What a cool cover by Andrew Robinson. As you can see, this issue is almost entirely about Nightwing & Flamebird. Part of the problem that Thara Ak-Var and Chris have right now is that they don't really know that the beings of Kryptonian legend, Nightwing & Flamebird, are actually part of the psyche and being. They think they're just filling roles, when actually they're filling destinies. However, while pursuing the other Kryptonians, Nadira and Az-Rel, they are ambushed by General Lanes forces. They hold Thara and probe her mind. But when they begin to threaten Chris . . Flamebird comes out and overpowers them all. When she finally catches up to Chris, I don't think she even remembers the incident. However, in the end, Mirabai goes out and captures Nadira and Az-Rel for the General. The issue ends with them in energy cells. And speaking of the General, Lois asks Mon-El for a favor. He verifies for her that the bones in her fathers casket are indeed not his. So now she knows . . her father is alive. And I'm sure soon, she'll be on his trail. Greg Rucka is bringing all of the pieces together slowly. And there's a new book coming out of this storyline . . Codename: Patriot. Diego Olmos also did a pretty decent job with the pencils. His style isn't really one of my favorites, but . . it's ok. Also this issue we start the Captain Atom back-up story. This one was kind of confusing. The good Captain is talking about taking out a military base, but then we see him attacking what looks like a castle from the 14th or 15th century. It's him against hundreds of foot-soldiers, privateers and archers. But then we get a glimpse of him actually standing in front of the JLA. I'm thinking that his conscious may be spread across 2 different dimensions. We don't get a lot of specifics in this issue. But James Robinson, Greg Rucka and Cafu have started us down a new path here. We'll have to wait and see where it leads us. Overall I thought it was a decent issue . . not fantastic, but . . it did move the story forward a bit.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Action Comics #879 - DC
What a cool cover by Andrew Robinson. As you can see, this issue is almost entirely about Nightwing & Flamebird. Part of the problem that Thara Ak-Var and Chris have right now is that they don't really know that the beings of Kryptonian legend, Nightwing & Flamebird, are actually part of the psyche and being. They think they're just filling roles, when actually they're filling destinies. However, while pursuing the other Kryptonians, Nadira and Az-Rel, they are ambushed by General Lanes forces. They hold Thara and probe her mind. But when they begin to threaten Chris . . Flamebird comes out and overpowers them all. When she finally catches up to Chris, I don't think she even remembers the incident. However, in the end, Mirabai goes out and captures Nadira and Az-Rel for the General. The issue ends with them in energy cells. And speaking of the General, Lois asks Mon-El for a favor. He verifies for her that the bones in her fathers casket are indeed not his. So now she knows . . her father is alive. And I'm sure soon, she'll be on his trail. Greg Rucka is bringing all of the pieces together slowly. And there's a new book coming out of this storyline . . Codename: Patriot. Diego Olmos also did a pretty decent job with the pencils. His style isn't really one of my favorites, but . . it's ok. Also this issue we start the Captain Atom back-up story. This one was kind of confusing. The good Captain is talking about taking out a military base, but then we see him attacking what looks like a castle from the 14th or 15th century. It's him against hundreds of foot-soldiers, privateers and archers. But then we get a glimpse of him actually standing in front of the JLA. I'm thinking that his conscious may be spread across 2 different dimensions. We don't get a lot of specifics in this issue. But James Robinson, Greg Rucka and Cafu have started us down a new path here. We'll have to wait and see where it leads us. Overall I thought it was a decent issue . . not fantastic, but . . it did move the story forward a bit.
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'They think they're just filling roles, when actually they're filling destinies.'
ReplyDeleteWish I'd said that! Nice one.