Sometimes we get a few more comics than we can review in full, so here are the balance of the comics read by the WCBR staff, some good, and some pretty bad.
Thunderbolts #151 – This was a great little story that tells the origin of Ghost (for those who care of such things). Again, Jeff Parker smashes an incredible amount of story into a normal sized comic. Goodness do I wish he could rub off on some of his fellow Marvel creators (e.g. Fraction, Matt). At the end, you’re crystal clear on why Ghost hates corporations and you really don’t blame him. Very nice art by Kev Walker! Grade: B+ — Dean Stell
Doc Macabre #1 – Why buy this odd horror comic from IDW? Well, it is drawn by Bernie Wrightson and that is reason enough for me. Wrightson is a Hall of Fame-level comic artist who still has his fastball. This comic looks great! As for the story, it is about some young ghost hunter guy (Doc Macabre) who uses his wizardry and gadgets to get rid of ghosts and zombies for money. Story is entertaining, but nothing spectacular. Worth buying if you love beautiful sequential art. Grade: B — Dean Stell
Captain America: Man Out of Time #2 – By Mark Waid (writer), Jorge Molina (pencils), Karl Kesel (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), VC’s Joe Sabino (letters) I’m already on record as loving the premise of this book, and this issue has me loving the execution right along with it. Although Cap’s wild and rather exaggerated mood swings could have very easily come across as silly or out of character, Waid brings out just the right note in each episode to not only keep them realistic, but to use them to reinforce Steve Rogers’ essential humanity. (After all, who WOULDN’T go just a little bit nuts after being unfrozen, time-traveled, and brought face to face with an alien in the same two or three hour time span!) Special note has to be taken of the short but very sweet scene where Cap discovers his personal proof that he is not trapped in a dream. Moments like that, while possible in other mediums, are what make comics so special. A perfect marriage of a single, powerful static image and piece of dialog that packs (a rather unexpected) emotional punch. Very well done, and well worth picking up. Grade: B — SoldierHawk
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