04 October 2011 - Super Powered Fiction

Super Powered Comics: Aquaman swims to big sales, plus Hawkman & Deadman!

By Nick Ahlhelm | October 4, 2011 - 2:34 pm | Comics

The New 52 Wrap-up continues!

If I was 13 again, this would be my favorite book in the New 52.

I have to say that I never thought I would ever see the day when Aquaman reached 100k sales again, but the character has done just that in the New 52. Quite the impressive feat.

His new book was all right in my mind, but nothing great. The new villains seem overly similar to Fathom’s Black as well, but that could change in later issues. Much like any other Geoff Johns book, I doubt I will be buying it in single issue form. This really seems like a trade waiter.

Hawkman is so kewl! Honestly, his first issue was pretty decent and easily the best work of Philip Tan’s career.

Want more thoughts on these three titles? Check out my reviews at the Examiner.

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Super Powered Comics: the rest of Young Justice

By Nick Ahlhelm | October 4, 2011 - 8:12 am | Comics

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It is wrap up week here for my New 52 reviews. We will be back to more regular content next week.

The costumes may be bad, but the first issue of Teen Titans was all right.

I wrap up all the “Young Justice” line of DC New 52 titles over at the Examiner. Go here to check out my reviews of Teen Titans, Blue Beetle, and the two Legion books.

Sadly none of the titles leaped out at me as a best buy, but Teen Titans was the strongest of the bunch in my mind. It was also the strongest of Scott Lobdell’s three titles (and the least controversial), despite art by Brett Booth. I am normally not a fan of Booth’s style, but it actually works all right on the young heroes of this book.