Archive for the ‘Cobra (K. Voorhees)’ Category
November 21, 2015
Ed Brubaker // Alan Davis
April 2012
***
Cap’s super-physique keeps reverting to 98-lb. weakling. Behind the change is a murderer’s row of enemies: a HYDRA Queen of Dreams & her WW2 supersoldier flame (Bru’s recent creations), archenemy Baron Zemo, a late-Kirby WMD, Gruenwald’s Serpent Squad, even an AI created by Byrne/Stern!
last issue: Captain America #7
next issue: Captain America #9
also indexed for Apr. ’12
Captain America & Bucky #627
The Fantastic Four #603
FF #15
Winter Soldier #1
Winter Soldier #2
Tags:Alan Davis, Ed Brubaker
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November 18, 2015
Ed Brubaker // Alan Davis
March 2012
***
Brubaker has fashioned a new ongoing arc for his A-title, scotching the conspiracy plot of Secret Avs. Fans of Gruenwald’s era will love it; I’m happy to see a classic bit of Kirbytech that causes riots. But it’s all super-plot, less compelling than the political spy-fi of 7 (!) years ago.
last issue: Captain America #6
next issue: Captain America #8
also indexed for Mar. ’12
Captain America & Bucky #626
The Fantastic Four #602
FF #14
Tags:Alan Davis, Ed Brubaker
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November 17, 2015
Ed Brubaker // Alan Davis
late February 2012
***
Editorial trades up on artists, ditching McNiven for master Davis. His cartoon-like variation on Neal Adams fits the mag’s mission, which is to take a neo-classical (hackneyed?) approach. The continuing plot—a new HYDRA cell wants to depower Cap—develops as background to some costumed superheroics.
last issue: Captain America #5
next issue: Captain America #7
also indexed for Feb. ’12
Annihilators: Earthfall #4 of 4
Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #8 of 9
Captain America #5
Captain America & Bucky #625
The Fantastic Four #601
FF #13
Tags:Alan Davis, Ed Brubaker
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May 22, 2011
Brian Michael Bendis // Gabriele Dell’Otto
December 2005
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It went semi-annual, but at least this mini got finished. And there’s a compelling tale that doesn’t quite get told: a comment on 9/11 (made clumsily explicit in one ugly, painted splash) & American foreign policy, embodied by Nick Fury. Problem is, Bendis can’t quite handle the ambiguity required to turn Fury from a heroic superspy into a spook whose activites are a form of moral blindness.
last issue: Secret War #4 of 5
also indexed for Dec. ’05
Daredevil #78
Drax the Destroyer #2 of 4
Young Avengers #9
Tags:Brian Michael Bendis, Gabriele Dell'Otto
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May 21, 2011
Brian Michael Bendis // Gabriele Dell’Otto
May 2005
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Whoops, that was a long delay! The payoff isn’t quite worth the wait either, esp. since #3 was low on plot. A scarred woman (the deposed PM of Latveria) activates a bomb made of supervillain tech. Bendis aims to comment on 9/11—eg suicide bomber in NYC—but the chaotic, murky art obscures his point.
last issue: Secret War #3 of 5
next issue: Secret War #5 of 5
also indexed for May ’05
Astonishing X-Men #10
Daredevil #71
The Pulse #8
Young Avengers #2
Tags:Brian Michael Bendis, Gabriele Dell'Otto
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May 20, 2011
Brian Michael Bendis // Gabriele Dell’Otto
October 2004
**
If you’re writing a 5-part quarterly, you really need shouldn’t indulge in so much action & so little plot—you kill the momentum. Peter Parker’s unconscious mind begins to recall the cover op that last issue set up. But mostly, it’s Dell’Otto drawing glowy red-eyed tech in an homage to The Matrix.
last issue: Secret War #2 of 5
next issue: Secret War #4 of 5
also indexed for Oct. ’04
Astonishing X-Men #4
Daredevil #63
Fantastic Four #517
Tags:Brian Michael Bendis, Gabriele Dell'Otto
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