Amazing Spider-man # 537 by J.M. Straczynski and Ron Garney
Time for some new comics. And at the top of the pile are the latest Civil War issues. The main problem with not buying my comics every week is that I probably have difficulty reading them in exact order and the current crossover, Civil war, is more of a problem than most. This is the order that I read tonight's comics.
I read Civil War #6 (Mark Miller and Steve McNiven) first. Unlike previous issues I didn't think much happened in this issue. It was basically an extended prelude for the final battle in issue #7. Some nice art by McNiven but the essentially the story was Cap decking the Punisher and the moles in various camps were revealed. I think the resistance got the best deal. I'm certainly enjoying the series but already I'm actually looking forward to the post Civil War Marvel universe more. In this case more than many others "the world will never be the same again". Rating 6/10
In Amazing Spider-man #537 Pete gets a lesson in what it is to be patriot from Cap and Aunt May and MJ are under threat from a sniper. Again, not a great deal happens as preparations are made for the final battle. However, I should have read this issue before Civil War #6 as this clearly takes place before that issue. Ron Garney's art is acceptable and I actually prefer it to Mike Deodato Jr who was the previous artist. However, I think Amazing deserves the best Marvel has got and I don't think it's Ron Garney. Who is the best? Of the current artists John Romita Jr and Alan Davis spring to mind. I also like Steve Dillon, Gary Frank, Mike Weiringo, Mike McKone and Andrea DeVito. The best for Spidey ....I'll get back to you (if we can't have JR Jr.).
Straczynski's story is alright but not outstanding but does produce a tense ending with Aunt May and MJ in the sniper's sights. Rating for the issue 7/10.
Fantastic Four #542 by Dwayne McDuffie and Mike McKone is another Civil War crossover.
It's the best issue of the three reviewed tonight. The dialogue by McDuffie is very enjoyable, easy to read and humorous in the most unexpected places. Reed justifies his recent actions but he can't understand that it will be at great personal cost. Johnny Storm has probably his best dialogue in years and comes over as being the youngest member of the team without being a dork. All-in-all a really impressive debut issue from McDuffie and I'm really looking forward to his run. Rating 8.5/10.
A final note concerning the proposed new Wonder Woman movie. I was sad to read that Joss Whedon is no longer connected to the project. In my view, the anticipation for this film has just gone down several notches. Such a shame and following the news that Jackson won't be directing "The Hobbit" and Battlestar Galactica may not be picked up for Season 4 it's even more disappointing.
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