaker plans on leaving anything dangling from this four part storyline.
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"However that is not to say that nothing happened in this issue because that is far from the truth. My only fear is that the finale will have to rush to tie everything up because I don't think Brubaker plans on leaving anything dangling from this four part storyline."
I couldn't have said it better myself, althought I did say essentially the same thing in my own review. Almost to the letter. :)
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