As with most of the special editions lately, this one seems to have an influx of new talent. And, surprisingly, all of it looks good. Of course we all know Gene Ha's work. Does the cover. The story that frames the book is about Bizarro. It's written by Jake Black, with art by Ibraim Roberson. The art really looks fantastic. Next up is a Guy Gardner story by Adam Schlagman and Mark Bagley. In it Ice dresses up in a costume for Guy's party. I'll tell you what . . I don't think she's ever looked hotter. Next up is a Creeper story by Duncan Rouleau. It's a bit silly. The Outsiders show up in a vampire tale that includes Looker, and . . I Vampire! It's by Michael Siglain and Kelley Jones. Kelley has really been doing a lot of work lately. Next is a Batman tale . . Bruce Wayne . . in which Robin and Batgirl take down the Killer Moth . . again! It's by Art Baltazar, Franco Aureliani and Sergio Carrera. Next Damian takes on Sugar Tooth (??) in a tale by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen. We also see the other Robin, Tim, as Red Robin. He's missing both his fathers, and he's still holding out hope for Bruce's return. It's by Ariel Thomas and Matt Triano. Ravager takes on the trick or treaters that live down her street. She scares them with . . her eye. It's by Amy Wolfram and Pow Rodrix. Kid Flash has to reign in the Mirror Master. But he seems more afraid of what's in the mirrors than he is of the Flash. Can you say 'Bloody Mary' three times? It's by Joe Harris and Andrei Bressan. Beast Boy acts silly, again, in front of Vic. Brought to us by Amy Wolfram and JonBoy Meyers. Wonder Woman is looking after her young protege's. She tries to stop them from being hurt, but . . they're really only having fun. It's by Mandy McMurray and Scott Clark. Billy Tucci brings us a unique twist to the Superman / Flash race. And finally, Lois & Clark decide to scare the crap out of a couple of teenagers on the Daily Planet tour. Or did they? It's by Joshua Williamson and Peter Nguyen. To me, this issue was much more enjoyable than the Treehouse of Horror book. The art was 100% better, and the stories actually made sense. Which is a shame because I love the Simpsons. Anyways . . all of the talent did a great job on this issue. It's nice getting these holiday specials, with these quick stories about our favorite characters. Although there's only a few things that I think will carry over into the rest of the DC Universe. First, it looks like I. . Vampire! will be showing up again . . somewhere. Who was that villain in the shadow of the Wonder Woman story? And, one of the apparitions at the Daily Planet was real. Could that be the beginning of some mystical story in Superman's future? Overall, I really enjoyed the book. It was $6, but . . for the 13 stories that it contained, I guess that's not to bad.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
DC Universe Halloween Special '09 #1 - DC
As with most of the special editions lately, this one seems to have an influx of new talent. And, surprisingly, all of it looks good. Of course we all know Gene Ha's work. Does the cover. The story that frames the book is about Bizarro. It's written by Jake Black, with art by Ibraim Roberson. The art really looks fantastic. Next up is a Guy Gardner story by Adam Schlagman and Mark Bagley. In it Ice dresses up in a costume for Guy's party. I'll tell you what . . I don't think she's ever looked hotter. Next up is a Creeper story by Duncan Rouleau. It's a bit silly. The Outsiders show up in a vampire tale that includes Looker, and . . I Vampire! It's by Michael Siglain and Kelley Jones. Kelley has really been doing a lot of work lately. Next is a Batman tale . . Bruce Wayne . . in which Robin and Batgirl take down the Killer Moth . . again! It's by Art Baltazar, Franco Aureliani and Sergio Carrera. Next Damian takes on Sugar Tooth (??) in a tale by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen. We also see the other Robin, Tim, as Red Robin. He's missing both his fathers, and he's still holding out hope for Bruce's return. It's by Ariel Thomas and Matt Triano. Ravager takes on the trick or treaters that live down her street. She scares them with . . her eye. It's by Amy Wolfram and Pow Rodrix. Kid Flash has to reign in the Mirror Master. But he seems more afraid of what's in the mirrors than he is of the Flash. Can you say 'Bloody Mary' three times? It's by Joe Harris and Andrei Bressan. Beast Boy acts silly, again, in front of Vic. Brought to us by Amy Wolfram and JonBoy Meyers. Wonder Woman is looking after her young protege's. She tries to stop them from being hurt, but . . they're really only having fun. It's by Mandy McMurray and Scott Clark. Billy Tucci brings us a unique twist to the Superman / Flash race. And finally, Lois & Clark decide to scare the crap out of a couple of teenagers on the Daily Planet tour. Or did they? It's by Joshua Williamson and Peter Nguyen. To me, this issue was much more enjoyable than the Treehouse of Horror book. The art was 100% better, and the stories actually made sense. Which is a shame because I love the Simpsons. Anyways . . all of the talent did a great job on this issue. It's nice getting these holiday specials, with these quick stories about our favorite characters. Although there's only a few things that I think will carry over into the rest of the DC Universe. First, it looks like I. . Vampire! will be showing up again . . somewhere. Who was that villain in the shadow of the Wonder Woman story? And, one of the apparitions at the Daily Planet was real. Could that be the beginning of some mystical story in Superman's future? Overall, I really enjoyed the book. It was $6, but . . for the 13 stories that it contained, I guess that's not to bad.
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good review
ReplyDeletei had to look over this again to spot Looker
-good pickup , i think you are correct