Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 1
Part one of "The Long Way Home" is somewhat less than I’d hoped for. It fails to really capture the fun and energy of the series and instead makes you realise that Buffy was far more than just Joss Whedon. It was a great cast who perfectly embodied their characters, it was first rate stunt men/women giving us some of the best fight scenes we’d ever seen on a weekly TV show and it was special effects guys working with limited money to create unusual villains. With the budget not a consideration in the comics medium we get a BIGGER story here than we’ve seen before but in the end instead of filling the void it just makes me miss the show even more. Grade: C+
Chronicles of Wormwood 1 & 2
A book guaranteed to offend both Christians and Satanists, Garth Ennis vision of the Antichrist is like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Wickedly funny and extremely explicit in both words and pictures, this is the story of Danny Wormwood. He’s the son of the devil but he’s not interested in starting Armageddon, he’d rather run a cable TV channel. Trust me, until you’ve seen this you can’t possibly imagine just how crazy it is. You’ll be shocked but in a good way. Grade: B
City of Others 1
Steve Niles latest creation, Stosh “Blud” Bludowski, is a hitman without a conscience, without any of the normal restraints that hold us humans back. Usually it’s the writer who gets his name first on the cover, so it says something about the legendary status of artist Bernie Wrightson that even paired with the hottest horror comic writer on the planet, it’s his name that gets top billing. City of Others is good gory fun, an action packed rollercoaster ride full of brutal violence and dismembered body parts. There’s also a healthy dose of mystery that leaves the reader wanting to find out more. Grade: B
Civil War: The Initiative 1
This is a showcase title, geared to push some new and some retooled series - Omega Flight, The Thunderbolts and The Mighty Avengers. Thanks to writers Brian Bendis and Warren Ellis and artist Marc Silvestri it does its job exceedingly well,with Ellis Thunderbolts section the standout. The book also has a striking cover by Silvestri featuring Iron Man holding an American flag and Captain America’s battle scared shield. Grade: B-
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