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CBR reviews this week’s comics, including X-Men, Suicide Squad: Get Joker!, Deadpool: Black, White and Blood, Batman and The Me You Love in the Dark.
Each week, CBR has your guide to navigating Wednesday’s new and recent comic releases, specials, collected editions and reissues, and we’re committed to helping you choose those that are worth your hard-earned cash. It’s a little slice of CBR we like to call Major Issues.
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X-MEN #2 (MARVEL)
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Over the past few years, the X-Men have been more dedicated to nation-building than protecting a world that hates and fears them. However, Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles’ X-Men #2 answers those concerns by throwing the mutants into classic Marvel superhero action.
Most of the issue is dedicated to the X-Men fighting some of the more noteworthy aliens from the far reaches of the Marvel Universe. While that may seem like a fairly straightforward plot, Duggan’s script excels in quieter character moments, especially with Sunspot, and sets up some intriguing set pieces for the team. Once again, Larraz and Gracia why they’re one of Marvel’s best artistic teams by bringing those moments of action to life with dynamic, imaginative work.
SUICIDE SQUAD: GET JOKER #1 (DC)
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In addition to their ongoing adventures in the regular DC Universe, Suicide Squad: Get Joker! #1 recruits some of DC’s meanest villains and antiheroes to take down the Clown Prince of Crime. Brian Azzarello, Alex Maleev, Matt Hollingsworth and Jared K. Fletcher are well-suited to the shadowy, violent world of this DC Black Label title, which builds the new team around Jason Todd, the vengeful Red Hood.
While this is very much a first issue, Get Joker! reviews Todd’s history before spending some time with Jason, Harley Quinn and the rest of the ad-hoc villainous team. Azzarello’s script has enough bite, and Maleev and Hollingsworth’s art has enough grit to keep the proceedings interesting until a genuinely shocking ending. Give its standalone nature, this is a perfect jumping-on point for anyone wanting another taste of Suicide Squad after their new movie.
THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK #1 (IMAGE)
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Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu and Nate Piekos’ The Me You Love in The Dark # 1 is a ghost story that puts a compelling new spin on a classic haunted house tale. When struggling artist Ro Meadows moves into a giant, gothic house, she quickly discovers that she’s not as alone as she thought she would be.
In this compelling debut, Young’s script adds just enough wrinkles to the characters involved to keep the time-tested elements of this haunted house story feeling fresh. With animated character designs and a strong contrasting color palette, this is a sharp-looking debut with an eerie charm that’s worth a look.
BATMAN #111 (DC)
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In Batman #111, James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey and Clayton Cowles continue their blockbuster run on the Dark Knight as Gotham City continues its march towards the Fear State crossover. As Batman tried to save the society-rejecting Unsanity Collective from the fascistic Magistrate and Scarecrow, Batman #111 highlights the kind of high-octane, urban action that made Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight a crowd-pleasing hit.
Bathed in a Joel Schumacher-esque neon palate, Jiminez’s dynamic art looks fantastic, especially in some of the more psychedelic sequences. Tynion’s script moves at a break-neck pace that captures the frantic nature of a city on the edge of collapse. With all that in mind, it’s not hard to see why this is one of today’s most popular superhero comics.
DEADPOOL: BLACK, WHITE AND BLOOD #1 (MARVEL)
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While Wade Wilson might not have his own ongoing series right now, he’s the latest Marvel character to star in his own black and white (and red) anthology in Deadpool: Black, White and Blood #1. This monochromatic comic includes three bloody, zany tales that are all worth the price of admission.
The first tale sees Tom Taylor, Phil Noto and Joe Sabino team up for a surprisingly natural team-up between Deadpool and Scout, X-23’s little sister. That’s followed up by an Ed Brisson, Whilce Portacio, Rachelle Rosenberg and Sabino story that serves as an impressive showcase for Portacio. Finally, James Stokoe sends Deadpool into the path of an overambitious Omega Red in a hyper-detailed, idiosyncratic style that suits Deadpool perfectly.
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